Stosur, Ivanovic star attractions in Kremlin Cup
September 7th, 2012 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World No. 7 Samantha Stosur and former French Open champion Ana Ivanovic are to headline the Kremlin Cup in Moscow next month.Besides Stosur, this year's ... Read more...
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US Open: Sharapova to face Azarenka in semis (Lead)
September 6th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova survived a scare to beat 11th seed Marion Bartoli in the US Open women's singles quarterfinal here at ... Read more...
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US Open: Radwanska ousted by Vinci
September 4th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 4 (IANS) Second seed Agnieszka Radwanska was ousted from the US Open tennis tournament after she lost 1-6, 4-6 to 20th seeded Italian Roberta Vinci in ... Read more...
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US Open singles results
August 31st, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 31 (IANS) Following are the results of competitions in the singles events of US Open tennis here Thursday:Men's Singles:
Martin Klizan bt Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4, 1- 6, ... Read more...
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Kvitova rises to fifth in world rankings
August 26th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic rose to fifth in the new WTA rankings published Sunday after winning the New Haven Open.Kvitova defeated Russia's ... Read more...
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Olympics: Saina, Vijender within sniffing distance of a medal (Overall Roundup)
August 3rd, 2012 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS) Saina Nehwal achieved a first by marching into Olympic badminton semifinals, while star boxer Vijender Singh is only a bout away from repeating his medal performance ... Read more...
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Olympics: Saina first Indian shuttler in semis, Paes-Sania advance (India Intro Roundup)
August 3rd, 2012 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Champion shuttler Saina Nehwal rewrote history by becoming the first Indian to cruise into the Olympics badminton semi-final while the crack mixed doubles tennis combination of ... Read more...
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Sharapova ousts Lisicki for Clijsters quarterfinal
August 2nd, 2012 - 7:40 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Maria Sharapova reached the Olympic tennis quarterfinals Wednesday with a hard-fought three-set win over Germany's Sabine Lisicki.The Russian third seed battled to a 6-7 (8), ... Read more...
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Olympics: Schedule of events involving Indian athletes Thursday
August 2nd, 2012 - 3:37 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Following is the schedule of events involving Indian athletes at the London Olympic Games Thursday.Badminton:
Women's singles quarterfinals: Saina Nehwal vs Tine Baun (Denmark)
Men's singles quarterfinals: ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Paes-Vardhan go out with heads held high (Lead)
August 2nd, 2012 - 3:22 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Indian men's doubles pair, Leander Paes and Vishnu Vardhan's campaign in the 2012 London Games came to an end Wednesday after they lost to the ... Read more...
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Clijsters upsets Ivanovic at Olympics
August 1st, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Belgium's Kim Clijsters knocked out 11th seed Ana Ivanovic of Serbia in straight sets in the third round of the Olympic tennis tournament Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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Schedule of events for Indian athletes Wednesday
August 1st, 2012 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS) The following is the schedule of events involving Indian athletes at the London Olympic Games Wednesday:Archery - Women's individual elimination: Dipika Kumari vs Amy Oliver (Britain)Badminton ... Read more...
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Olympics: Schedule of events involving Indian athletes Wednesday
August 1st, 2012 - 2:32 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS) Following is the schedule of events involving Indian athletes at the London Olympic Games Wednesday.Archery: Women's individual elimination: Dipika Kumari vs Amy Oliver (Britain)Badminton: Parupalli Kashyap ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Tricky draw for Paes-Sania
August 1st, 2012 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Sania Mirza Tuesday were drawn against Serbian team of Nenad Zimonjic and Ana Ivanovic in the first round of the mixed doubles ... Read more...
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Ivanovic battles past McHale at Olympics
July 28th, 2012 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Serbia's Ana Ivanovic booked her place in the second round of the Olympic women's singles tennis event Saturday, knocking out Christina McHale of the United ... Read more...
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Wimbledon: Errani thrashed by record-breaker Shvedova
June 30th, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Tenth seed Sara Errani crashed out of Wimbledon Saturday against wildcard Yaroslava Shvedova, who became the first player to win every point in a ... Read more...
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Ten women champions at French Open
June 10th, 2012 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Paris, June 9 (IANS) Following are the last 10 winners of the women's singles title at the French Open following Maria Sharapova's win Saturday.Here is the list of winners ... Read more...
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Sharapova beats Kvitova to enter French Open final (Lead)
June 8th, 2012 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Paris, June 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Maria Sharapova reached her first French Open final Thursday after a comfortable straight-sets win over world No. 4 Petra Kvitova. The Russian will ... Read more...
