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Murray ready for Tomic in Miami

World No.3 Andy Murray will try to turn up the heat when he faces rising and unpredictable Australian Bernard Tomic in his Miami Masters opener.

Live Tennis Commentary: 2013 Australian Open - Day Four

Live: Australian Open 2013.

Will Brodie The heat rises at Melbourne Park as the world's best players try to negotiate the second round of 2013's first grand slam tournament.

Stosur wins hardcourt opener in Montreal

Tennis Samantha Stosur has opened her American hardcourt campaign with a much-needed victory at the WTA event in Montreal.

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Win sees Stosur through to second round

Sam Stosur defeats Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro.

Linda Pearce, London Sam Stosur's impressive 6-1, 6-3 defeat of Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro last night earned her a place in the second round for the first time in three years.

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Djokovic, Federer through as big names fall at Wimbledon

Novak Djokovic.

Linda Pearce, London Titleholder Novak Djokovic and six-time champion Roger Federer moved smoothly through to the Wimbledon second round on an opening day that counted sixth seed Tomas Berdych and Venus Williams among...

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Stosur stepping up

Coming through: Sam Stosur chases down a shot from Carla Suarez Navarro yesterday.

Linda Pearce, London Giant opening leap with an impressive 6-1, 6-3 defeat of Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro.

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Stosur into third round in Dubai

Samantha Stosur from Australia returns the ball to Lucie Safarova during their second round clash at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Fourth-seeded Australian Sam Stosur has advanced to the third round of the Dubai Tennis Championships by defeating Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-1.

Seeds spat out of Hobart International

Paul Carter Ousted Hobart International top seed Flavia Pennetta says the gap between women's tennis players is closing with almost any player capable of beating another.

Safin declares he won the fight

Justin Chadwick A bruised and battered Marat Safin declared he "won the fight" that left him sporting two black eyes and an injured thumb from an altercation in Moscow.

Hewitt eager to break Hopman Cup hoodoo

Justin Chadwick Lleyton Hewitt will be hoping it's a case of fourth time lucky when he teams up with Casey Dellacqua to contest the 21st Hopman Cup, which starts on Saturday.

Pennetta top seed for Hobart tournament

Italy's Flavia Pennetta has been named as top seed for next month's Hobart International in field featuring 17 of the world's top 50 women's tennis players.

Petrova advances to Quebec semis

Top-ranked Nadia Petrova of Russia closed in on her second title of the year when she beat Melinda Czink of Hungary in the Bell Challenge quarter-finals.

Williams, Blake confirmed for Hopman Cup

Justin Chadwick The United States and Russia are set for a heavyweight showdown in January's Hopman Cup tennis tournament in Perth.

Top women's seeds through to the semis

Ivanovic beat Flavia Pennetta of Italy 6-4 6-4, Vera Zvonareva defeated Alize Cornet of France 7-5 6-1, and Agnieszka Radwanska stopped Russian Petrova 6-3 6-2.

Williams beats Pennetta in Zurich final

Graham Dunbar Wimbledon champion Venus Williams won the Zurich Open on Sunday for her second singles title of the season.

Venus to face Pennetta in Zurich final

Venus Williams is just one match away from reclaiming the title she last won in 1999 after beating second seeded Serb Ana Ivanovic.

Venus, Ivanovic make Zurich semi-finals

Venus Williams survived an inconsistent performance to defeat Italian Francesca Schiavone 6-3, 6-3 and reach the semi-finals of the Zurich Open.

Jankovic falls to Pennetta in Zurich

Barry Wood Top seed and world No.1 Jelena Jankovic's 12-match winning streak was snapped in a surprising loss to Italy's Flavia Pennetta in the Zurich Open second round.

Seeds crash out of Zurich Open

Seeds Patty Schnyder and Anna Chakvetadze have both slumped out of the Zurich Open, losing to qualifiers in their first round matches.

Venus beaten in opening round at Moscow

Venus Williams has been beaten in the opening round for the second time in 12 tournaments this season, losing to Flavia Pennetta of Italy at the Kremlin Cup.