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Djokovic emulates Sampras' resolve with battling win

Paul — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:05:59 GMT

After meeting Pete Sampras for the first time, the Serb took inspiration from the American’s trademark mental resolve to save three match points against Philip Kohlschreiber

Nadal eases into last 16

PA Sport — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:33:01 GMT

Top seed Rafael Nadal declared himself happy with his progress in his recovery from injury as he breezed into the last 16 of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, California.

Azarenka, Clijsters bow out

PA Sport — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:33:01 GMT

Third seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus was the highest seed to crash out on a day of surprises at the the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

Davis Cup tie moved on security grounds

PA Sport — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:33:01 GMT

This summer's Davis Cup tie between Pakistan and New Zealand has been moved from the subcontinent on security grounds.

Anne Keothavong Blog: Indian Wells

Anne Keothavong — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:28:20 GMT

Blogging from the Californian desert, the 26-year-old Londoner tackles the British tennis debate, and reveals a new found love of golf…

Fan favourite Fed picks up three gongs in a day

Paul — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:09:52 GMT

After matching his 62 titles with as many winners to dispatch Victor Hanescu in Indian Wells, Federer was honoured post-match with a trio of awards

Davydenko out of Indian Wells with broken wrist

Paul — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:11:54 GMT

The world No.6 has been forced to withdraw from the BNP Paribas Open after an MRI scan revealed the severity of his wrist injury

Federer battles past Hanescu

PA Sport — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:33:36 GMT

Roger Federer made hard work of beating Victor Hanescu at the BNP Paribas Open, but eventually made it through to join Andy Murray in the third round.

Sharapova goes out

PA Sport — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:33:36 GMT

An elbow injury has cost Maria Sharapova her shot at reclaiming the BNP Paribas Open title she won in 2006 after she lost 6-3 2-6 6-3 to Zheng Jie.

BNP Paribas Open: Day 6

PA Sport — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Round 3

Carla Suarez-Navarro (Spa) bt (27) Agnes Szavay (Hun) 6-4 3-6 6-1
(23) Alisa Kleybanova (Rus) bt (14) Kim Clijsters (Bel) 6-4 1-6 7-6 (7-4)
(17) Shahar Peer (Isr) bt (9) Flavia Pennetta (Ita) 6-4 6-7 (4-7) 6-1
(6) Jelena Jankovic (Ser) bt Sara Errani (Ita) 2-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-4
(28) Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (Spa) bt (3) Victoria Azarenka (Blr) 7-6 (7-4) 6-2
(13) Yanina Wickmayer (Bel) bt Roberta Vinci (Ita) 6-1 3-6 6-3
(12) Vera Zvonareva (Rus) bt Anastasija Sevastova (Lat) 6-2 6-3
(8) Samantha Stosur (Aus) bt (25) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus) 6-3 6-0

ATP BNP Paribas Open: Day 5

PA Sport — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Round 3

(19) Tomas Berdych (Cze) bt (10) Fernando Verdasco (Spa) 6-0 6-3
(15) John Isner (USA) bt (17) Sam Querrey (USA) 7-6 (7-3) 6-4
(3) Rafael Nadal (Spa) bt Mario Ancic (Cro) 6-2 6-2
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spa) bt (26) Thomaz Bellucci (Bra) 4-6 6-2 6-1
(21) Juan Monaco (Arg) bt (11) Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spa) 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 6-3
(20) Ivan Ljubicic (Cro) bt Brian Dabul (Arg) 6-2 6-3
(2) Novak Djokovic (Ser) bt (25) Philipp Kohlschreiber (Ger) 6-3 2-6 7-6 (7-3)

Easy win for Murray

PA Sport — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:37:03 GMT

Andy Murray recorded a straightforward 6-4 6-4 victory over Andreas Seppi of Italy in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

Baltacha suffers heavy defeat

PA Sport — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:37:03 GMT

Great Britain's Elena Baltacha was soundly beaten by Australia's Alicia Molik in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

Nadal eases through

PA Sport — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:29:40 GMT

Defending champion Rafael Nadal cruised into the third round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Germany's Rainer Schuettler.

Top seed defeated in Indian Wells

PA Sport — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:29:40 GMT

Top seed Svetlana Kuznetsova crashed out of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells as she was defeated by Carla Suarez Navarro.

ATP BNP Paribas Open: Day 4

PA Sport — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Round 2

(1) Roger Federer (Swi) bt Victor Hanescu (Rom) 6-3 6-7 (5-7) 6-1
(27) Marcos Baghdatis (Cyp) bt Arnaud Clement (Fra) 7-6 (9-7) 6-1
(18) Tommy Robredo (Spa) bt Sergiy Stakhovsky (Ukr) 3-6 6-3 7-5
Dudi Sela (Isr) bt (14) Radek Stepanek (Cze) 6-4 1-6 6-2
Simon Greul (Ger) bt (12) Gael Monfils (Fra) 1-6 6-2 6-3
(22) Jurgen Melzer (Aut) bt David Nalbandian (Arg) 6-4 6-1
Thiemo De Bakker (Ned) bt (30) Janko Tipsarevic (Ser) 3-2 ret
(7) Andy Roddick (USA) bt Yen-Hsun Lu (Tpe) 6-4 6-4
(4) Andy Murray (Gbr) bt Andreas Seppi (Ita) 6-4 6-4
Michael Russell (USA) bt (32) Igor Andreev (Rus) 4-6 6-3 6-2
Nicolas Almagro (Spa) bt (23) Ivo Karlovic (Cro) 7-5 7-6 (7-5)
James Blake (USA) bt (13) David Ferrer (Spa) 6-1 6-4
(9) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fra) bt Marinko Matosevic (Aus) 6-1 6-3
(24) Albert Montanes (Spa) bt Ricardo Mello (Bra) 3-6 6-4 6-4
(28) Feliciano Lopez (Spa) bt Paul-Henri Mathieu (Fra) 3-6 6-3 6-4
(6) Robin Soderling (Swe) bt Evgeny Korolev (Kaz) 6-2 6-4

BNP Paribas Open: Day 5

PA Sport — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Round 3

(5) Agnieszka Radwanska (Pol) bt (31) Gisela Dulko (Arg) 6-1 6-0
(11) Marion Bartoli (Fra) bt Jill Craybas (USA) 6-2 6-0
(19) Aravane Rezai (Fra) bt (15) Francesca Schiavone (Ita) 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (7-2) 6-4
(4) Elena Dementieva (Rus) bt Kirsten Flipkens (Bel) 6-4 6-2
Alicia Molik (Aus) bt Elena Baltacha (Gbr) 6-0 6-2
(18) Jie Zheng (Chn) bt (10) Maria Sharapova (Rus) 6-3 2-6 6-3
(16) Nadia Petrova (Rus) bt Shuai Peng (Chn) 6-1 7-5
(2) Caroline Wozniacki (Den) bt (32) Maria Kirilenko (Rus) 6-0 6-3

Henin out of Indian Wells

PA Sport — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:45:06 GMT

Justine Henin will not be repeating her heroics of the Australian Open at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells after crashing out in the second round.

