Caroline Wozniacki out of women’s tennis top ten ranking
September 10th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Sep 10 (IANS) Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark has dropped out of the list of top-ten women tennis players for the first time in three ... Read more...
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US Open, Day 2: Wozniacki out, Djokovic in second round (Roundup)
August 29th, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Caroline Wozniacki has become the first big name to crash out of the US Open after losing to world No.96 Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu, ... Read more...
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Del Potro dreams of Olympic medal
July 17th, 2012 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, July 17 (IANS) Argentinean tennis star Juan Martin Del Potro says bringing home a medal from the London Olympics would be as good as winning a Grand Slam ... Read more...
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Little-known Czech Rosol stuns Nadal at Wimbledon
June 29th, 2012 - 4:38 am ICT by IANS
London, June 29 (IANS) Rafael Nadal was Thursday knocked out of Wimbledon in the second round by the lowest-ranked player ever at a Grand Slam tournament. The two-time champion ... Read more...
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French Open: Top seeds advance to third round
May 31st, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 31 (IANS) Top seeds Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga advanced to the third round with comfortable wins over their opponents at the French Open here ... Read more...
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German No.1 Petkovic to miss French Open, Wimbledon
April 28th, 2012 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, April 28 (IANS) Germany's No.1 tennis player Andrea Petkovic ruptured her ligaments and will be sidelined for three months to miss both the French Open and Wimbledon.The 24-year-old world ... Read more...
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Wozniacki named Danish player of the year
November 30th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Nov 30 (IANS) World Number One women's tennis player Caroline Wozniacki has won the Danish Tennis Association (DTA) Player of the Year Award for the fifth year in ... Read more...
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Sweet victory: Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi clinch Cincinnati title (Lead)
August 22nd, 2011 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Cincinnati (Ohio), Aug 22 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes have won their second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title of the season, defeating Frenchman Michael Llodra and Serb ... Read more...
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Li Na Becomes The First Asian To Make It To Grand Slam Final
January 27th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Melbourne, Australia, Jan 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Li Na became the first Asian woman to go up to a Grand Slam final. She has gone up to the finals of the ... Read more...
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Nadal through to Oz Open quarter-finals
January 24th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan.24 (ANI): World number one Rafael Nadal entered the Australian Open quarter-finals without missing a beat on Monday night.Nadal swept aside last year's semi-finalist Marin Cilic of Croatia 6-2 6-4 ... Read more...
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Bicycle thieves target Australian Open
January 24th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 24 (ANI): A gang of bicycle thieves is expected to target the Australian Open following reports that around ten bikes were stolen in a day from outside the grand slam ... Read more...
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Germany’s Andrea Petkovic Ousts Maria Sharapova From Australian Open
January 23rd, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Melbourne, Jan 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former world number one tennis star Maria Sharapova's dream to win another Australian Open title came to a grinding halt on Sunday when she faced ... Read more...
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Oz Open: Schiavone defeats Kuznetsova in longest women’s match
January 23rd, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan.23 (ANI): French Open champion and Italian Francesca Schiavone needed a women's Grand Slam-record of four hours, 44 minutes to beat Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova to advance to this year's Australian Open ... Read more...
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Wozniacki defends her World No.1 status despite absence of Grand Slam crown
January 22nd, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 22(ANI): Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki has defended her World No.1 status as the debate about the number of women who attain the status without winning a Grand Slam tournament ... Read more...
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Venus Williams’ short top at Australian Open turns heads again
January 19th, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 19 (ANI): Venus Williams has made it to the second round of the 2011 Australian Open, but it was her outfit and not the game that turned the heads ... Read more...
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Pakistan prays for Aisam’s victory in US Open
September 8th, 2010 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Sep 8 (IANS) Millions of Pakistani fans will be praying for Aisam-ul-Haq to win the US Open mixed doubles finals, so that they have at least something to ... Read more...
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At 33, tennis mom Nirupama is still motivated
August 29th, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Pragya Tiwari
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) India's own tennis mom Nirupama Sanjeev, nee Vaidyanathan, has a dual purpose in staging a comeback. The mother of a four-year-old girl, the 33-year-old not ... Read more...
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“Ass” Yells James Blake At Pam Shriver
June 23rd, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Wimbledon, England, June 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) ESPN tennis analyst Pam Shriver, who had herself remained a well known tennis player and had won 21 Grand Slams doubles titles during her ... Read more...
