Australian Open: Bhupathi-Bopanna, Sania-Vesnina enter doubles pre-quarters
January 21st, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 21 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna beat Carsten Ball and Treat Conrad Huey 6-2, 6-2 to move into the men's doubles pre-quarterfinals at the Australian ... Read more...
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Australian Open: Mirza and Vesnina advance to second round
January 19th, 2012 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 19 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and her Russian partner Elena Vesnina moved into the second round of the Australian Open women's doubles with an easy win ... Read more...
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US Open results Thursday
September 3rd, 2010 - 7:02 am ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 3 (DPA) Results Thursday at the 23-million-dollar US Open
(x indicates new result).Women's singles, second roundx Caroline Wozniacki, 1, Denmark, def Chang Kai-Chen, Taiwan, 6-0, 6-0Vera Zvonareva, 7, Russia, ... Read more...
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Clijsters cures her frustration with Wimbledon win
June 21st, 2010 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 21 (DPA) Kim Clijsters returned to Wimbledon for the first time since 2006 and routed Italian Maria Elena Camerin 6-0, 6-3 in a winning return to Grand Slam grass Monday.The ... Read more...
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Australian Open: Sania, Paes move on, Somdev-Prakash out
January 22nd, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 22 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and Leander Paes advanced with their respective partners in the while Somdev Devvarman and Prakash Amritraj were shown the door in the doubles ... Read more...
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Clijsters comeback gathers pace over Molik
January 5th, 2010 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Brisbane, Jan 5 (DPA) Kim Clijsters continued unhindered in her storming comeback to tennis as she hammered good friend Alicia Molik 6-0, 6-3 for a quarter-final place at the Brisbane International ... Read more...
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Molik awarded wildcard into Australian Open
December 24th, 2009 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 24 (DPA) Alicia Molik's comeback effort during the last half of 2009, after reversing her retirement plans, resulted in a Christmas Eve wildcard entry into next month's Australian Open ... Read more...
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Former US Open champ Rafter to develop blueprint to save Australian tennis
December 2nd, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.2 (ANI): Two-time US Open champion Pat Rafter is to present Tennis Australia with plans to stop the national men's game from sliding into oblivion.Frustrated by the poor state of ... Read more...
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US Open: Defending champions Paes-Black in mixed doubles final
September 9th, 2009 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 9 (IANS) India's Leander Paes moved into the mixed doubles final and remained on course for a clash with compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi in the men's doubles final as both ... Read more...
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Querrey supports his ‘Samurai’ after Haas complains
August 4th, 2009 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 4 (DPA) New Los Angeles ATP champion Sam Querrey has dismissed complaints from last weekend's opponent Tommy Haas that Haas was distracted by the antics in the stands of ... Read more...
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Querrey ignites his summer with second career title
August 3rd, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 3 (DPA) Sam Querrey lifted the second title of his career after losing two finals last month as he defeated Australian Carsten Ball, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 to win ... Read more...
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Haas humbled as Querrey reaches a third straight final (Lead)
August 2nd, 2009 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 2 (DPA) Two-time champion Tommy Haas missed a chance for a third Los Angeles Open final as he crashed out 6-3, 7-5 to sixth seeded American Sam Querrey ... Read more...
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Qualifier Ball breaks another barrier with win into LA final
August 2nd, 2009 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 2 (DPA) Charmed qualifier Carsten Ball continued the tennis week of his life with a 7-5, 7-6 (7-3) victory over a fellow neophyte to reach the final of ... Read more...
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Two-time champion Haas beats Safin to reach LA semi-final
August 1st, 2009 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 1 (DPA) Top seed Tommy Haas survived an error-plagued opening set to send Marat Safin out of the Los Angeles Open Friday, entering the semi-finals with a 7-6 ... Read more...
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No regrets for Safin as his tennis career draws to a close
July 30th, 2009 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
By Bill Scott
Los Angeles, July 30 (DPA) Marat Safin holds no regrets on ending his tennis career in November despite reaching the quarter-finals of the Los Angeles Open for a third ... Read more...
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Somdev in Aptos Challenger semis
July 18th, 2009 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Aptos (California), July 18 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman defeated South African Davis Cupper Izak van der Merwe 6-4, 6-2 to enter the semi-final of the $75,000 Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) ... Read more...
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Mankad-Hof in final of Florida challenger
May 16th, 2009 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Longboat Key (Florida), May 16 (IANS) India's Harsh Mankad and American Kaes Van't Hof shocked top seeds Carsten Ball and Travis Rettenmaier 2-6, 6-3, 10-5, to enter the final of the $50,000 ... Read more...
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Somdev goes down in Nashville ATP challenger final
November 9th, 2008 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman fought hard but could not stop local favourite Robert Kendrick from winning the $75,000 ATP Challenger in Nashville, US.The 23-year-old Indian who so far ... Read more...
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Somdev enters Nashville ATP Challenger final
November 8th, 2008 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman continued his giant-killing spree to upset second seeded American Bobby Reynolds and move into the final of the US$75,000 ATP Challenger in Nashville, USA.The ... Read more...
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New Australian citizen Smeets rushed into Davis Cup squad
September 12th, 2008 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Sept 12 (IANS) In a swift turn of events, Robert Smeets was sworn in as an Australian citizen Thursday and he now joins the Australian Davis Cup squad leaving Saturday to ... Read more...
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