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Murray has his sights set on Australian Open

Murray has his sights set on Australian Open

November 8th, 2008 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 8 (ANI): Britains No.1 tennis player Andy Murray, who faces American Andy Roddick in his first Masters Cup match on Monday, does not rank the tournament as highly as ...

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Damaged Davenport knee to keep her from Olympic singles

August 9th, 2008 - 3:19 am ICT by IANS -
DPA Beijing, Aug 9 (DPA) The 1996 gold medallist Lindsay Davenport has succumbed to a chronically injured knee, withdrawing from singles competition at the Beijing Olympic event which starts Saturday. The 32-year-old, travelling ...

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Tennis stars gear up for Beijing Olympics

Tennis stars gear up for Beijing Olympics

July 29th, 2008 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Beijing, July 29 (Xinhua) With Beijing Olympics barely ten days away, top tennis players of the world are gearing to give their best in the quadrennial event. The Spaniards, who has claimed ...

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Spain’s Rafael Nadal wins Toronto Masters

Spain’s Rafael Nadal wins Toronto Masters

July 28th, 2008 - 7:47 am ICT by IANS -
Toronto, July 28 (IANS) Spain's Rafael Nadal has won the Toronto Masters, his fifth consecutive tennis title, after beating Germany's Nicolas Kiefer 6-3 and 6-2 in the final Sunday, EFE news agency ...

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Mankad-Ashutosh lose Manchester final

July 21st, 2008 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Harsh Mankad and Ashutosh Singh lost the final of the LTA Manchester Trophy, going down to top-seeded Australian pair Adam Feeney and Robert Smeets. The fourth- seeded ...

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Mankad-Ashutosh in Manchester Challenger final

July 19th, 2008 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) India's Harsh Mankad and Ashutosh Singh swept aside the challenge of second seed British pair of Joshua Goodall and Swede Michael Ryderstedt to enter the doubles finals ...

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Mankad-Ashutosh in Manchester Challenger semi-final

July 18th, 2008 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS -
Manchester, July 18 (IANS) Harsh Mankad and Ashutosh Singh breezed into the semi-finals of the LTA Manchester Trophy Challenger, outplaying Czech pair Pavel Snobel and Jan Vacek, 6-1, 6-1. The fourth seeded ...

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Purav Raja bows out of Manchester Challenger

July 17th, 2008 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Indian qualifier Purav Raja failed to get past his opening round in the Manchester Challenger tennis tournament, losing in straight sets to Czech second seed Pavel Snobel. ...

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Mankad makes a first round exit from Manchester

July 16th, 2008 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) India's Davis Cupper Harsh Mankad crashed out of the LTA Manchester Trophy Challenger, losing in straight sets to Czech qualifier Tomas Cakl, 0-6, 3-6. Mankad , who ...

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Blake begins quest for second Indy title

July 16th, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA 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 ...

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Paes-Bhupathi get top billing at Indianapolis

July 15th, 2008 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi will be the top seed in men's doubles event at the Indianapolis Tennis Championships in the US this week. Paes and ...

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Prakash first Indian in ATP Tour semis after Paes

July 11th, 2008 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS -
New Port (Rhode), July 11 (IANS) Prakash Amritraj Friday became the first Indian to reach the semi-finals of an ATP Tour event in a decade eliminating compatriot Rohan Bopanna in the ...

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Prakash in second round of Hall of Fame Championship

July 9th, 2008 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) India's wild card entry Prakash Amritraj joined compatriot Rohan Bopanna in the second round of the $385,000 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in New Port, Rhode ...

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Darkness at Wimbledon bothers Federer

Darkness at Wimbledon bothers Federer

July 7th, 2008 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA London, July 7 (DPA) Wimbledon trophy heartbreak, which ended in darkness, didn't draw a complaint from Roger Federer as he lost 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-7 (8-10), 9-7 Sunday to Rafael Nadal. ...

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Nadal ruins Federer’s dream of six Wimbledon victories (Second lead)

Nadal ruins Federer’s dream of six Wimbledon victories (Second lead)

July 7th, 2008 - 5:48 am ICT by IANS -
DPA London, July 7 (DPA) Rafael Nadal toppled Roger Federer from his Wimbledon pedestal, denying the top seed an historic sixth straight title on a rainy Sunday with a high-tension 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 ...

