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No 1 David Ferrer of Spain was knocked out of the China Open.

No 1 David Ferrer of Spain was knocked out of the China Open. In the second round by Dudi Sela of Israel, 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday. Ferrer, ranked No. 5 in the world and 87 places ahead of Sela, had a bye in the first round at the Beijing tournament after helping Spain defeat the [...]

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Top-seeded Jelena Jankovic defeated Aleksandra Wozniak 6-3, 7-5 Wednesday at the China Open.

Top-seeded Jelena Jankovic defeated Aleksandra Wozniak 6-3, 7-5 Wednesday at the China Open. Zheng Jie advanced with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland. Zheng is the lone Chinese player after four others had first-round losses. Daniela Hantuchova outlasted Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-1, 0-6, 7-5. Jankovic is on course to threaten Serena Williams’ hold [...]

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Andy Roddick overcame a Davis Cup hangover and jetlag to reach the quarterfinals of the China Open.

Andy Roddick overcame a Davis Cup hangover and jetlag to reach the quarterfinals of the China Open. Spain’s David Ferrer wasn’t as fortunate. Despite falling behind early, No. 2 Roddick defeated fellow American Brendan Evans 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday. Seeded No. 1, Ferrer was never in his second-round match, falling 6-3, 6-3 to Israeli Dudi [...]

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Israel Shahar Peer beat Japan Ayumi Morita 6-4, 7-5 on Wednesday.

Israel Shahar Peer beat Japan Ayumi Morita 6-4, 7-5 on Wednesday. To advance to the Korea Open quarterfinals. The second-seeded Peer will face American Jill Craybas, a 7-6 (1), 6-2 winner over Uzbekistan’s Agkul Amanmuradova 7-6 (1), 6-2. Australia’s Samantha Stosur will face Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova in another quarterfinal. Stosur beat Germany’s Sabine Lisicki 6-4, [...]

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Tommy Robredo and Juan Carlos Ferrero got off to winning starts Tuesday in the China Open.

Tommy Robredo and Juan Carlos Ferrero got off to winning starts Tuesday in the China Open. Which may look like the Spanish Open when it wraps up this weekend. Robredo defeated Spanish countryman Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-4, 7-5 in the first round, and the former top-ranked Ferrero of Spain beat Alexandre Kudryavtsev of Russia 6-4, 6-3. [...]

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