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Errani beats Stosur to reach French Open final
June 7th, 2012 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, June 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Italian Sara Errani upset reigning US Open champion Samantha Stosur in the French Open semi-final Thursday to reach her first Grand Slam final.Errani held on ... Read more...
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French Open: World No.1 Azarenka crashes out
June 3rd, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, June 3 (IANS/Ria Novosti) World No 1 Victoria Azarenka has joined the growing number of top players to crash out of the French Open tennis after a straight-sets defeat ... Read more...
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Serbia-Czech Republic in Fed Cup final
April 23rd, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 23 (IANS) Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic won their reverse singles matches to take Serbia into the Fed Cup final for the first time, beating Russia 3-2.Jankovic ... Read more...
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Australian Open: Nishikori eliminates Tsonga, Makarova stuns Serena
January 23rd, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Melboune, Jan 23 (IANS) Kei Nishikori eliminated sixth-seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France Monday to advance into the quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Monday, becoming the first Japanese to ... Read more...
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Djokovic, Sharapova coast into Australian Open fourth round (Roundup)
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:05 am ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 21 (IANS) Defending champion Novak Djokovic and former champion Maria Sharapova advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open Saturday with crushing victories in the first ... Read more...
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Australian Open: Djokovic sails into 3rd round
January 19th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 19 (IANS) World No.1 Novak Djokovic overcame the mid-afternoon heat to breeze through his men's singles second round Australian Open match against Colombian Santiago Giraldo 6-3, 6-2, ... Read more...
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Keothavong stuns Ivanovic at Luxembourg
October 21st, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Luxembourg, Oct 21 (IANS) British qualifier Anne Keothavong stunned former World No.1 and fifth seed here Ana Ivanovic of Serbia 6-3, 6-2 at the BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open tennis ... Read more...
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Ivanovic gets wild card to defend Bali title
October 6th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 6 (IANS) Former World Number One Ana Ivanovic of Serbia will return to Bali in November to defend her Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions title after receiving the ... Read more...
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Unseeded Kanepi knocks Wozniacki out of Pan Pacific Open
September 28th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Sep 28 (IANS) World No.1 and defending champion Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark was upset by unseeded Estonian Kaia Kanepi in the WTA Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament here ... Read more...
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US Open: Wozniacki rallies; Federer, Williams cruise to quarters
September 6th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 6 (IANS) Third seed Roger Federer made quick work of dismantling his fourth-round opponent, 36th-ranked Juan Monaco of Argentina, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0 in a late match ... Read more...
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Clijsters sends Russia’s Safina packing at Australian Open
January 18th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan.18 (ANI): Belgian Kim Clijsters humiliated Russia's former world number one Dinara Safina 6-0, 6-0 Tuesday to head trio of impressive winners at the Australian Open.Tournament favourite Clijsters sent Russia's ... Read more...
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‘Rally for Relief’ raises two million dollars for Oz flood victims
January 16th, 2011 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 16(ANI): Tennis stars who are in Melbourne for the Australian Open, raised almost two million pounds by taking part in a charity event, 'Rally for Relief', to help the ... Read more...
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Tennis ace Ana Ivanovic says split from beau affected her game
January 16th, 2011 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
Adelaide, Jan 16 (ANI): Tennis ace Ana Ivanovic says her break-up from her longtime love, Australian golfer Adam Scott, affected her game.The glamourous player says her on-court performance suffered after the breakup ... Read more...
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Australia’s Stosur welcomes prime-time promotion at US Open
September 7th, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sept.7 (ANI): Australian tennis star Samantha Stosur has welcomed her promotion to top billing for her marquee US Open quarter-final with defending champion Kim Clijsters.Stosur and Clijsters have relegated ... Read more...
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US Open results Wednesday
September 2nd, 2010 - 6:08 am ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 2 (DPA) Results Wednesday at the 23-million-dollar US Open (x indicates new result).
Women's singles, second roundGisela Dulko, Argentina, def Victoria Azarenka, 10, Belarus, 5-1, retired, heat exhaustionx Virginie Razzano, ... Read more...
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Tennis has become a beauty contest: Ana Ivanovic
June 22nd, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 22 (ANI): Ana Ivanovic thinks that tennis has become a beauty contest.The 22-year-old Serbian beauty insisted that looks are now more important than skill on court.And she admitted that ... Read more...
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Looks are important on tennis court: Ana Ivanovic
June 22nd, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 22 (IANS) Ana Ivanovic, rated the sexiest tennis player, says looks are more important than sporting skills on court.Dailystar.co.uk reports that the 22-year-old Serbian player, who has slipped to number ... Read more...
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