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Davydenko wins in his farewell year

Dubai Bernard Tomic retired with a "general illness" after only five games against Romania's Victor Hanescu at the Dubai Open, as Russian Nikolay Davydenko brought comedy and an upset to the seedings as he...

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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.

Live tennis commentary: 2013 Australian Open - day three

Scott Spits Real-time coverage of the third day of the first grand slam event of 2013 - the two-week Australian Open tournament at Melbourne Park. Second round singles matches get underway today.

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Sharapova's renaissance gaining momentum

Michael Gleeson Career comeback given credibilty with last night's merciless downing of the veteran Venus.

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Stosur reveals ankle pain

Brisbane Samantha Stosur has suffered a major blow to her hopes of a successful Australian Open after undergoing ankle surgery five weeks ago.

Hewitt handed tough task in Brisbane

Jim Morton, Brisbane Veteran will start his Australian Open preparations against Radek Stepanek.

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One Australian's luck runs out as Hewitt waits

Linda Pearce, Brisbane Jarmila Gajdosova leaves in a flurry of errors, the last Australian woman to exit main draw.

Gajdosova's luck runs out as she returns to erratic ways

Linda Pearce IF JARMILA GAJDOSOVA was considered lucky to avoid a second-round meeting with injured world No. 2 Maria Sharapova at the Brisbane International, and instead play replacement Lesia Tsurenko, the...

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Hewitt finds plenty of positives in early exit

Linda Pearce LLEYTON HEWITT will head to Melbourne with a 1-1 record from his only two official tournament matches before the Australian Open, his body no longer giving him any pain but still with some work to do...

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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.

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Oh, Tomic, what a difference a year makes

Linda Pearce Bernard Tomic continues his winning run at the Hopman Cup on Thursday night with a 6-3, 7-5 triumph over world No. 23 Andreas Seppi.

'The love' again carries Baghdatis beyond his seeding

Phil Lutton, Brisbane Marcos Baghdatis has always felt the love in Australia, from the moment he became a quasi-cult hero by making it to the final of the Australian Open as a 20-year-old in 2006.

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Dimitrov through to men's final in Brisbane

Laine Clark Comparisons with Roger Federer have already been made but Bulgarian rising star Grigor Dimitrov will soon earn a name for himself judging by his Brisbane International semi-final win over crowd...

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Murray through to Brisbane final

Laine Clark After dodging a bullet when young gun Kei Nishikori retired with injury, top seed Andy Murray knew he would have to be firing to defend his Brisbane International men's title.

New wunderkind in world tennis

Linda Pearce, Brisbane Grigor Dimitrov will contest his maiden ATP World Tour final at the Brisbane International.

Scot warms up in Brisbane

Phil Lutton, Brisbane Andy Murray starts on the right foot in his quest for a second grand slam title.

Murray tunes up with Brisbane win

Phil Lutton Scotsman Andy Murray has started on the right foot in his quest for a second Grand Slam title, winning the warm-up event in Brisbane with a straight sets victory over young gun Grigor Dimitrov.