Bhupathi, Paes enter US Open mixed doubles semisSeptember 8th, 2009 NEW YORK - Ace Indian players Leander Peas and Mahesh Bhupathi have entered the semi-finals of the mixed doubles of the US Open with their respective partners. Leander Paes and Cara Black of Zimbabwe beat Rennae Stubbs and Robert Lindstedt to enter the mixed doubles semi-finals.
Sania's campaign in US Open endsSeptember 7th, 2009 NEW YORK - Sania Mirza's campaign in the US Open ended on Sunday, as she and her partner Daniel Nestor were knocked out in the second round of the mixed doubles event. Mirza and Nestor duo was outplayed by Carly Gullickson and Travis Parrott of the USA, in straight sets 6-1, 6-4.
US Open: Devvarman crashes out, Sania, Bhupathi advanceSeptember 4th, 2009 NEW YORK - India's Somdev Devvarman lost to Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany in the men's second round of the US Open on Thursday. The Indian top ranked singles player lost to his German opponent in four sets 6-3, 6-4, 0-6, 6-2.
Bhupathi-Knowles crash out of Cincinnati Masters semisAugust 23rd, 2009 CINCINNATI - India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles crashed out of the semifinals of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 with a 4-6, 3-6 loss to second seeds Daniel Nestor of Canada and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia. Nestor-Zimonjic thus avenged their semi-final loss to the fourth-seeded Indo-Bahamian pair in the Rogers Cup last week.
Bhupathi-Knowles in semifinals of Cincinnati MastersAugust 22nd, 2009 CINCINNATI - India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles of The Bahamas continued their winning run, entering the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 for the second successive time, with a 7-6(6), 6-3 victory over Frenchmen Michael Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. The fourth-seeded Indo-Bahamian pair, who last week won their first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title at the Rogers Cup in Montreal, converted two of three break opportunities and saved four of their five break points to close the match in 83 minutes here Friday.
Bhupathi in Montreal doubles final, looks for fifth Canadian titleAugust 16th, 2009 MONTREAL - India's Mahesh Bhupathi and his Bahamian partner Mark Knowles dethroned reigning champions Daniel Nestor of Canada and Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic, beating the second seeds in the match tie-break to enter the final of the $3-million Rogers Cup here. The Indo-Bahamian pair, third seeds, not only stopped Nestor and Zimonojic from defending the title they won last year in Toronto, but also ousted them from the World No 1 ranking they enjoyed for a week, by beating them 5-7, 6-2, 10-4, Saturday.
Japan's Hozumi Hasegawa keeps bantamweight title by stopping Nestor Rocha of US in 1st roundJuly 14th, 2009 Japan's Hasegawa retains WBC bantamweight titleKOBE, Japan — WBC bantamweight champion Hozumi Hasegawa of Japan has kept his title by stopping Nestor Rocha of the United States in the first round. Hasegawa sent Rocha to the canvas twice Tuesday before the referee stopped the bout after 2 minutes, 28 seconds.
Nestor-Zimonjic steal back top doubles rankingJuly 5th, 2009 LONDON - Canadian Daniel Nestor and Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic will regain the top doubles ranking from Bob and Mike Bryan after beating their hot rivals in four sets to claim a second straight Wimbledon title. "It's amazing, we started playing together to win Grand Slams," said Nestor, 36 and a trophy holder in all four of the majors over his career.
Venus and Serena Williams win fourth Wimbledon doubles championshipJuly 4th, 2009 Williams sisters win Wimbledon doubles titleWIMBLEDON, England — Venus and Serena Williams have won their fourth women's doubles title at Wimbledon by beating Rennae Stubbs and Samantha Stosur of Australia 7-6 (4), 6-4. The doubles final began a few hours after Serena beat Venus for the singles championship Saturday.
Nestor and Zimonjic beat Bryan brothers to win men's doubles title at WimbledonJuly 4th, 2009 Nestor and Zimonjic win men's doubles titleWIMBLEDON, England — Daniel Nestor of Canada and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia won their second straight Wimbledon men's doubles title Saturday, beating top-seeded American twins Bob and Mike Bryan 7-6 (7), 6-7 (3), 7-6 (3), 6-3. "It's a great accomplishment," Nestor said.
Paes-Black in Wimbledon finalJuly 3rd, 2009 LONDON - India's Leander Paes is in sight of his second Grand Slam title of the year after he along with Zimbabwe's Cara Black booked a final berth in the mixed doubles of the Wimbledon tennis championships here Friday. In the semi-final, the top-seeded pair of Paes and Black won 6-4, 6-4 against the 12th seeded Stephen Huss of Australia and Spaniard Virginia Ruano Pascal.
Paes, Bhupathi to cross swords in Wimbledon mixed doublesJune 28th, 2009 LONDON - India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi will be on the opposite sides of the net in the Wimbledon mixed doubles third round Monday. The 1999 Wimbledon men's doubles champions have run into each other after clearing their second round matches Saturday.
Wimbledon: Indian expectations rest on doublesJune 21st, 2009 LONDON - The singles have always seemed to be a low priority for Indian players in tennis. So even though the famous Wimbledon, beginning Monday, spreads out the favoured Indian surface in grass, it is the doubles on which the country will be pinning its hopes.
Somdev faces Bhupathi in Wimbledon doubles openerJune 19th, 2009 LONDON - India's Somdev Devvarman with his South African partner Kevin Anderson has run into compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi and Bahamian Mark Knowles, seeded fourth, in the first round of the Wimbledon men's doubles. Somdev and Anderson came through the qualifying round beating Italian Alessandro Motti and Joseph Sirianni of Australia.
Paes, Dlouhy win French Open doublesJune 6th, 2009 PARIS - India's Leander Paes and Czech Lukas Dlouhy rallied from a set down to overpower South African Wesley Moodie and Belgian Dick Norman to clinch the French Open doubles title at Roland Garros here Saturday for their first Grand Slam together. Third-seeded Paes and Dlouhy won 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to triumph in an hour and 40 minutes.
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