Sania-Bethanie reach second round at Wimbledon
June 27th, 2012 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
London, June 26 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands had it easy in the first round of the women's doubles of the Wimbledon as they notched ... Read more...
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Hewitt gets wildcard for Wimbledon
June 13th, 2012 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Former champion Lleyton Hewitt is one of 13 players to receive a wildcard entry to this year's Wimbledon tennis tournament, organisers confirmed.Australian Hewitt beat ... Read more...
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French Open: Bhupathi, Sania advance to mixed double quarters
June 4th, 2012 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Paris, June 3 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza advanced to the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles at the French Open with a straight sets victory over ... Read more...
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Serena Williams loses in first round first time
May 30th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 30 (IANS) Serena Williams was bundled out of the French Open tennis after she suffered the worst Grand Slam defeat of her career.The favourite for the women's ... Read more...
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Woznicaki scrapes past Hradecka in China Open
October 3rd, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 3 (IANS) Defending champion and World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki met hard resistance from her opponent Lucie Hradecka before claiming a 3-6, 6-0, 7-5 opening-round victory at the ... Read more...
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Wimbledon: Somdev in round two, Sania doubtful for doubles
June 22nd, 2011 - 11:02 am ICT by IANS
London, June 22 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman entered the Wimbledon men's singles second round after Germany's Denis Gremelmayr retired hurt.Somdev was leading 6-4, 4-2 when the German decided to ... Read more...
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Wimbledon: Sania crashes out in singles first round
June 21st, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 21 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza crashed out of the women's singles event of the Wimbledon with a 6-7(4), 6-2, 3-6 first round loss to France's Virginie Razzano here ... Read more...
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French Open: Paes in mixed doubles quarters, exits from doubles
May 28th, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 28 (IANS) India's doubles exponents Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi fought hard but could not get past Australia's Stephen Huss and Ashley Fisher, losing 6-7(7), 4-6 in the ... Read more...
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Murray thought someone was giving birth when Venus Williams was playing
January 20th, 2011 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 20 (ANI):The grunting and groaning by women tennis players in the ongoing Australian Open has led British tennis champion to say that he has "never heard so much noise ... Read more...
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Somdev gets Australian Open wildcard
January 6th, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 6 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman has been given a wildcard in the 2011 Australian Open, starting Jan 17, and he will make his maiden appearance at the Melbourne Park. ... 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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Gritty Nadal does it tough for victory over Nalbandian
March 29th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Miami, March 29 (DPA) Rafael Nadal worked to control an old foe while women's second seed Caroline Wozniacki overcame a bout of illness to advance Sunday at the Miami Masters.
With grey ... Read more...
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Protestor hauled off as Peer plays on
January 6th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, Jan 6 (DPA) Three of the top four seeds reached the quarter-finals of the ABS Classic Wednesday as a man was arrested in a protest over the presence of Israeli player ... Read more...
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Second seed Li crashes out amid Peer security scare
January 5th, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, Jan 5 (DPA) Second seed Li Na crashed out Tuesday from the ASB Classic in a shock start to her season, with Estonian Kaia Kanepi producing a 6-1, 6-3 victory over ... Read more...
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Murray breaks new clay ground with quarter-final place (Lead)
May 31st, 2009 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 31 (DPA) Andy Murray broke fresh ground in his fast-track clay court progress, reaching his first quarter-final at the French Open with a 7-5, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 defeat of ... Read more...
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Ruthless Safina slices to another easy Paris win
May 31st, 2009 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 31 (DPA) Top seed Dinara Safina continued her destructive march in the French Open tennis Sunday, dashing the hopes of local girl Aravane Rezai 6-1, 6-0, to reach the quarter-finals.
The ... Read more...
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Paes-Black in second round of French Open
May 29th, 2009 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 29 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Zimbabwean Cara Black eased into the French Open mixed doubles tennis second round with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Virginie Razzano of France and ... Read more...
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Dynamic Dementieva in third round of Australian Open
January 22nd, 2009 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 22 (DPA) Russian Elena Dementieva charged Thursday to her 12th-straight victory in a stunning season start, powering into the third round of the Australian Open with 6-4, 6-1 ease over ... Read more...
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Wimbledon results
June 23rd, 2008 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
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London, June 23 (DPA) The following are the results Monday at the Wimbledon Championships here: Women, first round
Serena Williams, 6, (US), def. Kaia Kanepi, (Est), 7-5, 6-3; Nicole Vaidisova, (Czech), def. ... Read more...
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Injured Bhupathi gives walkover in French Open
June 5th, 2008 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Indian tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi's French Open campaign in mixed doubles ended in a heartbreak as he pulled out of the semifinal Thursday due to an injury. ... Read more...
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Bhupathi-Zheng in mixed doubles semis at French Open
June 3rd, 2008 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, June 3 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Jie Zheng of China beat Virginie Razzano of France and Rogier Wassen of the Netherlands in straight sets to enter the mixed doubles semi-finals ... Read more...
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