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Mahesh Bhupathi-Sania Mirza in quarters of French Open

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Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza on Sunday advanced to the quarter-finals of the French Open mixed doubles event after notching up a straight-set victory in the second round of the grand slam event her

French Open: Li Na crashes, Maria Sharapova struggles into quarterfinals

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Defending champion Li Na crashed out of the French Open on Monday while Maria Sharapova survived a deluge of errors on a bitterly cold day in Paris to struggle into the quarterfinals.

Li, who was Asi

French Open player apologizes; Sharapova wins

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If love means never having to say you're sorry, what about 6-love? Depends which side of the French Open scoreboard you're on, apparently.

Maria Sharapova feels not a shred of remorse about the way s

French Open player apologizes; Sharapova wins

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If love means never having to say you're sorry, what about 6-love? Depends which side of the French Open scoreboard you're on, apparently.

Maria Sharapova feels not a shred of remorse about the way s

Rafael Nadal leads Spanish charge at French Open

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Rafael Nadal tightened a Spanish stranglehold on the bottom half of the French Open draw on Saturday, while Andy Murray set up a last 16 round clash with Richard Gasquet.

The top seed and defending c

Isner loses marathon in Paris as US hopes crushed

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US hopes at the French Open were extinguished on Thursday as marathon man John Isner was once again involved in an epic duel, the fourth longest in Grand Slam history, which this time he lost.

The gi

Sania Mirza welcomes boom in Asian women's tennis

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Asian poster girl Sania Mirza says the women's game is in its best state ever in the region, with Chinese stars like Li Na leading the charge and a new generation waiting in the wings.

"I think we're

Andy Murray survives injury scare at French Open

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Andy Murray overcame crippling back pain to battle his way past Jarkko Nieminen into the third round of the French Open on Thursday.

The British fourth seed defeated the Finn 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 but h

Tsonga looking for fun as French Open starts

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Local favourite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has virtually no chance of winning this year's French Open title but he will try to at least enjoy himself when he starts his campaign on Sunday.

The fifth seed, wh

Sania Mirza registers 500th pro win at Brussels Open

Sania Mirza recorded the 500th win of her professional career when she advanced to the doubles quarter-finals of the WTA Brussels Open here with American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands.

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