Wimbledon: Murray to face Davydenko in first round
June 22nd, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Britain's Andy Murray has been handed a tricky first-round match at Wimbledon against former World No. 3 Nikolay Davydenko of Russia, after the men's ... Read more...
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Bhupathi-Bopanna crash out of Aegon Championships
June 16th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 16 (IANS) Amid controversy over India's doubles pairing for the London Olympics, Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna, and Leander Paes and his South African partner Kevin Anderson ... Read more...
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South African Anderson wins Delray ATP title
March 5th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 5 (IANS) Seventh-seed Kevin Anderson of South Africa defeated qualifier Marinko Matosevic of Australia 6-4, 7-6(2) to win the ATP Delray Beach International tennis tournament here.Anderson won ... Read more...
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Monfils advances in Stockholm Open as seeds crash out
October 21st, 2011 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Stockholm, Oct 21 (IANS) Frenchman Gael Monfils is the lone seed to survive on a day when three other seeds went out of the Stockholm Open tennis tournament here.Top seed ... Read more...
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Stockholm Open: Somdev crashes out of first round
October 18th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Stockholm (Sweden), Oct 18 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman has crashed out of the men's singles event at the 600,000 Euro Stockholm Open tennis going down fighting in straight sets ... Read more...
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US Open: Somdev hopes to play a competitive match against Murray (Preview)
August 28th, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 28 (IANS) India's No.1 singles player Somdev Devvarman is looking forward to a "competitive" match against World No.4 Andy Murray in the opening round even as ... Read more...
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US Open: Somdev takes on Murray, Sania plays Peer
August 26th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 26 (IANS) India's top men's singles player Somdev Devvarman plays Britain's World No.4 Andy Murray while the country's number one woman player Sania Mirza takes on ... Read more...
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US Open: Somdev plays Andy Murray, Sania meets Sahar Peer
August 26th, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 26 (IANS) India's top singles player Somdev Devvarman, plays Britain's World No. 4 Andy Murray while the country's number one woman player Sania Mirza takes on ... Read more...
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Somdev reaches career-high ranking of 80
February 7th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman rose 30 places to reach the career-high singles ranking of 80 in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) charts, released Monday. Somdev reached ... Read more...
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Randy Edsall - New Head Coach Of Maryland Terrapins
January 3rd, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Jan 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Maryland Terrapins' search for the head coach finally came to an end on Sunday. Their search ended with none other than Connecticut Huskies's head coach Randy ... Read more...
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Maryland Terrapins’ Coach Ralph Friedgen Forced To Resign?
December 19th, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Dec 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) University of Maryland officials have reportedly told Ralph Friedgen, the head coach of its football team that he would not have to return for the next ... Read more...
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India can hope for a rich haul of tennis medals
September 14th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Pragya Tiwari
(Attn Editors: This is the seventh of the previews discussing India's chances in various disciplines at the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. The piece is on tennis.)
New Delhi, Sep 14 ... Read more...
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US Open: Sania Mirza’s run ends in women’s singles
September 2nd, 2010 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 1 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza failed to get the measure of Russian teenager Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, losing 2-6, 4-6 in the second round of the US Open here Wednesday.
With ... Read more...
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Sania cruises to second round, Somdev crashes out of US Open
August 31st, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 31 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza cruised to the second round of the women's singles while Somdev Devvarman crashed out in the opening round of the US Open tennis ... Read more...
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Fish to face Isner in final after Roddick’s knockout
July 25th, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Atlanta, July 25 (DPA) Mardy Fish ran his career-best win streak to nine straight as the sixth seed stunned top seed Andy Roddick 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 in the semifinals of the ... Read more...
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Bopanna-Vliegen in semifinal of Atlanta Tennnis Championships
July 24th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Atlanta (USA), July 24 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and Kristof Vliegen of Belgium defeated Jonathan Erlich of Israel and Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia in a tough duel to reach the semi-finals ... Read more...
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Roddick recovers to reach Atlanta semi-finals
July 24th, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Atlanta (Georgia), July 24 (DPA) Andy Roddick repeated a victory from 2001 as he struggled past Belgian Xavier Malisse 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals of the Atlanta Tennis Championships.
Nearly ... Read more...
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Back to the future for Roddick; Hewitt crashes out
July 23rd, 2010 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Atlanta, July 23 (DPA) Andy Roddick will relive his past - against an opponent he beat for the title in his previous appearance at the Atlanta Tennis Championships - after posting ... Read more...
