Tennis
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Wozniacki conquers China, Delpo falters
Juan Martin del Potro said that he was battling illness after he suffered a shock defeat in the China Open final on Sunday, losing 6-4 to unseeded Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia. In the women's final, world number two Caroline Wozniacki defeated Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova 6-3, 6-3 for her 30th WTA singles titl
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Medvedev stuns Nishikori
Kei Nishikori's hopes of a third Japan Open crown were dashed Sunday by Russian qualifier Daniil Medvedev, who crushed the local hero 6-2, 6-4 to ply party-pooper. Medvedev punched well above his world ranking of 32 and overpowered third seed Nishikori in a onesided Tokyo final, taking just 63 minutes to scoo
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Tennis- Azarenka Displays Top Form
Former world number one Victoria Azarenka thrashed Australian Ashleigh Barty 6-4, 6-2 to reach the pan-Pacific Open quarter-finals Thursday as she seeks a return to the top after giving birth in late 2016. The Belarusian, who slipped further down the rankings as a result of a lengthy custody battle over baby Leo, w
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Tennis Overview as Sport-A must read article by Shailesh Padhye
History: It wasn't until the 16th century that rackets came into use and the game began to be called tennis from the French term "Tenez" which can be translated as hold,receive or take.Initially,the game was popular in England and France where it was played indoors. In 1913, International Lawn Tennis Fede
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Lisicki ends Winless Run
Sabine Lisicki has recorded her first win since February WTA- level match with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over two-time Grand Slam finalist Vera Zvonareva at the Guangzhou Open. Lisicki lost her opening service game but recovered to take a 4-1 lead before the 34-year-old Zvonareva, runner-up at Wimbledon and the US Open in 20
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Thiem fights back, Austria lead 3-1
Dominic Thiem overcame a spirited fightback by Alex de Minaur to give Austria an insurmountable 3-1 lead over Australia in a Davis Cup World Group playoff on Sunday. The eighth-ranked Austrian won 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 but had to come back twice from a breakdown in the fourth set. Thiem and Dennis Novak won the hosts
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Naomi Osaka- 1st Japanese Player to win Grand Slam singles title
Naomi Osaka become the first Japanese to win a Grand Slam singles title on Saturday as her idol Serena Williams angrily imploded, calling the chair umpire in the US Open final "a thief" Osaka, 20, triumphed 6-2, 6-4 in the match marred by Serena's second set outburst, the American enraged by umpire Carlos enraged by u
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Federer cruises as umpire lands in pep talk row
Roger Federer on Thursday set up a US Open third round clash against Nick Kyrgios who found himself at the center of an impartiality row after an umpire climbed down from his chair to tell him: "I want to help you". Second seed and five-time champion Federer, 37, made it 18 wins in 18-second round appearances in New
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