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Tennis

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/ 21 January 2010

Williams sisters dominate in Melbourne

The Williams sisters held court at the Australian Open on Thursday, a Venus-Serena doubleheader that saw them leaving all challengers behind.

By Dennis Passa
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/ 14 January 2010

‘Tennis World Cup concept no threat to Davis Cup’

Promoters of the World Cup of tennis concept don’t think its introduction would mean the demise of the Davis Cup.

By Johne Pye
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/ 14 January 2010

Williams, Dementieva make Sydney final

Serena Williams survived a scare from Aravane Rezai on Thursday but booked her spot in the final of the Sydney International against Elena Dementieva.

By Julian Linden
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/ 12 January 2010

Serena sends out warning to rivals

Serena Williams has warned her Australian Open rivals she will be tough to beat after reaching the quarterfinals of the Sydney International.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 11 January 2010

Baghdatis, Gasquet second round at Sydney

Marcos Baghdatis beat Nick Lindhal on Monday to reach the second round of the Sydney International, a key warmup tournamant in the tennis calendar.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 11 December 2009

Safin withdraws from Brisbane tournament

Russia’s world number two Dinara Safina has pulled out of January’s Brisbane international tennis tournament, organisers said on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 25 November 2009

Federer beats Murray to claim year-end No 1 spot

There are plenty of sights in London, but nothing could match the sight of Roger Federer beating Andy Murray on Tuesday to guarantee the No 1 ranking.

By Martyn Herman
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/ 11 November 2009

Nadal says there is no doping in tennis

World number two Rafael Nadal said this week tennis was free of doping and repeated his view that the testing procedures were too tough.

By Patrick Vignal
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/ 10 November 2009

Safin urges Agassi to return medals, prize money

Marat Safin has criticised Andre Agassi for his recent admission that he took drugs and called for the American to return his titles and prize money.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 29 October 2009

Williams sisters steer clear of Agassi row

Venus and Serena Williams refused to become entangled in the fall-out from Andre Agassi’s shock drugs confession on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 28 October 2009

Agassi admits using crystal meth

Tennis great Andre Agassi has admitted he tested positive for hard drugs during his career and lied to sporting authorities to escape a ban.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 16 October 2009

Djokovic powers into semi’s at Shanghai Masters

Frenchman Gilles Simon put up a fight before second seed Novak Djokovic struggled through into his second straight semifinal in China on Friday.

By Scott Williams
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/ 12 October 2009

Djokovic wins China Open

Novak Djokovic won his third ATP title of the year at the China Open on Sunday, outlasting giant killer Marin Cilic of Croatia in a baseline battle.

By Susan Stumme
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/ 7 October 2009

Sharapova falters, while Davydenko wins in Beijing

Russia’s Maria Sharapova became the latest upset victim at the China Open on Wednesday, while four of her compatriots advanced to the quarterfinals.

By Susan Stumme
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/ 16 September 2009

Federer has Juan more rival for top spot

Roger Federer began the US Open with a new top rival for his throne in Andy Murray and ended the year’s last Grand Slam with another challenger.

By Jim Slater
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/ 4 September 2009

Dementieva, Jankovic ousted at US Open

Former finalists Elena Dementieva and Jelena Jankovic were eliminated in successive surprises in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the U.S. Open on Thursday.

By Eddie Pels
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/ 21 July 2009

Nadal sees ‘difficult’ season as he resumes training

Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal, who resumed training after being sidelines for nearly two months, says the rest of his season will be difficult.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 10 July 2009

Tennis player banned after racial slur against SA opponent

Former junior Australian Open champion Brydan Klein has accepted a six-month ban for racially abusing an opponent.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 2 July 2009

Serena back from brink to reach final

Serena Williams recovered from match point down to beat Russia’s Elena Dementieva 6-7 7-5 8-6 in a nailbiting semifinal at Wimbledon on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 June 2009

Venus storms into second round at Wimbledon

Defending champion Venus Williams eased into the second round at Wimbledon with a straight sets win over Swiss teenager Stefanie Voegel on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 17 June 2009

Moodie’s three-tournament hot streak as Wimbledon looms

His singles world ranking might have plummeted to an but Wesley Moodie is currently the hottest property on the international doubles circuit.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 28 May 2009

Safin, Santoro play final matches at French Open

Veteran players Marat Safin and Fabrice Santoro said so long to the French Open on Wednesday, both departing in the first week of the tournament.

By Chris Lehourites
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/ 26 May 2009

Sharapova steals spotlight from Nadal, Federer

Rafael Nadal, bidding for a fifth French Open title, and Roger Federer, seeking a first Roland Garros crown, swept into the second round on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 May 2009

Wimbledon roof gets thumbs-up from Agassi, Graf

Grand Slam golden couple Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf gave Wimbledon Centre Court’s new retractable roof the superstar seal of approval on Sunday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 17 May 2009

Federer stuns Nadal to win Madrid Masters

Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal to win the Madrid Masters on Sunday and strike a timely blow in his campaign to lift an elusive French Open.

By Scott Williams
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/ 1 May 2009

Soweto serves tennis dream

The revamped Arthur Ashe Tennis Complex has come a long way to host its first major international tournament, writes Monako Dibetle.

By Monako Dibetle
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/ 1 May 2009

Steamroller Safina impresses on her way to the quarters

Top ranked Dinara Safina made light work of Daniela Hantuchova as she needed just over an hour to reach the quarterfinals of the WTA tournament.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 27 March 2009

Serena Williams voted player of the year

Serena Williams was voted the WTA Tour player of the year for the second time on Thursday, while Dinara Safina was most improved player for 2008.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 March 2009

Nadal, Djokovic on course for semifinal clash

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic stayed on course for a semifinal showdown with third-round triumphs in the Indian Wells Masters series on Tuesday.

By Rebecca Bryan
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/ 4 February 2009

Local hope out of SA Open

On a rain-interrupted programme at the SA Open on Tuesday, SA’s Kevin Anderson went down 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 in the first round against Ivo Minar.

By Sy Lerman
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/ 28 January 2009

Nadal, Serena spearhead push to semifinals

Rafael Nadal booked an all-Spanish Australian Open semifinal against Fernando Verdasco on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 27 January 2009

Roddick advances after Djokovic quits

Novak Djokovic’s hopes for a second straight Australian Open title ended under a broiling sun on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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