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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.

Rastogi enters junior semi-finals

Rastogi enters junior semi-finals

Rediff.com30 Jan 2004

Karan Rastogi booked a semi-final berth at the Australian Open junior tennis championships in Melbourne.

Paes-Navratilova in semis

Paes-Navratilova in semis

Rediff.com28 Jan 2004

The defending champions were taken the distance by Australia's Paul Hanley and Trudi Musgrave in the mixed doubles quarter-finals at the Australian Open.

Kirtane completes grand double

Kirtane completes grand double

Rediff.com30 Apr 2005

The former Davis Cupper won the men's singles and doubles title at the Pune Open Men's National Ranking Tennis Championship.

Wimbledon money tops 10m pounds

Wimbledon money tops 10m pounds

Rediff.com26 Apr 2005

The men's singles champion will earn 630,000 pounds while the champion woman will get 600,000 pounds

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.

Gladwin, Malik send top seeds packing

Gladwin, Malik send top seeds packing

Rediff.com24 Dec 2003

The victories gave them semi-final berths in the boys' under-16 and under-14 quarter-finals respectively at the DSCL Open National Tennis Championship.

Indian girls 9th: World Jr. TT

Indian girls 9th: World Jr. TT

Rediff.com18 Dec 2003

The team, comprising Madhurika Patkar, Sushmita Roy, Mousumi Paul and Sangeetha Seshadri beat the United States 3-2 to finish in the top 10.

Rajagopalan, Lakhani complete double

Rajagopalan, Lakhani complete double

Rediff.com13 Dec 2003

The duo completed an Indian sweep winning the boy's and girl's event respectively of the Asian Junior Tennis Championship.

Paes, Zimonjic in quarters

Paes, Zimonjic in quarters

Rediff.com17 Mar 2005

The duo would now take on top seeds Knowles and Nestor in the Pacific Life tennis championship.

Indian colts lose to China

Indian colts lose to China

Rediff.com21 Apr 2007

The Indian boys did a creditable job by advancing to the World Junior Tennis Championship finals after finishing among the top four in the zonal qualifying in Delhi on Saturday

Bhupathi-Woodbridge enter semis

Bhupathi-Woodbridge enter semis

Rediff.com25 Feb 2005

The Indo-Australian pair got the better of Rainer Schuettler and Mikhail Youzhny 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the second round of Dubai Open.

Malisse wins Delray Beach final

Malisse wins Delray Beach final

Rediff.com7 Feb 2005

Belgian Xavier Malisse won the first ATP title of his career as he upset Jiri Novak 7-6 6-2 in the final of the Millennium International Tennis Championships at Delray Beach on Sunday.

Shokeen wins ITF juniors' title

Shokeen wins ITF juniors' title

Rediff.com5 Feb 2005

Madura Ranganathan went down to Amina Rakhim of Kazakhstan in the girls' singles final at the Grade-2 ITF junior tennis championships.

Bhupathi-Woodbridge lose

Bhupathi-Woodbridge lose

Rediff.com26 Jan 2005

The Indo-Aussie pair was beaten by fifth seeds Wayne Black and Kevin Ulleytt of Zimbabwe 7-6(7-3), 6-3 in the quarter-finals.

Shweta Kakhandki in final of Pak ITF event

Shweta Kakhandki in final of Pak ITF event

Rediff.com9 Oct 2003

The top seeded Indian will meet second seed Ditthim Punjaporn of Thailand in the final of the under-18 event.

Ghosh, Pushital win Nat. TT titles

Ghosh, Pushital win Nat. TT titles

Rediff.com21 Jan 2005

They respectively claimed the sub-junior boys and girls' titles in the 66th Nat. Sub-Junior and Inter-state Table Tennis championships.

Chinese Taipei, China win Jr Asian TT crowns

Chinese Taipei, China win Jr Asian TT crowns

Rediff.com4 Sep 2003

They won the boys and girls' titles respectively in the Jr Asian TT championship.

Rosberg finishes 2nd in Abu Dhabi to clinch F1 Championship

Rosberg finishes 2nd in Abu Dhabi to clinch F1 Championship

Rediff.com27 Nov 2016

Mercedes F1 GP's Nico Rosberg won his first Formula One Championship after finishing 2nd in the tight race at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

Paes-Martina cruise into Round 2

Paes-Martina cruise into Round 2

Rediff.com30 May 2003

The seventh seeds easily beat the Austrian pair of Patricia Wartusch and Joshua Eagle in the mixed doubles at the French Open.

Baboor, Kalam win easily

Baboor, Kalam win easily

Rediff.com20 May 2003

Indians impressed on the opening day of the World TT championships, with three of the five players in action winning their preliminary matches.