Nalbandian and Blake through

PA Sport — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:45:06 GMT

Argentinian wild-card David Nalbandian and American James Blake both safely negotiated their way through the first round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

BNP Paribas Open: Day 4

PA Sport — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Round 2

Carla Suarez-Navarro (Spa) bt (1) Svetlana Kuznetsova (Rus) 6-4 4-6 6-1
(27) Agnes Szavay (Hun) bt Chan Yung-Jan (Tpe) 6-3 6-2
(23) Alisa Kleybanova (Rus) bt Tsvetana Pironkova (Bul) 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 6-1
(14) Kim Clijsters (Bel) bt Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova (Cze) 6-2 6-1
(9) Flavia Pennetta (Ita) bt Petra Kvitova (Cze) 6-3 6-3
(17) Shahar Peer (Isr) bt Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 6-2 6-3
Sara Errani (Ita) bt (26) Dominika Cibulkova (Svk) 7-5 6-4
(6) Jelena Jankovic (Ser) bt Petra Martic (Cro) 6-3 7-6 (7-2)
(3) Victoria Azarenka (Blr) bt Sybille Bammer (Aut) 6-1 7-5
(28) Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (Spa) bt Alexandra Dulgheru (Rom) 2-6 6-3 6-1
Roberta Vinci (Ita) bt (21) Daniela Hantuchova (Svk) 6-3 7-5
(13) Yanina Wickmayer (Bel) bt Julia Goerges (Ger) 6-2 6-4
(12) Vera Zvonareva (Rus) bt Sloane Stephens (USA) 6-4 7-5
Anastasija Sevastova (Lat) bt (24) Ana Ivanovic (Ser) 6-2 6-4
(25) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus) bt Karolina Sprem (Cro) 6-3 6-1
(8) Samantha Stosur (Aus) bt Julie Coin (Fra) 6-1 7-6 (7-4)

ATP BNP Paribas Open: Day 3

PA Sport — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Round 2

(5) Nikolay Davydenko (Rus) bt Ernests Gulbis (Lat) 6-4 6-4
(29) Viktor Troicki (Ser) bt Pablo Cuevas (Uru) 1-0 ret
(19) Tomas Berdych (Cze) bt Florent Serra (Fra) 7-5 4-6 6-4
(10) Fernando Verdasco (Spa) bt Ramon Delgado (Par) 6-4 6-1
(15) John Isner (USA) bt Kevin Anderson (Rsa) 6-3 7-5
(17) Sam Querrey (USA) bt Jeremy Chardy (Fra) 6-3 6-4
Mario Ancic (Cro) bt (31) Julien Benneteau (Fra) 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-3
(3) Rafael Nadal (Spa) bt Rainer Schuettler (Ger) 6-4 6-4
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spa) bt (8) Marin Cilic (Cro) 7-6 (7-1) 6-0
(26) Thomaz Bellucci (Bra) bt Carlos Moya (Spa) w/o
(21) Juan Monaco (Arg) bt Fabio Fognini (Ita) 6-4 7-5
(11) Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spa) bt Daniel Koellerer (Aut) 6-3 6-0
Brian Dabul (Arg) bt (16) Gilles Simon (Fra) 7-5 6-4
(20) Ivan Ljubicic (Cro) bt Ryan Harrison (USA) 6-2 7-6 (7-2)
(25) Philipp Kohlschreiber (Ger) bt Philipp Petzschner (Ger) 6-3 6-2
(2) Novak Djokovic (Ser) bt Mardy Fish (USA) 6-1 0-6 6-2

Henman: This issue runs deeper than Lithuania loss

Paul — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:39:41 GMT

As talk of John Lloyd’s impending departure as Davis Cup captain heightens, there’s only one man for the job (and he doesn’t want it…)

GB players should have a say - Murray

PA Sport — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:35:06 GMT

Andy Murray wants Britain's top players to have a say in who captains the Davis Cup team.

Fish battles back to set up Djokovic clash

PA Sport — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:35:06 GMT

Mardy Fish came back from losing the opening set to advance to the second round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells where he will meet second seed Novak Djokovic.

Melanie undone in Indian Wells opener

Paul — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:07:10 GMT

After a promising February, eighteen year-old Melanie Oudin slumps to a first round defeat to Roberta Vinci at the BNP Paribas Open

BNP Paribas Open: Day 3

PA Sport — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Round 2

(5) Agnieszka Radwanska (Pol) bt Anna Chakvetadze (Rus) 6-2 5-3 ret
(31) Gisela Dulko (Arg) bt Justine Henin (Bel) 6-2 1-6 6-4
Jill Craybas (USA) bt (22) Sabine Lisicki (Ger) 4-6 7-5 2-0 ret
(11) Marion Bartoli (Fra) bt Polona Hercog (Slo) 6-4 6-2
(15) Francesca Schiavone (Ita) bt Kimiko Date Krumm (Jpn) 6-3 6-4
(19) Aravane Rezai (Fra) bt Tamarine Tanasugarn (Tha) 6-4 7-5
Kirsten Flipkens (Bel) bt (30) Aleksandra Wozniak (Can) 6-1 6-2
(4) Elena Dementieva (Rus) bt Olga Govortsova (Blr) 6-4 4-6 6-0
Elena Baltacha (Gbr) bt (7) Na Li (Chn) 7-6 (8-6) 2-6 7-6 (9-7)
Alicia Molik (Aus) bt (29) Anabel Medina Garrigues (Spa) 6-4 5-7 7-6 (7-3)
(18) Jie Zheng (Chn) bt Sorana-Mihaela Cirstea (Rom) 6-3 7-5
(10) Maria Sharapova (Rus) bt Vera Dushevina (Rus) 4-6 7-5 6-2
(16) Nadia Petrova (Rus) bt Patty Schnyder (Swi) 6-3 5-7 6-4
Shuai Peng (Chn) bt (20) Alona Bondarenko (Ukr) 6-1 6-4
(32) Maria Kirilenko (Rus) bt Virginie Razzano (Fra) 7-5 6-3
(2) Caroline Wozniacki (Den) bt Vania King (USA) 5-7 6-2 6-4

ATP BNP Paribas Open: Day 2

PA Sport — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Round 1

Victor Hanescu (Rom) bt Juan Ignacio Chela (Arg) 6-3 7-6 (7-4)
Arnaud Clement (Fra) bt Peter Luczak (Aus) 4-6 6-3 6-2
Sergiy Stakhovsky (Ukr) bt Wayne Odesnik (USA) 6-1 6-4
Dudi Sela (Isr) bt Jesse Levine (USA) 6-2 6-2
Simon Greul (Ger) bt Richard Gasquet (Fra) 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (9-7)
David Nalbandian (Arg) bt Stefan Koubek (Aut) 6-2 7-6 (7-2)
Thiemo De Bakker (Ned) bt Marcos Daniel (Bra) 6-3 6-3
Yen-Hsun Lu (Tpe) bt Oscar Hernandez (Spa) 6-1 6-2
Andreas Seppi (Ita) bt Robby Ginepri (USA) 2-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-3
Michael Russell (USA) bt Paolo Lorenzi (Ita) 6-2 7-5
Nicolas Almagro (Spa) bt Mischa Zverev (Ger) 6-3 6-2
James Blake (USA) bt Daniel Gimeno-Traver (Spa) 6-3 6-2
Marinko Matosevic (Aus) bt Michael Llodra (Fra) 6-3 6-0
Ricardo Mello (Bra) bt Horacio Zeballos (Arg) 2-6 6-3 6-4
Paul-Henri Mathieu (Fra) bt Benjamin Becker (Ger) 6-3 6-1
Evgeny Korolev (Kaz) bt Florian Mayer (Ger) 6-3 6-2

Bollettieri defends LTA

PA Sport — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:24:54 GMT

Legendary tennis coach Nick Bollettieri has defended Lawn Tennis Association chief Roger Draper over last weekend's Davis Cup embarrassment, insisting the problem stems from the fact Britain "is not a tennis nation".

Clijsters set for Eastbourne outing

PA Sport — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:52:28 GMT

US Open champion Kim Clijsters has confirmed she will take part in this year's AEGON International tournament in Eastbourne.

Schuettler swings into Indian Wells main draw

Paul — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:10:00 GMT

After coming through qualifying, former Australian Open finalist Rainer Schuettler holds the unenviable tag of ‘the oldest player’ in the draw at Indian Wells

Nadal to play Queen's

PA Sport — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:47:00 GMT

Rafael Nadal is hoping to regain the Queen's Club title he won in 2008 after confirming his attendance at this year's event.

Fed fan raises a packet from beyond the grave

Paul — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:34:37 GMT

He hardly needs it, but with a Sampras-equalling record in sight, Roger Federer has been handed another reason to win a seventh Wimbledon title this year

Henin wins opener at Indian Wells

PA Sport — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:23:27 GMT

Former world number one Justine Henin breezed into the second round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells as she dispatched Slovakian Magdalena Rybarikova 6-2 6-2.

Henman: I don't want captaincy

PA Sport — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:48:05 GMT

Tim Henman has ruled himself out of the running to be Great Britain's next Davis Cup captain because "it doesn't feel like the right time".

