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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Reaches Open 13 Quarterfinals
February 23, 2012 11:08 ISTMarseille, France, Feb 23: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France and Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia won in straight sets Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Open 13.The top-seeded Tsonga did not face any break points,
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Stosur, Wozniacki Advance In Dubai, Azarenka Out
February 23, 2012 11:07 ISTDubai, Feb 23: U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur advanced to the third round of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Wednesday by defeating Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-1.Caroline Wozniacki also advanced
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Top Seed Isner Through In Memphis
February 23, 2012 11:06 ISTMemphis, Feb 23: Top-seed John Isner, playing for the first time since helping the U.S. defeat Switzerland in Davis Cup, defeated Gilles Muller of Luxembourg, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (4) in the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships
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Top-Seeded Ferrer Reaches Copa Claro Quarterfinals
February 23, 2012 11:05 ISTBuenos Aires, Argentina, Feb 23: Top-seeded David Ferrer of Spain defeated Argentine Facundo Bagnis 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Copa Claro clay-court tournament in the Argentine captial.Japan's 22-year-old Kei Nishikori
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Top-Seeded Players Advance In Argentina
February 22, 2012 11:31 ISTBuenos Aires, Argentina, Feb 22: Led by top-seed David Ferrer of Spain, seeded players had an easy day Tuesday as almost all moved through to the second round of the clay-court Copa Claro.Ferrer had no
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Nishikori Reaches 2nd Round In Argentina
February 21, 2012 9:01 ISTBuenos Aires, Argentina, Feb 21 : Rising Japanese star Kei Nishikori reached the second round of the Copa Claro with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 victory over former top-ranked Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain on Monday.The
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Raonic Tops Istomin To Repeat As SAP Open Champion
February 20, 2012 12:01 ISTSan Jose, California, Feb 20: Milos Raonic captured a second straight SAP Open championship Sunday, rolling past Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 7-6 (3), 6-2 behind a powerful serve nobody in San Jose could solve.Raonic (Rau-nitch)
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Almagro Beats Volandri To Win 3rd Brazil Open
February 20, 2012 11:54 ISTSao Paulo, Feb 20: Nicolas Almagro of Spain became the most successful player in the history of Brazil Open on Sunday, defeating Filippo Volandri of Italy 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 to capture his third title.It was
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Federer Beats Del Potro To Clinch ABN Amro Title
February 20, 2012 11:45 ISTRotterdam, Netherlands, Feb 20: Roger Federer dismissed third-seeded Juan Martin del Potro 6-1, 6-4 Sunday to win the ABN Amro World Tennis for his first title of the year.The top-seeded Federer jumped out to a
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Azarenka Beats Stosur To Clinch Qatar Open
February 20, 2012 11:28 ISTDoha, Qatar, Feb 20: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus shook off a lingering ankle injury to win the Qatar Open on Sunday, routing Sam Stosur of Australia 6-1, 6-2.This was Azarenka's 17th straight victory and
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Azarenka Downplays Racket Over Noise Levels
February 20, 2012 11:39 ISTDoha, Qatar, Feb 20: Victoria Azarenka isn't about to stop her hooting and believes the racket about noise levels from players during matches is a big fuss about nothing.The top-ranked Belarusian makes a high-pitched noise
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Raonic Tops Harrison To Advance To SAP Open final
February 19, 2012 9:37 ISTSan Jose, California, feb 19 : Defending champion Milos Raonic advanced to the SAP Open final by beating American Ryan Harrison 7-6 (4), 6-2 on Saturday. The Canadian piled up 20 aces behind a powerful
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Top-Seeded Almagro, Ramos Reach Brazil Open Semis
February 18, 2012 7:53 ISTSao Paulo, Feb 18 : Top-seeded defending champion Nicolas Almagro of Spain defeated Carlos Berlocq of Argentina 6-3, 6-2 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Brazil Open.The 11th-ranked Almagro dominated the match at the
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Top Seed Almagro Reaches Quarters Of Brazil Open
February 17, 2012 11:15 ISTSao Paulo, Feb 17: Nicolas Almagro of Spain extended the defense of his Brazil Open title to the quarterfinals by defeating Victor Hanescu of Romania 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3 on Thursday.Almagro, the top seed, didn't
