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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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Sharapova squeezes past Safarova at Stuttgart WTA event

French Open champion Maria Sharapova admitted she had to dig deep to reach the quarter-finals of Stuttgart's WTA tournament in a three-hour marathon victory over claycourt specialist Lucie Safarova...

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Tearful Serena becomes oldest world number one

Richard Eaton Serena Williams was in tears on Friday after snatching an historic victory at the Qatar Open which ensured that she would become the oldest woman to hold the WTA Tour's world number one ranking.

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Stosur through in Dubai Open

Samantha Stosur has progressed through to the second round of the Dubai Open along with the other seeds in action on Tuesday, but an injured Victoria Azarenka has been forced to pull out of the...

Serena takes a tumble, rolls opponent 6-0 6-0

While defending champion Victoria Azarenka won her way into the Australian Open second round, Serena Williams is under an injury cloud.

Live tennis commentary: 2013 Australian Open - day two

Scott Spits Real-time coverage of the second day of the first grand slam event of 2013 - the two-week Australian Open tournament at Melbourne Park.

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'They think I'm mad'

Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm, 42, expects to be playing grand slam tennis for years to come.

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No slip-ups for Wozniacki as she flies into second round

Michael Chammas Last time Caroline Wozniacki was in Sydney, she was the world No.1.

Scot warms up in Brisbane

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

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Dellacqua bombs out in Sydney

Darren Walton Samantha Stosur is the last Australian remaining in the Sydney International draw after Casey Dellacqua made a swift first-round exit on Monday.

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Australian Open women's draw

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

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Untouchable Serena defeats Sharapova

Linda Pearce Serena Williams extended her domination of both Maria Sharapova and women's tennis this morning, the American completing an untouchable second half of the season with a 6-4, 6-3 defeat of Sharapova...

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Nemesis Sharapova looms for Stosur

Tokyo Samantha Stosur faces the unenviable task of having to beat Maria Sharapova to advance to the semi-finals of the Pan Pacific Open.

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Stosur defeats Sharapova in Tokyo

Samantha Stosur has scored a rare win over Maria Sharapova, a spot in the Pan Pacific semi-finals and improved her chances of featuring in the WTA's end of season event after a big afternoon in Tokyo...

Stosur looks on bright side

Linda Pearce Stroke of good fortune for defending champion is that Serena Williams is in other half of draw.

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Hewitt and Tomic settle differences

Darren Walton One-time sparring partners Lleyton Hewitt and Bernard Tomic are tennis's new odd couple after joining forces to plot Australia's assault on the US Open at Flushing Meadows.