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ATP BNP Paribas Open: Day 1

PA Sport — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Round 1

Ernests Gulbis (Lat) bt Marco Chiudinelli (Swi) 3-6 6-3 6-3
Pablo Cuevas (Uru) bt Frederico Gil (Por) 6-4 7-5
Florent Serra (Fra) bt Alejandro Falla (Col) 6-1 6-2
Ramon Delgado (Par) bt Andreas Beck (Ger) 6-7 (2-7) 6-2 6-4
Kevin Anderson (Rsa) bt Bjorn Phau (Ger) 6-3 6-3
Jeremy Chardy (Fra) bt Potito Starace (Ita) 6-1 4-1 ret
Mario Ancic (Cro) bt Bobby Reynolds (USA) 4-6 6-3 6-4
Rainer Schuettler (Ger) bt Thiago Alves (Bra) 7-5 6-0
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spa) bt Lukas Lacko (Svk) 4-6 6-4 7-5
Carlos Moya (Spa) bt Tim Smyczek (USA) 7-6 (9-7) 7-6 (7-5)
Fabio Fognini (Ita) bt Olivier Rochus (Bel) 6-4 1-6 7-5
Daniel Koellerer (Aut) bt Rajeev Ram (USA) 6-1 6-3
Brian Dabul (Arg) bt Leonardo Mayer (Arg) 7-6 (7-4) 6-2
Ryan Harrison (USA) bt Taylor Dent (USA) 6-3 6-4
Philipp Petzschner (Ger) bt Christophe Rochus (Bel) 6-2 7-5
Mardy Fish (USA) bt Michael Berrer (Ger) 1-6 6-1 6-3

BNP Paribas Open: Day 2

PA Sport — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Round 1

Carla Suarez-Navarro (Spa) bt Alize Cornet (Fra) 6-4 1-6 6-2
Chan Yung-Jan (Tpe) bt Stefanie Voegele (Swi) 6-0 7-5
Tsvetana Pironkova (Bul) bt Akgul Amanmuradova (Uzb) 6-3 6-2
Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova (Cze) bt Andrea Petkovic (Ger) 6-3 6-3
Petra Kvitova (Cze) bt Alberta Brianti (Ita) 6-3 6-4
Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) bt Yaroslava Shvedova (Kaz) 7-5 7-5
Sara Errani (Ita) bt Viktoriya Kutuzova (Ukr) 7-5 6-2
Petra Martic (Cro) bt Ajla Tomljanovic (Cro) 7-6 (7-4) 6-1
Sybille Bammer (Aut) bt Katarina Srebotnik (Slo) 3-6 7-5 6-1
Alexandra Dulgheru (Rom) bt Michelle Larcher De Brito (Por) 6-2 6-2
Roberta Vinci (Ita) bt Melanie Oudin (USA) 3-6 6-3 6-0
Julia Goerges (Ger) bt Lucie Safarova (Cze) 7-5 3-6 6-3
Sloane Stephens (USA) bt Lucie Hradecka (Cze) 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (9-7)
Anastasija Sevastova (Lat) bt Nuria Llagostera Vives (Spa) 6-2 3-6 6-1
Karolina Sprem (Cro) bt Shenay Perry (USA) 6-2 4-6 6-3
Julie Coin (Fra) bt Tamira Paszek (Aut) 6-4 6-3

Laureus winners announced

PA Sport — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:39:43 GMT

Usain Bolt was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for the second year in succession on Wednesday, while Britain's Jenson Button was honoured for winning the Formula One world title with the Breakthrough of the Year Award

Petchey urges LTA to ditch Draper

PA Sport — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:15:22 GMT

Andy Murray's former coach Mark Petchey has called on Lawn Tennis Association chief executive Roger Draper to resign - or be pushed.

Baltacha boost at Indian Wells

PA Sport — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:15:43 GMT

Elena Baltacha provided some much-needed good news for British tennis by qualifying for the main draw of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

Ivanisevic to stick with Cilic

PA Sport — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:15:43 GMT

Goran Ivanisevic has extended his part-time coaching role with Australian Open semi-finalist Marin Cilic.

Roger and Rafa all set for Indian Wells

Michael — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:58:46 GMT

After being laid low by illness and injury, the world No.1 and No.3 are fired up ahead of the year’s first Masters 1000 event

BNP Paribas Open: Day 1

PA Sport — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Round 1

Anna Chakvetadze (Rus) bt Anne Keothavong (Gbr) 2-6 6-3 6-1
Justine Henin (Bel) bt Magdalena Rybarikova (Svk) 6-2 6-2
Jill Craybas (USA) bt Eleni Daniilidou (Gre) 6-0 7-5
Polona Hercog (Slo) bt Ioana Raluca Olaru (Rom) 7-5 6-4
Kimiko Date Krumm (Jpn) bt Melinda Czink (Hun) 6-2 6-2
Tamarine Tanasugarn (Tha) bt Edina Gallovits (Rom) 6-2 6-3
Kirsten Flipkens (Bel) bt Timea Bacsinszky (Swi) 7-6 (7-4) 6-7 (5-7) 6-1
Olga Govortsova (Blr) bt Iveta Benesova (Cze) 6-0 4-6 7-6 (10-8)
Elena Baltacha (Gbr) bt Alexa Glatch (USA) 6-3 6-7 (3-7) 6-4
Alicia Molik (Aus) bt Tatjana Malek (Ger) 6-1 6-3
Sorana-Mihaela Cirstea (Rom) bt Kaia Kanepi (Est) 6-7 (1-7) 6-3 6-4
Vera Dushevina (Rus) bt Jelena Dokic (Aus) 6-0 6-3
Patty Schnyder (Swi) bt Tathiana Garbin (Ita) 6-1 6-2
Shuai Peng (Chn) bt Ekaterina Makarova (Rus) 6-1 2-6 6-4
Virginie Razzano (Fra) bt Kristina Barrois (Ger) 6-3 6-4
Vania King (USA) bt Christina Mchale (USA) 7-5 6-3

Andy Roddick lets fly in new Babolat commercial

Paul — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:06:40 GMT

The world No.8 lets loose a flurry of unorthadox strokes for a new Babolat commercial, before using ‘the power of the shoe’ to silence his irritating opponent

Zahlavova makes Indian Wells exit

PA Sport — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:21:47 GMT

Fourth seed Sandra Zahlavova was the highest profile casualty of the first qualifying round for the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California.

Chile into last eight

PA Sport — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:53:04 GMT

Chile sealed their place in the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup on Monday as Fernando Gonzalez saw off Dudi Sela in straight sets.

WTA seals new Sony Ericsson deal

PA Sport — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:30:20 GMT

Sony Ericsson have agreed an extension to their partnership with the Women's Tennis Association - but will no longer serve as the title sponsor.

Sony Ericsson extends WTA deal through 2012

Michael — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:04:49 GMT

The mobile phone giant, whose existing deal was set to expire at the end of the season, will see its name dropped for a cut-price three-year deal

LTA deny Rusedski approach

PA Sport — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:05:32 GMT

The Lawn Tennis Association have denied a report they have approached Greg Rusedski about taking over from John Lloyd as Great Britain's Davis Cup captain following Sunday's humiliation in Lithuania.

Pavlyuchenkova wins twice in one day for title

Paul — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:00:14 GMT

The three-time junior Grand Slam champion picked up her first WTA tour level title in Monterrey after back-to-back wins on Sunday

DC round-up: holders Spain saunter into quarters

Michael — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:49:12 GMT

The hat-trick is on as the defending champs win a ninth successive tie against Switzerland, while Nalbandian comes up trumps for Argentina in Sweden

Russian is Monterrey marvel

PA Sport — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:27:09 GMT

Russian teenager Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova staged a brilliant comeback to win her second match of the day and land the Monterrey Open title.

Davis Cup World Group Round 1: Day 4

PA Sport — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Match 4

Fernando Gonzalez (Chi) bt Dudi Sela (Isr) 6-4 6-4 6-3

Mens Singles: Match 5

Jorge Aguilar (Chi) bt Harel Levy (Isr) 7-6 (7-3) 6-1

Britain's Davis Cup woe continues

PA Sport — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:01:59 GMT

British tennis hit a new low with defeat by Lithuania in the Davis Cup.

