Zvonareva withdraws from US Open
August 22nd, 2012 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Vera Zvonareva has withdrawn from the US Open tennis tournament.A statement on the tournament website Tuesday did not say why Zvonareva, a former ... Read more...
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Kuznetsova to miss US Open for ‘recovery’
August 21st, 2012 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova will miss the upcoming US Open to recover from injury.Kuznetsova, Estonia's world No.15 Kaia Kanepi and Italy's 18th-ranked ... Read more...
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Wimbledon: Venus Williams crashes out, Djokovic advances (Second Lead)
June 25th, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Elena Vesnina demolished Venus Williams in the first round of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships here Monday while men's World No.1 Novak Djokovic had ... Read more...
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Radwanska advances at Wimbledon, Penetta knocked out (Lead)
June 25th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Poland's World No.3 Agnieszka Radwanska beat Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova while Flavia Pennetta was stunned by fellow Italian Camilia Giorgi on opening day of ... Read more...
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Pennetta crashes out at Wimbledon
June 25th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Flavia Pennetta became the first seed to fall at Wimbledon after a straight-sets defeat to fellow Italian Camila Giorgi in the first round Monday.Pennetta, the ... Read more...
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Serbia-Czech Republic in Fed Cup final
April 23rd, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 23 (IANS) Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic won their reverse singles matches to take Serbia into the Fed Cup final for the first time, beating Russia 3-2.Jankovic ... Read more...
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China’s Zheng Jie wins Auckland WTA title
January 8th, 2012 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, Jan 8 (IANS) China's Zheng Jie came back from a set down to claim the ASB Classic women's tennis title 2-6, 6-3, 2-0 here Sunday.Playing indoors after the ... Read more...
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Top seed out of ASB Tennis Classic in Auckland
January 5th, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, Jan 5 (IANS) Top seed Sabine Lisicki of Germany was forced to retire injured in her ASB Tennis Classic quarterfinal against compatriot Angelique Kerber here Thursday.Kerber won the ... Read more...
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Woznicaki scrapes past Hradecka in China Open
October 3rd, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 3 (IANS) Defending champion and World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki met hard resistance from her opponent Lucie Hradecka before claiming a 3-6, 6-0, 7-5 opening-round victory at the ... Read more...
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US Open: Sharapova, Del Potro cruise; Soderling, Williams pull out
September 1st, 2011 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 1 (IANS) Maria Sharapova breezed past Anastasia Yakimova in 70 minutes to advance to the third round of the US Open here Wednesday while Robin Soderling ... Read more...
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French Open: Sania-Elena in semis, Bopanna-Qureshi quarters (Lead)
May 30th, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 30 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina of Russia shocked top seeds Gisela Dulko of Argentina and Flavia Pennetta of Italy to enter the women's doubles ... Read more...
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French Open: Sania enters doubles quarters, Bhupathi exits
May 30th, 2011 - 2:59 am ICT by IANS
Paris, May 29 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and her Russian partner Elena Vesnina defeated the Spanish pair of Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez and Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-1 6-4 to qualify ... Read more...
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Dulko-Pennetta win Australian Open women’s doubles title
January 28th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne. Jan 28(ANI): Argentine Gisela Dulko and her Italian partner Flavia Pennetta won the women's doubles title of the Australian Open by defeating Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko on Friday.The top ranked ... Read more...
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Zvonareva, Kvitova sail into quarter-finals of Australian Open
January 24th, 2011 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 24(ANI): World No.2 Vera Zvonareva cruised into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open by beating Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic on Monday.Zvonareva destroyed Benesova 6-4, 6-1, in one hour ... Read more...
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Australian Open: Sania out of doubles too
January 19th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 19 (IANS) Sania Mirza's campaign in the Australian Open tennis got over Wednesday when she and her Czech partner Renata Voracova lost in the first round of the women's doubles ... Read more...
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Sania-Monica go down in quarterfinals at Cincinnati
August 14th, 2010 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Cincinnati, Aug 14 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and Monica Niculescu of Romania went down in the doubles quarterfinals of the $2,000,000 Western and Southern Financial Group Women's Open tennis.
Sania and Niculescu lost ... Read more...
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Kuznetsova shakes off frustration to win in Miami opener
March 26th, 2010 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Miami, March 26 (DPA) Svetlana Kuznetsova maintained the winning start in the opening-round matches at the Miami Masters tennis, as the Russian top seed defeated China's Peng Shuai 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.
Kuznetsova, ... Read more...
