Wimbledon: Venus Williams crashes out, Djokovic advances (Second Lead)
June 25th, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Elena Vesnina demolished Venus Williams in the first round of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships here Monday while men's World No.1 Novak Djokovic had ... Read more...
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Radwanska advances at Wimbledon, Penetta knocked out (Lead)
June 25th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Poland's World No.3 Agnieszka Radwanska beat Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova while Flavia Pennetta was stunned by fellow Italian Camilia Giorgi on opening day of ... Read more...
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Pennetta crashes out at Wimbledon
June 25th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Flavia Pennetta became the first seed to fall at Wimbledon after a straight-sets defeat to fellow Italian Camila Giorgi in the first round Monday.Pennetta, the ... Read more...
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Kiwi TV journalist continues to ’stalk’ Maria Sharapova
January 18th, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 18 (ANI): A New Zealand television journalist once again disrupted Maria Sharapova's post-match media conference after the tennis star accused him of stalking her.This is the third time the ... Read more...
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Wozniacki, Sharapova, Venus sail into round two of Australian Open
January 17th, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 17(ANI): World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki overcame a nervy performance to get her Australian Open campaign under way with victory over Argentina's Gisela Dulko.Wozniacki, playing her first Grand Slam event ... Read more...
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Asian Games tennis: Sania loses in singles, reaches final in mixed doubles (Second Lead)
November 21st, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 21 (IANS) Sania Mirza lost in the women's singles semifinals to settle for a bronze but kept herself in contention for a gold in the mixed doubles event when ... Read more...
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Asina Games tennis: India enter medal round in three events
November 20th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 20 (IANS) It was a highly successful day for India in tennis with Sania Mirza moving into the women's singles and mixed doubles semi-finals, and Somdev and Sanam Singh following ... Read more...
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India beat Pakistan 3-2 in Asiad hockey; silver, bronze take tally to 22 (Evening Lead)
November 20th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 20 (IANS) India defeated traditional rivals Pakistan 3-2 in a men's hockey group B match at the Asian Games here Saturday, while a silver in golf and a bronze ... Read more...
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Asian Games tennis: Sania Mirza in women’s singles semis
November 20th, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 20 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza dispatched second-seeded Thai Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-2, 6-3 to move into the women's singles semifinals of Asian Games tennis competitions here Saturday.It took Sania, ranked 166th, ... Read more...
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Asian Games tennis: Sania in singles, mixed doubles quarters (Lead)
November 19th, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 19 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza cruised into the women's tennis singles and mixed doubles quarterfinals at the Asian Games here Friday.Sania scored a comfortable 6-2, 6-2 victory over ... Read more...
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Sania-Gallovits clinch doubles title at Guangzhou
September 19th, 2010 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Sep 19 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and Romania's Edina Gallovits clinched the $220,000 Guangzhou International Women's Open tennis doubles title here Sunday.
Sania-Gallovits beat China's Xinyun Han and Wanting Liu 7-5, 6-3 ... Read more...
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Sania-Gallovits in doubles semis at Guangzhou
September 18th, 2010 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou (China), Sep 18 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and Romania's Edina Gallovits Saturday stormed into the doubles semifinals of the $220,000 Guangzhou International Women's Open tennis.
Sania and Gallovits upset fourth-seeded Briton Anna ... Read more...
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Indians lose in ITF tennis
November 18th, 2009 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Nov 18 (IANS) India's Nirupama Sanjeev, Poojashree Venkatesha, Sanaa Bhambri and lucky loser Sheetal Goutham crashed out of the singles event of the $50,000 NECC-ITF Women's Tennis championships here Wednesday.
Uzbek wild ... Read more...
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Impressive Nirupama advances in Pune ITF
November 17th, 2009 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Nov 17 (IANS) Wild card Nirupama Sanjeev made a dream comeback to professional tennis after nearly six years by scoring an impressive 7-6 (5), 6-3 win over Serbian qualifier Tamara Curovic ... Read more...
