Second-ranked Kim Clijsters lost in the second round of the Unicef Open falling to Romina Oprandi for a premature end to her Wimbledon preparations.
Taiwan’s Yen-Hsun Lu booked his place in the second round of Halle’s ATP tournament, while Roger Federer pulled out, saying he needed rest.
Overcoming an early shock in front of an enthusiastic, capacity crowd at the Tali Tennis Centre, the well-tuned doubles combination of Wesley Moodie and Jeff Coetzee gave South Africa what could prove a decisive 2-1 lead in the Euro-Africa Group 2 Davis Cup tie in Helsinki on Saturday afternoon.
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/ 21 January 2008
It was back to business as usual for Roger Federer on Monday as he clinically moved into an Australian Open quarterfinal against James Blake, with Venus Williams also working up a head of steam. The world number one rebounded from his uncharacteristic five-set scare in the third round to resume his sprint towards a 13th Grand Slam title.