Murray’s road to US Open title
September 11th, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 11 (IANS) Britain's Andy Murray, who defeated Serbia's Novak Djokovic in Monday's men's singles final, had a tough third round match against Spaniard Feliciano Lopez, three ... Read more...
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US Open: Murray, Williams reach fourth round
September 2nd, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) London Olympic champions Andy Murray and Serena Williams beat their opponents in the third round of the US Open at the Flushing Meadows ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Bryan twins win gold for US
August 5th, 2012 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) American pair Bob and Mike Bryan defeated French duo Michael Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in a close-fought men's doubles Olympic tennis final here at the ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: France earn bronze in men’s doubles
August 4th, 2012 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) French duo Julien Benneteau and Richard Gasquet beat Spaniards David Ferrer and Feliciano Lopez in the men's doubles Olympic bronze medal match Saturday.After a spirited ... Read more...
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Tsonga edges Raonic in longest Olympic tennis match
August 1st, 2012 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, August 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Milos Raonic of Canada in the longest tennis match in Olympic history.The players spent three hours and 57 minutes on the ... Read more...
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Davis Cup final: Argentina win doubles to keep chances alive
December 4th, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Dec 4 (IANS) The Argentinian doubles pair of David Nalbandian and Eduardo Schwank won Saturday's doubles rubber to keep their country in with a chance of winning the ... Read more...
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Spain aims for fifth Davis Cup title
December 1st, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Dec 1 (IANS) Spain are looking to win the Davis Cup tennis title for the fifth time when they face Argentina at the La Cartuja stadium in Sevilla ... Read more...
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Spain chooses Seville to host Davis Cup final
October 6th, 2011 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, Oct 6 (IANS/EFE) Spain's tennis federation has selected the southwestern city of Seville as the venue for the Davis Cup final in early December, when the host nation ... Read more...
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Davis Cup semifinals: Nadal plays Gasquet, Djokovic against Nalbandian
September 15th, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Corboda (Spain), Sep 15 (IANS) World No.2 Rafael Nadal will play the opening singles for Spain in the Davis Cup semifinal against France here Friday.Nadal will play Richard Gasquet ... Read more...
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Nadal could miss Spain’s Davis Cup semi-final against France
September 14th, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Sep 14 (IANS) Spanish tennis star Rafa Nadal could miss Spain's Davis Cup semi-final against France owing to tiredness.Nadal looked to be tired as he lost a demanding ... Read more...
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Rogers Cup: Bopanna-Qureshi in quarters; Sania-Elena ousted
August 11th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Aug 11 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi entered the men's doubles quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup tennis with a 6-4, 7-6(6) victory over Australia's Paul ... Read more...
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French Open: Paes-Bhupathi, Bopanna-Qureshi advance, Somdev exits
May 26th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 26 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi advanced to the men's doubles second round along with compatriot Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi but it was ... Read more...
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Somdev loses to Ljubicic after starting well (Lead)
May 24th, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 24 (IANS) An inconsistent Somdev Devvarman failed to consolidate on a solid start and lost 4-6, 3-6, 4-6 to veteran Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia in the men's ... Read more...
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French Open: Paes-Bhupathi seeded 3rd, Bopanna-Qureshi 5th
May 23rd, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 23 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have been seeded third in the French Open tennis men's doubles and face Germany's Tommy Haas and Philipp Petzschner ... Read more...
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Paes-Bhupathi move into third round of Australian Open
January 22nd, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 22 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi moved into the third round of the Australian Open with a 7-6 (2), 6-4 victory over Spain's Feliciano Lopez and Argentina's Juan ... Read more...
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Australian Open: Paes-Bhupathi, Bopanna-Qureshi in round two
January 20th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 20 (IANS) Indians were off to a winning start in Australian Open tennis men's doubles with Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi rallying to beat Ivo Karlovic of Croatia and ... Read more...
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Rafael Nadal Registers Win Against Feliciano Lopez, Moves To U.S. Open Quarter-Finals
September 8th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
New York, Sep 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal proved yet again that he was going to give his best shot at to U.S. Open this year with ... Read more...
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Davis Cup holders Spain crash out against France (Lead)
July 10th, 2010 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Clermont-Ferrand (France), July 10 (DPA) Holders Spain spectacularly crashed out of the Davis Cup quarterfinals Saturday, a 3-0 victim of France, with the Iberians hoping the loss will not foreshadow their ... Read more...
