Next year will be my last on Tour: Bhupathi
September 18th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 18 (IANS) Tennis veteran Mahesh Bhupathi Tuesday made the All India Tennis Association (AITA) decision to ban him for two years look silly by announcing that next year ... Read more...
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Paes threatens to withdraw from Olympics
June 20th, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) India's tennis ace Leander Paes Wednesday served notice to the All India Tennis Association (AITA) saying he would pull out of the London Olympics ... Read more...
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IOA seeks report from AITA on team selection
June 16th, 2012 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Saturday sought a report from the All India Tennis Association (AITA) on the controversial selection of the men's doubles ... Read more...
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Vishnu Vardhan top seed in ITF event
May 23rd, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mandya (Karnataka), May 23 (IANS) Davis Cupper Vishnu Vardhan, ranked 385, heads the singles field as the top seed in the $10,000 ITF Futures Men's Tour tournament to be ... Read more...
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France’s Monfils makes himself available for Davis Cup clash
February 8th, 2012 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Vancouver, Feb 8 (IANS) World No.13 Gael Monfils has confirmed he will be in the line-up for France's Davis Cup tie against Canada starting Friday after injuring his knee ... Read more...
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ATP boss plays down threat of players’ strike
January 18th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Melboure, Jan 18 (IANS) Newly appointed Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) chairman and president Brad Drewett Wednesday played down threats of a strike but admitted that there are concerns ... Read more...
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Chaennai Open: Raonic conquers Tipsarevic for title
January 9th, 2012 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 8 (IANS) Canadian upstart Milos Raonic overcame World No.9 and top seed Janko Tipsarevic 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4) in the final of the Aircel Chennai Open ... Read more...
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Chennai Open: Soeda puts out champ Wawrinka, Raonic also reaches semis
January 6th, 2012 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 6 (IANS) Unheralded Japanese journeyman Go Soeda pulled off the biggest win of his career by knocking out defending champion and World No.17 Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland 6-4, ... Read more...
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Chennai Open: Goffin ousts Malisse
January 3rd, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 3 (IANS) Little David Goffin pulled off a stunning 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 win against fellow-Belgian and former champion Xavier Malisse, seeded seventh, to advance to the second ... 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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Sampras, Moya join hometown hero Li Na for exhibition tournament
December 17th, 2011 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Wuhan (China), Dec 17 (IANS) The central Chinese city of Wuhan gave 2011 Roland Garros champion Li Na a hero's welcome back to her hometown to kick off the Wuhan ... 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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Bopanna-Qureshi enter first ATP Tour 1000 Masters final
November 13th, 2011 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Nov 12 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi entered their first ATP World Tour 1000 Masters final, stopping Canadian Daniel Nestor and Max Mirnyi ... 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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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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Kuerten gets better of Moya in friendly match
October 9th, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 9 (IANS) Brazilian tennis great Gustavo "Guga" Kuerten beat former rival Carlos Moya in the 2011 International Challenge, a friendly competition between the two players.With ... Read more...
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Harsh rules why wrestling more popular than tennis: Roddick
August 16th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Cincinnati, Aug 16 (IANS) American tennis star Andy Roddick feels tennis does not attract more television viewers than wrestling because of its harsh rules.Roddick, who succumbed to a three-set ... Read more...
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Somdev reaches career best 73 in singles
March 21st, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman climbed 11 places to reach his career-best ranking of 73 in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings released Monday.Somdev had ... Read more...
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Bopanna-Qureshi lose in semi-finals of Indian Wells
March 18th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Indian Wells (California), March 18 (IANS) The Indo-Pak express of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi was halted in the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas ATP Tour 1000 tournament here ... Read more...
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Playing World No.1 was a great experience: Somdev (Lead)
March 17th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Indian Wells (California), March 17 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman says it was a great experience playing his idol as he went down fighting, 5-7, 4-6, to World No.1 Rafael ... Read more...
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Somdev goes down to Nadal after terrific fight
March 17th, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Indian Wells, March 17 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman went down fighting, 5-7, 4-6, to World No 1 Rafael Nadal of Spain in the pre-quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas ATP ... Read more...
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Somdev goes down to Federer
February 23rd, 2011 - 1:22 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Feb 22 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman went down in straight sets to Roger Federer in the first round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships here Tuesday.World No.2 Federer was ... Read more...
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Chennai Open tennis: Berdych, Malisse in semis
January 7th, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Chennai, Jan 7 (IANS) Top seed Tomas Berdych, despite struggling with his serve, had enough firepower to knock out unfancied Blaz Kavcic 6-3, 6-3, to enter the semi-finals of the ... Read more...
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Chennai Open singles wrap
January 6th, 2011 - 2:49 am ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Chennai, Jan 6 (IANS) At 31, Bjorn Phau might not be entertaining thoughts of winning a Grand Slam, but yet, on his day, he can silence a few top ... Read more...
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Hawk-Eye debuts at Chennai Open
January 4th, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) Linespersons at the Aircel ATP Chennai Open have come out on top following the introductory implementation of the Hawk-Eye electronic review system, a referral for line call ... Read more...
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Hawk-eye for Chennai Open
November 25th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 25 (IANS) Four years after it was first officially used in tournament play, hawk-eye will make its debut at the $450,000 Aircel Chennai Open tennis that will kick-start the 2011 ... Read more...
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Bopanna-Aisam duo sails into Shanghai quarter-finals
October 15th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Oct 15 (ANI): The tennis duo comprising Rohan Bopanna of India and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan has advanced into the quarterfinals of the ATP Master Tennis Championship men's doubles event ... Read more...
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CWG Tennis: Jamie Murray wants to make most of lifetime opportunity
October 5th, 2010 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
By Pragya Tiwari
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Scot Jamie Murray is not a stranger to the Indian capital. He was here a decade ago for a tournament and is aware of ... Read more...
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We belong in World Group: Paes, Bhupathi
September 19th, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Chennai, Sept 19 (IANS) It was an afternoon of celebrations and platitudes at the SDAT Stadium here Sunday in the wake of India's historic 3-2 win against Brazil that ... Read more...
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Paes-Bhupathi confirm CWG participation
September 18th, 2010 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 18 (IANS) India's famed doubles combination of Leander Paes, 37, and Mahesh Bhupathi, 36, Saturday confirmed their participation in the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games.
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‘Indo-Pak Express’ aiming for No.1 spot
September 13th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 13 (IANS) The final destination for the "Indo-Pak Express" is the No.1 spot and the objective is well within the sights of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi.
Reaching the US ... Read more...
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Federer ends title drought by beating Fish to win Cincinnati Masters
August 23rd, 2010 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 23 (ANI): Ending his long title drought, Roger Federer beat Mardy Fish 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 in Cincinnati, recording his first ATP Tour title success in seven months.Just before the ... Read more...
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Federer to clash with Murray in Rogers Cup final
August 15th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Toronto, Aug 15 (ANI): Former World No.1 Roger Federer will meet defending-champion Andy Murray of Britain in the Rogers Cup final.Federer booked his spot in the final with 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 ... Read more...
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Davis Cup tie in Chennai
August 14th, 2010 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 14 (IANS) It came as no surprise that Somdev Devvarman opted for Chennai as the venue for the Davis Cup World Group match against Brazil scheduled for Sep 17-19.
After ... Read more...
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Somdev enters top-100 in singles rankings
August 2nd, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman broke into the top-100 of the tennis rankings in singles, jumping seven spots to 96 in the Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) chart ... Read more...
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