London, June 21 (IANS) Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic and The United States legend Serena Williams are heading into Wimbledon this year on the hunt for records. Djokovic, who won the Australian Open and French Open titles, currently holds all five Major titles in men’s tennis, reports Efe. The 29-year-old is trying to become the first […]
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Serena, Murray eliminated from Miami Open
Miami (Florida), March 29 (IANS) World No.1 women’s player Serena Williams and male Scot star Andy Murray were both eliminated from the Miami Open tennis tournament. Three-time defending champion Williams fell to Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova, seeded 15th, 7-6 (3), 1-6, 2-6 in the fourth round here on Monday and Murray was stunned by Bulgarian 26th […]
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Djokovic drubs Raonic, Azarenka stuns Serena for Indian Wells titles
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic decisively beat Canada’s Milos Raonic 6-2, 6-0 in just an hour and 18 minutes to win the Indian Wells men’s tennis title. He became the first tennis player to win five such titles in the California desert here on Sunday, reports Efe. No. 1-ranked Djokovic won his third consecutive Indian Wells championship […]
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German Kerber shocks Williams to win Australian Open
Germany’s Angelique Kerber stunned six-time Australian Open winner Serena Williams 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to win her maiden Grand Slam title at Melbourne Park here on Saturday. Starting the match as a rank outsider, the seventh seed was in crushing form throughout her first Grand Slam final, extending the rallies, forcing Williams to the net and […]
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Serena storms into seventh Australian Open final
Top seed Serena Williams raced through her Australian Open tennis semi-final against No.4 seed Agnieszka Radwanska, clinching a 6-0, 6-4 victory with a flurry of aces here on Thursday. The American heads into her seventh Australian Open final having maintained her perfect semi-final record in Melbourne (7-0) and without dropping a set through her first […]
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Radwanska books date with Serena in Australian Open semis
World No.4 Agnieszka Radwanska booked her spot in the Australian Open tennis semi-finals for the second time, winning over Carla Suarez Navarro 6-1, 6-3 here on Tuesday. The match was billed as a meeting of two of the more cerebral players on tour – both rely on craftiness and shot variety to win in an […]
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Serena sidesteps Sharapova to enter Australian Open semis
Melbourne, Jan 26 (IANS) Top seed Serena Williams withstood a tense first set and a late match charge to take out fifth seed Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-1 to enter the Australian Open tennis semi-finals here on Tuesday. It was the American’s 18th straight win against the Russian. Sharapova came out firing to start, taking an early […]
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Nishikori, Sharapova, Williams in Australian Open last 8
Kei Nishikori, Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams have become the first tennis players to enter the last eight of the Australian Open. Nishikori roughed out an entertaining 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 win over 2008 edition finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga here on Sunday. It’s the fifth consecutive year that Nishikori, Asia’s highest-ranked player, has made the second week […]
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Serena storms into third round at Australian Open
Melbourne, Jan 20 (IANS) Defending champion Serena Williams was on song in her Australian Open tennis tournament’s second round clash, cruising past doubles specialist Hsieh Su-Wei, 6-1, 6-2 here on Wednesday. The World No.1 took exactly 60 minutes to wrap up the contest and will next play unseeded Daria Kasatkina, the 2014 junior French Open […]
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Serena, Suarez enter Australian Open second round
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) United States tennis icon Serena Williams and Spanish Carla Suarez advanced to the second round of the Australian Open on Monday after winning their first round matches. Serena defeated Italian Camila Giorgi 6-4, 7-5 in an hour and 45 minutes, while Suarez won 7-5, 6-4 over Swiss Viktorija Golubic after one […]