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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“In-house” tennis tournament helping Pak cricketers relax, keep fit during ICC T20WC
May 14th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, May 14 (ANI): The Pakistan cricket team, which is just a couple of steps away from retaining the ICC World T20 Championship in the West Indies, has adopted a unique ... Read more...
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Wimbledon to be football free zone during World Cup
April 21st, 2010 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 21 (ANI): Wimbledon has been declared a football free zone for the 2010 World Cup. So no matches will be shown on the giant screens in the grounds when the ... Read more...
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Bopanna-Coetzee go down fighting in Open 13 tournament
February 20th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Marseille (France), Feb 20 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and South Africa's Jeff Coetzee went down fighting to top seeds Julian Knowle of Austria and Swede Robert Lindstedt in the doubles semifinals ... Read more...
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Bopanna-Coetzee cruise into Open 13 semis
February 19th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Marseille (France), Feb 19 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and Jeff Coetzee of South Africa posted a thrilling win over Spaniards Marc Lopez and Tommy Robredo to enter the doubles semifinals of ... Read more...
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Bopanna-Coetzee in the quarterfinals of Open 13
February 18th, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Marseille (France), Feb 18 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopana and South Africa's Jeff Coetzee entered the doubles quarterfinals of 512,750 euros Open 13 tennis tournament.
Bopanna and Coetzee dispatched Belgium's Christophe and Olivier ... Read more...
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‘Fuming’ French tournament boss demands ATP suspension of ‘irresponsible’ Murray
February 15th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 15 (ANI): A French tennis tournament boss has demanded suspension of World No.3 Andy Murray.Murray due to be the top seed in this week's Marseille Open has pulled out to ... Read more...
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Murray opts out of Doha to prepare for Oz Open
January 1st, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.1 (ANI): British tennis star Andy Murray has decided to skip the tennis tournament in Doha to acclimatise himself for the Australian Open.The Scot opted out of defending his crown ... Read more...
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Davydenko makes year-end field, Nadal reaches last eight
November 13th, 2009 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Nov 13 (DPA) Nikolay Davydenko claimed the penultimate spot in the ATP year-end field, as a loss by Spain's Fernando Verdasco at the Paris Masters guaranteed the Russian a place ... Read more...
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Oudin, Isner to lead fresh-faced US team at Hopman Cup
September 26th, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Sep 26 (DPA) The US will field a fresh generation of talent at January's Hopman Cup tennis tournament as breakthrough newcomers Melanie Oudin and John Isner represent the five-time champions.
The ... Read more...
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Third seeds Paes and Dlouhy shocked at Cincinnati Masters
August 21st, 2009 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mason (Ohio), Aug 21 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and his Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy have been shocked by Spaniards David Ferrer and Tommy Robredo 2-6, 4-6 in the pre-quarter-finals of the at ... Read more...
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Bhupathi wins his fifth, Knowles his second Canadian doubles title
August 17th, 2009 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Montreal, Aug 17 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and his Bahamian partner Mark Knowles claimed their first title at an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tennis tournament and the fourth together, defeating Max ... Read more...
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Sania Mirza fails to make main draw in Rogers Cup
August 17th, 2009 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Aug 17 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza couldn't make it to the main draw of the high-profile $2 million Rogers Cup women's tennis tournament, failing to clear the second and final qualifying ... Read more...
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Bhupathi-Knowles in Rogers Cup quarters
August 13th, 2009 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Montreal (Canada), Aug 13 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles of Bahamas have entered the quarterfinals of the $3,000,000 Rogers Cup tennis tournament.
The third-seeded pair, who got a bye in the ... Read more...
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Harvest Tennis Academy in Ludhiana nurturing young talent
August 11th, 2009 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
By Karan KapoorLudhiana, Aug 11 (ANI): Rural youth has a lot of potential especially in sports that is as yet to be tapped. Harvest Tennis Academy at Jassowal, near Ludhiana is nurturing ... Read more...
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Sania in semi-finals of Vancouver tennis tournament
August 8th, 2009 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza faced a tough fight from Canada's Rebecca Marino befiore winning the quarter-final match of the $75,000 International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Vancouver.
According to ... Read more...
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Somdev beats fellow-qualifier in Legg Mason first round (Lead)
August 4th, 2009 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman is through to the second round in the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, beating fellow qualifier Yuichi Sugita 6-0, 7-6 (6).
Qualifying for the second successive ... Read more...
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Wimbledon ready with multimillion-pound rainproof roof on Centre Court
June 20th, 2009 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 20 (ANI): The Wimbledon Championships start on Monday, and for the first time since the world's oldest tennis tournament began in 1877, the biggest matches will no more be affected ... Read more...
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