WTA Copenhagen to retain hard court surface: Organisers
January 2nd, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Jan 2 (IANS) The WTA tennis tournament in Danish capital Copenhagen has dropped plans to switch to clay courts from the existing hard courts, its organizers said Monday."It ... Read more...
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Myneni wins ITF Futures, bags maiden ATP points
November 12th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 12 (IANS) Wildcard Saketh Sai Myneni of Hyderabad picked up his first ATP points after defeating eighth-seeded James Marsalek of England 6-1, 6-4, in the final of the ... Read more...
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Top 8 have equal chance of winning London Tour Finals: Federer
November 12th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Nov 12 (IANS) Defending ATP World Tour Finals champion Roger Federer has said the field is wide open for the upcoming edition, which begins at London's O2 Arena ... Read more...
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Myneni, Marsalek in final of ITF Futures
November 11th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 11 (IANS) Sanketh Myneni justified his wildcard entry as he advanced to the final of the TNTA-ITF Futures tennis tournament by defeating fourth seeded Roberto Ortega Olmedo of ... Read more...
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Myneni enters semi-finals of ITF Futures tennis
November 10th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 10 (IANS) Wild card Saketh Myneni continued his title assault as he reached the semi-finals of the TNTA-ITF men's Futures tennis tournament here Thursday when his opponent, sixth ... Read more...
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Myneni packs off Murugesan in ITF Futures tennis
November 9th, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 9 (IANS) Wild card Saket Myneni upstaged second seeded Ranjit Virali Murugesan 7-6 (3), 6-3 en route to the quarter-finals of the TNTA-ITF men's Futures tennis tournament here ... Read more...
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Easy wins for seeded players in ITF Futures tennis
November 8th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 8 (IANS) Seeded players, led by No.1 Junn Mitsuhashi from Japan, safely made it to the second round of the singles event in the TNTA-ITF Futures tennis tournament ... Read more...
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Easy win for Murugesan in ITF Futures tennis
November 7th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 7 (IANS) Second seed Ranjeet Virali Murugesan dropped just one game en route to the second round of the TNTA-ITF men's Futures tennis tournament here Monday as he ... Read more...
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Tennis Nationals: Mayneni outplays Kanan
October 10th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Former champion Vijay Kanan made a first round exit from the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship when he lost 4-6, 3-6 to Hyderabad's Saketh Myneni ... Read more...
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Firm aims to turn Kerala into tennis nursery
September 6th, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 6 (IANS) Terumo Penpol -- the country's largest manufacturer of blood bags -- has come out to support an innovative project to turn Kerala into a tennis nursery ... Read more...
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Somdev-Huey shock top seeds to enter Farmers Classic quarters
July 28th, 2011 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles (US), July 28 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman and Treat Conrad Huey of Philippines took out the top seeded Brazilian pair Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares 6-3, 6-4 ... Read more...
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Somdev makes first round exit from Farmers Classic
July 26th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles (US), July 26 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman crashed out of the men's singles opening round of $6,19,500 Farmers Classic tennis tournament here.Somdev lost 4-6, 6-7(6) to American ... Read more...
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Indian challenge over with Prerna losing tamely
June 17th, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Eighth-seeded Indian Prerna Bhambri proved no match for unseeded Yang Zhaoxuan of China, going down 1-6, 1-6 in the singles semifinals of the $10,000 ITF ... Read more...
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Palha advances to second round in ITF
May 9th, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Natasha Palha was the only Indian to advance to the second round on the first day of the $10,000 ITF women's tennis tournament at the ... Read more...
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ITF Futures: Prashanth ousts Rastogi
April 29th, 2011 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 28 (IANS) Second seed Vishnu Varadhan and unseeded Vijay Sundar Prashanth entered the men's singles semifinals of the ITF Futures men's tennis tournament here Thursday.Prashanth caused a major ... Read more...
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Rastogi, Vardhan in quarters of ITF Futures
April 27th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 27 (IANS) The top two seeds, Karan Rastogi and Vishnu Vardhan of India, led the field into the quarterfinals with easy victories in the ITF Futures men's tennis ... Read more...
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Prashanth in second round of ITF Futures tourney
April 25th, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 25 (IANS) N. Prashanth survived a first-set loss to beat Germany's Mark Alexander 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-0, to enter the second round of the ITF men's Futures tennis ... Read more...
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Khade ousts top seed to qualify for ITF Futures event
April 24th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 24 (IANS) Unseeded Arjun Khade scalped top seed Laurent-Olivier Daxhelet of Belgium 7-6 (8), 6-4 to qualify for the main draw of the ITF men's Futures tennis tournament, ... Read more...
