Tennis
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Five Armenians charged in Belgium over tennis match-fixing
Five Armenians have been charged in Belgium with corruption, money laundering and other crimes as part of an international investigation into match-fixing in tennis, prosecutors said Wednesday. They...
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Del Potro powers past Cilic to set up Rafa clash
PARIS: Argentina´s Juan Martin Del Potro came through a clash of the titans against Marin Cilic to reach his first French Open semi-final for nine years on Thursday, winning a rain-delayed duel...
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Muguruza thrashes Sharapova to reach French Open semi-finals
PARIS: Garbine Muguruza roared into the French Open semi-finals with a 6-2, 6-1 demolition job of Maria Sharapova on Wednesday. The predicted battle royal between the two former champions never...
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French Open 2018: Marco Cecchinato shocks Novak Djokovic to reach semi-finals
Novak Djokovic is out of the French Open after Italy's Marco Cecchinato beat him to reach the semi-finals in a huge shock in Paris. Djokovic, 31, saved three match points and missed three set points...
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French Open 2018: Rafael Nadal moved into the quarter-finals
Ten-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal moved into the 2018 quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-2 7-6 (7-4) victory over Germany's Maximilian Marterer. Nadal, 32, lost his opening service game and trailed...
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Serena Williams withdraws from French Open before Sharapova clash
PARIS: American Serena Williams withdrew from the French Open on Monday, shortly before she was due on court to face Maria Sharapova in a much-anticipated fourth round showdown. The 36-year-old...
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'Numbers don't lie': Sharapova desperate to end 14-year losing streak to Serena
PARIS: Maria Sharapova admitted on Saturday that "numbers don´t lie" as she prepared to face bitter rival Serena Williams, who she has lost to 18 times in a row, in the French Open fourth round....
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French Open :Sharapova edges closer to Serena duel, Nadal faces childhood pal Gasquet
PARIS: Ten-time champion Rafael Nadal breezed into the French Open third round and a clash against childhood friend Richard Gasquet on Thursday, as Maria Sharapova closed in on a potential reunion...
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French Open 2018: Novak Djokovic plays down problems when 'people starving to death'
Paris:-Novak Djokovic claims his struggles on the tennis court are insignificant compared to real life problems such as poverty, so he just accepts them. Djokovic progressed to the French Open third...
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French Open: Serena Williams wins on return to Grand Slam tennis
Paris:-American Serena Williams made a successful return to Grand Slam tennis with a 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 win over Kristyna Pliskova at the French Open. It was a tight contest between the two big servers...
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