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Murray, Davydenko, Verdasco, Youzhny advance to semifinals at Valencia

Murray, Davydenko, Verdasco, Youzhny advance to semifinals at Valencia

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seeded Andy Murray carried his comeback into the Valencia Open semifinals by cruising past Albert Montanes of Spain 6-4, 6-2 on Friday.

Federer, Djokovic reach Swiss Indoors semis, stay on course to meet in final

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Federer, Djokovic reach Swiss Indoors semis, stay on course to meet in finalRoger Federer and Novak Djokovic reached the semifinals of the Swiss Indoors on Friday, staying on course to meet in the final.

Martinez Sanchez upsets 2nd-seeded Stosur to reach semifinals in Indonesia

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Martinez Sanchez upsets 2nd-seeded Stosur to reach semifinals in IndonesiaMaria Jose Martinez Sanchez upset second-seeded Samantha Stosur of Australia 7-6 (4), 7-5 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions.

Ruling expected on Serena Williams' US Open tirade in next 2 weeks

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A ruling on Serena Williams' U.S. Open tirade is expected in the next two weeks.

Wickmayer withdraws from Bali tournament after receiving 1-year suspension

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Yanina Wickmayer voluntarily withdrew from the ongoing Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions on Friday after receiving a one-year suspension by a Belgian anti-doping tribunal.
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US Open semifinalist Wickmayer withdraws from tournament after 1-year suspension

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US Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer has voluntarily withdrawn from the ongoing Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions after receiving a one-year suspension by a Belgian anti-doping tribunal.

Yanina Wickmayer suspended one year for not verifying whereabouts

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U.S. Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer was suspended for one year by a Belgian anti-doping tribunal Thursday, accused of failing to report her whereabouts to drug-testing officials three times.

Serbian Novak Djokovic beats Czech Jan Hernych 6-0, 6-0 at Swiss Indoors

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Novak Djokovic won 6-0, 6-0 for the first time at an elite event, blanking Jan Hernych of the Czech Republic at the Swiss Indoors on Thursday.

In '60 Minutes' interview, Agassi asks for compassion regarding drug use in '97

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Andre Agassi responded to criticism of his crystal meth use with a plea for compassion, telling "60 Minutes" he needed help when he took the drug while depressed in 1997.

Without Williams sisters, United States faces tough test against Italy in Fed Cup final

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Without Serena and Venus Williams, the United States is relying on 18-year-old Melanie Oudin and a veteran doubles specialist in the Fed Cup final against Italy.

Aravane Rezai wins 2nd match to secure a berth in semifinals in Indonesia

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Aravane Rezai defeated Melinda Czink 6-3, 7-5 Thursday to secure a berth in the semifinals of the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions.

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Federer, Djokovic reach Swiss Indoors semis, stay on course to meet in final Martinez Sanchez upsets 2nd-seeded Stosur to reach semifinals in Indonesia Yanina Wickmayer suspended one year for not verifying whereabouts Serbian Novak Djokovic beats Czech Jan Hernych 6-0, 6-0 at Swiss Indoors In '60 Minutes' interview, Agassi asks for compassion regarding drug use in '97 Without Williams sisters, United States faces tough test against Italy in Fed Cup final Aravane Rezai wins 2nd match to secure a berth in semifinals in Indonesia Andy Murray returns from wrist injury to win opening match at Valencia World Anti-Doping Agency sends letter to ATP over Agassi's drug admission Roger Federer eases to win over Rochus in 1st match back after 6-week break

Tsonga retires in 1st round of Valencia Open while trailing Youzhny

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Wilfried Tsonga retired in the first round of the Valencia Open on Wednesday with a wrist injury while trailing 6-7 (3), 6-0, 3-0 to Mikhail Youzhny of Russia.

Top-seeded Bartoli beats Rybarikova in 1st match of Tournament of Champions

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The top three seeds all won their first round-robin matches at the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions on Wednesday.

French tennis federation confident Roland Garros' extension project will go ahead

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The project to build a new stadium for the French Open has been blocked because of political issues, but the French Tennis Federation said Wednesday that it was confident it will go ahead as planned.

Andy Murray returns from wrist injury to win opening match at Valencia

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Andy Murray defeated wild card Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-3, 6-1 in the first round of the Valencia Open on Tuesday.

Roger Federer plans to play extra clay-court event, skip Japan Open in 2010

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Roger Federer will play an extra clay-court tournament next year to prepare for his defence of the French Open title.

German tennis player Tommy Haas, ranked No. 17 in the world, recovering from swine flu

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Tommy Haas, Germany's top-ranked tennis player, is recovering from swine flu.

World Anti-Doping Agency sends letter to ATP over Agassi's drug admission

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Doping Agency has asked tennis to investigate Andre Agassi's admission that he took crystal meth in 1997.

Roger Federer eases to win over Rochus in 1st match back after 6-week break

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Roger Federer made a winning return from a six-week break Monday, beating Belgium's Olivier Rochus 6-3, 6-4 at his hometown Swiss Indoors tournament.

Serena Williams tops US$6.5 million in prize money, breaking season record

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Serena Williams has set the record for single-season prize money in women's tennis by topping US$6.5 million in 2009.

Qualifier Stakhovsky beats Zeballos at St. Petersburg Open to win 2nd title

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Ukrainian qualifier Sergiy Stakhovsky won his second career title Sunday, saving a match point before beating eighth-seeded Horacio Zeballos of Argentina 2-6, 7-6 (8), 7-6 (7) in the St. Petersburg Open.

Serena Williams beats sister Venus in final of season-ending WTA championships

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Serena Williams bested big sister Venus again Sunday, winning 6-2, 7-6 (4) in the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships final.

WTA Tour says its 'roadmap' helped cut down injuries, player withdrawals in 2009

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The WTA Tour's new scheduling system with fewer mandatory tournaments has seen player withdrawals go down by more than one third in 2009.

Ivan Ljubicic wins first title in more than two years in Lyon

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seeded Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia won his first title in more than two years by beating Michael Llodra of France 7-5, 6-3 in Sunday's Lyon Grand Prix final.

In an excerpt from book, Agassi says he took what he believes to be speed

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Andre Agassi says in an excerpt from his soon-to-be-released autobiography that he swallowed a pill given to him by his father - apparently when he was a junior player - that he believes could have been the illegal drug speed.
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