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Wimbledon: Prakash loses, Mankad qualifies for doubles (Lead)
June 17th, 2010 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 17 (IANS) US-based Indian Prakash Amritraj fell at the final hurdle of the Wimbledon singles qualifiers with a 6-7(3), 3-6, 4-6 loss to Australia's Bernard Tomic here Thursday.
India's No.1 ... Read more...
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Mankad qualifies for Wimbledon doubles
June 17th, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 17 (IANS) India's Harsh Mankad along with Serbian Ilija Bozoljac qualified for the Wimbledon doubles main draw with a 7-6(5), 6-4 win over Austrian Alexander Peya and Germany's Bjorn ... Read more...
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Federer begins Paris title defence with easy win
May 24th, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 24 (DPA) Roger Federer dusted Australian Peter Luczak 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 Monday in a dominating start to his title defence at the French Open as the Swiss bids for ... Read more...
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Oz Open: Serena secures tight straight sets victory over China’s Li
January 28th, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan. 28 (ANI): World No.1 Serena Williams advanced to her fifth Australian Open final on Thursday with a tight, straight-sets victory over China's Li Na.Williams, who has won the Open ... Read more...
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McEnroe tips Andy Murray to win Australian Open
January 16th, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 16 (ANI): Tennis legend John McEnroe, who was present at the Australian Open men's draw, has picked Andy Murray to win the grand slam tournament this year.McEnroe opted for ... Read more...
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Serena Williams fined $82,500 for her misdemeanor on court
December 1st, 2009 - 8:29 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Dec 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) One of the most talented tennis star Serena Williams was fined a whopping $82,500 for her angry tirade against an U.S. Open line judge. Along ... Read more...
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Agassi believes Murray will win a grand-slam tournament
November 10th, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 10 (ANI): Tennis star Andre Agassi, who is embroiled in a controversy over his admission of taking drugs, believes that Andy Murray will win a grand-slam tournament and that it ... Read more...
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Agassi drugs revelation: WADA asks ATP to explain alleged cover-up
October 29th, 2009 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct.29 (ANI): Pressure is growing on tennis officials to explain their non-action against former Grand Slam champion Andre Agassi following his shocking revelation of drug-taking, The Times reports.The World Anti-Doping Agency ... Read more...
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Federer stops late Soderling surge (Roundup)
September 10th, 2009 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 10 (DPA) Roger Federer moved closer to a sixth-straight title at the US Open by posting his 12th victory without a loss over Sweden's Robin Soderling.
The Swiss top ... Read more...
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Sania-Bhupati wins Australian Open mixed doubles title
February 1st, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): Sania Mirza- Mahesh Bhupati won the Australian Open mixed doubles title on Sunday, beating Nathalie Dechy and Andy Ram.
Sania Mirza became the first Indian woman to ... Read more...
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Stressed Djokovic quits Australian Open quarterfinal against Roddick
January 27th, 2009 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan.27 (ANI): Defending champion Novak Djokovic has quit the Australian Open, retiring from his quarter-final against Andy Roddick on Tuesday.
Djokovic, the No.3-seed, from Serbia, was trailing the No.7 seed, from ... Read more...
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Dokic to concentrate on her singles campaign (Australian Open Diary)
January 24th, 2009 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 24 (IANS) Australian Jelena Dokic withdrew from mixed doubles in preparation for her fourth-round clash with Russian Alisa Kleybanova in the Australian Open.Though Dokic has never played 19-year-old Kleybanova, the ... Read more...
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Djokovic blames his racquet for form slump
January 11th, 2009 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 11 (IANS) Novak Djokovic blames his new racquet for his form slump. The World No.3, who is not in best of form to defend his Australian Open title, has been ... Read more...
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Davydenko for Chennai Open tennis
October 22nd, 2008 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 22 (IANS) World No.6 and Russia No.1, Nikolay Davydenko will participate in the $450,000 ATP Chennai Open to be held here from Jan 5-11.Winner of 14 ATP titles, Davydenko, nicknamed ... Read more...
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Maria Sharapova dumps skirts for shorts this Wimbledon
June 23rd, 2008 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 23 (ANI): Tennis superstar Maria Sharapova is ready to set a new style statement at this years Wimbledon.
The 21-year-old tennis sensation will give up her frills for shorts at ... Read more...
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