Spain see off Swiss

PA Sport — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:17:17 GMT

Defending champions Spain advanced to the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup with victory over Switzerland.

Ward loses as Lithuania draw level

PA Sport — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:52:49 GMT

Britain's hopes of avoiding their most embarrassing Davis Cup defeat will fall on the shoulders of teenager Dan Evans after James Ward's 7-6 (7/4) 6-3 6-4 loss to Lithuanian number one Ricardas Berankis in Sunday's first singles rubber.

Three nations progress on Davis Cup day two

Paul — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:03:22 GMT

France, Croatia and 2009 finalists Czech Republic all clinched quarter-final spots on the second day of play in the Davis Cup

Hantuchova reaches Monterrey final

PA Sport — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 07:25:01 GMT

Daniela Hantuchova booked her place in the Monterrey Open final before rain arrived to wash out the rest of the day's scheduled action.

Davis Cup World Group Round 1: Day 3

PA Sport — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Match 4

David Ferrer (Spa) bt Stanislas Wawrinka (Swi) 6-2 6-4 6-0

Mens Singles: Match 5

Nicolas Almagro (Spa) bt Marco Chiudinelli (Swi) 6-1 6-3

WTA Monterrey Open: Day 7

PA Sport — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Final

(3) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus) bt (2) Daniela Hantuchova (Svk) 1-6 6-1 6-0

Womens Singles: Semi-final

(3) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus) bt Anastasija Sevastova (Lat) 6-3 2-6 6-1

States keep hopes alive

PA Sport — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:10:12 GMT

USA kept their hopes of Davis Cup victory against Serbia alive with a crucial doubles win in the World Group tie in Belgrade.

'Flemski' puts GB in lead

PA Sport — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:35:51 GMT

Colin Fleming and Ken Skupski fired Great Britain into a 2-1 lead over Lithuania in their Davis Cup clash thanks to a four-set doubles win.

Hantuchova stays in title hunt

PA Sport — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:28:38 GMT

Daniela Hantuchova set up a semi-final against fellow Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova after surviving a tough last-eight match at the Monterrey Open.

Davis Cup World Group Round 1: Day 2

PA Sport — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Doubles: Match 3

Mahesh Bhupathi (Ind) & Leander Paes (Ind) bt Igor Kunitsyn (Rus) & Teimuraz Gabashvili (Rus) 6-3 6-2 6-2

: Day 2

PA Sport — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Doubles: Match 3

Colin Fleming (Gbr) & Ken Skupski (Gbr) bt Laurynas Gregelis (Lit) & Dovydas Sakinis (Lit) 6-0 6-7 (2-7) 7-5 6-3

WTA Monterrey Open: Day 6

PA Sport — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Semi-final

(2) Daniela Hantuchova (Svk) bt (4) Dominika Cibulkova (Svk) 4-6 6-3 6-0

Serbia in charge against USA

PA Sport — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:11:44 GMT

Serbia moved to the brink of a famous Davis Cup victory over USA as Victor Troicki and Novak Djokovic posted singles wins on day one of their World Group tie.

All square in Vilnius

PA Sport — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:30:29 GMT

Debutant James Ward and team-mate Dan Evans enjoyed contrasting fortunes as Great Britain and Lithuania shared the points on the opening day of their Davis Cup clash.

Champions make losing start

PA Sport — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:30:29 GMT

Spain suffered the worst possible start to their Davis Cup defence with defeat in the first rubber of their World Group tie against Switzerland.

Ward gives GB fine start

PA Sport — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:13:56 GMT

Davis Cup debutant James Ward got Great Britain off to the perfect start in their Davis Cup clash with Lithuania in Vilnius.

Hantuchova sets sights on fourth title in Monterrey

Paul — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:48:12 GMT

The world No.24 is the highest remaining seed in Mexico as her thoughts turn to acquiring a fourth WTA title

Tomic makes dream Davis Cup debut

Michael — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:52:14 GMT

After a turbulent build-up to his first outing with the national squad, Bernard Tomic breezed through the opening rubber

Hantuchova in a hurry

PA Sport — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:40:06 GMT

Second seed Daniela Hantuchova stepped up her bid for a first title since 2007 by racing through to the Monterrey Open quarter-finals.

Davis Cup World Group Round 1: Day 1

PA Sport — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Match 1

Igor Kunitsyn (Rus) bt Somdev Devvarman (Ind) 6-7 (6-8) 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 6-4

Mens Singles: Match 2

Mikhail Youzhny (Rus) bt Rohan Bopanna (Ind) 6-4 6-2 6-3

: Day 1

PA Sport — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Match 1

James Ward (Gbr) bt Laurynas Gregelis (Lit) 6-4 6-2 6-4

Mens Singles: Match 2

Ricardas Berankis (Ltu) bt Daniel Evans (Gbr) 6-1 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 3-6 6-3

WTA Monterrey Open: Day 5

PA Sport — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Quarter-final

Anastasija Sevastova (Lat) bt Alize Cornet (Fra) 2-6 7-5 6-1
(3) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus) bt Klara Zakopalova (Cze) 6-2 6-2
(4) Dominika Cibulkova (Svk) bt (5) Agnes Szavay (Hun) 3-6 6-3 6-3
(2) Daniela Hantuchova (Svk) bt Vania King (USA) 2-6 6-2 6-1

Lloyd: I'm happy with the draw

PA Sport — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:56:35 GMT

Great Britain Davis Cup captain John Lloyd insists he is happy to send debutant James Ward in at the deep end in this weekend's tie in Lithuania.

Hard for Chile team to focus

PA Sport — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:56:35 GMT

Chileans Fernando Gonzalez and Nicolas Massu admit they are finding it hard to focus on this weekend's Davis Cup tie with Israel following the devastating earthquake in their country recently.

Nalbo races to join Argentina's DC squad in Sweden

Michael — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:51:08 GMT

With Juan Martin del Potro and Juan Monaco already missing for the 2008 finalists, their talisman has declared himself fit after a leg injury

Chile to host Davis Cup tie despite disaster

Paul — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:48:36 GMT

Fernando Gonzalez hopes a Davis Cup victory can bring a glimpse of happiness to his disaster-stuck nation

Indian Wells return in sight for Federer

Michael — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:57:42 GMT

The world No.1 is confident of overcoming a lung infection in time to return, but Dinara Safina is out of the women’s event

Hantuchova claims opening win

PA Sport — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:22:47 GMT

Second seed Daniela Hantuchova made a winning start at the Monterrey Open.

WTA Monterrey Open: Day 4

PA Sport — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Round 2

Anastasija Sevastova (Lat) bt Iveta Benesova (Cze) 6-1 6-2
(5) Agnes Szavay (Hun) bt Anna-Lena Groenefeld (Ger) 6-1 6-7 (4-7) 6-1
(4) Dominika Cibulkova (Svk) bt Sara Errani (Ita) 3-6 6-4 6-1
(2) Daniela Hantuchova (Svk) bt Kaia Kanepi (Est) 6-1 6-3

Baker out of Davis Cup tie

PA Sport — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:38:23 GMT

Jamie Baker has withdrawn from the Great Britain squad to face Lithuania in the Davis Cup this weekend because of an ankle injury sustained in training.

Jankovic makes first-round exit

PA Sport — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:45:54 GMT

Latvian teenager Anastasija Sevastova claimed easily the biggest win of her career as she defeated top seed Jelena Jankovic in the first round of the Monterrey Open.

Haas set for lengthy absence after hip surgery

Paul — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:36:17 GMT

Dogged by injuries throughout his career, the former world No.2 has once again been forced onto the surgeon’s table

WTA Monterrey Open: Day 3

PA Sport — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Round 1

(2) Daniela Hantuchova (Svk) bt Lourdes Dominguez Lino (Spa) 6-3 7-6 (8-6)

Womens Singles: Round 2

Alize Cornet (Fra) bt (7) Aleksandra Wozniak (Can) 6-2 6-3
(3) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus) bt Polona Hercog (Slo) 6-2 6-3
Klara Zakopalova (Cze) bt Patricia Mayr (Aut) 6-4 6-3
Vania King (USA) bt Julie Coin (Fra) 6-3 6-3

Haas goes under the knife

PA Sport — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:46:51 GMT

Germany's Tommy Haas is set for a lengthy spell out of the game after revealing he has undergone hip surgery.

