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American trio in Indianapolis semis

American trio in Indianapolis semis

Rediff.com22 Jul 2006

James Blake joined compatriots Andy Roddick and Robby Ginepri in the last four of the RCA Championships.

FLASHBACK: BEST Sports Photos of the Year-Part 3

FLASHBACK: BEST Sports Photos of the Year-Part 3

Rediff.com31 Dec 2015

From a Sri Lanka cricket legend Kumar Sangakkara's final Test innings, Virender Sehwag's felicitation ceremony, FC Barcelona's Luis Suarez celebrating the La Liga title with his family, these and many more scintillating moments are frozen in time in this beautiful photo-feature.

Philippoussis cruises into quarters

Philippoussis cruises into quarters

Rediff.com13 Jul 2006

The Australian eased past South African Rik de Voest 6-3, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.

Serena Williams, the Greatest Of All Time

Serena Williams, the Greatest Of All Time

Rediff.com28 Jan 2017

A quick guide into the life of Serena Williams, the GOAT - The Greatest of All Time!

Henin, Mauresmo to clash in final

Henin, Mauresmo to clash in final

Rediff.com12 Nov 2006

Justine Henin-Hardenne clinched the year-end number one spot and a place in the final of the WTA Championships when she ended Maria Sharapova's 19-match winning streak.

Mauresmo through to final

Mauresmo through to final

Rediff.com7 Nov 2004

Amelie Mauresmo received an easy passage into the final of the Advanta Championships in Philadelphia on Saturday when Maria Sharapova was forced out of the event with a sore shoulder.

Sania leaves it to AITA to take call on Asiad participation

Sania leaves it to AITA to take call on Asiad participation

Rediff.com7 Sep 2014

Caught in a dilemma over competing in the Asian Games or the WTA tournaments which clash with the event, Sania Mirza on Sunday, decided to let the All India Tennis Association take a call on her participation in the continental extravaganza in Incheon, Korea.

Hewitt, Philippoussis advance

Hewitt, Philippoussis advance

Rediff.com8 Jun 2005

Australian Open: Halep ready for 'mentally hard' quarantine

Australian Open: Halep ready for 'mentally hard' quarantine

Rediff.com8 Jan 2021

Simona Halep finds the prospect of 14 days of quarantine ahead of the Australian Open daunting

Roddick routs Delgado in Indianapolis

Roddick routs Delgado in Indianapolis

Rediff.com19 Jul 2006

Mark Philippoussis lost 6-4, 7-5 to Korea's Hyung-Taik Lee in the first round

Sports Shorts: Prajnesh advances; Bopanna-Sharan crash out

Sports Shorts: Prajnesh advances; Bopanna-Sharan crash out

Rediff.com19 Aug 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday

Sania drops to 40th spot in WTA rankings

Sania drops to 40th spot in WTA rankings

Rediff.com10 Jul 2006

The first round loss at the Wimbledon championships has pushed Sania Mirza two places down.

Sweet revenge for Sanam

Sweet revenge for Sanam

Rediff.com5 Jul 2006

Sanam Singh beat Roberto Bautista-Agut of Spain to enter the pre-quarter-finals of the boys' singles at Wimbledon.

Agassi eyes golden finale

Agassi eyes golden finale

Rediff.com20 Jun 2006

Hewitt wins record-equalling fourth Queen's title

Hewitt wins record-equalling fourth Queen's title

Rediff.com18 Jun 2006

The Aussie ace won the Stella Artois title for a record-equalling fourth time when he beat American James Blake.

Agassi loses comeback match

Agassi loses comeback match

Rediff.com12 Jun 2006

Tim Henman beat Andre Agassi in the first round of the Stella Artois Championships

Nitin Kannamwar to officiate at French Open

Nitin Kannamwar to officiate at French Open

Rediff.com21 May 2004

He will also officiate at Wimbledon along with woman umpire Payal Jain and Ritu Sharma.

Maria crowned queen of court

Maria crowned queen of court

Rediff.com16 Nov 2004

Karlovic flattens top seed Ljubicic

Karlovic flattens top seed Ljubicic

Rediff.com16 Jun 2005

Croatian beanpole Ivo Karlovic upset top-seeded compatriot Ivan Ljubicic to reach the quarter-finals of the grasscourt Nottingham Open on Wednesday.

Injuries put Gaudio, Moya out

Injuries put Gaudio, Moya out

Rediff.com14 Jun 2005

Former French Open champions Argentine Gaston Gaudio and Spaniards Carlos Moya and Albert Costa have all pulled out of Wimbledon because of injury.

