Sluggish Sharapova ousted in Auckland (AP)

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Maria Sharapova hit the first speedbump in her injury comeback Thursday, losing 6-2, 7-5 to Hungarian veteran Greta Arn in the ASB Classic quarterfinals. The Russian, a three-time Grand Slam champion, struggled at times in her first tournament since October's China Open and finally met a player in......

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Clijsters improving as daughter ages (AP)

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Three-time Grand Slam winner Kim Clijsters thinks her game is improving as her daughter Jada gets older, allowing the Belgian more time on the practice court. The former world No. 1 won the 2009 U.S. Open just three weeks into her comeback after a 2 1/2 -year retirement, during which she gave birth.......

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Nadal beats Federer in Abu Dhabi

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Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer in UAE......

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Leading seeds tumble in Brisbane

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Top two seeds Samantha Stosur and Shahar Peer are beaten in the Brisbane International and men's third seed Fernando Verdasco is also knocked......

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Peng stuns Kuznetsova in Auckland (AP)

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Peng Shuai of China rallied to stun two-time Grand Slam winner Svetlana Kuznetsova 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the second round of the ASB Classic on Wednesday. Peng, ranked No. 71, dropped the first set in 30 minutes before fighting back to win the second and recovering from an 0-3 deficit in the third to win......

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Roddick has 15 aces, wins in Brisbane (AP)

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Defending champion Andy Roddick advanced to the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International on Wednesday, serving 15 aces to beat Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine 6-4, 6-1. The second-seeded Roddick controlled the match with his powerful serve, landing 71 percent of his first serves and winning 87......

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Wozniacki defeats Li in Hong Kong (AP)

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Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki beat Li Na of China 6-4, 6-3 at the Hong Kong Classic exhibition tournament Wednesday to earn her first win of the year. The 20-year-old Dane broke the Australian Open semifinalist in the eighth game of the first set to lead 5-3. The Chinese veteran broke back, but......

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Mattek-Sands helps US by Italy in Hopman (AP)

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American Bethanie Mattek-Sands upset Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 6-4 at the Hopman Cup on Wednesday to record her first win over a top 10 opponent and help the United States beat Italy 2-1. John Isner gave the U.S. a 2-0 lead, edging Potito Starace 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-4. But Italy denied the U.S. a second......

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Federer & Nadal progress in Qatar

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Top seeds Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are both made to work hard before edging into the Qatar Open......

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Berdych rolls, Gasquet upset in Chennai (AP)

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Top-seeded Tomas Berdych eased into the quarterfinals of the Chennai Open on Wednesday with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Ivan Dodig of Croatia. The sixth-ranked Berdych raced to a 3-0 lead in the opening set before Dodig got his only break of the match in the next game. But Berdych responded by breaking......

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Nadal, Federer advance to Qatar quarters (AP)

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Top-ranked Rafael Nadal overcame a second-set collapse to beat Lukas Lacko of Slovakia 7-6 (3), 0-6, 6-3 Wednesday and join Roger Federer in the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open. Earlier, Federer beat fellow Swiss Marco Chiudinelli 7-6 (5), 7-5. Nadal, who is also playing doubles with Marc Lopez, had......

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Odesnik set to return from doping ban (AP)

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Professional tennis player Wayne Odesnik is set to return to tournament action next week after serving a one-year ban for pleading guilty to importing human growth hormone into Australia. The U.S. Tennis Association said Odesnik will play in the $10,000 Plantation Open, a clay-court USTA Pro Circuit......

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