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Querrey stuns Haas, will face Ball in LA final

Querrey stuns Haas, will face Ball in LA final

Rediff.com2 Aug 2009

Sam Querrey reached his third consecutive ATP final by upsetting top-seeded German Tommy Haas 6-3 7-5 at the LA Open on Saturday.

Weary Woods sleepwalks his way to four Ryder Cup losses

Weary Woods sleepwalks his way to four Ryder Cup losses

Rediff.com1 Oct 2018

Tiger Woods accepted responsibility for the American defeat at the Ryder Cup after slumping to a fourth straight loss at Le Golf National, beaten 2&1 by Jon Rahm in the singles on Sunday.

Federer storms to seventh straight Wimbledon final

Federer storms to seventh straight Wimbledon final

Rediff.com3 Jul 2009

Roger Federer is one match away from a record 15th Grand Slam title after easily beating Germany's Tommy Haas in the semi-finals.

Haas topples fourth seed Djokovic

Haas topples fourth seed Djokovic

Rediff.com1 Jul 2009

Germany's Tommy Haas reached his first Wimbledon semi-final at the age of 31 on Wednesday, outclassing a tentative Novak Djokovic 7-5, 7-6, 4-6, 6-3.

Federer knocked out by 70th-ranked Ramos-Vinolas in Shanghai

Federer knocked out by 70th-ranked Ramos-Vinolas in Shanghai

Rediff.com13 Oct 2015

World number three and defending champion Roger Federer suffered a surprise defeat in the second round of the Shangahi Masters on Tuesday, losing 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-3 to Spain's Albert Ramos-Vinolas.

Haas downs Djokovic to win Halle title

Haas downs Djokovic to win Halle title

Rediff.com14 Jun 2009

Tommy Haas won his first title in more than two years when he beat world number four Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-7 6-1 in the Halle tournament final on Sunday. Haas, a former world number two who had not won a title since Memphis in 2007 after being plagued by a shoulder injury, was the more consistent in a baseline encounter that lasted two hours 12 minutes.

Djokovic labours past Rochus

Djokovic labours past Rochus

Rediff.com13 Jun 2009

Novak Djokovic had to work hard against Belgian qualifier Olivier Rochus to reach the Halle tournament final with a 7-6, 6-4 win on Saturday. The Serbian world number four will play Germany's Tommy Haas, who earlier beat Philipp Kohlschreiber in three sets.

Djokovic cruises into Halle semis

Djokovic cruises into Halle semis

Rediff.com13 Jun 2009

World number four Novak Djokovic eased past Austrian Juergen Melzer 6-1, 6-4 at the Halle tournamenton Friday to set up a semi-final clash with Belgian qualifier Olivier Rochus.

Haas downs Tsonga as Germans dominate

Haas downs Tsonga as Germans dominate

Rediff.com11 Jun 2009

Germany's Tommy Haas beat world number nine Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 7-6 on Wednesday to book his spot in the grasscourt Halle tournament quarter-finals.

Wish Sania-Bhupathi

Wish Sania-Bhupathi

Rediff.com30 Jan 2009

Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi moved through to the Australian Open mixed doubles final after a comfortable 6-4, 6-1 win over the Czech Republic's Iveta Benesova and Lukas Dlouhy in Melbourne on Friday.

Nadal gets walkover, Federer through

Nadal gets walkover, Federer through

Rediff.com15 May 2009

World number one Rafael Nadal was handed a walkover into the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open on Thursday when his third-round opponent Philipp Kohlschreiber was forced out of the claycourt event with a left leg injury. Nadal was joined in the last eight by world number two Roger Federer, a 6-2, 6-4 winner over James Blake, and Andy Murray, who coped well with blustery conditions in the Magic Box stadium to dispatch Spanish 16th seed Tommy Robredo 7-5, 6-1.

Spain beat Britain to win third Hopman Cup title

Spain beat Britain to win third Hopman Cup title

Rediff.com9 Jan 2010

Tommy Robredo was the driving force as Spain came from behind to beat Britain 2-1 on Saturday to win the Hopman Cup for a third time.

Hopman Cup: Spain whitewash US

Hopman Cup: Spain whitewash US

Rediff.com4 Jan 2010

Tommy Robredo proved size is not everything in tennis, cutting towering American John Isner down to size to give Spain a 3-0 victory in their opening Hopman Cup encounter on Sunday.

