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French Open winner, No. 1 Ash Barty chosen WTA Player of Year
Tennis | Dec 12, 2019, 06:28 PM ISTAsh Barty won a total of four tournaments and was the only woman to reach the second week at all four major championships this season.
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Ashleigh Barty named WTA Player of the Year
Tennis | Dec 12, 2019, 06:18 PM ISTBarty became the first Australian to be named WTA world No. 1 since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1976, and recorded the most matches won on tour this season.
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Coco Gauff becomes youngest player to win WTA Title in last 15 years
Tennis | Oct 14, 2019, 11:38 AM IST15-year-old Coco Gauff lifted the Linz Open trophy on Sunday and became the youngest player in the last 15 years to win a WTA title.
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No. 1 Naomi Osaka hires Jermaine Jenkins as new coach
Tennis | Mar 01, 2019, 09:50 AM ISTThe move comes two and a half weeks after Osaka surprisingly split from coach Sascha Bajin, who previously worked with Serena Williams.
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Injured Maria Sharapova pulls out of St. Petersburg Open
Tennis | Jan 31, 2019, 04:18 PM ISTThe 31-year old was due to play her second-round match against number 3 seed Daria Kasatkina but it was the injury that forced her to withdraw from the tournament.
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Maria Sharapova earns first WTA match win in Russia in 13 years
Tennis | Jan 29, 2019, 05:37 PM ISTSharapova has rarely played the Russian tour events during her career, and when she has she's never got past the quarterfinals.
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In a major shift in women's tennis, players to retain WTA ranking after giving birth
Tennis | Dec 15, 2018, 11:08 AM ISTWTA has also decided to guarantee players that they will not have to face a seeded player in a tournament's opening round.
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Top-ranked Novak Djokovic, Simona Halep honoured by ITF as World Champions
Tennis | Dec 14, 2018, 10:26 AM ISTDjokovic, recognized by the ITF for the sixth time, won the Wimbledon and U.S. Open titles a year after undergoing surgery on his right elbow.
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Serena Williams should have taken my name to boost her gender disparity case: John McEnroe
Tennis | Dec 08, 2018, 03:56 PM ISTWhile responding to Williams' meltdown, McEnroe said: "If thief is the worst word she used, I have got some bad news for you."
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WTA calls for equal treatment of players, on-court coaching
Tennis | Sep 10, 2018, 08:41 AM ISTUS Open Men's champion Novak Djokovic said he thought chair umpire Ramos should not have pushed Williams so hard.
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People mocked when I took up tennis: Sania Mirza
Tennis | Jun 28, 2018, 12:02 AM ISTSania spoke about how people around her family reacted and mocked her when she decided to take up tennis as a career and how she managed to overcome the hate.
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With no.1 ranking intact, Simona Halep advances to quarterfinals in Rome Masters after Madison Keys retires
Tennis | May 17, 2018, 08:33 PM ISTHalep needed to reach the quarterfinals to progress further than No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki to hold onto the top spot, and she accomplished the first task.
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Miami Open: Danielle Collins tops 'idol' Venus Williams to reach semifinals
Tennis | Mar 29, 2018, 10:21 AM ISTCollins got the biggest win of her pro career Wednesday night, shocking the eighth-seeded Williams 6-2, 6-3 in the Miami Open quarterfinals.
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Simona Halep pulls off stunning win after near shock exit at Miami Open
Tennis | Mar 23, 2018, 09:01 AM ISTHalep played in her third career Grand Slam final at the Australian Open in January, but has yet to secure a Grand Slam trophy.
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Simona Halep, Venus Williams advance; Caroline Wozniacki stunned at Indian Wells
Tennis | Mar 14, 2018, 11:22 AM ISTWozniacki blew a 3-0 lead in the first set and was on the run most of the match before losing for the second time this year to Daria Kasatkina.
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Maria Sharapova splits with longtime coach Sven Groeneveld
Tennis | Mar 10, 2018, 11:37 AM ISTSharapova announced the mutual parting with Sven Groeneveld on Friday, two days after she was beaten in straight sets by Naomi Osaka of Japan in her return to Indian Wells.
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Maria Sharapova pulls out of Dubai Open due to injury
Tennis | Feb 16, 2018, 09:27 AM ISTThe 30-year-old had earlier accepted a wildcard entry to make her first appearance at the tournament since 2006.
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Serena Williams returns, Fed Cup 'start of a long process'
Tennis | Feb 10, 2018, 12:02 PM ISTWilliams teams up with Lauren Davis to face Lesley Kerkhove and Demi Schuurs of the Netherlands in Sunday's doubles match.
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Injured Sania Mirza to be off court for at least two more months
Tennis | Feb 04, 2018, 05:49 PM ISTSania, winner of six Grand Slam titles, is out of action since October 2017 due to an injury in her right knee, forcing her to miss first Grand Slam of the season.
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Australian Open: It's Kerber vs Halep, Wozniacki vs Mertens in women's singles semifinals
Tennis | Jan 24, 2018, 04:43 PM ISTHalep, a two-time French Open finalist, is aiming for another shot at a first Grand Slam title after quickly overcoming a slow start to beat sixth-seeded Karolina Pliskova 6-3 6-2 in the quarterfinals.