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Odds stacked against Murray in WImbledon final

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On paper or the net, Novak Djokovic would appear to be the overwhelming favourite going into play the Wimbledon final against local favourite, Andy Murray. But, in a tournament that has seen Champion

Bartoli races to maiden Grand Slam

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Marion Bartoli romped to her first Grand Slam title as the French 15th seed thrashed Germany’s Sabine Lisicki 6-1, 6-4 in the Wimbledon final on Saturday.

England’s great hope vs Serbia’s Djoker

Andy Murray will on Sunday again attempt to finally rid Britain of one of its most painful sporting millstones when he bids to become his country’s first Wimbledon men’s champion since 1936.

Bartoli is the new 'Queen' of Wimbledon

LONDON: Marion Bartoli won her first major title on her second attempt with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Sabine Lisicki on Saturday in the Wimbledon final.
Bartoli, a Frenchwoman who lost in the 2007 fina

Lisicki goes into final as the firm favourite

Two more different players would have been hard to find even if the organisers of Wimbledon had scourged the world ten times over. Not to mention that at the start of the tournament, no one really ex

Djokovic stands tall in slugfest

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Novak Djokovic defeated heroic Juan Martin del Potro 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-7 (6/8), 6-3 on Friday in the longest Wimbledon semi-final in history to move into his 11th Grand Slam title match.

Wimbledon: A peek at men's semi-finalists

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The Wimbledon men's singles semi-final matches, one featuring Novak Djokovic and the other Andy Murray, have one thing in common—they are both classic cases of David vs. Goliath. Currently, Djokovic

Six rural kids to train in Madrid

A group of six children — four boys and two girls — from the rural areas of Haryana will head to Madrid on Friday for a three-week advanced training programme in tennis.

Djokovic aims to keep getting better at Wimbledon

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London: World number one Novak Djokovic takes on Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro for a place in the Wimbledon final on Friday insisting he can get even better.
But Djokovic, having avoided the shoc

Paes, Bopanna lose in doubles semis

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London: Indian challenge in the men's doubles competition of the Wimbledon ended today with both Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna losing their respective semi-final matches after being engaged in gruel

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