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Sanam goes down fighting to Inayatov

Sanam goes down fighting to Inayatov

Rediff.com28 Feb 2006

Sanam Singh suffered a first round loss for the second successive week at the ITF Satellite tennis second leg in New Delhi

Rastogi shocks Alves, meets Nadal next

Rastogi shocks Alves, meets Nadal next

Rediff.com2 Jan 2007

The Mumbai lad pulled off the biggest win of his career when he beat the world No 106-ranked Brazilian in straight sets to enter the second round of the Chennai Open.

Qureshi wins Futures in Delhi

Qureshi wins Futures in Delhi

Rediff.com23 Dec 2006

Aisam Qureshi beat Rohan Bopanna 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the final of the US$ 15,000 ITF Futures.

Zee Sports to telecast Davis Cup

Zee Sports to telecast Davis Cup

Rediff.com4 Aug 2005

Zee Sports will also present live and exclusive coverage of the Federation Cup and India's away ties.

Nadal, Murray back Pique's revolutionary format for Davis Cup

Nadal, Murray back Pique's revolutionary format for Davis Cup

Rediff.com12 May 2017

The centre-back was at the Madrid Open earlier this week, reportedly to discuss a 16-team knockout tournament with ATP Tour chief Chris Kermode. It would potentially replace the former World Team Cup event on the ATP calendar that was played from 1975 to 2012 ahead of Roland Garros.

Sania in semi-finals

Sania in semi-finals

Rediff.com28 May 2004

The Indian ace beat Brazil's Leticia Sobral in the Regione House ITF clay tournament, in Italy.

Salifu, Clarke to clash in final

Salifu, Clarke to clash in final

Rediff.com23 Jun 2005

Peter Clarke beat Prima Simatiaji while Salifu went through after Vishal Uppal concede the match due to an ankle injury, in the semi-final of the ITF Satellite Masters.

Naomi upsets top seed Rushmi

Naomi upsets top seed Rushmi

Rediff.com4 Nov 2005

The British qualifier will meet Isha Lakhani in the final of the NECC-ITF tournament.

Rastogi, Uppal in final

Rastogi, Uppal in final

Rediff.com13 Oct 2005

Vishal Uppal set up a title clash with third seed Karan Rastogi in the ITF Men's Satellite Masters tennis tournament

Rushmi, Shruti survive early scare

Rushmi, Shruti survive early scare

Rediff.com6 Apr 2005

Rushmi Chakravarthi beat back Wilawan Choptang 7-6 (6), 6-2 win while Shruti Dhawan beat Thassha Vitayaviroj 3-6, 6-1, 6-2

Shruti, Isha score impressive wins

Shruti, Isha score impressive wins

Rediff.com5 Apr 2005

Shruti Dhawan shocked Julia Vorobieva 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 while Isha Lakhani crushed Cassandra Barr 6-3, 6-3

Puerta denies taking banned drugs

Puerta denies taking banned drugs

Rediff.com5 Oct 2005

The Argentine said there is no truth in a report in a French newspaper that he had tested positive at the 2005 French Open.

Amritraj in last eight

Amritraj in last eight

Rediff.com30 Mar 2005

However, his compatriots Vishal Uppal, Vinod Sridhar and Rohan Bopanna were eliminated from the ITF Futures Tennis Championship.

Canas is no criminal: Coria

Canas is no criminal: Coria

Rediff.com17 Sep 2005

Wild card for Neha Uberoi

Wild card for Neha Uberoi

Rediff.com12 Sep 2005

Neha Uberoi received a wild card for the main draw of the Sunfeast Open 2005 tennis tournament to be held in Kolkata.

Sania loses in third round

Sania loses in third round

Rediff.com29 May 2003

The Hyderabad lass was beaten by Poland's Marta Domachowska in the ITF Grade 1 tournament in Belgium.

Nedunchezhiyan bags a double

Nedunchezhiyan bags a double

Rediff.com11 Feb 2005

The up and coming youngster won the boys singles and doubles titles in the SAIL ITF Junior Grade 3 tennis tournament.

Leading tennis stars test negative

Leading tennis stars test negative

Rediff.com16 Dec 2003

The stars tested negative after their urine samples were re-tested for the newly-discovered steroid THG.

Amritraj, Rastogi storm into last four

Amritraj, Rastogi storm into last four

Rediff.com13 Jan 2005

Prakash Amritraj beat Michael Ouvarov of Britain while unseeded Rastogi sent sixth seed Sunil Kumar Sipaeya packing in the MSLTA-ITF Men's Futures tournament.

Sipaeya, Amritraj, Mankad in last eight

Sipaeya, Amritraj, Mankad in last eight

Rediff.com12 Jan 2005

Joining them in the quarter-finals of the MSLTA-ITF Futures tournament were top seed David Sherwood of Britain, Simon Greul of Germany, Vishal Uppal, Englishman Michael Ouvarov and Karan Rastogi.