Safarova crashes out

PA Sport — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:00:50 GMT

Eighth seed Lucie Safarova was a first-round casualty on the opening day of the Monterrey Open.

Ricci Bitti calls for shorter year - and shorter sets

Michael — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:32:43 GMT

With many top players missing from Davis Cup duty this weekend, the ITF president suggests streamlining the sport

Venus wins Billie Jean King Cup in New York

Paul — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:27:30 GMT

Venus extracted some revenge for the absent Serena over Kim Clijsters to win the New York exhibition

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WTA Monterrey Open: Day 2

PA Sport — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Round 1

Anastasija Sevastova (Lat) bt (1) Jelena Jankovic (Ser) 5-7 6-4 6-4
Iveta Benesova (Cze) bt Jill Craybas (USA) 3-6 6-2 6-1
Alize Cornet (Fra) bt Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova (Cze) 6-3 6-1
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus) bt Anna Tatishvili (Geo) 6-1 6-2
Polona Hercog (Slo) bt Corinna Dentoni (Ita) 6-2 6-4
Patricia Mayr (Aut) bt Olga Savchuk (Ukr) 7-6 (7-5) 6-0
(5) Agnes Szavay (Hun) bt Julia Goerges (Ger) 6-3 3-6 6-3
Anna-Lena Groenefeld (Ger) bt Lucie Hradecka (Cze) 6-2 6-4
Sara Errani (Ita) bt Sorana-Mihaela Cirstea (Rom) 6-2 6-3
(4) Dominika Cibulkova (Svk) bt Roberta Vinci (Ita) 6-4 6-3
Kaia Kanepi (Est) bt Arantxa Parra Santonja (Spa) 7-6 (7-5) 6-4

Just don't mention the T-word next time, Andy

Michael — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:29:17 GMT

Treating competitive matches as training sessions is fine – just don’t tell everybody afterwards…

Snakes n' Ladders: Ferrero closes on top 10 return

Paul — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:09:33 GMT

Despite losing his sixth match in eight to David Ferrer in Mexico, the world No.1 continues his drive up the ATP ladder

Gulbis grasps maiden title in Delray Beach

Paul — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:08:50 GMT

Beaten finalist Ivo Karlovic believes the Latvian is on the verge of a breakthrough year after winning in straight sets

Gulbis claims maiden title

PA Sport — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:49:34 GMT

Latvian Ernests Gulbis claimed his first ever ATP Tour title with a straight sets win over Ivo Karlovic at the Delray Beach International Championships.

Kleybanova wins Malaysian Open

PA Sport — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:49:34 GMT

Alisa Kleybanova secured her first WTA Tour title as she upset top seed Elena Dementieva in the final of the Malaysian Open.

WTA Monterrey Open: Day 1

PA Sport — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Round 1

(7) Aleksandra Wozniak (Can) bt Laura Granville (USA) 3-3 ret
Klara Zakopalova (Cze) bt (6) Anabel Medina Garrigues (Spa) 7-5 7-5
Julie Coin (Fra) bt (8) Lucie Safarova (Cze) 5-7 6-4 6-4
Vania King (USA) bt Sandra Zahlavova (Cze) 4-6 7-5 6-3

Djokovic defends title

PA Sport — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:57:44 GMT

Novak Djokovic won the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships final, defeating Mikhail Youzhny 7-5 5-7 6-3.

Ferrer claims Acapulco crown

PA Sport — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:01:26 GMT

David Ferrer avenged his loss to Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final at Buenos Aires last week to claim the title at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel tournament in Acapulco.

Williams claims back-to-back titles

PA Sport — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:01:26 GMT

Venus Williams fought back from a set down to win the final of the the Abierto Mexicano Telcel tournament against teenager Polona Hercog.

First final for Gulbis

PA Sport — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:01:26 GMT

Ernests Gulbis reached his first ATP Tour final after beating Jarkko Nieminen in their rain-interrupted semi-final at the Delray Beach International Championships on Saturday.

: Day 7

PA Sport — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Final

(4) Alisa Kleybanova (Rus) bt (1) Elena Dementieva (Rus) 6-3 6-2

ATP German Open

PA Sport — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

ATP Delray Beach International Tennis Championship: Day 7

PA Sport — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Final

Ernests Gulbis (Lat) bt (2) Ivo Karlovic (Cro) 6-2 6-3

Rain halts Dubai final

PA Sport — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:32:13 GMT

The final of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships between Novak Djokovic and Mikhail Youzhny will resume on Sunday after rain halted play.

Dementieva eases into final

PA Sport — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:47:05 GMT

Top seed Elena Dementieva continued her fine form to reach the final of the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur.

Ferrero closes on title hat-trick

PA Sport — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:46:16 GMT

Juan Carlos Ferrero moved a step closer to a hat-trick of ATP Tour titles after reaching the final of the the Abierto Mexicano Telcel tournament in Acapulco.

Williams battles into final

PA Sport — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:21:30 GMT

Defending champion Venus Williams was forced to battle for the second successive match to book her place in the final of the the Abierto Mexicano Telcel tournament.

Fish through to semis

PA Sport — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:21:30 GMT

Defending champion Mardy Fish moved into the semi-finals of the Delray Beach International Championships with a 6-4 6-3 win over fourth seed Jeremy Chardy.

: Day 6

PA Sport — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Semi-final

(1) Elena Dementieva (Rus) bt (6) Sybille Bammer (Aut) 6-1 6-3
(4) Alisa Kleybanova (Rus) bt Ayumi Morita (Jpn) 6-4 6-1

Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships: Day 13

PA Sport — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Final

(2) Novak Djokovic (Ser) leads (7) Mikhail Youzhny (Rus) 7-5 2-0

WTA Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC: Day 6

PA Sport — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Final

(1) Venus Williams (USA) bt (8) Polona Hercog (Slo) 2-6 6-2 6-3

ATP Delray Beach International Tennis Championship: Day 6

PA Sport — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Semi-final

Ernests Gulbis (Lat) bt Jarkko Nieminen (Fin) 6-4 6-4
(2) Ivo Karlovic (Cro) bt Mardy Fish (USA) 6-2 6-3

ATP Abierto Mexicano Telcel: Day 6

PA Sport — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Final

(3) David Ferrer (Spa) bt (4) Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spa) 6-3 3-6 6-1

Djokovic books final meeting

PA Sport — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:43:43 GMT

Novak Djokovic was again forced to battle from a set down to seal his place in the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships at the expense of Marco Baghdatis.

Djokovic claims place in last four

PA Sport — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:33:07 GMT

Novak Djokovic stayed on course for a successful defence of his Dubai Tennis Championships title by reaching the semi-finals.

Dementieva races into last four

PA Sport — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:33:07 GMT

Elena Dementieva marched into the semi-finals of the Malaysian Open with a straight-sets victory over Magdalena Rybarikova in Kuala Lumpur.

Monaco ousts top seed Verdasco

PA Sport — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:39:00 GMT

Juan Monaco claimed a straight sets win over top seed Fernando Verdasco to reach the semi-finals of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel tournament in Acapulco.

Williams survives scare

PA Sport — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:10:22 GMT

Top seed Venus Williams fought back from the brink of defeat to progress into the semi-finals of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel tournament with a 4-6 6-3 7-5 win over Spanish qualifier Laura Pios Tio.

Fish flying at Delray Beach

PA Sport — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:10:22 GMT

Defending champion Mardy Fish booked his place in the quarter-finals of the Delray Beach International Championships with a routine 6-2 6-4 win over Germany's Mischa Zverev.

