US Open: Radwanska, Kerber, Venus ease into second round (Lead)
August 29th, 2012 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 29 (IANS) Wimbledon runner-up Agnieszka Radwanska, sixth-seeded German Angelique Kerber and two-time champion Venus Williams all took easy victories to reach the second round of the ... Read more...
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Wimbledon: Errani thrashed by record-breaker Shvedova
June 30th, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Tenth seed Sara Errani crashed out of Wimbledon Saturday against wildcard Yaroslava Shvedova, who became the first player to win every point in a ... Read more...
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Kvitova survives scare to reach Wimbledon second round (Second Lead)
June 26th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 26 (RIA Novosti) Reigning Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was stretched by Uzbekistan's Akgul Amanmuradova before winning her women's singles first round match here Tuesday.Rain stopped play for around 25 ... 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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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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American duo Huber-Raymond wins US Open women’s doubles
September 12th, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 12 (IANS) Fourth-seeded American team of Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond won the US Open Tennis Championship women's doubles title by outlasting defending champions Vania King ... Read more...
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Sania-Shvedova win Citi Open doubles title
August 1st, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
College Park (Maryland, US), Aug 1 (IANS) Top seeds Sania Mirza of India and Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan clinched the Citi Open women's doubles title, defeating second seeds Olga Govortsova ... Read more...
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French Open: Paes-Black in mixed doubles quarters
May 31st, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 31 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Cara Black of Zimbabwe fought their way into the quarterfinals of the French Open tennis mixed doubles with a 7-5, 2-6, 10-8 defeat of ... Read more...
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Murray, Robson power Britain to first Hopman Cup final
January 8th, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Jan 8 (DPA) Britain reached the final of the Hopman Cup for the first time, advancing into a Saturday showdown with two-time trophy holder Spain through a heroic doubles performance from ... Read more...
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Roddick routs Gicquel at US Open
September 4th, 2009 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 4 (DPA) Andy Roddick led a seeded men's charge at the US Open with his fourth-straight success against Frenchman Marc Gicquel.
Fifth-seeded Roddick Thursday paced rivals, including number four ... 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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Australian Open first day’s results
January 19th, 2009 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 19 (DPA) The following are the first day's results at the Australian Open tennis here Monday:Women's singles, first round: Jelena Jankovic, 1, Serbia, def. Yvonne Meusburger, Austria, 6-1, 6-3;
Dinara ... Read more...
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Sania to face Marta Domachowska in Australian Open Round-1
January 16th, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 16 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza will begin her singles campaign against Marta Domachowska of Poland in the Australian Open tennis beginning here Monday.Sania is on a comeback trail after remaining ... Read more...
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Ana Ivanovic to open against Russian Dushevina at US Open
August 23rd, 2008 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 23 (DPA) Draw for the US Open starting here Monday.Women's singles:
Ana Ivanovic, 1, Serbia v Vera Dushevina, Russia
Casey Dellacqua, Australia v Julie Coin, France
Kaia Kanepi, Estonia ... 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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