Jayalakshmi, Amanmuradova rally into last 8

Jayalakshmi, Amanmuradova rally into last 8

Rediff.com9 Apr 2003

Top seed Manisha Malhotra and second seed Rushmi Chakravarthi however made the grade easily, in the ITF Futures tournament.

What is meldonium? Why did Sharapova use it?

What is meldonium? Why did Sharapova use it?

Rediff.com8 Mar 2016

What we must know about the substance the Russian tennis ace was taking before it was banned this year.

Sharapova admits that she failed a dope test

Sharapova admits that she failed a dope test

Rediff.com8 Mar 2016

Maria Sharapova has admitted that she failed a drug test at the Australian Open this year. The Russian star has confessed that she tested positive for Mildronate/Meldonium, a medicine she has been taking for 10 years owing to health issues, and the same is included in the fresh list of banned substances.

Salifu Mohd. upsets Bopanna

Salifu Mohd. upsets Bopanna

Rediff.com21 Jun 2005

Top seed Rohan Bopanna was knocked out of the ONGC-ITF Masters tennis tournament losing both his singles as well as doubles matches.

Clarke tames Bopanna again

Clarke tames Bopanna again

Rediff.com18 Jun 2005

The Irishman continued his dominance to win the third leg of the ITF Men's Satellite tennis circuit on Saturday.

Bopanna, Clarke in final

Bopanna, Clarke in final

Rediff.com17 Jun 2005

The former got the better of Nitin Kirtane while Irishman Peter Clarke beat Vinod Sridhar in the semi-finals of the ITF Satellite tournament.

Nitin Kirtane battles into last four

Nitin Kirtane battles into last four

Rediff.com16 Jun 2005

In a quarter-final between two qualifiers, Kirtane held his nerve to beat the United States' Nima Roshan in the ITF Satellite tournament.

Bopanna, Sridhar score contrasting wins

Bopanna, Sridhar score contrasting wins

Rediff.com15 Jun 2005

Both entered the quarter-finals in the third leg of the ITF men's tennis tournament.

Ramaswamy loses Masters final

Ramaswamy loses Masters final

Rediff.com3 Dec 2004

The Mumbai player was beaten by third seed Konstantin Gruber of Austria.

Bopanna on course; Kannan knocked out

Bopanna on course; Kannan knocked out

Rediff.com9 Jun 2005

Second seed Vijay Kannan was thrashed by Ireland's Peter Clarke in the quarter-finals of the ITF tournament.

Bopanna wins Satellite crown

Bopanna wins Satellite crown

Rediff.com4 Jun 2005

The Indian ace easily beat Indonesia's Prima Simpatiaji in the final.

Two Indian pairs in semis

Two Indian pairs in semis

Rediff.com2 Oct 2003

Shweta Kakhandaki/Poojashree Venkatesh and Sumit Gupta/Vivek Shokeen won their quarter-final matches in the ITF tournament in Islamabad.

Liberhan wins title in Uzbekistan

Liberhan wins title in Uzbekistan

Rediff.com2 Sep 2003

The Indian youngster won the singles and doubles crown in the ITF Grade 4 Junior championship there.

Rushmi romps into last eight

Rushmi romps into last eight

Rediff.com31 Mar 2004

The second seed demolished qualifier Minori Takemoto of Japan in the ITF Women's Futures tournament.

Chin-Wei defeats Rushmi to win second title

Chin-Wei defeats Rushmi to win second title

Rediff.com16 Apr 2005

Chin-Wei Chan clinched the singles title in the US dollar 25,000 MSLTA ITF Women's Tennis Championship in Mumbai.

Rushmi shocks Tongsalee

Rushmi shocks Tongsalee

Rediff.com14 Apr 2005

The sixth seeded Indian will take on compatriot Shruti Dhawan in the semi-finals of the ITF women's tournament in Mumbai.

Sanaa Bhambri shocked

Sanaa Bhambri shocked

Rediff.com29 Mar 2006

The sixth seeded Indian beaten by unseeded Wing-Yau Chan in the second round of the ITF-Shivaji Park Gymkhana tournament.

Aisam's an ace!

Aisam's an ace!

Rediff.com11 Apr 2005

Bopanna falters at last hurdle

Bopanna falters at last hurdle

Rediff.com10 Apr 2005

The eighth seeded Indian lost to German Peter Mayer-Tischer in the ITF Futures event in Colombo.

Andrea survives Sagarika scare

Andrea survives Sagarika scare

Rediff.com2 Apr 2005

Andrea Lipovska of Australia pulled off a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 win over a gallant Sagarika Phadke of India.