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Somdev makes main draw of French Open for first time
May 21st, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 21 (IANS) Somdev Devvarman Friday became the first Indian to make the men's singles main draw at the French Open in 13 years as he breezed past Frenchman Adrian ... Read more...
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Nadal storms ahead on rainy day in Melbourne
January 18th, 2010 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 18 (DPA) Defending champion Rafael Nadal raced past local boy Peter Luczak 7-6(0), 6-1, 6-4 to make his way into the second round of Australian Open on the ... Read more...
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Davis Cup: Somdev plays opening singles, Bopanna to partner Bhupathi
September 17th, 2009 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Sep 17 (IANS) Rohan Bopanna will be the man under pressure when India take on South Africa in the Davis Cup World Group play-off tennis tie, from Sep 18-20, at ... Read more...
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Somdev looking forward to be a regular at Grand Slams
August 30th, 2009 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 30 (IANS) Somdev Devvarman, who Saturday became the first Indian in seven years to qualify for the Grand Slam singles main draw, making to the US Open, hopes ... Read more...
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Somdev plays Portuguese Frederico Gil in US Open first round
August 30th, 2009 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 30 (IANS) Indian Somdev Devvarman has qualified for his first Grand Slam singles event by making the US Open main draw, defeating Poland's Jerzy Janowicz 6-3, 6-2 in ... Read more...
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South African Davis Cup captain says no room for Anderson
August 14th, 2009 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Aug 14 (IANS) The South African Davis Cup tennis captain John-Laffnie de Jager has said he would not select their top player Kevin Anderson if they manage to beat India ... Read more...
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Prakash wins in doubles but Somdev loses
August 13th, 2009 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 13 (IANS) Third seeds Prakash Amritraj of India and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan have entered the second round of the doubles at the Levene Gouldin & Thomas Tennis ... Read more...
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Sania in second round, Amritraj out of Vancouver Open
August 6th, 2009 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Vancouver, Aug 6 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza overcame a stiff resistance from American qualifier Mallory Cecil 6-4, 7-5 to move into the women's singles second round of $175,000 Oldum Brown Vancouver Open ... Read more...
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Somdev knows time has come for him to deliver
July 7th, 2009 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
By Pragya Tiwari
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Somdev Devvarman is fast getting accustomed to the pressure of being India's No.1 tennis player. A year on the professional circuit, the 24-year-old has ... Read more...
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Somdev surprised his Grand Slam debut came in doubles
July 2nd, 2009 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Somdev Devvarman, back from his maiden stint at the Wimbledon tennis championships, says he is amused that his Grand Slam debut happened to be in the ... Read more...
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Paes, Bhupathi to cross swords in Wimbledon mixed doubles (Lead)
June 28th, 2009 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 28 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi will be on the opposite sides of the net in the Wimbledon mixed doubles third round Monday.
The 1999 Wimbledon men's doubles ... Read more...
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Prakash-Qureshi run into Bhupathi-Knowles in third round (Roundup)
June 26th, 2009 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 26 (IANS) India's Prakash Amritraj and Pakistan's Aisam Ul-Haq Qureshi Friday setup a third round meeting with fourth seeds Mahesh Bhupathi (India) and Mark Knowles (The Bahamas) in the men's ... Read more...
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Bhupathi, Prakash in doubles second round
June 24th, 2009 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 24 (IANS) Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowels of Bahamas had to dig deep to move into the second round with a tough 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-5, 7-5 victory over ... Read more...
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Wimbledon: Indian expectations rest on doubles
June 21st, 2009 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 21 (IANS) The singles have always seemed to be a low priority for Indian players in tennis. So even though the famous Wimbledon, beginning Monday, spreads out the favoured ... Read more...
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Wimbledon qualifiers: Prakash falls at the final hurdle
June 18th, 2009 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 18 (IANS) Prakash Amritraj's hopes of making to the Wimbledon draw were dashed by American Michael Yani 6-3, 5-7, 3-6, 4-6 in the Wimbeldon final qualifying round here Thursday.
Prakash, ... Read more...
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Prakash advances in singles, doubles in Wimbledon qualifiers (Lead)
June 17th, 2009 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 17 (IANS) India's Prakash Amritraj moved into the final round of Wimbledon qualifiers with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Britain's Daniel Cox. He also cleared the doubles qualifier ... Read more...
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Prakash in Wimbledon qualifiers’ final round
June 17th, 2009 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 17 (IANS) India's Prakash Amritraj moved into the final round of Wimbledon qualifiers with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Britain's Daniel Cox.
Prakash, ranked 154, came up with a superb ... Read more...
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