Djokovic, Federer in Rome last eight

Djokovic, Federer in Rome last eight

Rediff.com30 Apr 2009

Defending champion Novak Djokovic breezed past misfiring Spaniard Tommy Robredo 6-1, 6-1 to reach the Rome Masters quarter-finals on Thursday. World number two Roger Federer had to work only slightly harder to progress with a 6-4, 6-1 win over 16th seed Radek Stepanek and avenge the quarter-final defeat he suffered against the Czech here last year.

Paes-Dlouhy enter quarterfinal

Paes-Dlouhy enter quarterfinal

Rediff.com16 Apr 2009

Leander Paes and his partner Lukas Dlouhy entered the quarterfinals of the euro 2,750,000 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters in Monaco, defeating unseeded Spaniard duo of Albert Montanes and Tommy Robredo in a match tie-breaker.

Naren Kumar for World Rally Championship

Naren Kumar for World Rally Championship

Rediff.com31 Jan 2008

Six-time national rally champion Naren Kumar will debut for an Indian team, 'Team Sidvin India', in the 2008 FIA World Rally Championship, in the Production Class in June, in Greece.

Nadal, Djokovic score contrasting wins

Nadal, Djokovic score contrasting wins

Rediff.com18 Mar 2009

World number one Rafael Nadal continued his smooth progress at the ATP event in Indian Wells on Tuesday, easing past Russian Dmitry Tursunov 6-3, 6-3 to reach the fourth round. Champion Novak Djokovic though survived a testing second set to beat German Tommy Haas 6-2, 7-6.

Disha, Alia, Sara: Looking GORGEOUS in boots!

Disha, Alia, Sara: Looking GORGEOUS in boots!

Rediff.com23 Jan 2019

Going shoe-shopping? We give you some fine ideas!

Robredo scores second successive win

Robredo scores second successive win

Rediff.com23 Feb 2009

Spain's Tommy Robredo won his second successive tournament on Sunday when he beat Argentina's Juan Monaco 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 in the final of the Buenos Aires Open.

Vistara keen to expand fleet, add international routes

Vistara keen to expand fleet, add international routes

Rediff.com31 Mar 2015

India's newest airline-Vistara is bullish on growth prospects.

Sania-Bhupathi in mixed doubles final

Sania-Bhupathi in mixed doubles final

Rediff.com30 Jan 2009

They will take on Nathalie Dechy of France and Andy Ram of Israel, who shocked the seventh seeded Spanish combination of Anabel Medina Garrigues and Tommy Robredo 7-6 (9-7), 6-4 in the other semi-final.

Nadal, Murray have it easy

Nadal, Murray have it easy

Rediff.com22 Jan 2009

World number one Rafael Nadal gave another powerful statement of his Australian Open intentions by crushing Croatia's Roko Karanusic 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 in the second round on Thursday. Andy Murray maintained his unbeaten run this year when he crushed Spain's Marcel Granollers 6-4, 6-2, 6-2.

As Halle beckons, Federer talks of mentality he plans to adopt

As Halle beckons, Federer talks of mentality he plans to adopt

Rediff.com19 Jun 2017

Federer had no regrets about missing the French Open to focus on Wimbledon but said it was a move he was unlikely to repeat.

Roddick has easy ride into quarters

Roddick has easy ride into quarters

Rediff.com3 Sep 2008

Andy Roddick marched into the quarter-finals of the US Open with an easy 6-2, 6-4, 6-1 victory over Chilean 11th seed Fernando Gonzalez.

La Decima: 'Simply incredible Rafa'

La Decima: 'Simply incredible Rafa'

Rediff.com12 Jun 2017

Rafael Nadal's unprecedented 10th French Open title on Sunday drew praise from across the tennis and sporting community: Here is a selection of what was said:

Tennis round-up: Tsonga joins exodus of seeds at Queen's

Tennis round-up: Tsonga joins exodus of seeds at Queen's

Rediff.com21 Jun 2017

The Frenchman, seeded five, had no answer to left-hander Muller's swinging serve as he bowed out 6-4, 6-4.

Roddick, Del Potro reach semis at Washington

Roddick, Del Potro reach semis at Washington

Rediff.com8 Aug 2009

Three-time champion Andy Roddick defeated bullet-serving Ivo Karlovic 7-6, 7-6 on Friday to book a spot in the semi-finals of the Washington Classic. Roddick won the tiebreakers 7-4 and 7-5 to set up an all-American affair with John Isner, who beat Czech Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-7, 6-2 at the $1.4 million hardcourt event.

