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Hurt Djokovic stunned by Bulgarian

World No.1 Novak Djokovic was stunned by 21-year-old Grigor Dimitrov in the second round of the Madrid Masters on Tuesday as he was beaten 7-6 (8-6) 6-7 (8-10) 6-3 in just over three hours of...

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Hewitt wins in Miami

Lleyton Hewitt has reached the second round of the Miami Masters for the first time in four years but fellow Australian Marinko Matosevic has been beaten.

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Federer stunned by Benneteau in Rotterdam

Scott Williams Frenchman Julien Benneteau sent defending champion Roger Federer crashing out of the Rotterdam World Tennis tournament on Friday with a stunning 6-3, 7-5 quarter-final upset.

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Djokovic to take easy way to final

Jake Niall Serb should end up playing David Ferrer for a place in final, according to seedings.

Live tennis commentary: 2013 Australian Open, day eight

Scott Spits Another big day of tennis ahead at the Australian Open, beginning with Caroline Wozniacki and Svetlana Kuznestova on Centre Court and culminating in a big night on Rod Laver Arena as Serena Williams...

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Murray cruises into Open quarter-finals

Guy Hand Third seed Andy Murray has breezed into the Australian Open quarter-finals with a comfortable straight sets win over Frenchman Gilles Simon.

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Baghdatis through to Brisbane semis

Brisbane Former Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis has cruised into the Brisbane International semi-finals by upsetting third-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon in straight sets on Friday.

Poles apart: draw averts Radwanska sisters' riot act

Michael Chammas, Linda Pearce Last year, the Polish Radwanska sisters, Urszula and Agnieszka, were up in arms after being drawn against each other in the opening round of the Sydney International, which prompted them to threaten...

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Tomic into Sydney quarter-finals

Bernard Tomic has gained sweet revenge over German nemesis Florian Mayer to power into the quarter-finals of the Sydney International.

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Hot Tomic blasts past Mayer in Davis Cup revenge

Darren Walton Sydney: Bernard Tomic has gained sweet revenge over German nemesis Florian Mayer to power into the quarter-finals of the Sydney International.

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Tomic powers on to quarter-finals

Darren Walton, Sydney In-form Australian gains sweet revenge over German nemesis Florian Mayer.

Less service for an equal serve?

Simon White Next week will be the third one of January - a hard time of the year to find a free tennis court on which to have a hit with your mates, a harder time still to get a fair deal if you are a male ...

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Australian Open men's draw

Men's singles draw for the Australian Open tennis championships which begin in Melbourne on Monday (prefix denotes seeding):

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Janowicz dumps Murray from Paris Masters

Towering Polish qualifier Jerzy Janowicz upset Andy Murray 5-7 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 on Thursday to complete the early exit of the elite from the Paris Masters.

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Federer edges past Connors for most Grand Slam match wins

Roger Federer has set a new record of 234 Grand Slam match wins to reach the French Open last 32, where he was joined by top seed Novak Djokovic whose date with tennis destiny edged a little closer.

Almost toast, Baker back to earn crust

Greg Bishop ON WEDNESDAY, Court Philippe Chatrier at the French Open featured the usual characters, some of the world's best and best-known tennis players.

'She's hot, you're not': Sharapova, Williams slap down Frenchman's prize gripe

Linda Pearce Frenchman Gilles Simon has defended his controversial call to end equal prize money at the grand slams, claiming his opinion is shared by the public, the media, and all 128 players in the Wimbledon...

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Sharapova survives a scare

Linda Pearce Maria Sharapova is the first of the women's title favourites to receive a major Wimbledon fright, her dramas played out over two days.

Simon sparks the prize fight

Linda Pearce Frenchman defends controversial call to end equal prizemoney at the grand slams.