Paszek in Wimbledon quarter final

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Austrian tennis star Tamira Paszek has reached the quarter finals of the Wimbledon championship after claiming victory over Roberta Vinci on Monday. The currently ranked world number 37 Paszek, 21, from Dornbirn in the Austrian province of Vorarlberg won against Italian Vinci 6-2 6-2 after 63 minutes of play. She is now the first woman […]

Marach and Qureshi win Bangkok doubles

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Oliver Marach has celebrated his 11th ATP doubles tournament career title. The 31-year-old Styrian and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi beat German duo Michael Kohlmann / Alexander Waske in a thriller in the final of the ATP hard court event in Bangkok, the federal capital of Thailand, yesterday (Sun). Marach and Qureshi had to go […]

Peer beats Paszek

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Tamira Paszek’s first Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tour semi final in 10 months turned out to be a three-hour thriller at the weekend. The Austrian tennis star lost against Shahar Peer who headed the field of the 220,000-US dollar hard court event in Washington, DC, United States. The Israeli won in three sets (6-3, 6-7 […]

Melzer manages third Wimbledon win

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Jürgen Melzer has triumphed at Wimbledon for the third time in his career. The Lower Austrian tennis ace and Czech Iveta Benesova, 26, won the Grand Slam tournament’s mixed double event in London, Great Britain, yesterday (Sun). The duo celebrated a clear 6-3, 6-2 win over Indian Mahesh Bhupathi and Russian Elena Vesnina. Melzer, the […]

Azarenka seals Paszek exit at Wimbledon

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The winning streak of Austria tennis sensation Tamira Paszek has come to an end. The 20-year-old from Vorarlberg lost against Belarusian ace Victoria Azarenka in straight sets (3-6, 1-6) in the quarter final of the ATP Grand Slam event at Wimbledon, London, Great Britain, yesterday evening (Tues). Paszek stood no chance against Azarenka, 21, in […]

Vienna debut for WPT

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A World Poker Tour (WPT) is taking place in Vienna for the first time.Cardplayer.com reports today (Thurs) that the 3,500-Euro buy-in tournament at the Montesino Casino in the city’s Simmering district starts today. The online games news platform added that four more events will take place at the venue until 30 March.The WPT will then […]

‘Top class’ Murray crushes Melzer

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Jürgen Melzer has praised Andy Murray’s “extraordinary performance” after being beaten by the Scotsman at the Australian Open last night (Sun).The 29-year-old Lower Austrian stood no chance against Murray who won the third round clash in an hour and 44 minutes (6-3, 6-1, 6-1).”I can’t play any faster than that. Andy delivered an extraordinary performance. […]

‘Comeback kid’ Muster does not risk good name, says Melzer

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Austria’s men’s tennis number one Jürgen Melzer said Thomas Muster was not making himself a laughing stock by deciding to stage a comeback.The former number one in the world sensationally announced yesterday (Weds) that he will compete on the ATP tour again. Critics claimed Muster, 42, was undermining his own monument and already compared his […]