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India go down to Chinese Taipei in Junior Davis Cup
April 18th, 2011 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) India lost 1-2 to Chinese Taipei in the Asia/Oceania final qualifying of Junior Davis Cup tennis tournament at the R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium here ... Read more...
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Vardhan stops Sasikumar in all-India tennis event
March 30th, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 30 (IANS) Top seed Vishnu Vardhan ended Mukund Sasikumar's dream run with a straight sets victory to lead the men's singles field into the semifinals of the MCC ... Read more...
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Teenager Sasikumar in quarters of All India tennis
March 30th, 2011 - 2:04 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 30 (IANS) Local challenger, 14-year old Mukund Sasikumar, continued his dream run in the MCC SR Subramaniam Trophy All-India tennis tournament as he reached the quarter-finals of ... Read more...
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Bopanna and Qureshi stun Paes and Bhupathi
March 16th, 2011 - 3:14 am ICT by IANS
Indian Wells (California), March 16 (IANS) Third-seeded Indian pair Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi were stunned by India's Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, 6-3, 6-4, in ... Read more...
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Qualifier Somdev stuns Baghdatis, enters third round
March 13th, 2011 - 4:33 am ICT by IANS
Indian Wells (California), March 13 (IANS) India's No. 1 Somdev Devvarman pulled off a stunner at the PNB Paribas tennis tournament by knocking out 19th seed Marcos Baghdatis in ... Read more...
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Sania fails to qualify for ASB Classic main draw
January 3rd, 2011 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, Jan 3 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza Monday failed to enter the main draw of ASB Classic tennis tournament here and bowed out in the qualifiers.The 141-ranked Indian lost 1-6, 7-6(7), ... Read more...
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Jorhat hosts two mega tennis tournaments
December 4th, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
Jorhat (Assam), Dec.4 (ANI): Assam's Jorhat District recently played host to two mega tennis tournaments, which saw the participation of players from across the country.The staging these two events - the ... Read more...
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Serena asked to pay $100 admission fee on men’s ATP Tour
August 2nd, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, August 02 (ANI): World number 1 Tennis Player Serena Williams was asked to pay admission fee for the men's ATP Tour.The winner of 13 grand slam singles titles was ... Read more...
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Roddick advances to Wimbledon third round
June 23rd, 2010 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 23 (DPA) Andy Roddick kept his focus and reached the third round at Wimbledon Wednesday, while many spectators were also keen to follow England's simultaneous World Cup football match.
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Looks are important on tennis court: Ana Ivanovic
June 22nd, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 22 (IANS) Ana Ivanovic, rated the sexiest tennis player, says looks are more important than sporting skills on court.Dailystar.co.uk reports that the 22-year-old Serbian player, who has slipped to number ... Read more...
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Davidar had consensual relationship with Rundle: Lawyer (Night Lead)
June 22nd, 2010 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS
Toronto/New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) David Davidar, former chief of Penguin-Canada, who was forced to leave his job following charges of sexual harassment, reportedly had a "consensual flirtatious relationship" with his colleague ... Read more...
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Ex-Penguin CEO had consensual relationship with employee: Lawyer (Second Lead)
June 21st, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 21 (IANS) India-born David Davidar, former chiefof Penguin-Canada, who was forced to leave his job following charges of sexual harassment, reportedly "had a consensual flirtatious relationship that grew out of ... Read more...
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Davidar had consensual flirtatious relationship with Rundle: Lawyer (Lead)
June 21st, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 21 (IANS) India-born David Davidar, former CEO of Penguin-Canada, who was forced to leave his job ollowing allegations of sexual harassment, reportedly "had a consensual flirtatious relationship that grew out ... Read more...
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‘Davidar had a consensual relationship with Rundle’
June 21st, 2010 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto/New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) India-born David Davidar, former CEO of Penguin-Canada, who was forced to leave his job early this month following allegations of sexual harassment, reportedly "had a consensual flirtatious ... Read more...
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UK’s top woman tennis player claims rivals picking on her
June 21st, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 21 (ANI): Wimbledon was at the center of a bullying storm last night after Britain's No.1 woman player claimed rivals were picking on her.Elena Baltacha, 26, accused other girls of ... Read more...
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Tiger Woods’ wife now ‘plans trip to China’
May 28th, 2010 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 28 (ANI): Tiger Woods' estranged wife Elin is planning a trip to China, sources say.The Swedish beauty has been traveling more often in the recent past, seemingly, to stay ... Read more...
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Pressure is on as poet warms up for Wimbledon service
May 19th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 19 (ANI): Authorities at the Wimbledon Championships have announced the first official poet of the historic sporting event.According to The Times, Matt Harvey has been tasked with the responsibility of ... Read more...
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