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In-form Radwanska breezes into Korea Open final

In-form Radwanska breezes into Korea Open final

Rediff.com21 Sep 2013

Poland's world number four Agnieszka Radwanska breezed past Spaniard Larra Arruabarrena 6-0, 6-2 in the semi-finals of the Korea Open on Saturday to set up a title clash with Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

US Open: Rain suspends opening day's play, Federer match postponed

US Open: Rain suspends opening day's play, Federer match postponed

Rediff.com27 Aug 2013

Steady rain hit the US Open on Monday, washing out the last match on Arthur Ashe Stadium court featuring five-time champion Roger Federer.

Meet Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber

Meet Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber

Rediff.com15 Jul 2018

The 30-year-old is the first German woman to win Wimbledon since Steffi Graf in 1996.

BBC's success mantra in the digital age

BBC's success mantra in the digital age

Rediff.com15 Apr 2015

BBC director Francesca Unsworth says havigna global product is need of the hour

Factbox: List of French Open women's singles champions

Factbox: List of French Open women's singles champions

Rediff.com9 Jun 2018

Simona Halep became the first Romanian in 40 years to lift the French Open trophy at Roland Garros on Saturday.

More Photos: The world's most beautiful women

More Photos: The world's most beautiful women

Rediff.com14 Dec 2015

Who is the hottest of them all? Vote for your favourite!

Here's a complete list of French Open champions

Here's a complete list of French Open champions

Rediff.com4 Jun 2016

List of French Open women's singles champions

Tennis: Barty's top rank under threat after shock loss

Tennis: Barty's top rank under threat after shock loss

Rediff.com7 Aug 2019

Big-serving Isner reaches Montreal second round

Is Serena Williams better than Steffi Graf?

Is Serena Williams better than Steffi Graf?

Rediff.com10 Sep 2014

Italian tennis ace Francesca Schiavone has said that she regards Serena Williams better than Steffi Graf after she drew within four Grand Slam titles of the former German great's Open-era record.

Auckland Classic: Wozniacki, Venus make comfortable starts

Auckland Classic: Wozniacki, Venus make comfortable starts

Rediff.com6 Jan 2015

Top seed Caroline Wozniacki and former World No 1 Venus Williams ensured Auckland Classic organisers' dream final remained on track with the duo both recording comfortable victories in their first round matches on Tuesday.

French Open PIX: Djokovic crushes young Ymer in opener

French Open PIX: Djokovic crushes young Ymer in opener

Rediff.com30 Sep 2020

Images from Day 3 of the 2020 French Open at Roland Garros, in Paris, on Tuesday.

STUNNER coming through: Katrina Kaif makes her Cannes debut!

STUNNER coming through: Katrina Kaif makes her Cannes debut!

Rediff.com14 May 2015

Give her the Best Debut of the Year award already!

Nadal begins pursuit of title; Kyrgios ready to play through pain

Nadal begins pursuit of title; Kyrgios ready to play through pain

Rediff.com29 May 2017

Rafael Nadal returns to his favourite tournament, albeit not his preferred court, to begin pursuit of a record-extending 10th French Open title on Monday against Frenchman Benoit Paire.

US Open: Serena tops Taylor; Federer beats Matosevic in opener

US Open: Serena tops Taylor; Federer beats Matosevic in opener

Rediff.com27 Aug 2014

Serena Williams started her quest to join Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova in joint fourth place on the career Grand Slam list with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over 18-year-old fellow American Taylor Townsend at the US Open on Tuesday.

Factbox: A list of French Open women's champions over time

Factbox: A list of French Open women's champions over time

Rediff.com26 May 2017

List of French Open women's singles champions

Factbox: Retired Wimbledon Champion Marion Bartoli

Factbox: Retired Wimbledon Champion Marion Bartoli

Rediff.com15 Aug 2013

Factbox on Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli, who announced her retirement from tennis at 28 after a second round loss at the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati on Wednesday.

Forget FIFA scandal, fans say before Champions League final

Forget FIFA scandal, fans say before Champions League final

Rediff.com6 Jun 2015

The thousands of Barcelona and Juventus fans streaming into Berlin's Olympic Stadium for the Champions League final later on Saturday were confident the showpiece would knock the FIFA scandal off the front pages and out of people's minds.

Serena, Murray and Nadal make winning returns in Montreal

Serena, Murray and Nadal make winning returns in Montreal

Rediff.com8 Aug 2013

Top ranked Serena Williams made a successful return to hard courts with a 6-3, 6-2 thrashing of former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone in the second round of the Rogers Cup on Wednesday.

The rise and rise of China's women in tennis

The rise and rise of China's women in tennis

Rediff.com19 Sep 2014

Milestones in the progress of Chinese women's tennis after Li Na, the first Asian to win Grand Slam singles titles, announced her retirement from the sport on Friday.

