How Djokovic, Nadal reached French Open final
June 9th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, June 9 (IANS) While Rafael Nadal had a smooth passage to the French Open men's singles final here Sunday, World No.1 Novak Djokovic had to dig deep to ... Read more...
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Berlocq beats Simon in Mexican Open
February 29th, 2012 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Feb 29 (IANS) Frenchman Gilles Simon crashed out of the Mexican Open tennis tournament, losing in the first round to Argentine Carlos Berlocq 6-7 (5), 3-6.The world number ... Read more...
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Somdev to play Starace in opening round at Miami
March 22nd, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Miami (Florida), March 22 (IANS) Indian No.1 Somdev Devvarman has been drawn to play World No.47 Potito Starace of Italy in the first round of the Sony Ericsson Open ... Read more...
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US Open results Wednesday
September 2nd, 2010 - 6:08 am ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 2 (DPA) Results Wednesday at the 23-million-dollar US Open (x indicates new result).
Women's singles, second roundGisela Dulko, Argentina, def Victoria Azarenka, 10, Belarus, 5-1, retired, heat exhaustionx Virginie Razzano, ... Read more...
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Bopanna-Qureshi in semis, Bhupathi-Mirnyi ousted at Nice
May 20th, 2010 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Nice (France), May 20 (IANS) Top seeds Mahesh Bhupathi of India and Max Mirnyi of Belarus were knocked out 3-6, 3-6 by Italians Andreas Seppi and Potito Starace in the doubles ... Read more...
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Bhupathi, Bopanna in doubles quarters at Nice
May 19th, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Nice (France), May 19 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna advanced with their respective partners to the doubles quarterfinals of the 398,250 euros Open de Nice tennis here.
The top seeded ... Read more...
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Federer makes impressive start in US Open
September 1st, 2009 - 7:11 am ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 1 (DPA) Roger Federer used his vast experience to tame a green American teenager appearing on the big stage for the first time, with a 6-1, 6-3, 7-5 ... Read more...
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Murray invents snack-based nicknames for his tennis pals
June 27th, 2009 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 27 (ANI): British tennis star Andy Murray has invented snack-based nicknames for his tennis pals.According to The Sun, Murray told fans on Twitter that he had monickers for ex-Wimbledon ... Read more...
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Del Potro takes Nadal’s spot in Wimbledon men’s draw
June 20th, 2009 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 20 (DPA) Draw for the $20.5-million Wimbledon Championships starting Monday:
Men, singlesJuan Del Potro, 5, Argentina v Arnaud Clement, FranceLleyton Hewitt, Australia v ... Read more...
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Murray frustrated with fellow Brits not joining him at the top
May 27th, 2009 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 27 (ANI): World number three Andy Murray has slammed Britain's men tennis players for a string of "very poor" displays in 2009.Murray, who takes on Italian Potito Starace in ... Read more...
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Tomic becomes youngest-ever winner at Australian Open
January 19th, 2009 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 19 (DPA) Reigning junior champion Bernard Tomic proved himself a rising force at the senior level as a first-round victory Monday made him the youngest male winner of a match ... Read more...
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Paes, Bhupathi in third round of US Open doubles
August 30th, 2008 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 30 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have advanced to the third round of the US Open doubles with their respective partners.While seventh seeded Paes and his Czech ... Read more...
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Nadal finds Olympic happiness as Murray hits despair
August 11th, 2008 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Aug 11 (DPA) No driver at the door, no luxury hotel suite. The Beijing Olympics offer athletes buses and rooms in shared apartments instead. But Spaniard Rafael Nadal, set to become ... Read more...
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Federer cruises, Nadal struggles in Hamburg Masters
May 15th, 2008 - 12:36 pm ICT by admin
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Hamburg, May 15 (DPA) Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal rebounded from their recent disappointments in Rome with contrasting victories in the second round of the Hamburg Masters here Wednesday. The Rome Masters ... Read more...
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Nadal takes first winning step in Barcelona
May 1st, 2008 - 1:21 pm ICT by admin
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Barcelona, May 1 (DPA) Rafael Nadal began this week's quest to retain another clay title with the three-time French Open champion reaching the third round of the Barcelona Open 6-4, 6-2 over ... Read more...
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