Aggassi inducted into US Open Court of Champions
September 10th, 2012 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 10 (IANS) American tennis great Andre Agassi, a two-time US Open champion, was inducted into the US Open Court of Champions that celebrates the legacy of ... Read more...
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Serena Williams wins women’s singles at US Open
September 10th, 2012 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 10 (IANS) American Serena Williams won the last four games to beat top ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-2, 2-6 and 7-5 to take her fourth ... Read more...
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US Open: Paes-Stepanek face Bryan brothers in final
September 7th, 2012 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 7 (IANS) India's ace tennis player Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek cruised into the final of US Open men's doubles after Spaniards Marcel Granollers ... Read more...
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70-year-old tennis referee kills 80-year-old hubby
August 22nd, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) A 70-year-old woman tennis referee, who was preparing to work at the upcoming US Open in New York, has been arrested for bludgeoning her 80-year-old husband ... Read more...
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Paes, Vesnina go down fighting in Wimbledon final
July 9th, 2012 - 3:35 am ICT by IANS
London, July 9 (IANS) Leander Paes and Elena Vesnina went down fighting to second seeds Mike Bryan and Lisa Raymond in the Wimbledon mixed doubles final here Sunday.The Indo-Russian pair ... Read more...
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Paes-Vesnina go down fighting in Australian Open final (Lead)
January 29th, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 29 (IANS) India's Leander Paes could not add to his six mixed doubles Grand Slam titles as he and his Russian partner Elena Vesnina lost the Australian Open ... Read more...
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Paes thanks Stepanek for helping him win Australian Open
January 28th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 28 (IANS) Indian tennis veteran Leander Paes praised his Czech partner Radek Stepanek for playing a crucial role in realising his dream of winning the Australian Open men's ... Read more...
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Caroline Wozniacki advances in US Open
August 31st, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Aug 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki says she is taking inspiration from her boyfriend as she tackles the US Open Championship. Her golfer boyfriend Rory McIlroy has ... Read more...
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Kvitova overpowers Sharapova to win 2001 Wimbledon title
July 2nd, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 2 (IANS) Petra Kvitova defeated Russia's Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-4 to lift the Wimbledon women's singles title here Saturday and become the first Czech woman to ... Read more...
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Murray should stop blaming others for his defeat: Navratilova
March 23rd, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 23 (ANI): Tennis legend Martina Navratilova has asked British No.1 Andy Murray to stop blaming others for his defeat.The 18-time Grand Slam winner Navratilova has been unimpressed with Murray, ... Read more...
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Cancer survivor Martina Navratilova shows off her fit bikini bod
February 2nd, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 2 (ANI): Less than a year after surviving a breast cancer scare, Martina Navratilova turned heads, looked confidant and beach fit at a beach in Australia.The tennis legend was spotted ... Read more...
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Navratilova recovers from altitude sickness, released from hospital
December 13th, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 13(ANI): Former Czech American tennis star Martina Navratilova has been released from a Nairobi hospital, three days after her liquid-filled lungs forced her to abandon her attempt to climb Africa's ... Read more...
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Mystery of Martina Navratilova’s lesbian lover’s ‘murdered’ baby
November 21st, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 21 (ANI): Following a year long battle with cancer, things don't seem to be getting tranquil for tennis star Martina Navratilova as her girlfriend Julia Lemigova's past has apparently cast ... Read more...
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Martina Navratilova says she’s cancer free
October 1st, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 1 (ANI): Tennis champ Martina Navratilova has revealed that she's cancer free.Six months after revealing that she had breast cancer, Navratilova has good news about her health."I am cancer-free," People ... Read more...
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Martina Navratilova wins her battle against cancer
October 1st, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 1 (IANS) Ace tennis player Martina Navratilova has won yet another marathon battle -- this time against breast cancer.Navratilova, who was diagnosed with a non-invasive form of ... Read more...
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Stosur eyes Tour Championships in Doha despite clash with Delhi CWG
September 5th, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 5(ANI): Australian tennis star Samantha Stosur insists that missing the New Delhi Commonwealth Games would not be important to her, as she eyes one of the rarest feats in women's ... Read more...
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Tennis rivals Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert reunite at docu screening
August 28th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 28 (ANI): Tennis rivals Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert have reunited - 37 years after their first match against each other.They met at the screening of a documentary about their ... Read more...
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Breast cancer was the first opponent Navratilova feared
August 9th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 9 (ANI): Tennis legend Martina Navratilova, who has beaten breast cancer after seven months of treatment, has said it was the first opponent she feared might beat her.At the start ... Read more...
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Leander Paes’s 12 Grand Slam titles
July 5th, 2010 - 1:51 am ICT by IANS
Factfile on Leander Paes's 12 Grand Slam titles:
Men's doubles (six titles)1999 French Open with Mahesh Bhupathi1999 Wimbledon with Mahesh Bhupathi2001 French Open with Mahesh Bhupathi2006 US ... Read more...
