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Roddick secures semi-final place

Andy Roddick cruises into the last-four of the Sony Ericsson Open after a 6-3 6-3 win over Nicolas Almagro.

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Battling Henin sees off Wozniacki

Justine Henin recovers from a set down to beat world number two Caroline Wozniacki and reach the Sony Ericsson Open semi-finals in Miami.

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Nadal & Roddick To Clash In Semi-finals

Rafael Nadal is closer to snapping his 11-month title drought after racing into the Sony Ericsson Open semi-finals with an impressive win over Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Wednesday night in Miami. Nadal saved all eight break points he faced en route to a 6-3, 6-2 victory, which set up a semi-final showdown with 2004 champion Andy Roddick.

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Perfect Poles Upstage Bryans

Eighth-seeded Poles Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski played a near perfect mix of power and finesse to oust No. 2 seeds Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan 6-2, 6-2 in quarter-final action Wednesday at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.

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Government maintains LTA funding

Public funding for the Lawn Tennis Association will not be cut, sports minister Gerry Sutcliffe pledges.

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Watson goes out in last qualifier

Heather Watson fails to reach the main draw of the $25,000 Pelham Racquet Women’s Club Pro Circuit Challenger.

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Roddick Reaches Semi-finals Without Dropping A Set

Any Roddick charged into the Sony Ericsson Open semi-finals Wednesday with a convincing 6-3, 6-4 win over Nicolas Almagro and move within one win of back-to-back ATP World Tour Masters 1000 finals. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Venus reaches last four in Miami

Venus Williams beats Agnieszka Radwanska 6-3 6-1 to reach the semi-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.

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Roddick into last eight in Miami

Andy Roddick recovers from a poor start to eventually book his place in the quarter-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.

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Berdych Saves Match Point To Upset Federer

Czech Tomas Berdych saved a match point in a pulsating third-set tie-break to snap an eight-match losing streak against Roger Federer and send the top seed crashing out of the Sony Ericsson Open Tuesday night. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Miami Wednesday Preview

The bottom half quarter-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open on Wednesday are led by former World No. 1s Rafael Nadal, the No. 4 seed, and No.

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Nadal Sets Tsonga Showdown

Rafael Nadal won a grinding two-hour battle with fellow Spaniard David Ferrer Tuesday to reach the Sony Ericsson Open quarter-finals as his comeback continues to gather momentum. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Bryans, Bhupathi/Mirnyi Through To Miami Quarter-finals

Two-time champions and No. 2 seeds Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan made their way into the quarter-finals at the Sony Ericsson Open with a 6-4, 6-4 win over fellow Americans Eric Butorac and Rajeev Ram on Tuesday afternoon in Miami

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Bryans, Bhupathi/Mirnyi Through To Miami Quarter-finals

Bryans, Bhupathi/Mirnyi Through To Miami Quarter-finals

Two-time champions and No.

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Roddick Overcomes Slow Start To Reach QFs; Tsonga Cruises

Andy Roddick recovered from a near-calamitous start to charge into the Sony Ericsson Open quarter-finals Tuesday with a 7-6(4), 6-3 victory over German Benjamin Becker. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Roddick Overcomes Slow Start To Reach QFs; Tsonga Cruises

Roddick Overcomes Slow Start To Reach QFs; Tsonga Cruises

Andy Roddick recovered from a near-calamitous start to charge into the Sony Ericsson Open quarter-finals Tuesday with a 7-6(4), 6-3 victory over German Benjamin Becker. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Hewitt, Gonzalez, Bryans Headline Houston Weeknight Schedule

A preliminary schedule for several nights during the US Men’s Clay Court Championship April 5-11 at River Oaks Country Club has been announced. Among the matches that have already been scheduled are those involving defending singles champion Lleyton Hewitt, top seed Fernando Gonzalez and defending doubles champions Bob and Mike Bryan. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Hewitt, Gonzalez, Bryans Headline Houston Weeknight Schedule

A preliminary schedule for several nights during the US Men’s Clay Court Championship April 5-11 at River Oaks Country Club has been announced.