Querrey wins second ATP title

Querrey wins second ATP title

Rediff.com3 Aug 2009

Big-serving American Sam Querrey shrugged off a nervous second set to clinch his second ATP title with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 victory over Australian qualifier Carsten Ball at the LA Open on Sunday.

Japan Open: Sindhu, Sai Praneeth in quarters; Prannoy out

Japan Open: Sindhu, Sai Praneeth in quarters; Prannoy out

Rediff.com25 Jul 2019

Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu and B Sai Praneeth moved into the quarter-finals of Japan Open badminton tournament after registering contrasting wins but it was curtains for H S Prannoy.

IBL: I'll never come to India, says annoyed Boe after snub

IBL: I'll never come to India, says annoyed Boe after snub

Rediff.com24 Jul 2013

Denmark's Mathias Boe is extremely annoyed. And in his anger this shuttler from Denmark has vowed to not visit India after appearing in Thomas Cup next year.

Trip of the year

Trip of the year

Rediff.com4 Jul 2016

At a time when priapic sex comedies are ruling the roost in Bollywood, Udta Punjab is nothing less than a fresh blast of oxygen!

Two Britons sentenced to life for murdering NRI

Two Britons sentenced to life for murdering NRI

Rediff.com15 May 2008

Balbir Matharu, 54, who hailed from Punjab, was killed after confronting the drug addict duo when he saw one of them smash the window of his white Mercedes van. Matharu was working at his family building firm in Stratford in east London when the incident occurred on January 12, 2006.He chased the thieves, who ran and jumped into a waiting Ford Mondeo and knocked him as he tried to stop their getaway."The crime is beneath contempt," Judge Moss told the brothers.

Bhupathi-Knowles make an early exit in Hamburg

Bhupathi-Knowles make an early exit in Hamburg

Rediff.com13 May 2008

The Indo-Bahamian duo lost 2-6, 3-6 to the American pair of James Blake and Mardy Fish in the pre-quarter-finals. Leander Paes, the other Indian in the fray, and his new Spanish partner Tommy Robredo got a first round bye. They face the formidable third seeded Israeli duo of Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram in the pre-quarter-finals.

China Open: Sela upsets Robredo

China Open: Sela upsets Robredo

Rediff.com26 Sep 2008

Israel's Dudi Sela played giant-killer again on Friday, upsetting sixth seed Tommy Robredo of Spain 6-4, 6-1 to sweep to his first ATP Tour semi-final at the $524,000 China Open.

Timberlake the next Batman villain?

Timberlake the next Batman villain?

Rediff.com6 Jul 2005

All the latest Hollywood buzz.

Jitters fail to trip up Del Potro

Jitters fail to trip up Del Potro

Rediff.com4 Jun 2009

Argentine fifth seed Juan Martin del Potro overcame a bout of jitters to stroll into his first grand slam semi-final with a 6-3 6-4 6-2 win over Spaniard Tommy Robredo at the French Open on Wednesday.

Paes-Damm enter second round in Sydney

Paes-Damm enter second round in Sydney

Rediff.com10 Jan 2006

The Indo-Czech pair scored a convincing 6-1, 6-4 win over Agustin Calleri of Argentina and Spain's Tommy Robredo.

Federer seeded seventh for US Open

Federer seeded seventh for US Open

Rediff.com21 Aug 2013

Serbia's Novak Djokovic is the top seed in the men's draw which includes five-times US Open champion and 17-times Grand Slam winner Roger Federer as seventh seed - his first time the Swiss has been placed outside the top three in a Grand Slam in over ten years.

Robredo slams Djokovic for extra break

Robredo slams Djokovic for extra break

Rediff.com3 Sep 2008

Tommy Robredo accused Novak Djokovic of exaggerating the seriousness of his injuries to get some extra rest during their draining fourth round at the US Open.

Badminton Tour Finals: Sindhu makes winning start

Badminton Tour Finals: Sindhu makes winning start

Rediff.com12 Dec 2018

Sindhu, who had finished runner-up at the last edition in Dubai, dished out a superb game, mixing with patience with aggression, to edging the Japanese 24-22, 21-15.