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Fit-again Saina has eyes on title

Bolstered by a favourable draw, a fit-again Saina Nehwal will look to record her maiden podium finish when she leads the country’s strongest-ever squad at the 2013 badminton World Championships that b

Wild card Razzano stuns Kvitova, reaches semis

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Wild-card entrant Virginie Razzano stunned third-seeded Petra Kvitova 6-7 (6), 7-5, 7-6 (8) on Friday in the Southern California Open quarter-finals.

Somdev loses ‘friendly’ encounter to Isner

Somdev Devvarman bowed out of the Washington Open after going down in straight sets to eighth seeded American John Isner in the third round here. The unseeded Indian lost 5-7, 5-7 to his “good friend” in what was their first encounter on the circuit.

Isner wins on rain-hit day

John Isner, fresh off a seventh ATP title, fired 19 aces Wednesday to beat Alex Kuznetsov 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (7/4) at the ATP and WTA Washington Open.

Somdev stuns top gun

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Indian qualifier Somdev Devvarman eliminated defending champion Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) on Tuesday at the $1.76 million ATP and WTA Washington Open.

Hantuchova blanks Paszek

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Daniela Hantuchova roared into the second round of the WTA Southern California Open on Tuesday with a 6-0, 6-0 thrashing of Austrian Tamira Paszek.

Saina ready to carry country’s hopes

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World no. 3 women’s singles shuttler Saina Nehwal will lead the strongest-ever India squad to the World Championship, to be played in Gungzhou, China, from August 5 to 11.

Players defend sport in wake of doping cases

Washington: ATP players defended their sport and the tour's updating of anti-doping information in the wake of drugs cases involving 15th-ranked Croatia's Marin Cilic and Serbian Viktor Troicki."Tenn

Hingis says singles not in comeback plans

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CARLSBAD, United States / California: Former world number one Martina Hingis, due to make her WTA comeback in doubles on Wednesday night, said she isn't considering a singles return.       "Not singl

Somdev stuns Dolgopolov

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World No. 129 Devvarman ousts defending champion in first round I'm very happy. That guy is a tough player, no question. I played really well in the beginning... he commited a couple errors to enable

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