Rome: Novak Djokovic reached the third round of the Italian Open, beating Spanish qualifier Albert Montanes 6-2, 6-3 Tuesday and appearing to have no problems with his injured ankle.
Djokovic has reached the final in four of the five past years at the Foro Italico, winning the title in 2008 and 2011. He dropped serve to trail 2-1 in the opening set but broke back immediately and took control from there against his 32-year-old opponent.
Djokovic, a six-time Grand Slam champion, twisted his right ankle while playing for Serbia in the Davis Cup in April. He then appeared to hurt it again during a second-round loss to Grigor Dimitrov at the Madrid Open last week.
In the first round, Julien Benneteau of France eliminated 12th-seeded Nicolas Almagro 7-6 (2), 6-4; Mikhail Youzhny beat 13th-seeded Tommy Haas 6-4, 6-3 in a matchup of tour veterans; former top-10 player Fernando Verdasco of Spain defeated Horacio Zeballos of Argentina 6-3, 3-6, 6-3....
more
10:57 PM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: An Army helicopter, on air maintenance operations, crashed on Monday morning in the icy heights of Siachen glacier but both the pilots survived the accident and were being evacuated for treatment, army sources said. The advanced light helicopter (ALH) 'Dhruv', flown by two pilots of the Army Aviation Squadron, crashed in the northern glacier at around 8:00 am, the sources said. They said of the two pilots, one...
02:22 PM, May 13, 2013
New Delhi: An Army helicopter, on air maintenance operations, crashed on Monday morning in the icy heights of Siachen glacier but both the pilots survived the accident and were being evacuated for treatment, army sources said. The advanced light helicopter (ALH) Dhruv, flown by two pilots of the Army Aviation Squadron, crashed in the northern glacier at around 8:00 AM, the sources said. They said of the two pilots, one...
01:49 PM, May 13, 2013
New York: For the second time in three years, a US federal judge has dismissed Viacom's $1 billion copyright lawsuit against YouTube, saying the online video site doesn't have to police itself as long as it removes infringing videos when copyright owners give notice. US District Court Judge Louis Stanton in New York ruled on Thursday that Viacom never proved YouTube was aware of thousands of videos Viacom said were...
01:56 PM, Apr 20, 2013
Islamabad: Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Monday said there would be no peace in the region without the resolution of outstanding issues with India, including the disputes over Kashmir, Siachen and Sir Creek. Listing Pakistan's internal stability and regional peace as two key elements of the foreign policy of his All Pakistan Muslim League party, Musharraf said, "Peace will come if disputes with India are resolved, including the Kashmir...
08:45 PM, Apr 15, 2013
Charlestown: Andrea Petkovic has withdrawn from the Family Circle Cup because of a right calf injury, moving second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki into the quarter-finals. Petkovic was scheduled to play Wozniacki to open Thursday's round of 16. However, she announced in the morning she could not play. Petkovic apologized for pulling out, but felt she might do more damage to her leg if she competed. Wozniacki, the 2011 Family Circle champion, will...
10:44 PM, Apr 04, 2013
Charleston: An early exit at the Sony Open and a postponed humanitarian trip to Haiti left Caroline Wozniacki with a big hole in her schedule - something she was glad to fill with a trip to the Family Circle Cup. The 2011 Family Circle champion won her sixth straight match here with a dominating 6-1, 6-1 victory over Silvia Soler-Espinosa on Wednesday. The second-seeded Wozniacki didn't count on getting ousted...
02:24 AM, Apr 04, 2013
The British government on Wednesday lost the latest round of its long-running legal battle to deport radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, who is wanted in his native Jordan after having been convicted of terrorism charges in 1999. ...
09:15 PM, Mar 27, 2013
Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party on Friday got its registration from the Election Commission though no symbol has been issued to it. The Election Commission has issued a registration letter stating that it "has registered the Aam Aadmi Party as political party under section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 on and with effect from 21/03/2013", AAP said in a statement. ...
12:04 AM, Mar 23, 2013
No.1 one is a great number said the Russian after demolishing eighth-seeded Wozniacki 6-2, 6-2 at Indian Wells. ...
08:52 AM, Mar 19, 2013
Azarenka had complained about her ankle earlier in the week and she limped toward the players' dining area. ...
04:39 AM, Mar 15, 2013
Stosur, the seventh seed, injured her right calf on Tuesday while serving for the match during her 4-6 6-2 6-3 victory over Germany's Mona Barthel. ...
03:39 AM, Mar 15, 2013
Celebrated painter Ganesh Pyne died of a cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Kolkata on Tuesday. The painter was 76. ...
12:59 PM, Mar 12, 2013
Another key sponsor of the Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) has pulled out of the prestigious annual meet in the wake of the organiser's decision to cancel a keynote address by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. The webpage of WIEF showed Colors' channel, which is Viacom18's flagship brand in the entertainment space in India, being removed from the list of silver sponsors of the annual event. ...
10:39 PM, Mar 07, 2013
Wozniacki suffered one of her worst career defeats when she bowed out of the Malaysia Open to 186th-ranked Chinese qualifier Qiang Wang. ...
08:38 PM, Feb 27, 2013
Also on the show is an interview with Italian multi-time world champion Grand Prix motorcycle road racer Giacomo Agostini. ...
03:53 PM, Feb 23, 2013
Kvitova, who won 6-3 6-4, has yet to drop a set in Dubai, the world No.8 returning to form after failing to win more than two matches at any other tournament this year. ...
08:45 AM, Feb 23, 2013
Kvitova overpowered defending champion Radwanska 6-2, 6-4 to set up a semi-final against Caroline Wozniacki in the Dubai Championships. ...
09:52 AM, Feb 22, 2013
Actress Scarlett Johansson was spotted wearing a pear-shaped diamond ring on her engagement finger. ...
04:28 PM, Feb 20, 2013
