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Spain’s Garcia-Lopez advances at French Open

Paris, May 28 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Guillermo Garcia-Lopez knocked out Luxembourgish Gilles Muller and reached the second round of the French Open here on Sunday. Although the Spaniard suffered pain in his left leg,…



Petra Kvitova in French Open second round

Paris, May 28 (IANS) Czech tennis player Petra Kvitova on Sunday advanced to French Open second round, winning her first match against American player Julia Boserups. The two-time Wimbledon champion won 6-3, 6-2 against Boserup…





Tennis: Bertens wins Nuremberg Cup

Nuremberg (Germany), May 27 (IANS) Dutch woman tennis player Kiki Bertens retained the Nuremberg Cup title after beating Czech Barbora Krejcikova 6-2, 6-1 in the final here on Saturday. The world No.19 took less than…





Wawrinka, Nishikori advance to Geneva Open semis

Geneva, May 26 (IANS) Top-seeded Stan Wawrinka and second-seeded Kei Nishikori advanced to the semi-finals of the Geneva Open with come-from-behind three-set victories over Sam Querrey and Kevin Anderson, respectively. The 32-year-old Wawrinka, who has…


Australia’s Stosur in Strasborg semis

Madrid, May 25 (IANS) Australian Samantha Stosur on Thursday defeated Spain’s Carla Suarez 7-6(5), 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Strasbourg tennis tournament. The former US Open champion and Roland Garros finalist defeated Suarez in…



Wawrinka reaches Geneva Open quarters

Madrid, May 25 (IANS) Swiss tennis player Stan Wawrinka needed only 37 minutes to place himself in the quarter-finals of the Geneva Open after his rival, Brazilian Rogerio Dutra Silva retired with 5-2 on the…