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Paes-Black battle their way to Australian Open final
January 29th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 29 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Cara Black of Zimbabwe battled past seventh seeds Lisa Raymond of US and Wesley Moodie of South Africa to enter the mixed doubles final ... Read more...
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Sania goes down fighting in Hobart opener
January 11th, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Hobart, Jan 11 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza crashed out of the $220,000 Hobart International tennis with a 4-6, 6-2, 3-6 first round loss to Australian wild card Alicia Molik here Monday.
The 28-year-old ... 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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Wickmayer ducks shadow of bigger Belgians to win Auckland title
January 10th, 2010 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, Jan 10 (DPA) Belgian Yanina Wickmayer won the ABS Classic title to continue her emergence from the shadow of celebrated compatriots Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin.
With that high-profile pair of former ... Read more...
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Wickmayer ducks shadow of bigger Belgians to win at Auckland
January 9th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, Jan 9 (DPA) Belgian Yanina Wickmayer Saturday won the ABS Classic title to continue her emergence from the shadow of celebrated compatriots Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin.
With that high-profile pair of ... Read more...
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Pennetta to face Wickmayer in Auckland final
January 8th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, Jan 8 (DPA) Top seed Flavia Pennetta moved closer to victory of her ninth career title as she put out Italian compatriot Francesca Schiavone 6-3, 6-0 Friday at the ASB Classic.
The ... Read more...
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Israeli Peer wins amid another round of protests
January 7th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, Jan 7 (DPA) Israel's Shahar Peer ignored noisy jeers at the ASB Classic from pro-Palestinian protestors Thursday, reaching the semi-finals over Russian Maria Kirilenko 6-0, 3-6, 6-1.
Five people were arrested in ... Read more...
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Protestor hauled off as Peer plays on
January 6th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, Jan 6 (DPA) Three of the top four seeds reached the quarter-finals of the ABS Classic Wednesday as a man was arrested in a protest over the presence of Israeli player ... Read more...
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Wickmayer back on court a winner in wake of Belgian ban reversal
January 4th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, Jan 4 (DPA) US Open semi-finalist Yanina Wickmayer celebrated the overturning of a 2009 ban for missing drug testing dates by earning an opening-day victory to advance Monday at the ASB ... Read more...
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Italy win Fed Cup in 3-0 sweep of US
November 8th, 2009 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Reggio Calabria (Italy), Nov 8 (DPA) Flavia Pennetta sealed a second Fed Cup title for Italy 3-0 Sunday as she claimed the winning point of the weekend 7-5, 6-2 over American Melanie ... Read more...
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Safina remains top of unchanged WTA rankings
October 5th, 2009 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Hamburg, Oct 5 (DPA) Dinara Safina continues to head an unchanged top 10 tennis rankings released Monday by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).
Russia's Safina has 8,250 points, with American Serena Williams ... Read more...
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Safina heads unchanged women tennis rankings
September 28th, 2009 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Hamburg, Sep 28 (DPA) Dinara Safina remains top of an unchanged tennis rankings released Monday by the WTA.
Russia's Safina has 8,340 points, followed by Serena Williams on 7,807 and sister Venus ... Read more...
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Safina stays top in WTA rankings; Dementieva, Wozniacki move up
September 21st, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hamburg, Sep 21 (DPA) Dinara Safina stayed ahead of the Williams sisters Serena and Venus in the WTA tennis rankings released Monday.
The Russian Safina has 8,340 points, with Serena Williams on ... Read more...
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Vera Zvonareva Looses To Pennetta At U.S.Open 2009
September 7th, 2009 - 8:30 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Vera Zvonareva fell along the baseline, in course of the 3 set loss to the 10th seeded Flavia Pennetta on Sunday at Flushing Meadows. The episode that took place in ... 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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US Open: Sania out of doubles, Bhupathi advances in mixed doubles
September 5th, 2009 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 5 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza bowed out of women's doubles while Mahesh Bhupathi advanced to the mixed doubles second round on the fifth day of the US Open tennis ... Read more...
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US Open: Devvarman crashes out, Sania, Bhupathi advance
September 4th, 2009 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sep 3 (ANI): India's Somdev Devvarman lost to Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany in the men's second round of the US Open on Thursday.The Indian top ranked singles player lost ... Read more...
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Sania, Bhupathi opt for different partners in US Open
September 3rd, 2009 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi will be playing with different partners in the mixed doubles event of the ongoing US Open tennis championships in
New York.The Australian ... Read more...
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