Grass my worst surface: Davydenko
June 27th, 2012 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian tennis player Nikolay Davydenko acknowledged that grass is his least favored surface after crashing out in the first round of Wimbledon to fourth seed ... 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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Somdev-Martin out of SA Open doubles
February 4th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Feb 4 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman and David Martin of the US went down fighting to Karol Beck of Slovakia and Dudi Sela of Israel in SA Tennis Open doubles ... Read more...
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Somdev-Martin in SA Open doubles quarters
February 3rd, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Feb 3 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman and American David Martin entered the doubles quarterfinals of the South Africa Tennis Open here Thursday.Somdev and Fischer beat Rainer Schuettler of Germany and ... Read more...
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Nadal makes winning return at Wimbledon
June 22nd, 2010 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 22 (DPA) The 2008 champion Rafael Nadal made an emphatic winning return to Wimbledon after missing last year through injury as the Spanish second seed crushed Japan's Kei Nishikori ... Read more...
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Nadal survives as Djokovic out, Murray interrupted
June 11th, 2010 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 11 (DPA) Rafael Nadal had to struggle with bad weather, poor conditions and an injury scare to finally get past Denis Istomin 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 6-4 and reach the ... Read more...
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Cilic in Chennai Open final
January 9th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Chennai, Jan 9 (IANS) Defending champion Marin Cilic of Croatia maintained his unbeaten run against Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic with a polished 6-1, 6-3 win to enter the final of the ... Read more...
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Lacko ends Ginepri’s dream run at Chennai Open
January 7th, 2010 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Chennai, Jan 7 (IANS) Lukas Lacko of Slovakia ended the dream run of American Robby Ginepri with a workmanlike 7-6 (3), 6-4 win to qualify for the quarter-finals of ... Read more...
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Devvarman plays Schuettler, Bopanna meets Wawrinka
January 2nd, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Chennai, Jan 2 (IANS) Indian Davis Cup stars Somdev Devvarman and Rohan Bopanna, both wild card entries, have drawn strong first round opponents in the $400,000 Aircel Chennai Open ... Read more...
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Del Potro to stay strictly Italian amid Shanghai’s Asian delights
October 11th, 2009 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Bill Scott
Shanghai, Oct 11 (DPA) Argentine culinary creature of habit Juan Del Potro won't bow to local sensitivities as he plays as third seed at the Shanghai Masters, with the ... Read more...
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Davis Cup: Spain big favourite over Israel despite Nadal absence
September 16th, 2009 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Murcia (Spain), Sep 16 (DPA) Spain take heavy favourites odds into a weekend Davis Cup semi-final clash with tennis minnow Israel even though the mighty Iberians miss Rafael Nadal due to ... Read more...
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Bhupathi and Paes in mixed semis and men’s doubles quarters
September 8th, 2009 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 8 (IANS) Indians Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes are heading for a showdown in the mixed doubles final at the US Open tennis tournament as they are through to ... Read more...
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US Open: Paes, Bhupathi advance in doubles and mixed doubles
September 6th, 2009 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 6 (IANS) It turned out to be the perfect day for India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi at the US Open tennis tournament as they cruised into the quarterfinals ... Read more...
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Mathieu turns the corner against Youzhny in Stuttgart
July 15th, 2009 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Stuttgart, Germany, July 15 (DPA) Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu began reversing a career-long loss streak against Mikhail Youzhny as he defeated the Russian 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4) for a place in the ... Read more...
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Davis Cup: Croatia dashes US comeback hopes
July 13th, 2009 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Porec (Croatia), July 13 (DPA) Croatia will line up in the Davis Cup World Group semi-finals against the Czech Republic after chasing the 32 times champions United States out of the ... Read more...
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Sharapova loses in three-set at Wimbledon
June 24th, 2009 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 24 (DPA) Maria Sharapova's charmed life over three sets was ended as Argentine underdog Gisela Dulko held off a fightback to eliminate the 2004 champion 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 ... Read more...
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Prakash in quarters of Greece challenger
April 30th, 2009 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Rhodes (Greece), April 30 (IANS) India's Prakash Amritraj rallied from a set deficit to register a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 win over Russian Michail Elgin and enter the quarter-finals of the Association ... Read more...
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Impressive Nadal mows down Haas (Australian Open Roundup)
January 24th, 2009 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 24 (DPA) Rafael Nadal maintained momentum in his chase for a career-first Australian Open tennis title, hammering Tommy Haas 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 to power into the fourth round here Saturday.Nadal, ... Read more...
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Hewitt, Klein fined for code violation (Australian Open Diary)
January 22nd, 2009 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 22 (IANS) Local favourites Lleyton Hewitt and Brydan Klein list among a host of players to be slapped with penalty at Australian Open.Hewitt was docked $2,290 for verbal abuse during ... Read more...
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Somdev Devvarman wins Lexington Challenger
July 28th, 2008 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Lexington (Kentucky), July 28 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman carried his awesome collegiate form into his fledgling pro Tour tennis as he raced to his maiden Challenger title, beating American Robert Kendrick 6-3, ... Read more...
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Blake begins quest for second Indy title
July 16th, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
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Indianapolis, July 16 (DPA) James Blake began the hunt for his first title in nearly a year with a 7-6 (7-2), 6-2 defeat of Israeli Dudi Sela Tuesday in the first round ... Read more...
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Love-struck Roddick joins Federer in Miami tennis fourth round
April 1st, 2008 - 2:14 pm ICT by admin
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Miami, April 1 (DPA) Andy Roddick grudgingly revealed a few details about his recent engagement to a New York model while Roger Federer played it strictly business as both advanced into the ... Read more...
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