Stosur, Ivanovic star attractions in Kremlin Cup
September 7th, 2012 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World No. 7 Samantha Stosur and former French Open champion Ana Ivanovic are to headline the Kremlin Cup in Moscow next month.Besides Stosur, this year's ... Read more...
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US Open: Radwanska ousted by Vinci
September 4th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 4 (IANS) Second seed Agnieszka Radwanska was ousted from the US Open tennis tournament after she lost 1-6, 4-6 to 20th seeded Italian Roberta Vinci in ... Read more...
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US Open: Paes, Sania advance to quarterfinals
September 3rd, 2012 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 3 (IANS) India's Leander Paes advanced to the quarterfinals of the men's and mixed doubles events of the US Open tennis here at the Flushing Meadows.Sania ... 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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US Open singles results
August 31st, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 31 (IANS) Following are the results of competitions in the singles events of US Open tennis here Thursday:Men's Singles:
Martin Klizan bt Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4, 1- 6, ... 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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Kvitova rises to fifth in world rankings
August 26th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic rose to fifth in the new WTA rankings published Sunday after winning the New Haven Open.Kvitova defeated Russia's ... Read more...
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Federer, Azarenka retain top spot
August 6th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Swiss great Roger Federer and Belarus's Victoria Azarenka hung on to their top spot in the world tennis rankings released Monday.In the men's ATP ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Williams sisters win doubles gold
August 5th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Williams sisters, Serena and Venus, claimed their record fourth tennis gold in the Olympics as they overpowered Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka of ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: US flag blows away at ceremony
August 5th, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The flag of the US flew at the Olympic medal ceremony for Serena Williams' tennis victory Saturday, although not in the way organisers intended.With ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Williams stunned at success after Wimbledon
August 4th, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Serena Williams is stunned at her career success after completing the Golden Slam of wins in all four major tournaments and the Olympics, she ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Williams destroys Sharapova to win gold
August 4th, 2012 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Serena Williams of the US demolished Russia's Maria Sharapova to grab her first Olympic gold in the women's singles tennis Saturday.Fourth seed Williams blew ... Read more...
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Azarenka takes tennis bronze for Belarus
August 4th, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World No.1 Victoria Azarenka beat Russia's Maria Kirilenko in straight sets to take the bronze for Belarus in the women's singles tennis at the ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Federer plays Murray in repeat of Wimbledon final (Lead)
August 4th, 2012 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) Swiss World No.1 Roger Federer has survived a marathon semifinal in his quest to win a singles gold medal at the London Olympics tennis tournament ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Williams sets up final with Sharapova
August 4th, 2012 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Serena Williams thrashed Belarusian top seed Victoria Azarenka in the semifinal of Olympic tennis Friday to set up a battle for gold with Russia's ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Sharapova in women’s singles final
August 4th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Maria Sharapova ousted Maria Kirilenko in straight sets in an all-Russian semifinal at the Olympic tennis tournament here Friday.Sharapova swept past Kirilenko 6-3, ... Read more...
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Sharapova sets up Olympic semifinal with Kirilenko
August 3rd, 2012 - 6:24 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Maria Sharapova reached the Olympic semifinals Thursday after beating Belgian veteran Kim Clijsters.Sharapova, who captured her fourth grand slam title at the 2012 ... Read more...
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Olympics: Sharapova sweats to oust Robson in round 2
August 1st, 2012 - 7:42 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Maria Sharapova beat Britain's Laura Robson, ranked 98 in the world, in the second round of the Olympic tournament Tuesday, but the Russian No. ... Read more...
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Azarenka digs deep to beat Begu at Olympics
July 30th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World No.1 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus dropped a set before beating Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu to move into the second round of the women's tennis singles ... Read more...
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Federer ends Youznhy’s Wimbledon charge in quarters
July 5th, 2012 - 5:38 am ICT by IANS
London, July 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Roger Federer saw off Mikhail Youzhny in a one-sided Wimbledon quarterfinal lasting barely 90 minutes Wednesday.The Swiss third seed hit 25 winners on his ... Read more...
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Youzhny slams Federer critics
July 5th, 2012 - 5:37 am ICT by IANS
London, June 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Mikhail Youzhny insisted Wednesday that Roger Federer is nowhere near a career decline after bowing out of the Wimbledon quarterfinals to the Swiss ... Read more...
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Sania-Bethanie enter third round at Wimbledon
June 29th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 29 (IANS) Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek-Sands advanced to women's doubles third round at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, easing past Stephanie Foretz Gacon and Kristina Mladenovic here Friday.The ... Read more...
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Zvonareva confirmed for London Olympics
June 22nd, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Vera Zvonareva has been picked for the London Olympic tennis tournament despite ongoing injury problems, the Russian Tennis Federation said Friday.The other Russians ... Read more...
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Sharapova wins French Open, completes career Grand Slam (Lead)
June 9th, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, June 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian World No.1 Maria Sharapova became only the 10th female tennis player to complete a career Grand Slam as she swept aside Italy's Sara ... Read more...
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Errani-Vinci win French Open women’s doubles final
June 9th, 2012 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Paris, June 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Italian pair of Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci have won the women's doubles at the French Open after defeating Russia's Maria Kirilenko and ... Read more...
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Sharapova beats Kvitova to enter French Open final (Lead)
June 8th, 2012 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Paris, June 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Maria Sharapova reached her first French Open final Thursday after a comfortable straight-sets win over world No. 4 Petra Kvitova. The Russian will ... Read more...
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Errani beats Stosur to reach French Open final
June 7th, 2012 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, June 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Italian Sara Errani upset reigning US Open champion Samantha Stosur in the French Open semi-final Thursday to reach her first Grand Slam final.Errani held on ... Read more...
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Sania-Rodionova triumph in Pattaya Open
February 12th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Pattaya, Feb 12 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and her Australian partner Anastasia Rodionova beat Hao-ching Chan and Yung-jan Chan of Chinese Taipei to win the women's doubles event at the ... Read more...
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Djokovic, Sharapova coast into Australian Open fourth round (Roundup)
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:05 am ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 21 (IANS) Defending champion Novak Djokovic and former champion Maria Sharapova advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open Saturday with crushing victories in the first ... Read more...
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Czechs beat Russia 3-2 to lift Fed Cup
November 7th, 2011 - 7:35 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Czech Republic won the Fed Cup for the first time as an independent nation Sunday after Kveta Peschke and Lucie Hradecka won a deciding ... Read more...
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China Open: Wozniacki, Zvonareva move ahead; Stosur eliminated
October 4th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 4 (IANS) World Number One Caroline Wozniacki and third seed Vera Zvonareva sailed through to the third round of the China Open tennis here Tuesday.Wozniacki needed only ... 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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Unseeded Kanepi knocks Wozniacki out of Pan Pacific Open
September 28th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Sep 28 (IANS) World No.1 and defending champion Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark was upset by unseeded Estonian Kaia Kanepi in the WTA Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament here ... Read more...
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American duo Huber-Raymond wins US Open women’s doubles
September 12th, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 12 (IANS) Fourth-seeded American team of Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond won the US Open Tennis Championship women's doubles title by outlasting defending champions Vania King ... Read more...
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US Open: Nadal, Murray in last 16; Stosur vs. Zvonareva in women’s quarters
September 5th, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 5 (IANS) Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray advanced into the fourth round of the men's singles event at the US Open tennis here Sunday, while Samantha ... Read more...
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