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Molik reaches third round in California

March 13, 2010 14:40:00

Alicia Molik is through to the third round of the Indian Wells tennis tournament in California, beating 29th-seeded Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7-3).[MORE]

Tags: sport, tennis, united-states

Healthy Nadal keen to get back to work

March 13, 2010 10:33:00

Rafael Nadal says the worst thing about the injury that forced him out of the Australian Open quarter-finals was that it came just as he was playing great tennis.[MORE]

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Djokovic in no rush for top spot

March 12, 2010 18:08:00

Novak Djokovic climbed to a career-high second in the world rankings last month but the Serbian is reluctant to dream about usurping Roger Federer at the top.[MORE]

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Nadal to start Wimbledon bid at Queen's

March 11, 2010 23:21:00

Former Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal has confirmed he will start his bid to regain the grass-court grand slam by competing at Queen's in June.[MORE]

Tags: sport, tennis, spain, united-kingdom, england

Molik progresses at Indian Wells

March 11, 2010 12:46:00

Alicia Molik is through to the second round of the AFP event at Indian Wells but fellow Australian Jelena Dokic suffered a heavy defeat.[MORE]

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Aussies face Fed Cup roadblock

March 10, 2010 18:29:00

A tricky away assignment against the Ukraine stands in the way of Australia returning to the Fed Cup World Group for the first time since 2004.[MORE]

Tags: sport, tennis, australia, ukraine

No more knobbly knees for Nadal

March 10, 2010 07:18:00

Former world number one Rafael Nadal, who retired injured during his Australian Open quarter-final in January, says he is fit for this week's Indian Wells tournament in California.[MORE]

Tags: sport, tennis, spain, united-states

Russian teen lands first title

March 8, 2010 21:00:00

Russian teenager Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova claimed her first WTA Tour title in Monterray, Mexico, after battling back to win her second match of the day.[MORE]

Tags: sport, tennis, mexico

Britain suffer Davis Cup humiliation

March 8, 2010 07:46:00

Great Britain slumped to a humiliating Davis Cup defeat to Lithuania, forcing them to the brink of Europe/Africa Zone Group III - the lowest tier of the competition.[MORE]

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Davis Cup heavyweights roll on

March 8, 2010 07:00:00

Defending champions Spain proved there is life without Rafael Nadal when it swept aside Switzerland 4-1 overnight to set-up a mouthwatering Davis Cup quarter-final clash with France.[MORE]

Tags: sport, tennis, croatia, france, russian-federation, spain, united-states, serbia

Aussies secure whitewash

March 7, 2010 16:49:00

Australia completed a rare 5-0 whitewash of Taiwan in their Davis Cup tie at Melbourne Park on Sunday.[MORE]

Tags: sport, tennis, australia, taiwan

Luczak takes second win

March 7, 2010 15:01:00

Peter Luczak moved Australia to a 4-0 lead over Taiwan in the Davis Cup tie at Melbourne Park on Sunday afternoon.[MORE]

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France, Czechs, Croatia into Davis quarters

March 7, 2010 09:12:00

France set-up a potential Davis Cup quarter-final blockbuster against defending champion Spain after extending its 72-year stranglehold over Germany overnight.[MORE]

Tags: sport, tennis, croatia, czech-republic, france

Aussies wrap up Davis Cup tie

March 6, 2010 14:37:00

Australia won the Davis Cup tie against Taiwan at Melbourne Park 3-0 following its victory in the doubles rubber on Saturday.[MORE]

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Spain level with Swiss in Davis Cup

March 6, 2010 07:19:00

Spain's David Ferrer dispatched Marco Chiudinelli in straight sets to level the depleted champions' Davis Cup first-round tie against Switzerland at 1-1 in Logrono overnight.[MORE]

Tags: sport, tennis, argentina, france, germany, india, russian-federation, spain, sweden, switzerland

Tomic makes winning start

March 5, 2010 15:04:00

Teenager Bernard Tomic made a stunning Davis Cup debut, helping Australia to a 2-0 lead in the tie against Taiwan at Melbourne Park.[MORE]

Tags: sport, tennis, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Rain delays Davis Cup start

March 5, 2010 12:00:00

Rain has delayed the start of play in the Davis Cup tie between Australia and Taiwan at Melbourne Park.[MORE]

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Haas faces lengthy lay-off

March 5, 2010 07:34:00

German Tommy Haas will be out of action for several months after surgery on his right hip last Saturday (local time), his agent said in a statement overnight.[MORE]

Tags: sport, tennis, germany

Davydenko pulls out of Davis Cup

March 5, 2010 07:02:00

Russia's Nikolay Davydenko has pulled out of this week's Davis Cup tie against India with a wrist injury and could also miss the ATP tour event in Miami later this month.[MORE]

Tags: sport, tennis, russian-federation

Tomic, Luczak take Cup singles spots

March 4, 2010 11:40:00

Teenager Bernard Tomic has taken one of the singles berths for Australia's Asia-Oceania Davis Cup tie against Taiwan at Melbourne Park on Friday.[MORE]

Tags: sport, tennis, australia, vic, melbourne-3000, taiwan

Singles selections down to wire: Luczak

March 3, 2010 16:22:00

Victorian Peter Luczak has forecast a tight battle for the singles berths ahead of Friday's Asia-Oceania Davis Cup clash with Taiwan at Melbourne Park.[MORE]

Tags: sport, tennis, australia, vic, melbourne-3000, taiwan

Davydenko doubtful for Davis Cup

March 3, 2010 07:25:00

Injured Nikolay Davydenko has only an outside chance of playing for Russia in this week's Davis Cup first-round tie against India, team captain Shamil Tarpishchev said overnight.[MORE]

Tags: sport, tennis, india, russian-federation

Youth movement 'toughens Aussie tennis'

March 2, 2010 18:33:00

Australian Davis Cup captain John Fitzgerald says he is not concerned about the number of talented juniors coming through the system.[MORE]

Tags: sport, tennis, australia

Woodies enter tennis Hall of Fame

March 2, 2010 07:16:00

Australian doubles specialists Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde have been inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.[MORE]

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First ATP title for Latvia's Gulbis

March 1, 2010 09:37:00

Latvia's Ernests Gulbis has captured his first ATP title, winning the Delray Beach International in dominating fashion 6-2, 6-3 over Ivo Karlovic.[MORE]

Tags: sport, tennis, latvia, united-states