: Day 5

PA Sport — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Quarter-final

(1) Elena Dementieva (Rus) bt (7) Magdalena Rybarikova (Svk) 6-0 6-3
(6) Sybille Bammer (Aut) bt Kai Chen Chang (Tpe) 3-6 6-3 6-3
(4) Alisa Kleybanova (Rus) bt Anastasia Rodionova (Aus) 4-6 6-3 6-4
Ayumi Morita (Jpn) bt Chanelle Scheepers (Rsa) 6-3 7-5

Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships: Day 12

PA Sport — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Semi-final

(7) Mikhail Youzhny (Rus) bt Jurgen Melzer (Aut) 7-5 7-6 (7-4)
(2) Novak Djokovic (Ser) bt Marcos Baghdatis (Cyp) 6-7 (2-7) 6-3 6-4

ATP Delray Beach International Tennis Championship: Day 5

PA Sport — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Quarter-final

Ernests Gulbis (Lat) bt Leonardo Mayer (Arg) 7-6 (7-2) 6-4
Jarkko Nieminen (Fin) bt (3) Benjamin Becker (Ger) 7-5 3-6 7-6 (7-5)
Mardy Fish (USA) bt (4) Jeremy Chardy (Fra) 6-4 6-3
(2) Ivo Karlovic (Cro) bt (7) James Blake (USA) 6-3 6-7 (5-7) 6-1

WTA Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC: Day 5

PA Sport — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Semi-final

(1) Venus Williams (USA) bt Edina Gallovits (Rom) 6-4 2-6 6-2
(8) Polona Hercog (Slo) bt (5) Carla Suarez-Navarro (Spa) 6-3 7-5

ATP Abierto Mexicano Telcel: Day 5

PA Sport — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Semi-final

(4) Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spa) bt (7) Juan Monaco (Arg) 7-5 ret
(3) David Ferrer (Spa) bt (2) Fernando Gonzalez (Chi) 6-7 (4-7) 6-0 6-4

Venus secures quarter-final spot

PA Sport — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:46:25 GMT

Venus Williams kept the defence of her Abierto Mexicano Telcel tournament title on track with a 6-4 6-4 win over Kaia Kanepi.

Zheng crashes out

PA Sport — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:46:25 GMT

Jie Zheng saw her Malaysia Classic challenge end in the second round on Thursday with a surprise loss to Kai Chen Chang of Taipei.

Murray slumps to terrific Tipsarevic in Dubai

Paul — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:28:31 GMT

The inspired Serb took out Andy Murray in Dubai to send the world No.4 off to America a little earlier than expected

'That was quick': Blake sees off Dent in 40 seconds

Michael — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:52:14 GMT

The No.7 seed wasted no time picking up the two points he needed to finish off his rain-delayed first round match

Costa: Rafa 'worried about physical state'

Paul — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:40:55 GMT

Spain’s Davis Cup captain says the 23-year-old six-time Grand Slam champ is concerned about his injury record

Almagro survives scare

PA Sport — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:29:40 GMT

Two-time defending champion Nicolas Almagro battled back from the brink of defeat to overcome Richard Gasquet 3-6 7-5 7-6 (9/7) and progress to the quarter-finals of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel tournament.

Blake sews up quick win

PA Sport — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:52:04 GMT

James Blake needed only a minute to secure victory in his delayed first-round match with Taylor Dent at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships.

: Day 4

PA Sport — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Round 2

(7) Magdalena Rybarikova (Svk) bt Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (Tha) 6-4 7-5
Kai Chen Chang (Tpe) bt (3) Jie Zheng (Chn) 6-2 6-3
(6) Sybille Bammer (Aut) bt Akgul Amanmuradova (Uzb) 6-3 6-0
Chanelle Scheepers (Rsa) bt Tatjana Malek (Ger) 4-6 6-2 6-3

Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships: Day 11

PA Sport — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Quarter-final

Jurgen Melzer (Aut) bt (6) Marin Cilic (Cro) 7-6 (10-8) 7-5
(7) Mikhail Youzhny (Rus) bt Janko Tipsarevic (Ser) 6-3 6-4
Marcos Baghdatis (Cyp) bt Michael Berrer (Ger) 7-6 (7-5) 6-1
(2) Novak Djokovic (Ser) bt Ivan Ljubicic (Cro) 2-6 6-4 6-0

ATP Delray Beach International Tennis Championship: Day 4

PA Sport — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Round 2

Ernests Gulbis (Lat) bt Teimuraz Gabashvili (Rus) 6-1 6-4
(3) Benjamin Becker (Ger) bt Wayne Odesnik (USA) w/o
Jarkko Nieminen (Fin) bt (5) Evgeny Korolev (Kaz) 5-7 6-1 6-0
Mardy Fish (USA) bt Mischa Zverev (Ger) 6-2 6-4
(4) Jeremy Chardy (Fra) bt Santiago Giraldo (Col) 7-5 4-6 7-5
(7) James Blake (USA) bt Robin Haase (Ned) 6-3 6-1
(2) Ivo Karlovic (Cro) bt Daniel Brands (Ger) 7-6 (10-8) 7-6 (8-6)

WTA Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC: Day 4

PA Sport — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Quarter-final

(1) Venus Williams (USA) bt Laura Pous Tio (Spa) 4-6 6-3 7-5
Edina Gallovits (Rom) bt Sharon Fichman (Can) 7-5 6-2
(5) Carla Suarez-Navarro (Spa) bt (3) Gisela Dulko (Arg) 6-1 7-6 (7-4)
(8) Polona Hercog (Slo) bt (2) Agnes Szavay (Hun) 6-4 0-1 ret

ATP Abierto Mexicano Telcel: Day 4

PA Sport — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Quarter-final

(7) Juan Monaco (Arg) bt (1) Fernando Verdasco (Spa) 7-5 6-3
(4) Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spa) bt (6) Nicolas Almagro (Spa) 6-1 5-7 6-2
(3) David Ferrer (Spa) bt Pablo Cuevas (Uru) 7-5 6-4
(2) Fernando Gonzalez (Chi) bt Eduardo Schwank (Arg) 3-6 6-3 7-5

Murray out of Dubai

PA Sport — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:04:09 GMT

World number four Andy Murray crashed out of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships in the second round.

Dubai gallery: Davydenko retires with wrist injury

Paul — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:35:34 GMT

Check out our gallery of pics from Dubai as Nikolay Davydenko becomes the biggest casualty after retiring hurt against the unseeded Michael Berrer

Dementieva cruises through

PA Sport — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:29:01 GMT

Top seed Elena Dementieva moved into the third round of the Malaysia Classic with a straightforward win over Serbia's Bojana Jovanovski.

Teenage Tomic to make Davis Cup bow

Paul — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:04:37 GMT

After Tennis Australia met with his controversial father to smooth out recent differences, the 17-year-old hotshot has been granted a Davis Cup spot

Williams keeps up winning form

PA Sport — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:26:59 GMT

Defending champion Venus Williams continued her good form with a 6-2 6-3 win over Mathilde Johansson in the opening round of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel tournament in Acapulco.

Almagro starts hat-trick bid with win

PA Sport — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:26:59 GMT

Nicolas Almagro began his quest for a third consecutive title at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel tournament with a straight sets win over Dudi Sela.

Retirement gifts Fish winning start

PA Sport — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:26:59 GMT

Defending champion Mardy Fish progressed to the second round of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships after Christophe Rochus retired early in their opening-round match.

