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Nadal out of Rio Open

Rio de Janeiro, Feb 21 (IANS) Multi-Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal suffered a surprise exit on his favourite clay court on Saturday as the Spanish tennis great lost to Pablo Cuevas 7-6(6), 6-7(3), 4-6 in…


Errani wins Dubai Tennis Open final by a mile

Dubai, Feb 21 (IANS) In the most one-sided final in the 24-year history of the WTA Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Italy’s Sara Errani came out victorious over Czech Barbora Strycova 6-0, 6-2 here. Errani…


Andy Murray names first daughter Sophia Olivia

LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 31: Andy Murray of Great Britain during the new Head Graphene Radical tennis racket launch at Queen’s Club on October 31, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images for…





Federer Is Probably the Greatest Ever: Bartoli

(160128) — MELBOURNE, Jan. 28, 2016 (Xinhua) — Switzerland’s Roger Federer returns the ball during his men’s singles semifinal against Serbia’s Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open Tennis Championships in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 28, 2016….



Murray’s Australian Open Heartbreak No Surprise

(160131) — MELBOURNE, Jan. 31, 2016 (Xinhua) — Andy Murray of Great Britain returns the ball during his men’s singles final match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the Australian Open Tennis Championships in Melbourne,…




Sania-Martina Win Australian Open Doubles Crown

(160129) — MELBOURNE, Jan. 29, 2016 (Xinhua) — Switzerland’s Martina Hingis (L) and India’s Sania Mirza pose at the awarding ceremony after winning the women’s doubles final against Czech Republic’s Andrea Hlavackova/Lucie Hradecka at the…


Djokovic Shades Federer to Sixth Australian Open Final

MELBOURNE, Jan. 20, 2016 (Xinhua) — Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns the ball during his men’s singles (Xinhua/Xu Yanyan/IANS) Melbourne, Jan 28 (IANS) World No.1 Novak Djokovic moved to his sixth Australian Open final after…


Konta Topples Zhang to Reach Australian Open Semis

(160127) — MELBOURNE, Jan. 27, 2016 (Xinhua) — Johanna Konta of Great Britain competes against China’s Zhang Shuai during the quarterfinal of women’s singles at the Australian Open Tennis Championships in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 27,…


Tennis Chiefs Announce Review Of Anti-Corruption Unit

Melbourne, Jan 27 (IANS) Tennis chiefs on Wednesday announced an independent review of the sport’s anti-corruption unit following a recent expose by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Buzzfeed of possible match-fixing and its alleged…





Serena Williams, Sharapova to Renew Hostilities

Melbourne, Jan 24 (IANS) Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will add another chapter to their fierce rivalry after both won through to the last eight of the Australian Open with straight sets here on Sunday….


Sharapova Secures 600th Career Win

(160122) — MELBOURNE, Jan. 22, 2016 (Xinhua) — Maria Sharapova of Russia competes during the third round match of women’s singles against Lauren Davis of the United States at the Australian Open Tennis Championships in…