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PICS: Hurkacz to meet Busta in Canadian Masters final

PICS: Hurkacz to meet Busta in Canadian Masters final

Rediff.com14 Aug 2022

Hubert Hurkacz battled back from a set and a break down to beat Casper Ruud 5-7 6-3 6-2 on Saturday and reach the Canadian Masters final.

Bopanna-Mergea in World Tour Finals semis

Bopanna-Mergea in World Tour Finals semis

Rediff.com18 Nov 2015

India's Rohan Bopanna and his Romanian partner Florin Mergea reached the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals with a straight sets win at London's O2 Arena on Tuesday.

Halep claims Rome title after Pliskova retires with injury

Halep claims Rome title after Pliskova retires with injury

Rediff.com21 Sep 2020

Simona Halep claimed the Italian Open in Rome on Monday

Olympics: Sharath-Manika knocked out in opener

Olympics: Sharath-Manika knocked out in opener

Rediff.com24 Jul 2021

The Indians had to make the 5-1 lead count in the first game to have any chance in the match but Lin and Cheng won eight points in a row to gain control.

How Rybakina Reached Wimbledon Final

How Rybakina Reached Wimbledon Final

Rediff.com9 Jul 2022

The 23-year-old Kazakh, whose previous best performance in a Grand Slam was reaching the quarter-final at the French Open last year, would like TO create history on the hallowed turf of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

Kvitova battles past Buzarnescu to win first Prague title

Kvitova battles past Buzarnescu to win first Prague title

Rediff.com5 May 2018

Petra Kvitova won her third title of the year as she fought back from a set down to beat Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the Prague Open final on Saturday.

PIX: Venus crushes Rus; Ostapenko advances

PIX: Venus crushes Rus; Ostapenko advances

Rediff.com31 Jan 2021

Former world number one Venus Williams produced a vintage display to outclass Netherlands' Arantxa Rus in straight sets and storm into the second round of the Yarra Valley Classic.

Bopanna-Mergea crash out of Monte Carlo Masters

Bopanna-Mergea crash out of Monte Carlo Masters

Rediff.com15 Apr 2016

Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna and his Romanian partner Florin Mergea knocked out of the Monte Carlo Masters after suffering straight-sets defeat in the quarter-final clash of the men's doubles event on Friday.

Halep, Wawrinka latest to join list of stars to withdraw from Tokyo Games

Halep, Wawrinka latest to join list of stars to withdraw from Tokyo Games

Rediff.com29 Jun 2021

Halep said she would not recover from a calf injury in time, Wawrinka underwent foot surgery that would rule him out of the Games

French Open PIX: Zheng knocks out Halep; Tsitsipas survives

French Open PIX: Zheng knocks out Halep; Tsitsipas survives

Rediff.com27 May 2022

Images from Day 5 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Thursday.

French Open: Bopanna-Mergea rally to reach doubles quarters

French Open: Bopanna-Mergea rally to reach doubles quarters

Rediff.com29 May 2016

Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna and his Romanian partner Florin Mergea produced a spirited fight back as they have booked their place in the quarter-finals of the French Open at the Roland Garros in Paris on Sunday.

Bopanna-Mergea lose thrilling five-setter to bow out in semis

Bopanna-Mergea lose thrilling five-setter to bow out in semis

Rediff.com9 Jul 2015

Rohan Bopanna's bid to enter his maiden Wimbledon doubles final came to a disappointing end as he, along with his Romanian partner Florin Mergea, lost a marathon five-setter against fourth seeded Dutch-Romanian pair of Jean Julien-Rojer and Horia Tecau.

Halep eyes second French Open title and top ranking

Halep eyes second French Open title and top ranking

Rediff.com25 Sep 2020

Simona Halep has been in red-hot form and the absence of top-ranked Australian Ash Barty, who won her maiden Grand Slam in Paris last year, and US Open champion Naomi Osaka, will boost her chances further.