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Nadal out as Davis Cup champion Spain faces France
July 6th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Geneva, July 6 (DPA) Holder Spain will make do without Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal this weekend as the four-time tournament champion face France in a Davis Cup World Group quarter-final starting ... Read more...
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No Englishman in Wimbledon draw for first time since inception in 1877
June 17th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 17 (ANI): For the first time since Wimbledon began in 1877 there will be no Englishman in the singles draw.The only British males in the draw are fourth-seeded Andy ... Read more...
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Federer waits out weather, earns demanding Miami win
March 30th, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Miami, March 30 (DPA) Roger Federer waited out a four-hour rain delay, then triumphed Monday in an exchange of thundering groundstrokes 7-6(2), 7-6(3) over a fired-up Frenchman Florent Serra to reach ... Read more...
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Paes-Dlouhy in doubles final in Dubai
February 27th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Feb 27 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Czech Lukas Dlouhy rallied from a set down to register a 2-6, 7-6(6), 10-7 win over Germany's Christopher Kas and Belgium's Dick Norman in ... Read more...
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Tennis star Roddick confident of wiping out “one-slam wonder” tag
January 23rd, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 23(ANI): American tennis star Andy Roddick says he is well aware that the clock is ticking on his ambition to be more than a one-slam wonder.Roddick had a tough ... Read more...
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Nadal reaches fourth round as Clijsters crumbles
January 22nd, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 22 (DPA) Rafael Nadal saw off another challenge to his title defence at the Australian Open Friday while US Open champion Kim Clijsters was handed a shock third-round loss.
Second ... Read more...
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Australian Open: Roddick sets up meeting with Gonzalez
January 22nd, 2010 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 22 (DPA) Andy Roddick and Fernando Gonzalez are set for a clash of big serves after both came through marathon wins in the third round of the Australian Open ... Read more...
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Rusty Jankovic knocked out early in Sydney
January 11th, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 11 (DPA) Former number one Jelena Jankovic became the first women's seed to fall at the Medibank International Monday as the Serb was ambushed by Hungary's Agnes Szavay 5-7, 6-1, ... Read more...
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Spain sweep fourth Davis Cup title
December 6th, 2009 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Barcelona, Dec 6 (DPA) Superlative Spain lifted its fourth Davis Cup final in a decade with a 3-0 sweep of the Czech Republic.
The Iberian tennis powerhouse bracketed the start of the ... Read more...
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Davis Cup final: Ferrer replaces Verdasco, will play second singles (Lead)
December 3rd, 2009 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Barcelona, Dec 3 (DPA) Fernando Verdasco was sensationally left out of Friday's singles at the Davis Cup final for Spain, with David Ferrer joining Rafael Nadal in the opening-day attack against ... Read more...
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Verdasco keeping confidence in check for Davis Cup final
December 3rd, 2009 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Barcelona, Dec 3 (DPA) Fernando Verdasco is working hard on staying humble as defending champion Spain enter the Davis Cup final later Friday against the Czech Republic as heavy favourites.
The world ... Read more...
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Nadal, Verdasco hope for turnaround in Davis Cup final
December 1st, 2009 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Barcelona, Dec 1 (DPA) Rafael Nadal and Fernando Verdasco will hope to put a combined six defeats at last week's season-ending ATP event in London well behind them as the pair ... Read more...
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Verdasco win knocks Cilic, Stepankek from London race
November 11th, 2009 - 8:32 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Nov 11 (DPA) Fernando Vedasco kept pace with Russian front-runner Nikolay Davydenko Tuesday at the Paris Masters, with the Spaniard's win eliminating a pair of rivals from the chase to ... Read more...
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Haas, Mayer lose as Schuettler is last German in Shanghai
October 14th, 2009 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Oct 14 (DPA) German hopes at the Shanghai Masters took a blow Wednesday as 15th seed Tommy Haas was forced to quit after losing the opening set 6-4 against compatriot ... Read more...
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Nadal unhappy with Spanish venue bickering
October 10th, 2009 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 10 (DPA) Peacemaker Rafael Nadal said he's discouraged by a war of words between Spanish teammates over the venue for next month's Davis Cup final with the Czech Republic.
The ... Read more...
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Davis Cup: Quick lead for Spain, stunning upset for Croatia
September 19th, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Murcia (Spain), Sep 19 (DPA) Spain produced a quick-fire 2-0 win to move close to a fifth Davis Cup tennis final in 10 years, while the Czech Republic had to work ... 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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