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Federer fends off spirited Rubin to reach Oz Open pre-quarters
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Jan.18 (ANI): Seventeen-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer on Wednesday took another successful step in his highly-celebrated comeback by prevailing American Noah Rubin in straight sets in the second round of the Australian Open here at the Melbourne Park.
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Australian Open: Djokovic opens title defence with fine win
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Jan.17 (ANI): World number two Novak Djokovic began his title defence at the Australian Open with an impressive straight-sets victory over Spaniard opponent Fernando Verdasco in the men's singles event here on Tuesday.
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Rafael Nadal through to Australian Open second round
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Jan.17 (ANI): 14-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal produced a commanding performance as he swept aside dominating Florian Mayer of Germany in straight sets to storm into the second round of the Australian Open here on Tuesday.
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Serena Williams kicks off Australian Open with a bang
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Jan.17 (ANI): World number two Serena Williams began her quest to surpass Steffi Graf's Open era record of 22 Grand Slam titles with a straight-sets victory over her Swiss opponent Belinda Bencic in the opening round of the Australian Open here on Tuesday.
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Murray, Nishikori off to winning start in Australian Open
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Jan.16 (ANI): World number one Andy Murray produced a rich vein of form as he kicked off his Australian Open campaign with a straight-sets victory over Ukrainian opponent Illya Marchenko here on Monday.
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Pak govt. fails to improve business environment as trade deficit continues
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Jan. 10 (ANI): Even as the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) led government is claiming record economic progress in the country, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has reported that the yearly decline in exports entered into its eleventh straight quarter in the September -D
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Nadal sets up Raonic clash in Brisbane quarters
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Brisbane [Australia], Jan.5 (ANI): Fourteen-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal produced a rich vein of form as he brushed aside Russia's Mischa Zverev in straight sets to book his place in the quarter-finals of the men's singles event at the Brisbane International here on Thursd
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Wawrinka, Nishikori off to winning start at Brisbane International
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Brisbane [Australia], Jan.4 (ANI): Two-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka kicked off his 2017 season on a promising note as he swept aside Viktor Troicki of Serbia in straight sets to march into the quarter-finals of the Brisbane International here on Wednesday.
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Nadal makes winning start in Brisbane with ruthless win over Ukraine'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Brisbane [Australia], Jan. 3 (ANI): Fourteen-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal on Tuesday started his preparations for the Australian Open in impressive fashion with a straight-set victory over Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov in the opening round of the at the Brisbane International.
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India eye fifth straight SAFF Women's Championship title
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Siliguri (Assam) [India], Dec. 26 (ANI): India women's team are gearing up to taking on Afghanistan at the Kanchenjunga Stadium in Siliguri in SAFF Women's Championship tomorrow.
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ABC greenlights 'Somewhere Between' with 10-episode order for 20
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 17 (ANI): ABC has given a straight-to-series order to murder mystery drama 'Somewhere Between' which is based on a Korean format.
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Can't substitute India's plural character: President Mukherjee
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mussoorie (Uttarakhand) [India], Dec.9 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said the plural character of the country can't be substituted with uniformity, adding the straightjacket uniformity, even if imposed, won't succeed.
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