Paes-Stepanek enter second round

Paes-Stepanek enter second round

Rediff.com16 Sep 2004

The duo beat James Blake and Jeff Morrison of the U.S. in the first round of the ATP International tennis championship in Florida.

Sipaeya bows out, Sania cruises

Sipaeya bows out, Sania cruises

Rediff.com8 Sep 2004

Third seed Sunil Kumar Sipaeya went down to Kuwait's Mohammed Al Ghareeb in the first round of the Asian Tennis Championship.

Roddick survives Ljubicic scare

Roddick survives Ljubicic scare

Rediff.com25 Jul 2004

The top seed survived three match points before beating Ivan Ljubicic in the semi-finals of the RCA Tennis Championships.

Roddick cruises into semis

Roddick cruises into semis

Rediff.com24 Jul 2004

The defending champion beat Dominik Hrbaty of Slovakia in the quarter-finals of the RCA Tennis Championships.

Roddick in Indianapolis quarters

Roddick in Indianapolis quarters

Rediff.com23 Jul 2004

The top seed won two matches on Thursday to advance to the last eight at the RCA Tennis Championships in Indianapolis.

Roddick held up by rain

Roddick held up by rain

Rediff.com22 Jul 2004

The top seed was leading 6-4, 2-5 against Michel Kratochvil before heavy rain suspended play at the RCA Tennis Championships.

Bhupathi-Likhovtseva in third round

Bhupathi-Likhovtseva in third round

Rediff.com30 Jun 2004

They play Daniel Nestor of Canada and Lina Krasnoroutskaya of Russia for a berth in the quarter-finals.

Russian Dzalamidze switches nationality to play Wimbledon

Russian Dzalamidze switches nationality to play Wimbledon

Rediff.com20 Jun 2022

Natela Dzalamidze will be able to compete at Wimbledon after she changed her nationality to represent Georgia

Roddick, Grosjean in Queen's final

Roddick, Grosjean in Queen's final

Rediff.com13 Jun 2004

The American beat Lleyton Hewitt while the Frenchman overcame South Korean qualifier Lee Hyung-taik in the semi-finals.

WATCH: Djokovic goes sumo wrestling in Japan

WATCH: Djokovic goes sumo wrestling in Japan

Rediff.com30 Sep 2019

Djokovic recalled watching Yokozuna Akebono who became sumo's first foreign-born grand champion in 1993.

Srichaphan improves Tata Open chances

Srichaphan improves Tata Open chances

Rediff.com3 Jan 2003

He beat Sargis Sargsian of Armenia 6-4 6-4 in the quarterfinals. Defending champ Guillermo Canas lost to Karol Kucera 6-1 7-5.

Srichaphan improves Tata Open chances

Srichaphan improves Tata Open chances

Rediff.com3 Jan 2003

He beat Sargis Sargsian of Armenia 6-4 6-4 in the quarterfinals. Defending champ Guillermo Canas lost to Karol Kucera 6-1 7-5.

Sania,  Ankita to clash in final

Sania, Ankita to clash in final

Rediff.com13 Dec 2002

India's leading juniors posted contrasting semi-final victories in the Asian junior tennis championships.

How Nick Kyrgios Reached Wimbledon Final

How Nick Kyrgios Reached Wimbledon Final

Rediff.com9 Jul 2022

The maverick Australian is in his first Slam final after a roller-coaster career.

Bhambri enters semis

Bhambri enters semis

Rediff.com8 Apr 2004

Ankita Bhambri had an easy outing as her opponent Shikha Uberoi of USA, retired due to a back spasm in the ITF Women's Tennis Championship.

Indian eves win promotion

Indian eves win promotion

Rediff.com6 Mar 2004

Indian women thrashed Spain 3-0 to win a promotion to the first division of the next edition of World Team Table Tennis championship.

Vishal Uppal ousted in semis

Vishal Uppal ousted in semis

Rediff.com5 Mar 2004

The Indian ace was beaten by Dmitry Mazur of Uzbekistan in the second leg of the ITF tournament.\n\n

Vishal Uppal in semis

Vishal Uppal in semis

Rediff.com4 Mar 2004

However, Sunil Kumar Sipaeya could not make the grade in the ITF tournament, as he crashed out in the quarter-finals.

Sipaeya, Uppal in quarters

Sipaeya, Uppal in quarters

Rediff.com3 Mar 2004

Sunil Kumar Sipaeya beat Somdev Dev Varman while Vishal Uppal got the better of Vijay Kannan in the ITF Futures tennis championship.