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Sania falters at Pattaya Open final (Lead)
February 15th, 2009 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Pattaya, Feb 15 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza gave World no.5 and top seed Vera Zvonareva some tense moments but made far too many errors to lose the $220,000 Pattaya Open tennis final ... Read more...
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Sania to meet Zvonareva in Pattaya Open final (Lead)
February 14th, 2009 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Pattaya (Thailand), Feb 14 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza held off a second set fightback from the eighth-seeded Slovak Magdalena Rybarikova to win 6-4, 5-7, 6-1, and enter the Pattaya Open final here ... Read more...
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Sania in Pattaya Open final
February 14th, 2009 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Pattaya, Feb 14 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza powered into the final of Pattaya Open tennis after defeating eighth-seeded Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia here Saturday.Unseeded Sania, ranked 126, lost the second set but ... Read more...
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Sania storms into Pattaya Open semi-final
February 13th, 2009 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Feb 13 (IANS) Unseeded Indian Sania Mirza stormed into the semi-finals of Pattaya Open, overpowering sixth-seeded Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand 7-5, 6-4 here Friday.
Sania beat world No.41 Tamarine in an hour ... Read more...
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Sania in Pattaya Open quarters, to play Tamarine Tanasugarn (Lead)
February 12th, 2009 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Feb 12 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza entered the quarter-finals of the Pattaya Open with a 6-4, 6-0 demolition of Russian qualifier Vitalia Diatchenko here Thursday.
The Indian broke the 18-year-old Diatchenko five ... Read more...
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Sania in Pattaya Open quarters
February 12th, 2009 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza entered the quarter-finals of the Pattaya Open with a 6-4, 6-0 demolition of Russian qualifier Vitalia Diatchenko in Bangkok Thursday.
The Indian broke the ... Read more...
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Location at Wimbledon no problem for Federer, Nadal
July 1st, 2008 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 1 (DPA) Main showcourt cheers during comprehensive wins from Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal drowned out the moans from a pair of "exiled" women's seeds Monday as the Wimbledon Championships ... Read more...
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Wimbledon organisers accused of ‘favouring male players on courts’
July 1st, 2008 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 1 (ANI): Three senior players in women's tennis have accused Wimbledon organisers of favouring male players in the tournament draw.Venus and Serena Williams, along with No2 seed Jelena Jankovic, ... Read more...
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Jankovic overcomes poor start to reach Wimbledon fourth round
June 29th, 2008 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
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London, June 28 (DPA) Serbian Jelena Jankovic milked the moment to full effect as she overcame a sluggish start Saturday to beat teenaged Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 for a ... Read more...
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Wimbledon results
June 29th, 2008 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
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London, June 28 (DPA) Results on day six of the Wimbledon Championships Saturday. Women's singles, third round
Jelena Jankovic, 2, Serbia, def. Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2Elena Dementieva, 5, Russia, def. ... Read more...
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Lakhani crashes out of WTA Bangalore Open
March 4th, 2008 - 10:56 pm ICT by admin
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By Saumojyoti Singha Choudhury
Bangalore, March 4 (IANS) Isha Lakhani bowed out of the $600,000 Bangalore Open singles while the Williams sisters, Venus and Serena, advanced to the second round of the doubles ... Read more...
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Williams sisters register maiden win in India
March 4th, 2008 - 5:29 pm ICT by admin
By Saumojyoti Singha Choudhury
Bangalore, March 4 (IANS) Charismatic Williams sisters registered their first victory on the Indian soil, dumping Andreea Ehritt-Vanc of Romania and Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand in the doubles first ... Read more...
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Williams sisters may clash in Bangalore Open semi-final
March 2nd, 2008 - 7:03 pm ICT by admin
By Saumojyoti Singha Choudhury
Bangalore, March 2 (IANS) A mouth-watering semi-final clash between Williams sisters, Serena and Venus, is in the offing as both of them are pitted in the same half of ... Read more...
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