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Federer Dismisses Tipsarevic, Passes $70m In Prize Money

Roger Federer will play for the No. 2 ranking in Sunday’s Mutua Madrid Open final after dismissing Janko Tipsarevic 6-2, 6-3 in the semi-finals on Saturday

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Big Four Lead Star-Studded Rome Line-Up

The 77th edition of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, the fifth ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament, features a star-studded field with 23 of the Top 25 players in the South African Airways ATP Rankings at the Foro Italico in Rome. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Madrid Saturday Briefing

Media notes for the Mutua Madrid Open 2012. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Bhupathi/Bopanna Advance To SFs

Seventh-seeded Indians Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna advanced to their second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final on Friday after they beat Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer 7-6(2), 7-6(5) in one hour and 46 minutes at the Mutua Madrid Open.

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Del Potro Maintains Run Of Form On Clay; Meets Berdych Or Verdasco In SFs

Juan Martin del Potro maintained his run of form on clay Friday when he reached the Mutua Madrid Open semi-finals. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Del Potro Maintains Run Of Form On Clay; Meets Berdych Or Verdasco In SFs

Madrid Friday Briefing

Media notes for the Mutua Madrid Open 2012. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Federer Makes Quick Work Of Gasquet

After escaping with a win over Milos Raonic in a third set tie-break Wednesday night, Roger Federer returned to the court less than 24 hours later and comfortably dismissed No. 14 seed Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-2 to reach the Mutua Madrid Open quarter-finals. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Madrid Thursday Briefing

Media notes for the Mutua Madrid Open 2012. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Washington Tickets On Sale

Tickets to the Citi Open, the annual ATP World Tour 500 event in Washington, D.C., are on sale to the public today. The event will be played July 28 through August 5 at the William H.G.

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Federer Edges Raonic In Final Set Tie-break

World No. 3 Roger Federer was challenged in his first clay-court tournament match of the season Wednesday, rallying past Milos Raonic 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(4) in a second-round clash at the Mutua Madrid Open. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Nadal Untroubled In Opener

World No. 2 Rafael Nadal was untroubled in his opening second-round match at the Mutua Madrid Open on Wednesday, dismissing Nikolay Davydenko 6-2, 6-2 at La Caja Magica. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Madrid Wednesday Briefing

Media notes for the Mutua Madrid Open 2012.

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Djokovic Tested; Berdych Dismisses Anderson

Sixth seed Tomas Berdych secured his place in the third round of the Mutua Madrid Open on Tuesday, defeating South African Kevin Anderson 6-4, 6-3. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Raonic Sets Federer Clash; Verdasco, Cilic, Monfils Win Openers

Spanish No. 15 seed Fernando Verdasco reached the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open on Tuesday as he defeated Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 7-5, 6-2

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Raonic Sets Federer Clash; Verdasco, Cilic, Monfils Win Openers

Youzhny Cruises Through Opener

World No. 34 Mikhail Youzhny cruised through his opener at the Mutua Madrid Open on Monday, dismissing Spanish wild card Javier Marti 6-3, 6-2 in 75 minutes

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Madrid Monday Briefing

Media notes for the Mutua Madrid Open 2012. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Madrid Monday Briefing

Madrid Tuesday Briefing

Media notes for the Mutua Madrid Open 2012.

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Weekly Snapshot: Big 3 To Make Blue Court Debut In Madrid

In this latest Weekly Snapshot, we look at the week ahead in Madrid, and past week in review at Estoril, Munich and Belgrade. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Mirnyi & Nestor Share No. 1 ATP Doubles Ranking

Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor have moved into a tie with each other for the World No. 1 ATP Doubles Ranking. The partners, who both have 9,060 points, replace Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan.

