Olympics: Chinese won’t have it easy at London
July 26th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 26 (IANS) The Chinese table tennis team will face strong resistance in its gold quest at the London Olympics.Wednesday's draws showed that Chinese paddlers may come up early ... Read more...
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Schiavone fights back to oust Robson (Lead)
June 26th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone was forced to fight back from a set down to beat British youngster Laura Robson in the Wimbledon tennis ... Read more...
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Safarova crashes out at Wimbledon
June 26th, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Czech 19th seed Lucie Safarova became the fifth seeded player to fall in the Wimbledon women's draw after a straight-sets defeat in the first round ... Read more...
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Sixth seed Selvaraj bows out of National Grass Court Tennis
February 7th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) Qualifier Yogesh Phogat upset sixth seeded Ajay Selvaraj while numero uno Saketh Myneni coasted to an easy win in the men's singles first round matches of ... Read more...
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Wozniacki, Arzarenko advance into US Open second round
August 31st, 2011 - 7:51 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 31 (IANS) World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki raced into the second round of the US Open Tuesday, dismantling 125th-ranked Spaniard Nuria Llagostera 6-3, 6-1, Xinhua reported.No. 4 ... Read more...
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Asian Junior TT: China win three of four titles, India two bronze
July 24th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) India finished with two bronze medals in the Asian Junior Table Tennis Championship after Abhishek Yadav lost to China's Zhou Kai in the semifinals of ... Read more...
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Rafael Nadal Registers Win Against Feliciano Lopez, Moves To U.S. Open Quarter-Finals
September 8th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
New York, Sep 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal proved yet again that he was going to give his best shot at to U.S. Open this year with ... Read more...
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Caroline Wozniacki Beats Maria Sharapova, Advances To U.S. Open Quarter-Finals
September 7th, 2010 - 7:06 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
New York, Sep 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki registered a straight set victory over former champion Maria Sharapova to grab a slot at the quarter-finals of the ... Read more...
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Great Play By Denis Istomin But Rafael Nadal Continues To Reign
September 4th, 2010 - 11:00 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Sep 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The US Open game on Friday between 39th ranked Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan and the top seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal turned out to be an interesting ... Read more...
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Andy Roddick Beats Rajeev Ram, Advances To Wimbledon Second Round
June 22nd, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
London, June 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) American player Rajeev Ram was defeated by three-time Wimbledon runner-up Andy Roddick by 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 at the Court One of the All England Club ... Read more...
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Dushevina Makes Venus Struggle At The First Round Of U.S.Open
September 1st, 2009 - 6:12 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Venus Williams, the 18 time Grand Slam winner found it difficult to advance to the second round of the U.S.Open as the American tennis player struggled to place a win ... Read more...
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Sahoo enters quarterfinals of NECC-ITF Women’s Tennis
November 12th, 2008 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Nov 12 (IANS) Qualifier Shalini Sahoo continued her fine run, knocking out Uzbekistan wildcard Alexendra Kolesnichenko in straight sets to enter the quarterfinals of the $25,000 NECC-ITF women's tennis Championships ... Read more...
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Top seeds advance on first day of DSCL tennis nationals
October 20th, 2008 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Delhi girl Rani Smita Jain became the only seeded player to fall Monday even as other top seeds advanced on the first day of DSCL women's tennis ... Read more...
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