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Court ‘magician’ stripped of his spark

Fabrice Santoro was shorn of all magic while going down 6-0 6-1 to world number-one Rafael Nadal in the first round of the Qatar Open on Tuesday.

Fed Express steams on as Venus stutters

Roger Federer stepped up his unrelenting charge towards a third successive Australian Open title with an emphatic win on Thursday, but Venus Williams had to dig deep to reach the…

Federer bamboozles court magician

Roger Federer’s sleight of hand proved too bamboozling for court magician Fabrice Santoro as Melbourne Park was treated to a masterclass on Thursday. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Venus…

Crowd trouble mars Melbourne Park fiesta

Crowd trouble and police ejections cast a shadow across Melbourne Park on Tuesday, diverting attention from world-class sport at the Australian Open. A violent incident marred a…

No mercy from Sharapova as Blake struggles

Maria Sharapova produced another display of fearsome big hitting to roll into the US Open third round on Thursday, while top American hopes Andy Roddick and James Blake struggled…

Sharapova lets fly at US Open

Maria Sharapova opened the defence of her United States Open crown in commanding style on Tuesday by overpowering Italy’s Roberta Vinci 6-0, 6-1 in less than an hour. There were…