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Serena loses at Hong Kong exhibition
Seven-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams was a 6-3, 6-1 loser Wednesday against Russian Elena Dementieva at the Champions Challenge exhibition event in Hong Kong. Williams is coming off a left knee injury that sidelined her late last s...
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Petrova, Hantuchova roll; Srebotnik falls in Auckland
Top seeds Nadia Petrova of Russia and Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia reached the quarterfinals, while defending champion Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia was among the second-round losers Wednesday at the
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Hingis moves into Gold Coast quarters
Martina Hingis continued her comeback with a straight-set victory Wednesday in the second round of the Australian Women's Hardcourts event. Hingis, the former No. 1 player in the world, earned a 6-3, 6-2 win over seventh-seeded Klara Kou...
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Hantuchova, Kirilenko win Auckland openers
Second-seeded Slovak Daniela Hantuchova and rising Russian Maria Kirilenko were among Tuesday's first-round winners at the season-opening ASB Classic -- an Australian Open tune-up. Hantuchova came from behind to beat Ukrainian Yulia Beygelzimer...
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Safina, Pennetta reach Gold Coast quarters
Two of this week's top-four seeds, No. 3 Russian Dinara Safina and No. 4 Italian Flavia Pennetta, reached the quarterfinals Tuesday at the
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Petrova, Srebotnik win Auckland openers
Top-seeded Russian Nadia Petrova and defending champion Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia were among Monday's first- round winners at the season-opening ASB Classic. Petrova ripped Argentine Mariana Diaz-Oliva 6-2, 6-2, while the fifth-seeded Sr...
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Schnyder, Hingis win Gold Coast openers
Swiss stars Patty Schnyder and Martina Hingis highlighted Monday's first-round winners at the season-opening Australian Women's Hardcourts. The top-seeded and defending champion Schnyder topped France's Virginie Razzano 6-3, 7-6 (7-2...
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Sugiyama ousted in Australia
Sixth-seed Ai Sugiyama was bounced in two sets during first-round action at the Mondial Australian tournament. Unseeded Czech Lucie Safarova defeated the Japanese star 6-1, 6-2. Czech Klara Koukalova, seeded seventh, defeated American Meghann S...
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Tennis '06 kicks off next week
The 2006 tennis season will get underway next week with a trio of men's tournaments and a pair of women's events in four different countries. The ATP will open its year in Doha, Chennai and Adelaide, while the WTA will stage action in Auckland an...
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Sharapova withdraws from Australian Women's Hardcourts
Russian Maria Sharapova withdrew from the 2006 season-opening Australian Women's Hardcourts tournament due to a right shoulder injury. Sharapova's next scheduled event is the 2006 Australian Open, which takes place January 16-29. "I wi...
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Bedanova retires at 22
Oft-injured Czech Daja Bedanova decided to retire from professional tennis. The 22-year-old Bedanova climbed as high as No. 16 in the world during her career, but a string of injuries has ended her run. Bedanova appeared at an event in P...
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