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Venus Williams stunned in third round of Rogers Cup
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], Aug 11 (ANI): Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams suffered a major setback as she bowed out of the Rogers Cup after going down against Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, in the third round of the women's singles event here on Friday.
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Nadal marches into second round of Rogers Cup
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], August 10 (ANI): Fifteen-time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal's bid to regain top spot started off on a winning note as he eased past Borna Coric of Croatia in straight sets in the opening round of the Rogers Cup here on Thursday.
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Rogers Cup: Venus shrugs off Siniakova to reach pre-quarters
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], August 10 (ANI): Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams produced a rich vein of form as she overcame in-form Ericsson Open champion Katerina Siniakova of Czech Republic to reach the third round of the Rogers Cup here on Thursday.
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Sharapova accepts wildcard to play in China Open
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 8 (ANI): Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova has accepted a wildcard invitation to make her seventh appearance at the China Open in October.
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Venus downs Begu to reach second round of Rogers Cup
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], Aug.8 (ANI): Seven-time Grand Slam Champion Venus Williams kicked off her campaign at the Rogers Cup on a winning note as she swept aside Romanian qualifier Irina-Camelia Begu in three-set thriller here on Tuesday.
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Sharapova withdraws from Stanford Classic with injured arm
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Standford [US], August 3 (ANI): Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the Stanford Classic ahead of her second round match due to soreness in her left arm.
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Have good times at home with kids, Del Potro advises Djokovic
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], August 2 (ANI): "Stay home and have good times with the kids,"-this is the advice that has been given by Juan Martin Del Potro to 12-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic as he prepares for a long break from tennis.
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Nadal all set for year-end battle with Federer, eyes No.1 spot
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], July 28 (ANI): Fifteen-time Grand Slam Champion Rafael Nadal has said he is fully upbeat to battle against his arch-rival and Swiss maestro Roger Federer in the race to end the year on numero uno spot.
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Clijsters, Roddick to be inducted into Hall of Fame
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], July 21 (ANI): Former world number ones and Grand Slam champions Kim Clijsters and Andy Roddick are among five players set to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame this Saturday.
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Winning Grand Slam No. 20 at US Open would be a `joke`: Federer
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C [US], July 21 (ANI): Swiss maestro Roger Federer, who recently lifted his 19th Grand Slam champion at the age of 35 at Wimbledon, has insisted that it would be a joke if he wins third slam this year at the US Open.
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Swiss star Federer surges to third spot
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], July 17 (ANI):19-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer has moved up two places to the third spot in the latest ATP Tour rankings released on Monday after clinching his record eighth Wimbledon title.
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Federer vows to play until 40 post historic Wimbledon triumph
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], July 17 (ANI): After lifting his record eighth Wimbledon title, 19-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer has insisted that he could continue playing until 40, thus spearheading a late-life era of supremacy alongside rival and Spanish maestro Rafael Nadal.
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