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Wawrinka stunned by Cipolla

PA Sport — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:49:35 GMT

Stanislas Wawrinka was dumped out of the Chennai Open at the first hurdle on Tuesday after the Swiss second seed lost 6-4 6-1 to qualifier Flavio Cipolla.

Nadal breezes through Qatar opener

PA Sport — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:20:45 GMT

World number one Rafael Nadal bounced back from his defeat by Andy Murray in the final of the World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Saturday by demolishing Fabrice Santoro in round one of the Qatar Open on Tuesday.

Murray eases into second round

PA Sport — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:12:17 GMT

Andy Murray's bid to retain the Qatar Open title got off to a solid start as he put in a workmanlike performance to beat Spain's Albert Montanes 6-2 6-4 in the first round of the tournament.

Bartoli secures third-round spot

PA Sport — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:36:17 GMT

Third seed Marion Bartoli was made to work hard by Hungarian qualifier Melinda Czink before clinching her place in the third round of the Brisbane International.

Murray and Vemic advance

PA Sport — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:42:17 GMT

British doubles number one Jamie Murray and new partner Dusan Vemic successfully came through their first test at the Brisbane International.

Italy upset France

PA Sport — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:40:27 GMT

Italy defeated tournament favourites France by two rubbers to one in the fifth session of the Hopman Cup.

Djokovic stunned by Gulbis

PA Sport — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:55:32 GMT

Novak Djokovic's preparation for the defence of his Australian Open crown suffered a setback on Tuesday when he was beaten in the first round of the Brisbane International.

Keothavong off to a winning start

PA Sport — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:55:32 GMT

British number one Anne Keothavong got her season off to a fine start with a comfortable victory over wild card Mirjana Lucic at the ASB Classic in Auckland.

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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0600

New Tour 'favours elite'
The Times' Neil Harman isn't a fan...
Kim Clijsters' father dies
Former Belgian soccer international Lei passes away aged 52...

WTA ASB Classic: Day 2

PA Sport — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Round 1

(1) Elena Dementieva (Rus) bt Yung-Jan Chan (Tpe) 7-5 6-3
Marina Erakovic (Nzl) bt Nuria Llagostera Vives (Spa) 7-5 6-4
(7) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus) bt Kristina Barrois (Ger) 6-3 6-1
(8) Carla Suarez-Navarro (Spa) bt Nathalie Dechy (Fra) 6-4 6-0
Anne Keothavong (Gbr) bt Mirjana Lucic (Cro) 6-4 6-2
Ayumi Morita (Jpn) bt Marta Domachowska (Pol) 6-4 4-6 6-4
Elena Vesnina (Rus) bt Aiko Nakamura (Jpn) 6-1 6-0
(2) Caroline Wozniacki (Den) bt Alberta Brianti (Ita) 6-1 6-0

WTA Brisbane International: Day 3

PA Sport — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Round 2

(3) Marion Bartoli (Fra) bt Melinda Czink (Hun) 5-7 6-3 6-1
Tathiana Garbin (Ita) bt Alisa Kleybanova (Rus) 4-6 6-4 6-2
Lucie Safarova (Cze) bt Samantha Stosur (Aus) 6-4 6-4
(2) Victoria Azarenka (Blr) bt Jarmila Gajdosova (Svk) 7-6 (7-4) 7-5

ATP Brisbane: Day 3

PA Sport — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Round 1

Ernest Gulbis (Lat) bt (1) Novak Djokovic (Ser) 6-4 6-4
Paul-Henri Mathieu (Fra) bt Teimuraz Gabashvili (Rus) 6-3 6-3
Kei Nishikori (Jpn) bt Bobby Reynolds (USA) 6-3 6-2
(5) Tomas Berdych (Cze) bt Brydan Klein (Aus) 6-0 6-4
Mario Ancic (Cro) bt Amer Delic (USA) 7-6 (7-2) 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (8-6)
Florent Serra (Fra) bt Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spa) 6-3 7-6 (7-3)
Michael Llodra (Fra) bt Joseph Sirianni (Aus) 5-7 7-6 (7-3) 6-2
(2) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fra) bt Agustin Calleri (Arg) 6-2 7-5

Mens Singles: Round 2

(4) Robin Soderling (Swe) bt Julien Benneteau (Fra) 6-3 6-3
(7) Richard Gasquet (Fra) bt Taylor Dent (USA) 7-5 6-4

ATP Chennai Open: Day 2

PA Sport — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Round 1

(1) Nikolay Davydenko (Rus) bt Daniel Koellerer (Aut) 6-2 6-3
Andreas Beck (Ger) bt Roko Karanusic (Cro) 6-1 6-0
Denis Istomin (Uzb) bt Rohan Bopanna (Ind) 6-4 7-6 (7-3)
(7) Janko Tipsarevic (Ser) bt Pablo Andujar (Spa) 6-3 6-2
(6) Carlos Moya (Spa) bt Danai Udomchoke (Tha) 6-3 7-6 (7-4)
Somdev Dev Varman (Ind) bt Kevin Kim (USA) 6-3 6-3
Ivo Minar (Cze) bt Wayne Odesnik (USA) 6-3 6-0
(4) Ivo Karlovic (Cro) bt Rajeev Ram (USA) 6-4 6-3
Flavio Cipolla (Ita) bt (2) Stanislas Wawrinka (Swi) 6-4 6-1

Murray's on his own now

PA Sport — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:52:45 GMT

British number one Andy Murray and partner Ross Hutchins were knocked out in the first round of the Qatar Open men's doubles by Christopher Kas and Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets.

Roddick gets season under way

PA Sport — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:35:55 GMT

Andy Roddick won his first match of the new ATP season on Monday with a straight-sets defeat of Ivan Navarro at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha.

Cilic edges through

PA Sport — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:35:55 GMT

Third seed Mario Cilic came through a tough first-round encounter with Alberto Martin to defeat the Spaniard 6-4 6-4 and progress at the Chennai Open on Monday.

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Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0600

Advantage Andy by £100m
Murray courted by management companies...
Santa Claus for president!
Feliciano Lopez fans step this way...
Baby koala shows some skin
Ivanovic in a sports bra!

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Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0600

I can come back, says the Scud
Philippoussis targets a return to the tour...

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Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0600

Dedication taking Andy to the top
Murray hoping training mania will pay off...

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Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0600

Golden couple of tennis in court battle
Agassi and Graf in Vegas showdown...
Murray poised to make brand new start next year
Is Andy about to ditch Fred Perry?

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Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0600

Maria Sharapova auctions her bag
Currently bidding at $500...
60 seconds with Jamie Murray
The Scot talks to Eurosport...
Wiser, fitter Dokic is back on track
Jelena to play Aussie Open qualies...

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Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0600

Did adidas organise this relationship?
Ana and Fernando on parade...
Who's that girl?!
Is that really Vera Zvonareva...
Rusedski targets minds of British talent
Greg does some straight-talking...