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Nadal defeats Federer to win first Wimbledon title (Lead)

Nadal defeats Federer to win first Wimbledon title (Lead)

July 7th, 2008 - 3:44 am ICT by IANS -
DPA London, July 7 (DPA) Rafael Nadal toppled Roger Federer from his Wimbledon pedestal Sunday with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-7 (8-10), 9-7 defeat, becoming the first Spaniard to win the title ...

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RRoger Federer hopes to win five or ten more Wimbledon titles

July 3rd, 2008 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI -
London, July 3 (ANI): Roger Federer may be some steps away from winning the sixth Wimbledon title, but the five-time champion has already set his sights on the seventh and hopes ...

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Roger Federer hopes to win Wimbledon not six, but 10 times!

July 3rd, 2008 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI -
London, July 3 (ANI): Roger Federer may be some steps away from winning the sixth Wimbledon title, but the five-time champion has already set his sights on the seventh and hopes ...

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Ivanovic clings to top WTA ranking despite Wimbledon defeat

July 1st, 2008 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA London, July 1 (DPA) Despite last week's third-round knockout at the hands of Zheng Jie, lucky Serb Ana Ivanovic will still reign as world number one when the Wimbledon championships are over. ...

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Knee injury forces Davenport out of Wimbledon

June 26th, 2008 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA London, June 26 (DPA) The 1999 Wimbledon champion Lindsay Davenport withdrew before her second round match at the Wimbledon Championships Thursday due to a knee injury. The 32-year-old's pullout allowed Argentine opponent ...

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Style wars break out in the Wimbledon tuxedo-and-trench set

June 25th, 2008 - 5:02 am ICT by IANS -
DPA London, June 25 (DPA) Maria Sharapova raised the fashion stakes in the style wars at Wimbledon, claiming a second-round spot in her all-white tuxedo-style top and boy-shorts 6-1, 6-4 over Stephanie Foretz ...

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Nadal settles in at Wimbledon with easy opening win

June 25th, 2008 - 1:19 am ICT by IANS -
DPA London, June 24 (DPA) Two-time finalist Rafael Nadal set up match points with a 17th ace as he completed an opening win at the Wimbledon Championships Tuesday 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (7-0) over ...

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Becker betting on a Federer title dynasty (Wimbledon Diary)

June 23rd, 2008 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA London, June 23 (DPA) Three-time winner Boris Becker can't see past Roger Federer as favourite to retain his Wimbledon tennis title with a sixth straight success. But the German says that Rafael ...

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Venus Williams feels winning Wimbledon is special

June 23rd, 2008 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI -
London, June 23 (ANI): American tennis star Venus Williams always has something special that she cuddles up to -- It is her replica plate of the Rosewater Dish that she receives ...

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Sania should win through first two rounds at Wimbledon

June 20th, 2008 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS -
London, June 20 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza should not find it difficult to race through to the third round of the women's singles at Wimbledon, starting Monday, as she is pitted against ...

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Sania seeded 32nd in Wimbledon

June 18th, 2008 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS -
London, June 18 (IANS) Sania Mirza has been seeded 32nd among women in the singles draw in Wimbledon Championships starting here at the All England Club on June 23. The seeding for ...

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Yuki hopes for a good showing at Wimbledon (Repeating for all needing)

June 16th, 2008 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS -
By Pragya Tiwari New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Delhi youngster Yuki Bhambri is highly satisfied with his preparation for the Wimbledon grass court tennis championships and is confident of doing well at the ...

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Yuki hopes for a good showing at Wimbledon

June 15th, 2008 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS -
By Pragya Tiwari New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Delhi youngster Yuki Bhambri is highly satisfied with his preparation for the Wimbledon grass court tennis championships and is confident of doing well at ...

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Sania bows out, Sunitha reaches third round (Lead)

June 11th, 2008 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS -
Birmingham, June 11 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza struggled in her comeback match and bowed out from the WTA DFS Classic with a straight-set loss to Marina Erakovic of New Zealand while her ...

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Federer hopes for a turnaround in Halle

June 11th, 2008 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS -
Melbourne, June 11 (IANS) Swiss No. 1 Roger Federer in his bid to get over his humiliating defeat in the French Open final has flown to Halle and is hoping for a ...

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