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Love match: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza is to marry Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza is to get married to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik in a month’s time, her family confirms.

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Love match: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza is to marry Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza is to get married to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik in a month’s time, her family confirms.

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Love match: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza is to marry Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza is to get married to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik in a month’s time, her family confirms.

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Miami Tuesday Preview

The fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open on Tuesday features an outstanding line-up, led by World No. 1 and 2005-06 champion Roger Federer, No. 4 and two-time finalist Rafael Nadal, No.

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Miami Tuesday Preview

The fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open on Tuesday features an outstanding line-up, led by World No. 1 and 2005-06 champion Roger Federer, No

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Miami Tuesday Preview

Miami Tuesday Preview

The fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open on Tuesday features an outstanding line-up, led by World No. 1 and 2005-06 champion Roger Federer, No

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Miami Tuesday Preview

Off-colour Federer wins through

Roger Federer beats Florent Serra in the third round of the Sony Ericsson Open, but it is an unconvincing display from the top seed.

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Bartoli beats top seed Kuznetsova

Top seed Svetlana Kuznetsova is beaten by Marion Bartoli in the fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open.

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Top Seeds Nestor/Zimonjic Upset By Spaniards

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LTA under the cosh

“There is often more spin out of Roehampton than a Rafa Nadal forehand”

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LTA reputation at ‘all-time low’

The Lawn Tennis Association’s image has been hurt by a lack of transparency over its spending, the All-Party Tennis Group warns.

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Cilic Posts 20th Match Win; Gonzalez Sets Soderling Clash

Seventh seed Marin Cilic claimed his 20th match win of the year with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis on Monday at the Sony Ericsson Open, an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament in Miami. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Federer Struggles To Shut Out Serra

Normally one of the most ruthless ‘closers’ in the game, top seed Roger Federer won on points instead of delivering a knockout blow to Frenchman Florent Serra in the Sony Ericsson Open third round Monday. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Washington Focused On Building Kids Foundation

Former ATP pro MaliVai Washington, who has run the MaliVai Washington Kids Foundation that has promoted academic achievement and positive life skills to youth through the game of tennis since 1994, admitted “it was a great honour” to receive the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Of The Year award for 2009 at the Sony Ericsson Open. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Miami Monday Preview

The third round of the Sony Ericsson Open wraps up Monday with the top half of the draw on court. World No. 1 and 2005-06 champion Roger Federer, No

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Nadal overcomes brave Nalbandian

Rafael Nadal fights back from a set down to a claim a 6-7 6-2 6-2 victory over David Nalbandian in the third round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.

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In-form Clijsters overpowers Peer

Kim Clijsters thrashes Shahar Peer in 50 minutes to reach the Sony Ericsson Open fourth round.

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Roddick Races Into Fourth Round

Andy Roddick has reached the fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open having faced just four break points, and remains on a semi-final collision course with Rafael Nadal. On Sunday evening in Miami Roddick saved all three break points he faced during his commanding 6-2, 6-1 win over Ukraine’s Sergiy Stakhovsky. The 2003 US Open champion saved the lone break point he faced in his opening-round 6-4, 6-4 win over Russian Igor Andreev.

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Nadal Grinds Out Tough Win

With his serve firing on all cylinders, Mardy Fish sent defending champion and third seed Andy Murray crashing out of the Sony Ericsson Open Saturday.

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Bhupathi-Mirnyi Reach Second Round; Aspelin-Hanley Save 4 M.P.

Fourth seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi overcame a potentially tricky test at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami on Sunday.

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Miami Sunday Preview

The third round of the Sony Ericsson Open begins Sunday with the bottom half of the draw in action. World No. 4 and two-time runner-up Rafael Nadal is the first men’s match on Stadium as he takes on former World No.

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Roddick Goes Head-To-Head With Dwyane Wade

In the most anticipated H-O-R-S-E game of the year, Grand Slam champ Andy Roddick and NBA world champion Dwyane Wade met on the purple court of the Sony Ericsson Open in a showdown for the ages. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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