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Davydenko Anticipates Nadal Match-Up

Nikolay Davydenko will face World No. 2 Rafael Nadal in the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open after starting proceedings at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament with a 7-6(4), 6-3 win over Ivo Karlovic on Sunday

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Nadal Taking It "Day By Day" In Madrid

World No. 2 Rafael Nadal enters the Mutua Madrid Open at the top of his game, following his recent clay-court triumphs in Monte-Carlo and Barcelona, but acknowledged that it would not be an easy road to reclaim the title at this ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament

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Kohlschreiber Captures Second Munich Title

Fourth seed Philipp Kohlschreiber captured his second title at the BMW Open on Sunday, defeating No. 3 seed Marin Cilic 7-6(8), 6-3 in Munich

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Seppi Dismisses Paire For Belgrade Trophy

Second seed Andreas Seppi dismissed first-time ATP World Tour finalist Benoit Paire 6-3, 6-2 at the Serbia Open 2012 Sunday to win his first title of the year in Belgrade. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Qureshi/Rojer Win First Team Title In Estoril

Top seeds Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer defeated fourth seeds Julian Knowle and David Marrero 7-5, 7-5 on Sunday to capture the Estoril Open doubles title. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Estoril, Munich, Belgrade Saturday Briefing

Media notes for the BMW Open in Munich, the Estoril Open and the Serbia Open 2012 in Belgrade.

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Madrid Sunday Briefing

Media notes for the Mutua Madrid Open 2012. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Del Potro Eyes Second Straight Estoril Title; Gasquet Returns To Final

Top-seeded Argentine Juan Martin del Potro will attempt to clinch a second straight Estoril Open title on Sunday after second seed Richard Gasquet of France.

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Erlich/Ram Prevail To Reach Belgrade Final

Third seeds Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram advanced to the Serbia Open 2012 final on Saturday, defeating Pablo Andujar and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3, 3-6, 10-8. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Paire Upsets Andujar In Belgrade Semi-finals

Benoit Paire advanced to his first ATP World Tour final Saturday in Belgrade, knocking out top seed Pablo Andujar 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 in the Serbia Open 2012 semi-finals. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Federer Faces Tricky Test In Madrid Opener

The 11th edition of the Mutua Madrid Open, the fourth ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament, returns for the fourth year at the state-of-the art Caja Magica (Magic Box). Last year Novak Djokovic became the eighth different winner in the 10 previous tournaments as he defeated Rafael Nadal in the final. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Dolgopolov Co-Hosts Charity Exhibition In Forte Dei Marmi

Alexandr Dolgopolov took part in a charity exhibition in Forte dei Marmi, Italy against local hero Walter Trusendi to collect funds for the construction of a guest house for the parents of hospitalised children in the nearby town of Massa. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Cermak/Polasek Advance To Munich Final

Top seeds Frantisek Cermak and Filip Polasek rallied past No.

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Andujar Cruises Into Belgrade SFs; Paire Upsets Nieminen

Top seed Pablo Andujar closed on his second ATP World Tour title of the season on Friday as he defeated Lukas Rosol 6-4, 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the Serbia Open 2012 in Belgrade.

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Cilic Beats Youzhny For SF Spot

In a re-match of the 2010 BMW Open final, Marin Cilic avenged defeat to Mikhail Youzhny as he beat the Russian 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3 on Friday to reach the semi-finals in Munich.

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Munich, Belgrade, Estoril Friday Briefing

Media notes for the BMW Open in Munich, the Estoril Open and the Serbia Open 2012 in Belgrade. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Wilander On The Road Again Following Recovery

For a few months, Mats Wilander wasn’t allowed to do anything more than walk after injuring his kidney in a fall earlier this year. Since receiving the all clear, he’s racked up more than 3,000 miles on his trusty west coast Winnebago and east coast RV, making stops all across the United States for Wilander on Wheels (WOW). [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Top Pairing Reaches Munich SFs

Top seeds Frantisek Cermak and Filip Polasek advanced to the semi-finals of the BMW Open in Munich on Thursday as they defeated Croatian pairing Marin Cilic and Lovro Zovko 6-1, 6-4. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Andujar Battles Through Opener

Top seed Pablo Andujar was tested in his opening match at the Serbia Open 2012 on Wednesday, rallying from a set down to defeat Filippo Volandri 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals in Belgrade. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Tipsarevic, Fish Join Completed Queen’s Line-Up

Two more Top Ten players will line up alongside Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, Jo Wilfried Tsonga and Juan Martin Del Potro at the AEGON Championships, the official entry list revealed today. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Munich, Belgrade, Estoril Thursday Briefing

Media notes for the BMW Open in Munich, the Estoril Open and the Serbia Open 2012 in Belgrade. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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