PHOTOS: Emotional Halep finally realises Major dream

PHOTOS: Emotional Halep finally realises Major dream

Rediff.com9 Jun 2018

'It's very emotional. I've been waiting for this moment since I was 14'

Bajirao Mastani heads to Romania

Bajirao Mastani heads to Romania

Rediff.com11 Mar 2016

The film is releasing today in Romania.

Wimbledon PIX: World No 1 STUNNED, Halep cruises

Wimbledon PIX: World No 1 STUNNED, Halep cruises

Rediff.com3 Jul 2022

IMAGES from Day 6 of the Wimbledon Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Saturday.

Halep wins Canadian Open title; Murray edges Wawrinka

Halep wins Canadian Open title; Murray edges Wawrinka

Rediff.com16 Aug 2022

Simona Halep ended Beatriz Haddad Maia's dream run in Toronto

Is govt aware of Khalistani app on Google store?

Is govt aware of Khalistani app on Google store?

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

The home ministry can notify Google of the Voice of Punjab app's hateful content and have the app taken down from the app store. The glorification of Beant Singh's assassination alone is enough to have the app taken down.

Wimbledon champion Halep returns to top 5

Wimbledon champion Halep returns to top 5

Rediff.com17 Jul 2019

Djokovic continues to lead ATP Rankings

Nearly 16,000 Indian students stuck in Ukraine, most from Gujarat and Kerala

Nearly 16,000 Indian students stuck in Ukraine, most from Gujarat and Kerala

Rediff.com25 Feb 2022

About 16,000 Indians, mostly students, are stranded in Ukraine as Russia's invasion of the east European country entered its second day on Friday. Of the students, many studying medicine in Kharkiv and Kyiv, about 2,500 are from Gujarat and 2,320 from Kerala.

Jaishankar meets German counterpart; discusses Indo-Pacific, Ukraine issues

Jaishankar meets German counterpart; discusses Indo-Pacific, Ukraine issues

Rediff.com19 Feb 2022

Jaishankar also met his Iranian counterpart H Amirabdollahian and held productive discussions on bilateral economic cooperation, Afghanistan and the joint comprehensive plan of action, also known as the Iran nuclear deal.

Djokovic to play UK teen Draper as Wimbledon returns

Djokovic to play UK teen Draper as Wimbledon returns

Rediff.com25 Jun 2021

Eight-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer, who turns 40 this year, takes on Frenchman Adrian Mannarino in round one.

Murray reaches first semi-final in two years

Murray reaches first semi-final in two years

Rediff.com19 Oct 2019

Andy Murray battled past Romanian qualifier Marius Copil 6-3, 6-7(7), 6-4 at the European Open in Antwerp on Friday to reach his first singles semi-final in two years.

Sania moves ahead, Bopanna ousted from Miami Open

Sania moves ahead, Bopanna ousted from Miami Open

Rediff.com25 Mar 2016

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis clinched a facile opening win in the women's doubles draw but Rohan Bopanna was knocked out of the men's doubles event in the Miami Open tennis tournament in Miami. Top seeds Sania and Hingis took merely an hour to outplay Lara Arruabarrena of Spain and Raluca Olaru of Romania 6-0 6-4. However, Bopanna and his Romanian partner Florin Mergea bowed out after squandering a position of strength to go down 6-2 4-6 4-10 the Uruguayan-Spanish combination of Pablo Cuevas and Marcel Granollers.

Revealed! Albania's unique formula for success...

Revealed! Albania's unique formula for success...

Rediff.com20 Jun 2016

Albania's first win at Euro 2016 against Romania on Sunday was the ultimate display of coach Gianni De Biasi's one-for-all and all-for-one mentality.

Top-ranked Halep hoping to keep dream alive at WTA Finals

Top-ranked Halep hoping to keep dream alive at WTA Finals

Rediff.com21 Oct 2017

Halep became the first Romanian to reach the summit of the women's rankings when she beat French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko in the semi-finals of the China Open in Beijing, a feat she feels is the high point of her career to date.

Federer edges Copil for 99th career title in Basel

Federer edges Copil for 99th career title in Basel

Rediff.com28 Oct 2018

World number three Roger Federer beat Romanian qualifier Marius Copil 7-6(5), 6-4 to win the Swiss Indoors on Sunday and claim his 99th career title in front of his home crowd in Basel.

