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Naomi Osaka speeds into second round of Australian Open
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Jan 15 (ANI): Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka started her campaign during the ongoing Australian Open with a convincing victory over Magda Linette of Poland at the Rod Laver Arena here on Tuesday.
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Australian Open: Kei Nishikori progresses after Kamil Majchrzak retires
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Jan 15 (ANI): Japan's tennis player Kei Nishikori defeated Kamil Majchrzak of Poland to advance to the second round of the Australian Open at the Melbourne Park on Tuesday.
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Serena Williams begins Australian Open campaign with a bang
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Jan 15 (ANI): American tennis ace Serena Williams started her campaign at the ongoing Australian Open with a thumping win over Germany's Tatjana Maria here at the Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday.
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Facing Federer always been a big challenge: Nadal
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], Jan 13 (ANI): An epic final clash between twenty times Grand Slam champion Roger Federer and Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal in the 2017 Australian Open is still fresh in the minds of fans. With the 2019 edition of the tournament around the corner, Nadal admitted that the match
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Murray can be 'incredibly proud' of his achievements, says Federer
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Jan 13 (ANI): Former world number one Andy Murray shocked the tennis world, this week, with a sudden announcement of his retirement but twenty times Grand Slam champion Roger Federer stated that he could totally understand the decision.
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Federer, Nadal placed in same half of Australian Open draw
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], Jan 10 (ANI): Twenty-three times Grand Slam champion Roger Federer and Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal are in the same half of the Australian Open draw. The top seed of the tournament Novak Djokovic, on the other hand, has got Alexander Zverev of Germany in his draw.
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Tennis match-fixing case: 83 arrested by Spanish authorities
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Jan 10 (ANI): As many as 83 suspects, including 28 professional players, were arrested by the Spanish Civil Guard as they dismantled an organised crime group involved in manipulating professional tennis competitions.
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Serena Williams faces tough draw in Australian Open
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Florida [USA], Jan 10 (ANI): American tennis ace Serena Williams, who is eying to equal Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 major singles titles, has been handed over a tough draw in the upcoming Australian Open.
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Federer reveals preferred venue for retirement
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Georgia [USA], Jan 9 (ANI): Swiss tennis maestro Roger Federer has revealed that Wimbledon, where he won his first Grand Slam title, is a "possible, albeit obvious place" for him to announce his retirement from tennis.
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Sydney International: Top-ranked Halep stunned in opener
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], Jan 9 (ANI): World number one Simona Halep suffered a shocking defeat at the hands of Australia's Ashleigh Barty in her opening clash of the ongoing Sydney International here at the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre on Wednesday.
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Sydney International: Angelique Kerber survives Camila Giorgi scare in ope
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], Jan 8 (ANI): World number two Angelique Kerber edged past Camila Giorgi of Italy in their closely-contested opening match of the ongoing Sydney International tournament here at the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre on Tuesday.
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WTA rankings: Osaka climbs to number four
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Florida [USA], Jan 7 (ANI): Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka, who had made it to the quarter-final round of the recently-concluded Brisbane International, has been rewarded for her impressive run as she jumped one spot to attain the fourth place in the WTA rankings.
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