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Jankovic leads Serbia into Fed Cups World Group
Jelena Jankovic helped Serbia to a 4-0 victory over Spain on Sunday that secured its place in the Fed Cups World Group for the first time.
Jankovic overcame a cold to defeat Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 and establish an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the playoff, knocking five-time Fed Cup champion Spain out of the [...]
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Fed Cup Results
WORLD GROUP
Semifinals.
Winners to final, Nov. 7-8
United States 3, Czech Republic 2
At Starobrno Rondo Arena
Brno, Czech Republic
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles
Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, 6-3, 7-6 (2).
Alexa Glatch, United States, def. Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-2.
Reverse Singles
Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, 6-3, 6-1.
Alexa Glatch, United States, def. Petra Kvitova, [...]
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Federer refocuses in Rome after wedding
Roger Federer has refocused on tennis after getting married and then promptly losing to fellow Swiss player Stanislas Wawrinka in the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters.
The 13-time Grand Slam winner spent the last week in intensive training with fitness coach Pierre Paganini, grinding out daily four-hour practice sessions on Italian clay courts.
Im expecting [...]
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Prospects warned by LTA to be on their best behaviour after recent mishaps
The starlets of British tennis are being warned to be on their best behaviour in the face of concerns that matchfixing, illegal betting and potentially embarrassing entries on social networking websites are being targeted as a means of undermining the character of the sport. The LTA is concerned that innocent teenage players could be compromised [...]
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Wimbledon agreement goes through
The governing body of British tennis Wednesday approved an agreement allowing Wimbledon organizers to buy back complete control of the All England Club.
The agreement calls for the Lawn Tennis Associaiton to get $83 million in installments over a five-year period. It will take effect in 2013 and last until 2053.
Besides buying back half of the [...]
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Federer, Nadal into 3rd round at Paris Masters.
Federer, Nadal into 3rd round at Paris Masters.
Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and defending champion David Nalbandian reached the third round of the Paris Masters on Wednesday without dropping a set.
Nadal topped Florent Serra of France 6-2, 6-4, and eighth-seeded Nalbandian downed Nicolas Kiefer of Germany 7-6 (5), 6-3.
Federer had the most trouble, saving two set [...]
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Results Wednesday from the Bell Challenge.
Results Wednesday from the Bell Challenge. A US$175,000 (?140,000) WTA Tour event on hard indoor courts at Club Avantage Multi-Sports de Quebec (seedings in parentheses):
Singles
First Round
Rebecca Marino, Canada, def. Jill Craybas, United States, 7-6 (4), 6-1.
Second Round
Melinda Czink, Hungary, def. Julie Ditty, United States, 6-1, 6-1.
Melanie Oudin, United States, def. Olga Puchkova, Russia, 6-1, 7-6 [...]
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Top seed Petrova breezes in Bell Challenge match.
Top seed Petrova breezes in Bell Challenge match. Top seed Nadia Petrova breezed past Maria Mokh 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday in the Bell Challenge.
Petrova will face Varvara Lepchenko in the second round. Lepchenko beat Rossana De Los Rios 6-1, 6-3.
Fourth-seeded Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand fell to Frenchwoman Severine Bremond 6-2, 7-6. Bremond will face the [...]
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Nadal, Nalbandian into 3rd round at Paris Masters.
Nadal, Nalbandian into 3rd round at Paris Masters. Top-ranked Rafael Nadal and defending champion David Nalbandian advanced to the third round of the Paris Masters with straight-sets wins Wednesday.
Nalbandian, who beat Nadal in last year’s final, downed Nicolas Kiefer of Germany 7-6 (5), 6-3 to set up another meeting with fellow Argentine Juan Martin del [...]
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Results Thursday from the China Open.
Results Thursday from the China Open. A US$524,000 ATP men’s tournament and a US$600,000 WTA women’s tournament at The Beijing Tennis Centre (seedings in parentheses):
Singles
Men
Second Round
Dudi Sela, Israel, def. David Ferrer (1), Spain, 6-3, 6-3.
Andy Roddick (2), United States, def. Brendan Evans, United States, 6-4, 6-3.
Tommy Robredo (6) Spain, def. Ivo Minar, Czech Republic, 6-2, [...]
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