Unseeded Bhupathi and Llodra downed the third seeded rivals Lindstedt and Zimonjic 7-6 (6), 7-6 (6) in the fiercely fought final. ...
08:50 PM, Mar 02, 2013
Bhupathi and Llodra got past India's Bopanna and Ram 6-4, 6-7(2), 10-5 in the first semi-final, lasting one hour and 28 minutes. ...
06:33 PM, Mar 01, 2013
They next face Polish fourth seeded pair of Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski. ...
02:53 PM, Feb 28, 2013
The former world number one won 6-3 7-6. She will now play Czech Petra Kvitova or Daniela Hantuchova. ...
11:21 PM, Feb 18, 2013
Dubai: Novak Djokovic shook off the rust to beat Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 6-4, 6-2 at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Monday in his first match since winning the Australian Open. Sixth-seeded Mardy Fish also had an easy time against Andreas Beck of Germany, winning 6-1, 6-1 to join Djokovic in the second round. The top-ranked Djokovic has not played a match in nearly four weeks and it showed at times. He...
12:16 AM, Feb 28, 2012
Dubai: Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland won her eighth career WTA title on Saturday, defeating Julia Goerges of Germany 7-5, 6-4 in the Dubai Tennis Championships final. Radwanska will rise one place to a career-best No. 5 when the world rankings are updated on Monday. The fifth-seeded Radwanska led in both sets but it took her almost two hours to overcome the unseeded Goerges, who ousted defending champion Caroline Wozniacki the...
11:26 PM, Feb 25, 2012
Dubai: Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki lost in the semi-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships, falling to Julia Goerges 7-6 (3), 7-5 on Friday. The former top-ranked Dane led 4-2 in the second set before Goerges regained control to close out the match in just over two hours. "I didn't play my best game today," Wozniacki said. "Made way too many unforced errors, and Julia took advantage of that." Goerges will...
11:56 PM, Feb 24, 2012
Dubai: Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland defeated Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 6-2, 2-6, 6-0 on Friday to reach the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships. The fifth-seeded Radwanska took an early 4-1 lead and won the first set in 33 minutes. The Polish player faltered in the second when Jankovic broke twice. Radwanska regrouped and wrapped up the match without losing a game in the third set. Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki...
09:12 PM, Feb 24, 2012
Dubai: Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki reached the semi-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Thursday, while US Open champion Sam Stosur was beaten by Jelena Jankovic of Serbia. Caroline Wozniacki ousted Ana Ivanovic of Serbia 6-3, 7-5 in a meeting of former No. 1s, after Jankovic had beaten Stosur 6-4, 6-2 on Thursday. The 22-year-old Wozniacki eased through the first set and then overcame tougher resistance in the second before...
08:48 PM, Feb 23, 2012
Dubai: U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur defeated Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-1 Wednesday to advance to the third round of the Dubai Tennis Championships. Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki topped Romania's Simona Halep 6-2, 6-3. She'll face Ana Ivanovic, who defeated Maria Kirilenko of Russia, 6-2, 7-6 (4). Stosur broke twice in the first and third sets and saved all nine break points she faced in...
09:34 AM, Feb 23, 2012
Dubai: Ana Ivanovic defeated Francesca Schiavone 6-1, 7-5 on Tuesday to advance to the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships. Peng Shuai of China ousted six-seeded Marion Bartoli 6-4, 6-3, winning six straight games to wrap up the final set. Ivanovic breezed through the first set, holding her Italian opponent to just one game in 33 minutes. Schiavone made it competitive in the second set, but was no match...
11:57 AM, Feb 22, 2012
Dubai: Two more players have pulled out the Dubai Tennis Championships on the second day of the tournament that was hit by a rush of withdrawals on Monday. Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova withdrew due to illness. French Open winner Li Na and Vera Zvonareva also pulled out on Monday because of injury. On Tuesday, Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia retired with a hamstring injury during a match against Iveta Benesova of...
08:32 PM, Feb 21, 2012
This was Venus Williams seventh triumph in her last eight finals. ...
12:56 PM, Feb 22, 2009
She was beaten by World's no 24 Kaia Kanepi of Estonia on Tuesday. ...
11:15 PM, Feb 17, 2009
Islamabad: Pakistan's national cricket team assembled in Lahore for a short training camp under interim coach Mohsin Khan ahead of the series against Sri Lanka in the United Arab Emirate (UAE). Talking to the media on Tuesday, Mohsin Khan said all the team members and officials met to formulate a plan for the three-day training session. Pakistan are to play three Tests, five One-Day Internationals and a Twenty20 against Sri...
10:48 AM, Mar 09, 2008
Melbourne: Outgoing Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) secretary Keith Bradshaw has emerged as the frontrunner to take over as Cricket Australia's (CA) first general manager for team performance. Bradshaw, an Australian, has been at the helm at Lord's since 2006 but will be returning home next month for family reasons. I'm aware of the role and it looks like a job with great challenges, but at the moment I'm just taking...
12:53 AM, Feb 28, 2008
