US Open: Djokovic in second round
August 29th, 2012 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 29 (IANS) Defending champion Novak Djokovic beat Italian opponent Paolo Lorenzia 6-1, 6-0, 6-1 in the first round of US Open tennis.The Serbian won 79 of ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Federer moves into third round
July 30th, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Swiss Roger Federer Monday kept on course for adding the Olympic title to his Wimbledon crown, beating Julien Benneteau of France in straight sets ... Read more...
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Gilles Simon goes down to Xavier Malisse at Wimbledon (Roundup)
June 29th, 2012 - 5:56 am ICT by IANS
London, June 29 (IANS) Frenchman Gilles Simon's Wimbledon campaign ended in the second round of the men's singles, losing to Xavier Malisse 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (5).Simon, seeded 13th, was ... Read more...
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Hewitt gets wildcard for Wimbledon
June 13th, 2012 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Former champion Lleyton Hewitt is one of 13 players to receive a wildcard entry to this year's Wimbledon tennis tournament, organisers confirmed.Australian Hewitt beat ... Read more...
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Federer, Djokovic rally to advance into last 8 at French Open
June 4th, 2012 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, June 4 (IANS) Third seed Roger Federer came back from one set down to beat Belgian newcomer David Goffin 5-7, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of ... Read more...
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Chennai Open: Soeda stuns Wawrinka; Tipsy survives Belgian challenge
January 7th, 2012 - 2:02 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 7 (IANS) Japan's Go Soeda marked Japanese resurgence with an emphatic straight set win over defending champion Stanislas Warwinka while fellow-qualifier and compatriot Yuichi Sugita nearly emulated the ... 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: Tipsarevic too good for Bhambri (Lead)
January 5th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) Top seed and World No.9 Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia broke the Indian hearts with a crushing 6-1, 6-3 win over Yuki Bhambri en route to the ... 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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Chennai Open: Tough draw for Somdev, Yuki (Lead)
December 31st, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 31 (IANS) Davis Cuppers Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri can find themselves running into two of the hottest players in the $450,000 Aircel Chennai Open tennis, defending ... Read more...
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Chennai Open: Somdev to face Frenchman Prodon in first round
December 31st, 2011 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 31 (IANS) India's top singles player Somdev Devvarman will meet Swiss third seed and defending champion Stanislas Wawrinka in the second round if he gets past Frenchman ... Read more...
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Vishnu, Yuki get wild cards for Chennai Open
December 22nd, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 22 (IANS) India's Davis Cuppers Vishnu Vardhan and Yuki Bhambri along with young Belgian David Goffin have been given wild cards for the singles main draw of ... Read more...
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Indians knocked out of Chennai Open singles (Roundup)
January 5th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) It was a black Tuesday for home players as Somdev Devvarman, Rohan Bopanna and Yuki Bhambri were knocked out of the singles competition in the Aircel ATP ... Read more...
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Paes, Bhupathi script fairytale win
January 4th, 2011 - 3:26 am ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) Top seeds Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi rolled back the years as they rallied brilliantly to overcome the Canadian-Swiss combo of Frank Dancevic and Stanislas ... Read more...
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Chennai Open: Indians bow out in qualifying rounds
January 2nd, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 2 (IANS) The Indian challenge in the qualifying rounds of the Aircel ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament ended here Sunday with the exit of Vishnu Vardhan, Karunuday Singh and Rupesh ... Read more...
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