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Murray takes chances to reach Brisbane semis 05 Jan 2013 - 12:47 am

BRISBANE, Australia: Defending champion Andy Murray moved into the semi-finals of the Brisbane International yesterday when he downed a tenacious Denis Istomin of...

Radwanska to face Wickmayer in Auckland final 05 Jan 2013 - 12:34 am

Auckland: Agnieszka Radwanska and Yanina Wickmayer used contrasting styles to overcome blustery conditions and battle their way into the final of the ASB...

Ferrer, Gasquet in Doha semis 04 Jan 2013 - 05:59 am

Spain’s David Ferrer returns the ball to Italy’s Paolo Lorenzi during their quarter-final match of the Qatar Open at the Khalifa Intenational Tennis...

Serena and Azarenka to clash in Brisbane semis 04 Jan 2013 - 05:58 am

Serena Williams of the US reacts after missing a shot against compatriot Sloane Stephens in their quarter-final match at the Brisbane International tennis...

Murray battles past local hero Millman 04 Jan 2013 - 05:56 am

Murray battles past local hero MillmanBRISBANE: Andy Murray narrowly avoided the wrath of coach Ivan Lendl after labouring to a 6-1 5-7 6-3...

Gasquet survives a scare in Doha 03 Jan 2013 - 01:15 am

Richard Gasquet of France returns the ball to Grega Zemlja of Slovakia during their match of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open at the Khalifa...

Djokovic suffers shock loss 03 Jan 2013 - 12:01 am

Bernard Tomic of Australia plays Novak Djokovic of Serbia (not pictured) in the singles match during the Hopman Cup tennis tournament between Serbia...

Tipsarevic advances in Chennai 02 Jan 2013 - 11:54 pm

CHENNAI, India: World number nine Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia opened his campaign in the ATP Chennai Open yesterday with an emphatic win that...

Simon shines in Brisbane 02 Jan 2013 - 11:53 pm

BRISBANE, Australia: France’s Gilles Simon began his fine-tuning for the Australian Open with a hard-fought win over Colombia’s Alejandro Falla in the second...

Ferrer rallies past Brown; Gasquet cruises through 02 Jan 2013 - 12:43 am

David Ferrer of Spain returning a ball to Dustin Brown of Germany during their match at the Qatar ExxonMobil 2013 played at the...

Venus leads US fightback 02 Jan 2013 - 12:36 am

PERTH: Venus Williams lifted the United States to victory in their Hopman Cup tie against France yesterday. The US pairing of Williams and...

Serena imposes authority with crushing victory 02 Jan 2013 - 12:35 am

BRISBANE, Australia: Serena Williams stamped her authority on the Brisbane International yesterday when she crushed Frenchwoman Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-2. On a day...

Taiwan’s Lu out of Chennai Open 02 Jan 2013 - 12:34 am

CHENNAI, India: Seventh seed Lu Yen-hsun of Taiwan began the new year on the wrong foot as he crashed to a first-round defeat...

Davydenko crushes Hanescu 01 Jan 2013 - 12:53 am

Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko serves the ball to Victor Hanescu of Romania during the Qatar Open in Doha yesterday. Davydenko, the 2010 Qatar Open...

Nadal will return to top form, say rivals 01 Jan 2013 - 12:40 am

DOHA: Two of Rafael Nadal’s top ten rivals have spoken out against critics who say that the winner of eleven Grand Slam titles...

Djokovic dodges ‘injury’ as Serbia thrash Italy in Perth 01 Jan 2013 - 12:26 am

Novak Djokovic of Serbia hits a return to Andreas Seppi of Italy during their men’s singles match at the Hopman Cup tennis tournament...

Stosur out in Brisbane first round 01 Jan 2013 - 12:23 am

BRISBANE, Australia: Former US Open champion Samantha Stosur’s miserable Australian form continued yesterday when she was knocked out of the first round of...

Japan’s Soeda goes through in Chennai Open 01 Jan 2013 - 12:18 am

CHENNAI, India: Go Soeda of Japan breezed through the first round of the $430,000 ATP Chennai Open with an easy win over Evgeny...