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No joy for Hewitt, Matosevic at Nice Open

Nice Australia's representation at the Nice Open ended at the first hurdle on Monday when Lleyton Hewitt and Marinko Matosevic lost in the opening round.

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Tomic not confirmed for French Open

Tomic

London Bernard Tomic's management won't confirm he will contest the French Open, raising fresh doubts over Australia's top-ranked male player's appearance at Roland Garros.

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Angry young man disappoints

Brydan Klein.

Linda Pearce Todd Woodbridge has called ''disappointing'' the defection of former Australian Open junior champion Brydan Klein to Britain, his mother's birthplace, while insisting that the combustible 23-year-old...

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Nadal smashes Federer to win Rome Masters

Rafael Nadal.

Spain’s Rafael Nadal dominated his 30th meeting with Swiss rival Roger Federer to secure his seventh title in nine years at the Rome Masters on Sunday.

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Sore Murray likely to miss French Open

Andy Murray

Rome Scot walks off the court after second set in second-round Italian Open match.

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Rome Masters to host 30th Nadal v Federer clash

Roger Federer.

Justin Davis World number three Roger Federer and Spanish nemesis Rafael Nadal will clash for the 30th time when they meet Sunday in the final of the Rome Masters.

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Rush of blood to the red?

Serving it up: All roads lead to Paris, and the French Open, for Samantha Stosur.

Linda Pearce Success may have been rare on Parisian clay but the talent is there to make an impact.

Djokovic crashes in Rome Masters

Bad day: Novak Djokovic.

World number one Novak Djokovic crashed to defeat at the Rome Masters at the hands of big-serving Tomas Berdych on Friday while Maria Sharapova withdrew from the women's event through illness.

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Tomic back in training for possible French Open campaign without father

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Linda Pearce Tennis Australia is expecting and encouraging Bernard Tomic to contest this month's French Open, despite coach John Tomic recently declaring his son's participation unlikely.

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Tomic on path to Paris

Bernard Tomic.

Linda Pearce Tennis Australia is expecting and encouraging Bernard Tomic to contest this month's French Open.

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Nadal survives Gulbis test at Rome Masters

Rafael Nadal

Defending champion Rafael Nadal endured a three-set thriller before overcoming big-hitting Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis 1-6 7-5 6-4 on Thursday to reach the Rome Masters quarter-finals.

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Indoor court for Davis Cup play-off

Novak Djokovic.

Australia's Davis Cup World Group play-off against Poland will be played on an indoor court in Warsaw.

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Federer dumped from Madrid Masters

Roger Federer

Seventeen-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer said he would go back to the drawing board after suffering a shock 6-4 1-6 6-2 defeat to Japan's Kei Nishikori in the third round of the Madrid...

Psycho parents smash frailties all over court

John Tomic delivers an apology for his recent behaviour.

Malcolm Knox Given the history, is being a tennis parent itself a mitigating circumstance?

Break point for highly strung

Tennis Racket

Malcolm Knox Here's a fantasy match-up of fruit loop tennis parents. Up one end is ''Mad Mike'' Agassi, whose infamous home-made ball machine (aka ''the dragon'') gave his son Andre the grounding to become one of...

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Bernard Tomic withdraws from Italian Open

Bernard Tomic

Bernard Tomic has withdrawn from the Italian Open, just days after his father and coach was barred from getting accreditation to upcoming tournaments because of an assault investigation.

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Tomic's ciao to Italian Open

Bernard Tomic in action against Radek Stepanek last week.

Rome Withdrawal comes just days after his father and coach was barred from tournaments.

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Nadal to face Wawrinka in "dream final"

Rafael Nadal.

Kieran Canning Rafael Nadal described reaching the final of the Madrid Masters as a "dream" after he stormed into his seventh consecutive final since returning from a seven-month injury layoff with 6-0, 6-4 win...

Serena retains Madrid Open title

Serena Williams is lifted up in the air by ballboys after she defeated Maria Sharapova.

Madrid Serena Williams retained her Madrid Open title with a devastating display.

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Nadal reigns in Madrid

Rafael Nadal.

Madrid Rafael Nadal sealed his fifth title in seven tournaments since returning from a seven-month injury layoff as he claimed a third Madrid Masters title with a 6-2 6-4 win over Stanislas Wawrinka on...