French Open PIX: Djoko back on top before rain stops play, Radwanska exits

French Open PIX: Djoko back on top before rain stops play, Radwanska exits

Rediff.com31 May 2016

Sam Stosur powered into the French Open quarter-finals with a 7-6(0), 6-3 win against Simona Halep in Paris on Tuesday, adapting better to damp and heavy conditions than her higher-ranked Romanian opponent.

#PrayersforParis...Sporting world mourns

#PrayersforParis...Sporting world mourns

Rediff.com15 Nov 2015

All major sporting events in the Paris region were suspended on Saturday as France mourned the victims of the attacks in the capital city the night before that left 129 people dead and 352 wounded.

Stosur survives as top players toil in warm-ups tourneys

Stosur survives as top players toil in warm-ups tourneys

Rediff.com6 Jan 2014

Australia's Samantha Stosur failed to allay fears she could be heading for another early exit at her home Grand Slam with a scrappy performance in Hobart while a trio of big names tumbled out of the Sydney International on Monday.

US Open champion Pennetta says 'goodbye to tennis' moments after win

US Open champion Pennetta says 'goodbye to tennis' moments after win

Rediff.com13 Sep 2015

'I was trying to play every match like it was my last one. Trying to play best all the time' 'For me it is easy to practise and stay in this life but sometimes it is hard to compete'

31 images you won't believe were taken only on an iPhone

31 images you won't believe were taken only on an iPhone

Rediff.com6 Jul 2017

The tenth annual iPhone Photography Awards received thousands of entries -- all submitted by amateur photographers from more than 140 countries around the world.

How Sushmita and Aishwarya became superstars

How Sushmita and Aishwarya became superstars

Rediff.com1 Nov 2017

Former editor of Femina magazine, Sathya Saran looks back at the Miss India pageant that changed the lives of two young women.

French Open PIX: Halep rallies to advance; Djokovic, Kvitova through

French Open PIX: Halep rallies to advance; Djokovic, Kvitova through

Rediff.com30 May 2018

IMAGES from matches played on Day 4 of the French Open at Roland Garros on Wednesday

French Open PIX: Defending champ Ostapenko shocked; Stephens advance

French Open PIX: Defending champ Ostapenko shocked; Stephens advance

Rediff.com27 May 2018

Jelena Ostapenko became only the sixth female Grand Slam champion to lose in the opening round of their title defence on Sunday when she lost to Kateryna Kozlova at the French Open.

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 2 at the Games

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 2 at the Games

Rediff.com8 Aug 2016

China got its first gold at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics thanks to some sharp shooting skills by Olympic debutant Zhang Mengxue on Sunday. Presenting a round-up of the athletes who shone bright to take home gold medals on Day 2 at the Rio Games...

Radwanska, Wozniacki lose in Sydney; Hewitt pulls out of Kooyong

Radwanska, Wozniacki lose in Sydney; Hewitt pulls out of Kooyong

Rediff.com7 Jan 2014

Top seed Agnieszka Radwanska's title defence at the Sydney International lasted just 92 minutes when she was dumped out of the second round by Bethanie Mattek-Sands on Tuesday.

French Open PHOTOS: Easy for Serena, Djokovic and Nadal; Kerber shocked

French Open PHOTOS: Easy for Serena, Djokovic and Nadal; Kerber shocked

Rediff.com25 May 2016

Angelique Kerber's first Grand Slam match since winning the Australian Open in January ended in despair after she was beaten 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 by Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands in the French Open first round in Paris, on Tuesday.

Aus Open PIX: Nadal, Kyrgios ease into 2nd round, Bencic sends Venus packing

Aus Open PIX: Nadal, Kyrgios ease into 2nd round, Bencic sends Venus packing

Rediff.com15 Jan 2018

IMAGES of the all the action from Day 1 of the Australian Open played at Melbourne Park on Monday

PHOTOS: French Open champ Muguruza knocked out, Murray advances

PHOTOS: French Open champ Muguruza knocked out, Murray advances

Rediff.com1 Jul 2016

Second seed Garbine Muguruza, bidding to add the Wimbledon crown to her French Open title, was sensationally beaten in the second round on Thursday by Slovakian qualifier Jana Cepelova 6-3, 6-2 in the shock of the tournament so far.

Sports Shorts: Sharapova, Venus sail into China Open second round

Sports Shorts: Sharapova, Venus sail into China Open second round

Rediff.com28 Sep 2014

Reigning French Open champion Maria Sharapova, former world number one Venus Williams and Australian Samantha Stosur sailed into the second round of the China Open with straight set victories on Sunday.

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