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  WTA: Serena Williams in group with Petra Kvitova

  Tennis | October 20, 2013 23:26 IST

  Istanbul: Top-ranked titleholder Serena Williams will face former winner Petra Kvitova in her group at the WTA Championships, which start Tuesday in Istanbul.Sunday's draw for the event that brings together the top eight players in

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  WTA: Sharapova to miss season-ending Championships

  Tennis | October 07, 2013 19:22 IST

  London: Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the season-ending WTA Championships with a shoulder injury.The WTA says the third-ranked Russian will miss the Oct. 22-27 tournament in Istanbul because of the right shoulder injury that has

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  WTA aims to 'drive excessive grunting' from tennis

  Tennis | June 27, 2012 21:46 IST

  Wimbledon, Jun 27: The WTA says it is working with Grand Slam tournaments and the International Tennis Federation to “drive excessive grunting” out of tennis. In a statement, the women's professional tour says it is developing

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  Germany's Kerber Beats Bartoli In Paris Final

  Tennis | February 13, 2012 10:36 IST

  Paris, Feb 13: Angelique Kerber of Germany won her first WTA title Sunday by overpowering second-seeded Marion Bartoli 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-3 in the Open GDF Suez final.Kerber became the first German to win the

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  Serena Williams Named WTA Best Player For 2009

  Tennis | March 25, 2010 21:04 IST

  World number one Serena Williams was named the 2009 WTA Player of the Year and shared Doubles Team of the Year with sister Venus at an awards ceremony on Wednesday.Serena Williams won last year's Australian