: Day 3

PA Sport — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Round 2

(1) Elena Dementieva (Rus) bt Bojana Jovanovski (Srb) 6-2 6-3
Anastasia Rodionova (Aus) bt Ekaterina Ivanova (Rus) 6-2 6-2
(4) Alisa Kleybanova (Rus) bt Alla Kudryavtseva (Rus) 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 6-4
Ayumi Morita (Jpn) bt Zi Yan (Chn) 6-2 6-1

Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships: Day 10

PA Sport — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Round 2

Jurgen Melzer (Aut) bt Tommy Robredo (Spa) 6-3 7-5
(6) Marin Cilic (Cro) bt Stefan Koubek (Aut) 6-2 7-6 (8-6)
Janko Tipsarevic (Ser) bt (3) Andy Murray (Gbr) 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 6-4
(7) Mikhail Youzhny (Rus) bt Bjorn Phau (Ger) 7-6 (7-2) 6-4
Marcos Baghdatis (Cyp) bt Somdev Devvarman (Ind) 6-3 3-6 6-1
Michael Berrer (Ger) bt (4) Nikolay Davydenko (Rus) 6-3 ret
Ivan Ljubicic (Cro) bt (5) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fra) 7-5 6-3
(2) Novak Djokovic (Ser) bt Viktor Troicki (Ser) 3-6 6-4 6-2

ATP Delray Beach International Tennis Championship: Day 3

PA Sport — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Round 2

Leonardo Mayer (Arg) bt (6) Florian Mayer (Ger) 6-4 7-6 (7-4)

WTA Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC: Day 3

PA Sport — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Round 2

(1) Venus Williams (USA) bt Kaia Kanepi (Est) 6-4 6-4
Laura Pous Tio (Spa) bt (7) Roberta Vinci (Ita) 6-3 6-2
Sharon Fichman (Can) bt Mariya Koryttseva (Ukr) 6-2 6-3
Edina Gallovits (Rom) bt (6) Sara Errani (Ita) 6-4 5-7 6-4
(5) Carla Suarez-Navarro (Spa) bt Catalina Castano (Col) 6-1 4-6 6-2
(3) Gisela Dulko (Arg) bt Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova (Cze) 7-5 6-1
(8) Polona Hercog (Slo) bt Alize Cornet (Fra) 6-2 6-4
(2) Agnes Szavay (Hun) bt Renata Voracova (Cze) 7-5 6-1

ATP Abierto Mexicano Telcel: Day 3

PA Sport — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Round 2

(1) Fernando Verdasco (Spa) bt Lukasz Kubot (Pol) 6-4 6-3
(7) Juan Monaco (Arg) bt Juan Ignacio Chela (Arg) 6-4 7-6 (7-4)
(4) Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spa) bt Igor Andreev (Rus) 6-4 6-3
(6) Nicolas Almagro (Spa) bt Richard Gasquet (Fra) 3-6 7-5 7-6 (9-7)
Pablo Cuevas (Uru) bt (8) Albert Montanes (Spa) 7-5 6-3
(3) David Ferrer (Spa) bt Thomaz Bellucci (Bra) 6-4 6-1
Eduardo Schwank (Arg) bt Simon Greul (Ger) 7-6 (7-4) 6-3
(2) Fernando Gonzalez (Chi) bt Victor Hanescu (Rom) 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 6-1

Davydenko advances in Dubai

PA Sport — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:26:53 GMT

Fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko recovered from a set down to advance to the second round of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships on Tuesday.

Li ousted by Malek

PA Sport — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:07:39 GMT

Second seed Li Na was the major casualty in first-round action at the inaugural Malaysian Open.

Ward to make Davis Cup bow

PA Sport — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:21:00 GMT

James Ward will make his Davis Cup debut for Great Britain against Lithuania next weekend.

Star-studded lineup make a racket in music vid

Michael — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:11:07 GMT

Murray – Jenny Murray, that is – beats a surreal selection of all-comers for American band’s Vampire Weekend’s latest single

Murray eases through on Dubai return

Paul — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:33:35 GMT

In his first test since Melbourne, the Scot participated in what is believed to be the longest game in the open era before safely progressing to round two

Ivanovic teams up with Graf coach Heinz Gunthardt

Michael — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:12:50 GMT

The former world No.1 has appointed the 22-time Grand Slam champ’s mentor in a bid to relaunch her career

Moya dumped out

PA Sport — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:56:45 GMT

Two-time winner Carlos Moya suffered a first-round defeat as Richard Gasquet rallied to win 4-6 6-3 6-2 at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco.

Early exit for Haas

PA Sport — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:01:49 GMT

Top seed Tommy Haas suffered a surprise opening-round defeat to unheralded Russian Teimuraz Gabashvili at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships.

: Day 2

PA Sport — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Round 1

(1) Elena Dementieva (Rus) bt Ekaterina Bychkova (Rus) 6-2 6-1
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (Tha) bt Ksenia Pervak (Rus) 6-1 6-4
(7) Magdalena Rybarikova (Svk) bt Tamarine Tanasugarn (Tha) 7-5 6-3
(3) Jie Zheng (Chn) bt Elena Bovina (Rus) 6-4 6-3
Kai Chen Chang (Tpe) bt Shuai Zhang (Chn) 7-6 (7-4) 7-5
Akgul Amanmuradova (Uzb) bt Yurika Sema (Jpn) 6-3 6-2
(6) Sybille Bammer (Aut) bt Anna Gerasimou (Gre) 7-5 6-4
Alla Kudryavtseva (Rus) bt Yung-Jan Chan (Tpe) 6-0 3-0 ret
Chanelle Scheepers (Rsa) bt Stefanie Voegele (Swi) 6-2 6-1
Tatjana Malek (Ger) bt (2) Na Li (Chn) 6-1 5-7 6-2

Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships: Day 9

PA Sport — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Round 1

Tommy Robredo (Spa) bt Julien Benneteau (Fra) 6-2 6-1
(6) Marin Cilic (Cro) bt Arnaud Clement (Fra) 6-2 6-4
Janko Tipsarevic (Ser) bt Andreas Seppi (Ita) 7-6 (7-4) 7-5
Bjorn Phau (Ger) bt Mohammed Ghareeb (Kuw) 3-0 ret
(7) Mikhail Youzhny (Rus) bt Lukas Lacko (Svk) 6-7 (3-7) 7-6 (7-5) 6-1
Somdev Devvarman (Ind) bt Marco Chiudinelli (Swi) 6-4 7-5
Michael Berrer (Ger) bt Sergiy Stakhovsky (Ukr) 6-4 7-6 (7-3)
(4) Nikolay Davydenko (Rus) bt Florent Serra (Fra) 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 6-1
(5) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fra) bt Michael Llodra (Fra) 7-6 (11-9) ret

WTA Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC: Day 2

PA Sport — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Round 1

(1) Venus Williams (USA) bt Mathilde Johansson (Fra) 6-2 6-3
Kaia Kanepi (Est) bt Alejandra Granillo (Mex) 6-0 6-1
Laura Pous Tio (Spa) bt Patricia Mayr (Aut) 2-6 6-2 6-1
(7) Roberta Vinci (Ita) bt Arantxa Parra Santonja (Spa) 2-6 6-3 6-4
Mariya Koryttseva (Ukr) bt Angelique Kerber (Ger) 5-7 7-5 6-4
Edina Gallovits (Rom) bt Zarina Diyas (Kaz) 6-3 6-3
(5) Carla Suarez-Navarro (Spa) bt Greta Arn (Hun) 6-0 6-0
Catalina Castano (Col) bt Klara Zakopalova (Cze) 5-7 6-4 7-5
(3) Gisela Dulko (Arg) bt Lucie Hradecka (Cze) 6-1 2-6 6-1

ATP Abierto Mexicano Telcel: Day 2

PA Sport — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Round 1

(1) Fernando Verdasco (Spa) bt Fabio Fognini (Ita) 2-6 6-4 6-0
Lukasz Kubot (Pol) bt Horacio Zeballos (Arg) 6-1 6-2
Juan Ignacio Chela (Arg) bt Peter Luczak (Aus) 6-0 1-6 6-0
(7) Juan Monaco (Arg) bt Alberto Martin (Spa) 6-7 (6-8) 7-5 6-2
(4) Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spa) bt Diego Junqueira (Arg) 6-2 6-3
Igor Andreev (Rus) bt Victor Crivoi (Rom) 6-3 6-4
(6) Nicolas Almagro (Spa) bt Dudi Sela (Isr) 6-1 7-6 (7-0)
(8) Albert Montanes (Spa) bt Daniel Gimeno-Traver (Spa) 7-5 4-6 6-2
Pablo Cuevas (Uru) bt Marcos Daniel (Bra) 1-6 7-5 7-6 (10-8)
(3) David Ferrer (Spa) bt Potito Starace (Ita) 6-2 6-4
Simon Greul (Ger) bt (5) John Isner (USA) 7-6 (7-4) 7-5
Victor Hanescu (Rom) bt Frederico Gil (Por) 7-6 (7-5) 6-3
(2) Fernando Gonzalez (Chi) bt Sam Querrey (USA) 6-4 3-6 7-6 (7-2)