Bopanna-Mergea score hard-fought first round win at Madrid Open

Bopanna-Mergea score hard-fought first round win at Madrid Open

Rediff.com5 May 2015

The Indo-Romanian pair defeated the Croat-Finnish combination of Marin Draganja and Henri Kontinen 5-7, 7-6(5), 10-6 to enter the Round of 32.

60% of Indians in Ukraine safely evacuated: Centre to Kerala HC

60% of Indians in Ukraine safely evacuated: Centre to Kerala HC

Rediff.com2 Mar 2022

The central government has told the high court that under 'Operation Ganga', in addition to commercial aircrafts, Indian Air Force flights have also been pressed into operation to evacuate the Indians who have crossed into Romania, Poland, Hungary and other neighbouring countries of Ukraine.

Over 8000 Indians evacuated so far, situation fluid: MEA

Over 8000 Indians evacuated so far, situation fluid: MEA

Rediff.com28 Feb 2022

External affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said at a media briefing that 1,396 Indians were brought back home in six flights in the last few days as part of the evacuation mission.

Mertens races to victory in Shenzhen season opener

Mertens races to victory in Shenzhen season opener

Rediff.com5 Jan 2020

Home favourite Zhang Shuai looked in complete control as she dismissed Magda Linette 6-4 6-2.

Operation Ganga: India begins evacuation from Ukraine

Operation Ganga: India begins evacuation from Ukraine

Rediff.com26 Feb 2022

At the same time, it is learnt that Indian officials in Ukraine are facing growing complexities to evacuate the Indians to the neighbouring countries with Russian forces closing in on Ukrainian capital Kyiv and targeting several other key cities by land and air.

Know your French Open champion Simona Halep

Know your French Open champion Simona Halep

Rediff.com9 Jun 2018

Factbox on Romanian Simona Halep, who beat Sloane Stephens 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 to win the French Open title on Saturday:

Madrid Open: Murray sails into third round

Madrid Open: Murray sails into third round

Rediff.com10 May 2017

World number one Andy Murray beat Romanian Marius Copil 6-4, 6-3 to reach the third round of the Madrid Open on Tuesday.

Bopanna-Mergea knocked out of Dubai tennis

Bopanna-Mergea knocked out of Dubai tennis

Rediff.com24 Feb 2016

The Indian challenge at the $2.2 million Dubai Tennis Championships ended with Rohan Bopanna and his partner suffering a shock first round exit in the men's doubles in Dubai on Wednesday.

French Open PIX: Tsitsipas, Zverev, Osaka advance; Kerber loses

French Open PIX: Tsitsipas, Zverev, Osaka advance; Kerber loses

Rediff.com31 May 2021

Images from Day 1 of the French Open matches played at Roland Garros on Sunday

Defending champion Thiem to miss US Open; wildcard for Venus

Defending champion Thiem to miss US Open; wildcard for Venus

Rediff.com19 Aug 2021

Halep withdraws from Western & Southern Open with injury.

Bopanna-Mergea pair ousted from Indian Wells Masters

Bopanna-Mergea pair ousted from Indian Wells Masters

Rediff.com13 Mar 2016

Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea suffered first round defeat for the second time in a row, crashing out of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

Halep crushes Williams to win Wimbledon title

Halep crushes Williams to win Wimbledon title

Rediff.com13 Jul 2019

An inspired Halep took full advantage of an error-strewn display by seven-time champion Williams to become the first Romanian to win the Wimbledon title.

Bopanna-Mergea in semis of Shanghai Masters

Bopanna-Mergea in semis of Shanghai Masters

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

Rohan Bopanna and his Romanian partner Florin Mergea advanced to the semi-finals of the ATP Shanghai Rolex Masters with a shock victory over the fourth seeded Croat-Brazilian pair of Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo on Friday. The unseeded Indo-Romanian won the quarter-final 6-4, 3-6, 10-7.