Sabalenka holds off Riske challenge for Wuhan crown; De Minaur takes Zhuhai title

Sabalenka holds off Riske challenge for Wuhan crown; De Minaur takes Zhuhai title

Rediff.com29 Sep 2019

Belarusian ninth seed Aryna Sabalenka held off a spirited challenge from American Alison Riske to win 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 and successfully defend her Wuhan Open title on Saturday.

Murray outclasses Anderson to take fourth Queen's title

Murray outclasses Anderson to take fourth Queen's title

Rediff.com21 Jun 2015

Britain's Andy Murray won the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club by dismantling big-serving South African Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-4 in a one-sided final.

PHOTOS: Del Potro knocks out Wawrinka, Serena and Venus survive

PHOTOS: Del Potro knocks out Wawrinka, Serena and Venus survive

Rediff.com2 Jul 2016

The Argentine, making his first appearance at Wimbledon since reaching the semi-finals in 2013, held aloft his arms in triumph after condemning twice Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka to his earliest defeat at the All England Club for three years.

Hewitt upset by Dent in quarters

Hewitt upset by Dent in quarters

Rediff.com7 Jan 2005

The world number three was upset 7-6, 6-3 by American Taylor Dent in the Australian hardcourt championship.

Here's why Sania-Martina split...

Here's why Sania-Martina split...

Rediff.com11 Aug 2016

Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis on Thursday claimed that the decision to end their astonishing partnership was due to the failure to achieve the "desired results" and added they would play together one last time in the season-ending WTA Finals in October.

Tennis Roundup: Osaka withdraws from WTA finals with shoulder injury

Tennis Roundup: Osaka withdraws from WTA finals with shoulder injury

Rediff.com29 Oct 2019

Marin Cilic and Milos Raonic booked their spots in the Paris Masters second round on Monday, while Roger Federer pulled out of the tournament with next month's ATP Finals on the horizon.

PIX: Halep wins Dubai title, Thiem ousted in Rio quarters

PIX: Halep wins Dubai title, Thiem ousted in Rio quarters

Rediff.com23 Feb 2020

Top seed Simona Halep came back from a set down for the third time in the tournament to beat Kazakhstan's rising star Elena Rybakina 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(5) to win the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for the second time on Saturday. In a battle that lasted nearly two-and-a-half hours, the match came down to a tiebreak where two shots that went agonisingly wide for Rybakina eventually decided the title in front of a noisy crowd that constantly chanted Halep's name.

Nadal takes centre stage on Wednesday ahead of Kyrgios clash

Nadal takes centre stage on Wednesday ahead of Kyrgios clash

Rediff.com16 Jan 2018

The volatile 17th seed had a quiet evening by his standards in his opening match on Monday, with just the one violation for unsportsmanlike behaviour when he asked spectator, in no uncertain terms, to be quiet while he was serving.

Myskina overcomes Davenport

Myskina overcomes Davenport

Rediff.com13 Nov 2004

Dazzling Kyrgios downs Lopez to set up Cilic clash

Dazzling Kyrgios downs Lopez to set up Cilic clash

Rediff.com23 Jun 2018

Australian maverick Nick Kyrgios blazed past Feliciano Lopez with a barrage of aces to reach the semi-finals of the ATP 500 Fever-Tree championships at Queen's Club on Friday. The 23-year-old was in dazzling form as he claimed a 7-6(5), 7-6(3) victory over the defending champion to set up a clash with top seed Marin Cilic, who breezed past Sam Querrey.

Sharapova denied change of balls

Sharapova denied change of balls

Rediff.com10 Nov 2004

Sania crashes out

Sania crashes out

Rediff.com22 Jun 2005

Sania Mirza lost her Wimbledon second round singles match against Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Sania to face Morigami first

Sania to face Morigami first

Rediff.com16 Jun 2005

The Indian ace will take on the 64th ranked Japanese in the first round at Wimbledon.

Karlovic topples Hewitt

Karlovic topples Hewitt

Rediff.com11 Jun 2005

Gasquet knocks out Ancic

Gasquet knocks out Ancic

Rediff.com9 Jun 2005

Hewitt relieved to be back

Hewitt relieved to be back

Rediff.com8 Jun 2005

Sania slips to 75 in WTA rankings

Sania slips to 75 in WTA rankings

Rediff.com6 Jun 2005

The 18-year-old slipped five places in the WTA Tour Singles rankings after her first round exit at the French Open.

Madrid Open: Nadal marches on; Wozniacki, Muguruza knocked out

Madrid Open: Nadal marches on; Wozniacki, Muguruza knocked out

Rediff.com10 May 2018

World number one Rafael Nadal recorded his 20th straight win on clay as he began his quest for a sixth title in Madrid, defeating Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-1.

Serena sidelined for rest of season

Serena sidelined for rest of season

Rediff.com18 Oct 2003

"I'd like to thank all of the fans who have been so supportive. I'll be back... better than ever," said the world number three.