Baghdatis smashes 4 rackets in 1 minute (AP)

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Serena Williams was impressed. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was surprised. Novak Djokovic just couldn't wait to join the hundreds of thousands of people to have viewed online footage of Marcos Baghdatis spectacular bout of racket rage. Baghdatis lost a last-night match Wednesday at the Australian Open, but he......

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Roddick out of Aussie Open with injury (AP)

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Andy Roddick's attempt to win his first Grand Slam title in nearly a decade ended Thursday at the Australian Open when he had to retire from his second-round match because of a right hamstring injury. The former No. 1, whose lone major singles win came at the 2003 U.S. Open, was trailing Lleyton......

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Djokovic advances, Serena gets 500th win (AP)

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It was early in Novak Djokovic's second-round match at the Australian Open and the world's top-ranked player was looking more like a journeyman. Playing against Santiago Giraldo, ranked 55 places behind him, Djokovic made four straight unforced errors in the fifth game to hand the Colombian the......

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Live – Murray v Roger-Vasselin

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Britain's Andy Murray takes on Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France in round two of the Australian......

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Serena advances with 500th career win (AP)

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Serena Williams was only two points from her 500th career match win when she tumbled to the court in the second round of the Australian Open. It's OK, she thought, it's the good ankle. After sitting and watching Barbora Zahlavova Strycova's shot float out to end the penultimate rally, Williams got......

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Djokovic too strong for Giraldo

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Novak Djokovic continues his Australian Open title defence with a trouble-free victory over Colombia's Santiago......

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Sharapova cruises into Aussie 3rd round (AP)

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Former champion Maria Sharapova beat American qualifier Jamie Hampton 6-0, 6-1 on Thursday to advance to the third round of the Australian Open. Sharapova, wearing a white dress trimmed in electric green on Rod Laver Arena, did not play in any warmup events and spent nearly two weeks in Melbourne......

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Sharapova races into fourth round

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Maria Sharapova produces a ruthless display to destroy Jamie Hampton and move into the Australian Open last......

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Wozniacki into 3rd round at Aussie Open (AP)

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Just the mention of Rory McIlroy's name elicited a smile from Caroline Wozniacki. The top-ranked Dane advanced to the third round at the Australian Open on Wednesday, and there were still three women in the field who had a chance of replacing her at the top of the women's rankings. But instead of......

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Young falls to qualifier in 2nd round (AP)

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Donald Young wouldn't call it a setback, but his glum face and petulant reaction to his Australian Open exit told a different story. Last season, the American reached the fourth round of the U.S. Open and made his first ATP final, putting him in the top 50 for the first time. On Wednesday, he lost......

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Wozniacki rallies in 2nd set to advance (AP)

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Just the mention of Rory McIlroy's name elicited a smile from Caroline Wozniacki. The top-ranked Dane advanced to the third round at the Australian Open on Wednesday, and there were still three women in the field who had a chance of replacing her at the top of the women's rankings. But instead of......

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Wozniacki and Clijsters progress

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Top seed Caroline Wozniacki and defending champion Kim Clijsters ease through to Australian Open third......

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American teen reaches 2nd round (AP)

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Donald Young wouldn't call it a setback, but his glum face and petulant reaction to his Australian Open exit told a different story. Last season, the American reached the fourth round of the U.S. Open and made his first ATP final, putting him in the top 50 for the first time. On Wednesday, he lost......

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Live – Australian Open day three

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Bernard Tomic plays Sam Querrey and women's number three seed Victoria Azarenka plays later on day three of the Australian......

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Fish out in 2nd round at Aussie (AP)

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Mardy Fish was hoping for a better start to the season. Coming off a banner year in which he finally reached tennis' upper tier, the No. 8-ranked Fish looked uncomfortable and increasingly frustrated Wednesday in a 7-6 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (6) loss to Colombia's Alejandro Falla in the second round of the......

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Nadal, Federer advance at Aussie Open (AP)

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Rafael Nadal advanced to the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday without much trouble from his opponent or his injured right knee. Rival Roger Federer got through without picking up a racket Nadal beat German veteran Tommy Haas 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 in a 2 1/2-hour match, declaring that the......

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