Fact file of Novak Djokovic’s Grand Slam singles titles
January 29th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 29 (IANS) Fact file of Novak Djokovic's singles titles at Grand Slam events:* 2008 Australian Open: bt. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(7-2)* 2011 Australian Open: bt. ... Read more...
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Australian Open: Djokovic edges out Murray, meets Nadal in final
January 28th, 2012 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 27 (IANS) World No.1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia cruised into the men's singles final of the Australian Open here Friday, defeating Britain's Andy Murray to set ... Read more...
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Nadal overpowers Federer to reach Australian Open final
January 26th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 26 (IANS) World No. 2 Rafael Nadal overcame his greatest rival Roger Federer 6-7, 6-2, 7-6, 6-4 Thursday to reach his second Australian Open final here Thursday.Belarusian ... Read more...
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Australian Open: Sharapova to meet Kvitova in semis
January 25th, 2012 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 25 (IANS) Maria Sharapova set up a much awaited Australian Open semifinal clash with Petra Kvitova after disposing of fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova in a women's singles ... 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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Australian Open: Djokovic marches on; Roddick retires (Roundup)
January 19th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 19 (IANS) World No.1 Novak Djokovic continued his rich vein of form, thrashing Colombian Santiago Giraldo at the Rod Laver Arena while a hamstring injury forced 15th ... Read more...
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Highlights of day two at Australian Open
January 17th, 2012 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 17 (IANS) Following are the highlights of day two at the Australian Open tennis here Tuesday.* Local favourite Samantha Stosur becomes the first big casualty in the ... Read more...
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Stosur breaks Australia’s heart (Roundup)
January 17th, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 17 (IANS) Local favourite and sixth seed Samantha Stosur crashed out of the Australian Open after losing 6-7, 3-6 to Romanian Sorana Cirstea in the women's singles ... Read more...
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Djokovic the player to beat at Melbourne Park
January 15th, 2012 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 13 (IANS) The season's first Grand Slam is here and the man who walked in along with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in the chasing pack last ... Read more...
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Alex Corretja named Spain’s Davis Cup captain
December 28th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Dec 28 (IANS) Twice French Open runner-up and World No.2 Alex Corretjais has been named captain of Spain's Davis Cup team.Announcing Corretja's appointment, the Spanish Tennis Federation said ... Read more...
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Delhi boy Sumit wins American Cup Tennis
December 13th, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Delhi boy Sumit Nagal won the under-14 boys American Cup Tennis Championship at the Miccosukee Tennis Club in Miami, Florida.Sumit defeated Canada's David Volfson ... Read more...
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Federer climbs to third place in World rankings
November 28th, 2011 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 28 (IANS) Roger Federer's sixth ATP World Tour Finals title that he won after beating Frenchman Jo-Wilfred Tsonga here Sunday, catapulted him to third position in world ... Read more...
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Federer clinches 70th career title at ATP Finals
November 28th, 2011 - 5:39 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 28 (IANS) Swiss legend Roger Federer clinched the 70th title in his career after outplaying Frenchman Jo- Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 6-7(6) and 6-3 at the ATP World ... Read more...
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Berdych seals semis berth in World Tour Finals
November 26th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 26 (IANS) Seventh seed Thomas Berdych of the Czech Repuclic grabbed the final semi-final spot by beating Spain's David Ferrer 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 at the Barclays ATP ... Read more...
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Ferrer thrashes Djokovic to reach semis at ATP final
November 24th, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 24 (IANS) Spain's David Ferrer thrashed world No.1 Novak Djokovic in straight sets, earning a semi-final berth at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.Ferrer, ranked No.5 in ... Read more...
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Berdych saves match point, clinches deciding tiebreak against Tipsarevic
November 24th, 2011 - 2:31 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 24 (IANS) Seventh-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych saved one match point in the third-set tiebreak to beat ninth-seeded Serb Janko Tipsarevic, a late replacement for Scot Andy Murray ... Read more...
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Murray pulls out of Tour finals, Tipsarevic replaces him
November 23rd, 2011 - 2:42 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 23 (IANS) World number three Andy Murray has pulled out of the ATP World Tour Finals with a groin injury.The British number one, who strained the muscle in ... Read more...
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Djokovic struggles to beat Berdych, Murray loses to Ferrer
November 22nd, 2011 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 22 (IANS) World No.1 Novak Djokovic came from a set down to overcome Czech Tomas Berdych for his first victory at the ATP World Tour Finals, while ... Read more...