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Monfils Withdraws From Memphis With Knee Injury
February 17, 2012 11:14 ISTMemphis, Tennessee, Feb 17: Gael Monfils has withdrawn from the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships because of a right knee inflammation.The Frenchman was scheduled to play in the feature first-round match on Tuesday. Tournament organizers announced
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Emirates Airlines New US Open Series Title Sponsor
February 17, 2012 11:12 ISTWhite Plains, New York, Feb 17: Emirates Airlines is the new title sponsor of the US Open Series of summer hard-court tennis tournaments under a seven-year agreement.The U.S. Tennis Association also announced Thursday that Emirates
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Berdych Through At ABN Amro As Baghdatis Retires
February 17, 2012 11:08 ISTRotterdam, Netherlands, Feb 17: Second-seeded Tomas Berdych eased into the ABN Amro World Tennis quarterfinals after Marcos Baghdatis retired with a left calf injury in the fourth game on Thursday.Also, third-seeded Juan Martin del Potro
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Azarenka Beats Halep To Reach Qatar Open Quarters
February 17, 2012 11:07 ISTDoha, Qatar, Feb 17: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka swept aside Simona Halep of Romania 6-3, 6-1 to reach the Qatar Open quarterfinals while Lucie Safarova dumped Svetlana Kuznetsova out of the tournament.Third-seeded Sam Stosur took advantage
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Roddick Overcomes Injury To Win In San Jose
February 16, 2012 12:44 ISTSan Jose, Feb 16: Andy Roddick overcame a right ankle injury and a troublesome right hamstring to struggle past Ukrainian-born American Denis Kudla 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Wednesday in the second round of
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Ferrero Eliminated Early In Brazil Open
February 16, 2012 11:34 ISTSao Paulo, Feb 16: Sixth-seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain lost to Leonardo Mayer of Argentina 7-6 (6), 6-2 in the first round of the Brazil Open on Wednesday.Mayer broke Ferrero twice in the second
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Wozniacki Ousted By Safarova In Doha 2nd Round
February 16, 2012 11:32 ISTDoha, Qatar, Feb 16: Caroline Wozniacki failed to convert three match points as she was ousted by Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3) in her opening match at the Qatar Open
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Djokovic Proud To Receive Serbia's Top State Honor
February 16, 2012 11:30 ISTBelgrade, Serbia, Feb 16: Novak Djokovic says he felt even more indebted to his compatriots after receiving Serbia's top state honor from President Boris Tadic in a ceremony at the national assembly building on Wednesday.President
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Federer Tops Mahut To Advance At ABN Amro
February 16, 2012 7:27 ISTRotterdam, Netherlands, Feb 16: Top-seeded Roger Federer easily beat Nicolas Mahut 6-4, 6-4 in the first round Wednesday to sail straight into the quarterfinals of the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament.Federer's second-round opponent Mikhail Youzhny
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Clijsters Withdraws From Indian Wells
February 15, 2012 11:18 ISTIndian Wells, California, Feb 15: Kim Clijsters has withdrawn from next month's BNP Paribas Open because of an injury to her left ankle.Clijsters said in a statement Tuesday that she is disappointed she won't be
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Maria Sharapova Takes World No. 2 Ranking
February 14, 2012 10:53 ISTParis, Feb 14: Russian Maria Sharapova overtook Czech Petra Kvitova to take the world number two spot in the latest WTA rankings released on Monday. Sharapova was beaten in the quarterfinals of the Paris Open
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Sania Mirza Retains 7th Spot In Doubles Ranking
February 14, 2012 10:42 ISTNew Delhi, Feb 14: Coming off her 13th women's doubles title at the Pattaya Open, Sania Mirza on Monday retained her career-best seventh position in the latest WTA doubles rankings. Sania, along with her Australian
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Argentina Beats Germany 4-1 In Davis Cup
February 13, 2012 10:48 ISTBamberg, Germany, Feb 13: Cedrik-Marcel Stebe salvaged some pride for Germany by beating Eduardo Schwank 7-6 (1), 7-5 in a consolation win against Argentina in the first round of the Davis Cup on Sunday.Argentina won
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Austria Beats Russia To Reach Davis Cup Quarters
February 13, 2012 10:43 ISTWiener Neustadt, Austria, Feb 13: Jurgen Melzer eased past Alex Bogomolov Jr. of Russia 6-2, 6-4, 6-1 Sunday to help Austria reach the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup for the first time since 1995.Melzer's victory
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