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Paes wins Wimbledon mixed doubles for 12th Grand Slam (Lead)
July 5th, 2010 - 1:36 am ICT by IANS
London, July 5 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Zimbabwe's Cara Black won the Wimbledon mixed doubles titles, overpowering Wesley Moodie of South Africa and American Lisa Raymond 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) here Sunday.
The ... Read more...
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Paes-Black win Wimbledon mixed doubles
July 5th, 2010 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
London, July 4 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Cara Black of Zimbabwe beat South African Wesley Moodie and Lisa Raymond of the US 6-4, 7-6 (5) to win the Wimbledon mixed doubles ... Read more...
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Navratilova, ex-lesbian partner settle out of court for three million dollars
June 22nd, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jun 22 (ANI): Tennis legend Martina Navratilova, who was involved in a bitter lawsuit with her ex-lover Toni Layton, has settled the matter out of court for an estimated three ... Read more...
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Martina Navratilova to climb Kilimanjaro despite battling cancer
April 16th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 16 (ANI): Retired tennis player Martina Navratilova is refusing to let her recent breast cancer diagnosis stop her from reaching her goals and will go ahead with her plans to ... Read more...
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Martina Navratilova Suffering From Breast Cancer
April 8th, 2010 - 9:33 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Apr 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Tennis Legend Martina Navratilova on Wednesday, during an interview to a media source revealed that she is suffering from breast cancer. The nine-time Wimbledon tennis champion ... Read more...
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Paes wins Australian Open mixed doubles, levels with Bhupathi (Second Lead)
January 31st, 2010 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 31 (IANS) Top seed Leander Paes levelled with Mahesh Bhupathi's 11 Grand Slam titles when he, partnering Cara Black, outplayed Russia's Ekaterina Makarova and Czech Jaroslav Levinsky 7-5, 6-3 ... Read more...
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Federer buries Murray for 16th Grand Slam title (Lead)
January 31st, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 31 (DPA) Roger Federer lived up to expectations as he schooled Andy Murray 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (13-11) to win the Australian Open for a fourth time here Sunday.
The world ... Read more...
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Paes catches up with Bhupathi winning his 11th major (Lead)
January 31st, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 31 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Cara Black of Zimbabwe overwhelmed Ekaterina Makarova of Russia and Czech Jaroslav Levinsky 7-5, 6-3 to clinch the Australian Open mixed doubles ... Read more...
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Paes, Black win Australian Open mixed doubles title
January 31st, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 31(ANI): Top-seeded pair Leander Paes and Cara Black won the Australian Open mixed doubles title on Sunday, beating Russian Ekaterina Makarova and Jaroslav Levinsky in straight sets 7-5, 6-3.Paes ... Read more...
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Williams sisters cruise to fourth Australian Open doubles title
January 29th, 2010 - 6:54 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 29(ANI): Defending champions Venus and Serena Williams thrashed top seeds Cara Black and Liezel Huber 6-4 6-3 to win the Australian Open women's doubles and their 11th Grand Slam ... Read more...
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Martina Navratilova sued by lesbian lover over earnings
December 8th, 2009 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 8 (ANI): Martina Navratilova's lesbian lover has slapped the tennis great with a lawsuit, claiming she was unexpectedly dumped and left with nothing.Martina and her lover-of-eight years Toni Layton held ... Read more...
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Agassi should not have hidden or lied about drug abuse: Navratilova
November 10th, 2009 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Nov. 10 (ANI): Former women's tennis champion Martina Navratilova has compared Andre Agassi to Roger Clemens, the former major league pitching great, who was widely believed to have used steroids, ... Read more...
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Agassi says peers should not be so critical of his drug phase
November 9th, 2009 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Nov. 9 (ANI): While former tennis champion Andre Agassi understands the criticism coming his way from peers like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Martina Navratilova for admitting in his ... Read more...
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Agassi pleads his crystal meth case in US television interview
November 6th, 2009 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Nov 6 (DPA) Eight-time Grand Slam winner Andre Agassi said that revelations in his upcoming autobiography that he used the drug crystal meth during a period of 1997 depression ... Read more...
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Ex sues Martina Navratilova over breaking agreement
October 15th, 2009 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 15 (ANI): Martina Navratilova's ex-'wife' has filed a lawsuit against the retired tennis ace for allegedly reneging on a financial agreement.Navratilova married Toni Layton in New Hampshire in 2000, but ... Read more...
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Grand Slam titles won by Leander Paes (To go with Paes-Dlouhy topple…)
September 14th, 2009 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 14 (IANS) The 10 Grand Slam titles won by Leander Paes, with name of partner in brackets:
Men's doubles (six titles)2009: US Open (Lukas Dlouhy)2009: French Open (Lukas Dlouhy)2006: ... Read more...
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