ATP Delray Beach International Tennis Championship: Day 2

PA Sport — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Round 1

Ernests Gulbis (Lat) bt Ryan Harrison (USA) 6-4 7-6 (7-5)
Leonardo Mayer (Arg) bt Kevin Anderson (Rsa) 7-6 (9-7) 7-6 (7-2)
(6) Florian Mayer (Ger) bt Nick Lindhal (Aus) 6-4 6-1
(3) Benjamin Becker (Ger) bt Kei Nishikori (Jpn) 6-3 1-6 6-0
Jarkko Nieminen (Fin) bt Paolo Lorenzi (Ita) 6-3 6-4
Mischa Zverev (Ger) bt (8) Michael Russell (USA) 6-4 3-6 7-5
Mardy Fish (USA) bt Christophe Rochus (Bel) 5-7 6-3 3-3 ret
Santiago Giraldo (Col) bt Vincent Spadea (USA) 6-2 6-3
(4) Jeremy Chardy (Fra) bt Xavier Malisse (Bel) 6-3 7-6 (7-5)
(7) James Blake (USA) is tied with Taylor Dent (USA) 6-1 3-6 5-3
Robin Haase (Ned) bt Robert Kendrick (USA) 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-0)
Daniel Brands (Ger) bt Sebastien Grosjean (Fra) 3-6 6-3 6-2
(2) Ivo Karlovic (Cro) bt Philipp Petzschner (Ger) 6-3 7-6 (7-3)

Anne Keothavong Blog: Memphis review

Paul — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:26:51 GMT

With a brief respite before she heads to Indian Wells, the 26-year-old looks back on a positive few weeks

Murray reaches second round in Dubai

PA Sport — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:07:53 GMT

Andy Murray brushed aside a spirited challenge from Igor Kunitsyn to book his place in the second round of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships.

New coach for Ivanovic

PA Sport — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:21:08 GMT

Former world number one Ana Ivanovic has hired Steffi Graf's old coach Heinz Gunthardt.

Kleybanova sees off Molik

PA Sport — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:21:08 GMT

Fourth seed Alisa Kleybanova eased through to the second round of the Malaysian Open with a 6-1 6-4 victory over Australia's Alicia Molik.

ATP World Tour Doubles Rankings, 22.2.10

Paul — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:29:47 GMT

Britain’s Ross Hutchins leaps 13 places up the ladder and back into the top 50 after making the final with Jordan Kerr in Memphis

Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings, 22.2.10

Paul — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:05:02 GMT

Sam Stosur and Flavia Pennetta are the only movers in the top 20 as the Australian loses grip on her career best ranking

Querrey recovers to beat pal and partner Isner

Michael — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:53:35 GMT

The 22-year-old clinched the third ATP title of his career in Memphis before returning with Isner to take the doubles crown

South African Airways ATP Rankings, 22.2.10

Paul — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:37:15 GMT

Juan Carlos Ferrero back to back clay titles and Sam Querrey’s Memphis victory shoot the pair back up the rankings this week

Record-breaker Venus sets sights on Slam glory

Michael — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:36:32 GMT

The American is now the most decorated active player on the WTA Tour after beating Victoria Azarenka in Dubai

Hutchins defeated in doubles final

PA Sport — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:45:17 GMT

Great Britain's Ross Hutchins and Australian Jordan Kerr were beaten in straight sets in the doubles final at the ATP Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis on Sunday evening.

Fans' guide to the week: February 22-28

Paul — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:42:25 GMT

The world No.1 is a last minute absentee, but five of the world’s top 10 will do battle in Dubai this week

: Day 1

PA Sport — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Round 1

Bojana Jovanovski (Srb) bt Vitalia Diatchenko (Rus) 6-3 6-1
Anastasia Rodionova (Aus) bt (8) Olga Govortsova (Blr) 6-4 0-6 7-5
Ekaterina Ivanova (Rus) bt Darya Kustova (Blr) 4-6 6-4 6-2
(4) Alisa Kleybanova (Rus) bt Alicia Molik (Aus) 6-1 6-4
Zi Yan (Chn) bt (5) Melinda Czink (Hun) 3-6 7-5 7-6 (7-5)
Ayumi Morita (Jpn) bt Galina Voskoboeva (Kaz) 7-5 6-4

Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships: Day 8

PA Sport — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Round 1

Jurgen Melzer (Aut) bt Simone Bolelli (Ita) 6-1 7-5
Stefan Koubek (Aut) bt Feliciano Lopez (Spa) 7-6 (7-4) 6-4
(3) Andy Murray (Gbr) bt Igor Kunitsyn (Rus) 6-2 6-3
Marcos Baghdatis (Cyp) bt (8) Gilles Simon (Fra) 7-6 (7-3) 6-4
Ivan Ljubicic (Cro) bt Jan Hernych (Cze) 6-2 6-7 (3-7) 6-4
Viktor Troicki (Ser) bt Rainer Schuettler (Ger) 6-3 6-4
(2) Novak Djokovic (Ser) bt Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spa) 6-4 6-4

WTA Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC: Day 1

PA Sport — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Round 1

Sharon Fichman (Can) bt (4) Sorana-Mihaela Cirstea (Rom) 6-2 6-0
(6) Sara Errani (Ita) bt Masa Zec-Peskiric (Slo) 6-3 6-2
Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova (Cze) bt Kathrin Woerle (Ger) 6-4 6-2
(8) Polona Hercog (Slo) bt Rossana De Los Rios (Par) 6-4 6-1
Alize Cornet (Fra) bt Jill Craybas (USA) 6-2 6-2
Renata Voracova (Cze) bt Pauline Parmentier (Fra) 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-2)
(2) Agnes Szavay (Hun) bt Sandra Zahlavova (Cze) 2-6 6-1 6-3

ATP Delray Beach International Tennis Championship: Day 1

PA Sport — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Round 1

Teimuraz Gabashvili (Rus) bt (1) Tommy Haas (Ger) 7-6 (7-3) 7-5
Wayne Odesnik (USA) bt Rajeev Ram (USA) 6-3 6-2
(5) Evgeny Korolev (Kaz) bt Nicolas Lapentti (Ecu) 6-2 1-6 6-1

ATP Abierto Mexicano Telcel: Day 1

PA Sport — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Round 1

Richard Gasquet (Fra) bt Carlos Moya (Spa) 4-6 6-3 6-2
Thomaz Bellucci (Bra) bt Oscar Hernandez (Spa) 6-3 6-2
Eduardo Schwank (Arg) bt Santiago Gonzalez (Mex) 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-4)

Llodra sees off countryman

PA Sport — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:17:38 GMT

Michael Llodra went one better than last year as he defeated Julien Benneteau in an all-French final at the Open 13 in Marseille.

Federer forced out of Dubai event

PA Sport — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:55:21 GMT

Roger Federer has pulled out of next week's Dubai Tennis Championship because of illness.

ATP Tour Open 13: Day 7

PA Sport — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Final

Michael Llodra (Fra) bt (8) Julien Benneteau (Fra) 6-3 6-4

WTA Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas: Day 7

PA Sport — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Womens Singles: Final

Mariana Duque Marino (Col) bt (5) Angelique Kerber (Ger) 6-4 6-3

ATP Copa Telmex: Day 7

PA Sport — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Final

(2) Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spa) bt (1) David Ferrer (Spa) 5-7 6-4 6-3

ATP Regions Morgan Keegan Championships: Day 7

PA Sport — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mens Singles: Final

(8) Sam Querrey (USA) bt (6) John Isner (USA) 6-7 (3-7) 7-6 (7-5) 6-3

Dubai delight for Venus

PA Sport — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:07:48 GMT

Venus Williams powered to a 6-3 7-5 win over Victoria Azarenka to win her second successive Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships title.

Benneteau reaches final

PA Sport — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:17:32 GMT

Eighth seed Julien Benneteau saw off compatriot Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to set up an all-French final against Michael Llodra at the Open 13 in Marseille.

Venus beats Peer to set up Azarenka showdown

Michael — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:12:07 GMT

Security concerns forced the defending Dubai champ to play her semi-final on an outside court

Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships: Day 7