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Nishikori beats Hrbaty, faces Ancic in quarters

Nishikori beats Hrbaty, faces Ancic in quarters

Rediff.com10 Oct 2008

Japanese teenager Kei Nishikori beat Slovak Dominik Hrbaty 6-1, 1-6, 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals at the Stockholm Open on Thursday. Nishikori, 18, broke the former world number 12 to lead 6-5 in the decider before serving out for victory. He next faces second seed Mario Ancic of Croatia, who beat Belgian Steve Darcis 7-6, 6-4.

Safina tested in Madrid, Jankovic cruises

Safina tested in Madrid, Jankovic cruises

Rediff.com15 May 2009

World number one Dinara Safina overcame a gutsy fightback from Lucie Safarova to beat the unseeded Czech 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 and seal a place in the last eight of the Madrid Open on Thursday. Top seed Safina will play Alona Bondarenko on Friday for a place in the last four after the Ukrainian beat Russian Anna Chakvetadze 6-0, 2-6, 6-3 earlier in the day.

Tennis Roundup: Nadal routs Paire; Pliskova, Kerber upset

Tennis Roundup: Nadal routs Paire; Pliskova, Kerber upset

Rediff.com9 Aug 2018

Rafael Nadal was made to wait before his second-round Rogers Cup match due to several rain delays but did his part to put the schedule back on track with a speedy 6-2 6-3 win over Frenchman Benoit Paire on Wednesday.

The meteoric rise of Brand Sindhu

The meteoric rise of Brand Sindhu

Rediff.com12 Sep 2017

The third highest paid endorser after Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni, Sindhu is the highest paid among woman athletes and non-cricket sportspersons in the country, says Urvi Malvania.

PIX: Nadal recovers from loss to help Spain enter semis

PIX: Nadal recovers from loss to help Spain enter semis

Rediff.com11 Jan 2020

World number one Rafael Nadal recovered from an upset loss against Belgium's David Goffin to win the deciding doubles match and send Spain into the semi-final of the ATP Cup teams event in Sydney in the early hours of Saturday. Spain will now play host nation Australia in the inaugural event, while Serbia, led by world number two Novak Djokovic, take on Russia.

Badminton Worlds: Sindhu fights till last serve, wins silver

Badminton Worlds: Sindhu fights till last serve, wins silver

Rediff.com27 Aug 2017

PV Sindhu's gallant effort to become India's first ever World Champion ended in a heart-wrenching defeat against Nozomi Okuhara in an epic final, in Glasgow, on Sunday.

Bartoli, Wozniak in Stanford final

Bartoli, Wozniak in Stanford final

Rediff.com20 Jul 2008

Marion Bartoli overpowered Japan's Ai Sugiyama 6-3, 6-3 to move into the final of the Stanford Classic on Saturday. The sixth-seeded Frenchwoman will meet Canada's Aleksandra Wozniak, who advanced when top seed Serena Williams was forced to retire with a knee injury down 6-2, 3-1.

Saina crashes out of World Championship, brings home bronze

Saina crashes out of World Championship, brings home bronze

Rediff.com26 Aug 2017

Saina, who had won a silver medal two years ago at Jakarta, gave everything in a battle of attrition but Okuhara's never-say-die attitude helped her to outmanoeuvre the Indian in an energy-sapping sem-ifinal clash at the Emirates Arena.

Italian Open: Federer, Nadal and Osaka through to last 16

Italian Open: Federer, Nadal and Osaka through to last 16

Rediff.com16 May 2019

With rain having washed out Wednesday's play, Federer along with champion Rafael Nadal and top seed Novak Djokovic all face playing back-to-back matches on Thursday if they want to reach the quarter-finals.

Ivanovic, Kuznetsova out of Qatar Open

Ivanovic, Kuznetsova out of Qatar Open

Rediff.com21 Feb 2008

Top-seeded Serb Ana Ivanovic withdrew from the Qatar Open on Thursday after injuring her left ankle beating Olga Govortsova of Belarus the previous day.

Austrian Koubek disqualified in Metz

Austrian Koubek disqualified in Metz

Rediff.com5 Oct 2007

Austrian Stefan Koubek was disqualified from the Metz Open for comments he made to the tournament supervisor during Thursday's match with Sebastien Grosjean of France.

Playing Serena would have been my dream match, says Navratilova

Playing Serena would have been my dream match, says Navratilova

Rediff.com13 Jul 2018

Separated in age by 25 years, their careers overlapped only briefly and Martina Navratilova, who herself won 18 Grand Slam singles crowns, never faced Serena Williams on a singles court.

How India's exports can gain from global slowdown

How India's exports can gain from global slowdown

Rediff.com12 Nov 2019

'If global growth continues to be sluggish, India instead could potentially take a bigger piece of a shrinking pie,' says Prachi Mishra, managing director, Global Macro Research, and India chief economist, Goldman Sachs.

