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Nadal beats Djokovic to reach Madrid final

Madrid, May 14 (IANS) Top seeded Spanish star Rafael Nadal qualified for the final of the Madrid Open after defeating second seed Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-4 in the semi-finals. Djokovic went into Saturday night’s game…


Sharapova, Venus, Wawrinka ready for Italian Open

Rome, May 12 (IANS) Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova, American Venus Williams and Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka started practice on Friday at the Foro Italico clay courts here for the Italian Open. Argentina’s Juan Martin Del…


Simona Halep advances to Madrid Open semis

Madrid, May 11 (IANS) Romanian tennis player Simona Halep defeated American Coco Vandeweghe in the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open here on Thursday. Halep, World No. 8, needed only 59 minutes to defeat World No….


Djokovic, Nadal struggle in Madrid Open

Madrid, May 11 (IANS) Serbian tennis ace Novak Djokovic got off to a ragged start in his first match at the Madrid Masters, while Rafael Nadal needed almost three hours to advance to the third…



Injured Tsonga retires from Madrid Open

Madrid, May 10 (IANS) Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Wednesday retired from the Madrid Open due to a problem in his shoulder, which means Spain’s David Ferrer entered directly to the round of 16. Ferrer will…


Bhupathi recalls association with Paes

Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) Former doubles star Mahesh Bhupathi on Tuesday reminisced about the heydays shared with doubles partner Leander Paes and asserted that what the pair have achieved for Indian tennis won’t ever be…



Spain’s Almagro advances at Madrid Open

Madrid, May 9 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Nicolas Almagro advanced to the second round of the Madrid Open after defeating his fellow countryman Tommy Robredo in the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event here on…




Sharapova bows out of Madrid Open

Madrid, May 9 (IANS) Russian tennis ace Maria Sharapova bowed out of the Madrid Open after a three set defeat to Canadian Eugenie Bouchard. Bouchard defeated the Russian star 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 in a match…






Serena Williams maintains top spot in WTA rankings

Madrid, May 8 (IANS) United States tennis player Serena Williams continued to lead the Women’s Tennis Association world rankings released on Monday, with 7,010 points. German Angelique Kerber remained in second place, followed by Czech…


Murray stays at top of ATP rankings

Madrid, May 8 (IANS) Britain’s Andy Murray continued to lead the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday. Serbian Novak Djokovic came in second, followed by Swiss Stan Wawrinka and…


Sharapova enters Madrid Open second round

Madrid, May 7 (IANS) Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova defeated Croatia’s Mirjana Lucic-Baroni here on Sunday to advance to the second round of the Madrid Open. Sharapova, now ranked 262 in the world, defeated World…