World number two Rafael Nadal accelerated his pursuit of a record 21st Grand Slam title Saturday with a testing victory over Cameron Norrie in an Australian Open battle of the …
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Australian Open: Ashleigh Barty Beats Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2, 6-4 To Move Into Fourth Round | Tennis News
World number one Ashleigh Barty said on Saturday she relished the unusual challenge of playing in empty stadiums, after she cruised past Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova at the newly fan-free Australian …
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Australian Open 2021: Ashleigh Barty brings cheer for host country as crowd-less event falls quiet – Sports News , Firstpost
World No 1 Ashleigh Barty said it was ‘very strange’ to play behind closed doors, a day after more than 22,000 fans visited Melbourne Park, as the five-day, state-wide lockdown …
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Australian Open: Stefanos Tsitsipas Beats Mikael Ymer In Straight Sets To Enter Fourth Round | Tennis News
Stefanos Tsitsipas put friendship aside to crush Mikael Ymer and race into the Australian Open fourth round Saturday, dismantling his sometime hitting partner in straight sets. The pair were born …
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Australian Open 2021: Tournament on tenterhooks over Novak Djokovic injury as stands fall silent – Sports News , Firstpost
Djokovic, grimaced through a five-set win over Taylor Fritz late on Friday and afterwards said he had torn an abdominal muscle, and wasn’t sure he could play his next match. …
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National Open Race Walking Championships: Sandeep Kumar, Priyanka Goswami shatter national records, qualify for Tokyo Olympics along with Rahul – Sports News , Firstpost
With the three new entrants, the total number of Indian race walkers who have qualified for the Tokyo Games has swelled to five as KT Irfan (men’s 20km) and Bhawana …
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Australian Open: Taylor Fritz Slams “Absolutely Ridiculous” Removal Of Fans In Match Against Novak Djokovic | Tennis News
Fuming American Taylor Fritz has slammed the decision to remove fans midway through his clash with Novak Djokovic as “absolutely ridiculous”, saying it was should not happen at a Grand …
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Australian Open 2021: Tournament boss Craig Tiley plays down fears of Novak Djokovic pulling out due to injury – Sports News , Firstpost
The ailing Serb somehow came though an gruelling five-setter on Friday night against Taylor Fritz, overcoming an abdominal ‘muscle tear’ that cast doubt over whether he will be able to …
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Mughal Gardens to open for public from today: Check timings, online booking process, other details
The famed Mughal Gardens of Rashtrapati Bhavan are set to open to the public from Saturday with a display of various fauna and flora, including specially cultivated flowers that are …
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The lockdown, which has shut restaurants and cafes for all but takeaway, hit just as Melbourne had geared up for the biggest weekend in nearly a year, with Lunar New …
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Australian Open Chief Confident “Resilient And Tough” Novak Djokovic Can Play On | Tennis News
Tournament boss Craig Tiley played down fears Saturday that injured defending champion Novak Djokovic could pull out of the Australian Open, calling the world number one “resilient and tough”. The …
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Australian Open 2021: Dominic Thiem battles Nick Kyrgios and the vociferous Melbourne crowd to reach last 16 – Sports News , Firstpost
It was not only the points which Kyrgios won but also the errors and faults by Thiem which were cheered by the crowd. Umpire Dumusois had to shout “please” to …
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More than six million people in Victoria, Australia, will enter into a snap lockdown for five days in response to a coronavirus outbreak at a quarantine hotel. The order came …
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MELBOURNE: After playing in front of limited crowds in a boisterous atmosphere in Melbourne, players will return to the ‘new normal’ from Saturday as an eerie silence will descend on …
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Australian Open 2021: Injury-hit Novak Djokovic overcomes Taylor Fritz to reach last 16; Dominic Thiem ousts Nick Kyrgios – Sports News , Firstpost
In the now-empty stadium, a grimacing Djokovic, who needed repeated treatment on an abdominal injury, recovered from losing the third and fourth sets to beat Fritz 7-6 (7/1), 6-4, 3-6, …
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Australian Open 2021: Dominic Thiem tames Nick Kyrgios to reach last 16; Aslan Karatsev stuns Diego Schwartzman – Sports News , Firstpost
Kyrgios produced a virtuoso performance in the first two sets, using every trick in the book, including underarm serves and tweeners, as he fed off the energy at a boisterous …
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Australian Open: Dominic Thiem Beats Nick Kyrgios In Five-Set Thriller To Enter Last 16 | Tennis News
Ice-cool Dominic Thiem rallied from two sets down to tame flamboyant Nick Kyrgios at the Australian Open Friday in front of a raucous crowd hours before Melbourne goes into coronavirus …
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Authorities have identified 13 new cases tied to an employee of a quarantine hotel in Melbourne, who tested positive for the so-called United Kingdom coronavirus variant on Monday. Five of …
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Australian Open 2021: Alexander Zverev crushes Adrian Mannarino to reach fourth round; Diego Schwartzman ousted – Sports News , Firstpost
Zverev turned in an accomplished performance en route to a routine 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 win in just 1hr 43 minutes on Rod Laver Arena. Melbourne: Sixth seed Alexander Zverev crushed Adrian …
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Aus Open 2021: The ongoing Australian Open tennis tournament will proceed without crowds over the next five days, Organisers told the media on Friday. The decision comes after the Victoria was …
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Russian qualifier Aslan Karatsev pulled off the biggest shock of this year’s Australian Open when the world number 114 blitzed eighth seed Diego Schwartzman into submission 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 Friday …
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Australian Open 2021: Russian qualifier Aslan Karatsev stuns Diego Schwartzman in third round; Osaka, Serena in last 16 – Sports News , Firstpost
The 23-time Grand Slam had 31 unforced errors but wore down the Russian 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 in 97 minutes on Rod Laver Arena to set up a fourth-round showdown with …
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Aus Open 2021 Result: Tennis legend Serena Williams has entered the fourth round of the ongoing Aus Open after an early scare. The tenth seed claimed 7-6, 6-2 victory over …
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President Ram Nath Kovind to inaugurate Udyanotsav today, Mughal Gardens will open from 13 February
Booking for the visit date has to be done seven days in advance and booking for the date closes a day before the required visit date President Kovind will open …
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Australian Open 2021 to continue without fans, players to compete in biosecure bubble as Melbourne goes into lockdown – Sports News , Firstpost
Premier Daniel Andrews of Victoria state, which includes Melbourne, said the tennis venue would be considered a ‘workplace’ that can continue to function with limited staff. Melbourne: The Australian Open …
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The tennis venue would be considered a “workplace” that can continue to function with limited staff.© AFP The Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne will continue but without fans, despite …