Bondarenko sisters win Aus Open

Bondarenko sisters win Aus Open

Rediff.com25 Jan 2008

Alona and Kateryna Bondarenko came from a set down to win their first women's doubles title at the Australian Open.

Nalbandian bundled out by Ferrero

Nalbandian bundled out by Ferrero

Rediff.com20 Jan 2008

Argentina's David Nalbandian joined the list of top seeds knocked out of the Australian Open third round when he suffered a 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 loss at the hands of former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero on Sunday. Lleyton Hewitt floored 15th seed Marcos Baghdatis 4-6, 7-5, 7-5, 6-7, 6-3 in the latest finish of a singles match in Grand Slam history on Friday night.

Wawrinka upsets Dimitrov after girlfriend Vekic ousts Stephens

Wawrinka upsets Dimitrov after girlfriend Vekic ousts Stephens

Rediff.com3 Jul 2018

Three-times Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka returned to the big stage in style on Monday, ousting sixth seed Grigor Dimitrov 1-6, 7-6(3), 7-6(5), 6-4 on Centre Court at Wimbledon.

WTA Mumbai Open: Lisicki, Vickery crash out in Round 1

WTA Mumbai Open: Lisicki, Vickery crash out in Round 1

Rediff.com30 Oct 2018

Sabine Lisicki, the 2103 Wimbledon runner-up and former World No. 12, now on a comeback trail, found the going too tough against eighth seed Nao Hibino of Japan, losing in three sets in a first round match.

Meet the TOP 5 women's contenders at Wimbledon

Meet the TOP 5 women's contenders at Wimbledon

Rediff.com30 Jun 2018

Can World No. 1 Simona Halep thrive at the All England Club? Or will Serena Williams add to her seven Wimbledon titles?

Meet the TOP 5 men's contenders at Wimbledon

Meet the TOP 5 men's contenders at Wimbledon

Rediff.com30 Jun 2018

Roger Federer's trademark serve-and-volley game makes him the bookmakers' favourite to seal his ninth Wimbledon title this year.

Federer meets Davydenko in his first 2008 final

Federer meets Davydenko in his first 2008 final

Rediff.com20 Apr 2008

World number one Roger Federer recovered from a set down to beat unseeded German Denis Gremelmayr 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 on Saturday to reach his first final of the year at the Estoril Open. He will now face the number two seed Nikolay Davydenko of Russia, who beat France's Florent Serra 6-2, 6-2 in the other semi-final.

Federer in Estoril final

Federer in Estoril final

Rediff.com19 Apr 2008

World number one Roger Federer recovered from one set down to beat unseeded German Denis Gremelmayr 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 on Saturday to reach his first final of the year at the Estoril Open.

Federer storms into quarters

Federer storms into quarters

Rediff.com18 Apr 2008

Roger Federer cruised into the quarter-finals of the Estoril Open with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Romania's Victor Hanescu in a match played in the rain on Thursday. The world number one will next meet the winner of a match between unseeded Portuguese players Joao Sousa and Frederico Gil.

Federer in Estoril quarters

Federer in Estoril quarters

Rediff.com17 Apr 2008

Roger Federer cruised into the quarter-finals of the Estoril Open with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Romania's Victor Hanescu in a match played in the rain on Thursday.

Bopanna, Sipaeya to clash in round 2

Bopanna, Sipaeya to clash in round 2

Rediff.com4 Dec 2007

The only Indian survivors in the Delhi Challenger will face off for a quarter-final place on Wednesday.

Sharapova, Mauresmo extended

Sharapova, Mauresmo extended

Rediff.com11 Apr 2008

Maria Sharapova took a marathon three hours, 27 minutes to beat Medina Garrigues 7-6, 5-7, 7-6 while Amelie Mauresmo overcame Agnieszka Radwanska 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 to make it to the quarter-finals of the Amelia Island Championships.

Australian Open: Wawrinka knocks out defending champion Djokovic

Australian Open: Wawrinka knocks out defending champion Djokovic

Rediff.com21 Jan 2014

Defending champion Novak Djokovic was knocked out of the Australian Open quarter-finals by Stanislas Wawrinka 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 9-7 on Tuesday.

Nadal, Blake power into fourth round

Nadal, Blake power into fourth round

Rediff.com18 Mar 2008

Spaniard Rafael Nadal stayed on course for his first ATP title of the year with a 6-1 6-3 demolition of American wildcard Donald Young in the Pacific Life Open. Ninth-seeded American James Blake powered past Spaniard Carlos Moya 6-3 6-4 to set up a fourth-round clash with Richard Gasquet of France.

Venus clinches first title since 2012 with Dubai Open victory

Venus clinches first title since 2012 with Dubai Open victory

Rediff.com23 Feb 2014

Venus Williams crushed Frenchwoman Alize Cornet 6-3, 6-0 in the final of the Dubai Championship on Saturday, the veteran American bagging her first singles title since 2012.

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