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Federer to take on Tsonga in Paris final
November 13th, 2011 - 3:05 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Nov 13 (IANS) World No 4 and third seed here Roger Federer cruised past fifth seed and 2005 champion Tomas Berdych and will meet 2008 winner Jo-Wilfred ... Read more...
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Top 8 have equal chance of winning London Tour Finals: Federer
November 12th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Nov 12 (IANS) Defending ATP World Tour Finals champion Roger Federer has said the field is wide open for the upcoming edition, which begins at London's O2 Arena ... Read more...
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Berdych knocks out Murray, meets Federer in semis, Djokovic pulls out
November 12th, 2011 - 3:44 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Nov 12 (IANS) Fifth-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych has outlasted British second seed Andy Murray and he will now play Swiss Roger Federer, who became the seventh player in ... Read more...
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Djokovic. Murray, Federer advance to third round
November 10th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Nov 10 (IANS) Serb Novak Djokovic, overcoming a shoulder injury that bothered him in the Swiss Indoors, scored an easy 6-4, 6-3, win over Croat Ivan Dodig in ... Read more...
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Federer out of top three for the first time since 2003
October 17th, 2011 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Swiss champion Roger Federer Monday dropped out of the top three men's singles rankings for the first time in over eight years.The former World ... Read more...
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Murray wins Shanghai Masters, to replace Federer as World No.3
October 16th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Oct 16 (IANS) Britain's Andy Murray won his third straight Shanghai Masters title after edging David Ferrer 7-5, 6-4 in the final Sunday.With the win, the 24-year-old Briton ... Read more...
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Murray beats Nadal to win Japan Open
October 9th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
TOkyo, Oct 9 (IANS) Andy Murray of Britain dethroned defending champion Rafael Nadal of Spain 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 to clinch the men's singles title at the Japan Open tennis ... Read more...
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Somdev backs players’ stand on scheduling; demands better pay
September 20th, 2011 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) India No.1 Somdev Devvarman Tuesday endorsed the view of the top guns of world tennis that the scheduling of tournaments is unwieldy, and went ... Read more...
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Djokovic overcomes Nadal to win US Open
September 13th, 2011 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 13 (IANS) Top seed Novak Djokovic captured his third major title of the year at the US Open by dismissing second seed Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4, ... Read more...
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US Open: Nadal ousts Murray, sets up final clash with Djokovic
September 11th, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 11 (IANS) Defending champion Rafael Nadal denied Andy Murray's search for his first Grand Slam title with a tough four-set victory over the British top player ... Read more...
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US Open: Top four men cruise into semis
September 10th, 2011 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 10 (IANS) Defending champion Rafael Nadal crushed Andy Roddick in the quarterfinals of the US Open here Friday to set up a semifinal clash against World ... Read more...
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US Open: Djokovic into semis; Nadal, Murray, Roddick reach quarters
September 9th, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 9 (IANS) World No.1 Novak Djokovic became the first man to go into the semifinals of the US Open Thursday as his compatriot Janko Tipsarevic retired ... Read more...
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US Open: Top players refuse to play in ‘dangerous conditions’
September 8th, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 8 (IANS) All the matches at the US Open tennis Wednesday were cancelled because of incessant rain and top players led by defending champion Rafael Nadal ... Read more...
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US Open: Nadal, Murray in last 16; Stosur vs. Zvonareva in women’s quarters
September 5th, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 5 (IANS) Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray advanced into the fourth round of the men's singles event at the US Open tennis here Sunday, while Samantha ... Read more...
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US Open: Mirza, Leander win in doubles, Somdev loses
September 1st, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 1 (IANS) India's campaign in the singles event at the US Open came to an end with Somdev Devvarman losing his opening round tie to Andy ... Read more...
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US Open: Somdev hopes to play a competitive match against Murray (Preview)
August 28th, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 28 (IANS) India's No.1 singles player Somdev Devvarman is looking forward to a "competitive" match against World No.4 Andy Murray in the opening round even as ... Read more...
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US Open: Somdev takes on Murray, Sania plays Peer
August 26th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 26 (IANS) India's top men's singles player Somdev Devvarman plays Britain's World No.4 Andy Murray while the country's number one woman player Sania Mirza takes on ... Read more...
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