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Hanley-Murray Advance In Montpellier

No. 3 seeds Paul Hanley and Jamie Murray edged Martin Emmrich and Andreas Siljestrom 7-6(8), 3-6, 10-7 in the first round of the Open Sud de France on Tuesday.

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Souza Battles Past Volandri In Vina del Mar

Joao Souza upset No. 8 seed Filippo Volandri in the first round of the VTR Open in Viña del Mar Monday, battling past the Italian 1-6, 7-5, 7-6(5).

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Qualifier Melzer Drawn To Face Doubles Partner Petzschner

World No. 41 Jurgen Melzer, who was forced to qualify for an ATP World Tour tournament for the first time in almost three-and-a-half years, has been drawn to meet his doubles partner, Philipp Petzschner, in the first round of the PBZ Zagreb Indoors main draw.

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Tsonga Makes Smooth Progress

World No. 6 and former finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga opened the action Saturday at the Australian Open with a comfortable 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 win over Frederico Gil, the first Portuguese man to appear in the third round of a major. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Briton Watson beaten by Azarenka

Britain’s Heather Watson suffers a disappointing exit at the Australian Open, losing 6-1 6-0 to Victoria Azarenka in the first round.

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Briton Watson beaten by Azarenka

Britain’s Heather Watson suffers a disappointing exit at the Australian Open, losing 6-1 6-0 to Victoria Azarenka in the first round.

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Murray to face Harrison in opener

Fourth seed Andy Murray will play Ryan Harrison of the United States in the first round of the Australian Open.

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Ward draws Spaniard in qualifying

British number two James Ward draws Spaniard Inigo Cervantes-Huegun in the first round of qualifying for the Australian Open.

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Mannarino Upsets Anderson; Kohlschreiber Advances In Auckland

Adrian Mannarino upset fifth-seeded Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the Heineken Open Tuesday in Auckland. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Mannarino Upsets Anderson; Kohlschreiber Advances In Auckland

Tsonga Triumphs Over Monfils In Doha Final

Third seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga captured the Qatar ExxonMobil Open title Saturday, defeating countryman Gael Monfils 7-5, 6-3 in the first all-French final in Doha. The tournament was celebrating it’s 20th anniversary

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Murray beats Muller in Brisbane

Andy Murray fights back from losing the first set to beat Gilles Muller 4-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-0 at the Brisbane International.

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Nadal is safely through in Qatar

World number two Rafael Nadal beats Germany’s Philip Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 in the first round of the Qatar Open in Doha.

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Baltacha starts year with victory

British number one Elena Baltacha beats wildcard Sacha Jones of New Zealand in the first round of the ASB Classic in Auckland.

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Serena wins in Brisbane comeback

Fourth seed Serena Williams beats Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa 6-2 6-3 in the first round of the Brisbane International.

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Dolgopolov Makes Winning Start

Third seed Alexandr Dolgopolov made a successful start to his 2012 ATP World Tour campaign on Sunday as he defeated Colombian Alejandro Falla 7-6(3), 6-2 in the first round of the Brisbane International. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Djokovic: ‘I Stepped It Up. I Matured’

Leading American sports publication ESPN The Magazine has published their first “Interview Issue” and World No.

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Djokovic: ‘I Stepped It Up. I Matured’

Federer Starts Title Defence With Tsonga Win In First Group B Match

Five-time champion Roger Federer began his title defence at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals on Sunday with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the first round-robin match of Group B at The O2 in London. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Nishikori Stuns World No. 1 Djokovic In Basel Semi-finals

Kei Nishikori notched the biggest win of his career Saturday, knocking off top-ranked Novak Djokovic 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-0 in the Swiss Indoors Basel semi-finals. The win put Nishikori into the record books as the first Japanese player to defeat a World No. 1.

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Nishikori Stuns World No. 1 Djokovic In Basel Semi-finals

Federer wins Swiss Indoors opener

Roger Federer beats Italian Potito Starace in the first round of his hometown Swiss Indoors event in Basle.

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Watson and Robson in first clash

Great Britain’s top two young tennis players, Heather Watson and Laura Robson, face each other for the first time in the last 16 of the Barnstaple Open.

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Raonic Back With A Win

Milos Raonic made a welcome return to the winners’ circle on Tuesday as he defeated Japanese wild card Yuichi Sugita 6-7(4), 6-3, 7-6(1) in the first round of the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Cilic Too Strong For Chinese Wild Card

World No. 25 Marin Cilic had too much firepower for China’s Di Wu on Monday in the first round of the China Open in Beijing, defeating the wild card entrant 6-2, 6-0 in 55 minutes. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Newlywed Butorac Back In Action With Rojer

Eric Butorac is seeded second this week with partner Jean-Julien Rojer at the Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur 2011, and it’s a special tournament for the Minnesota native, as he is competing for the first time as a newlywed. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Newlywed Butorac Back In Action With Rojer

Eric Butorac is seeded second this week with partner Jean-Julien Rojer at the Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur 2011, and it’s a special tournament for the Minnesota native, as he is competing for the first time as a newlywed. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Petzschner Opens Kuala Lumpur Account

Philipp Petzschner made his debut at the Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur 2011 on Tuesday by defeating fellow German Mischa Zverev 7-5, 6-3 in the first round of the ATP World Tour 250 indoor hard-court tennis tournament.

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Petzschner Opens Kuala Lumpur Account

Baghdatis Closes On Milestone

Marcos Baghdatis inched closer to a career milestone Monday when he defeated Matthias Bachinger in the first round of the Moselle Open in Metz, France. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Brazilian Souza Upsets Robredo

Brazilian 23 year old Joao Souza continued his breakout season on the ATP World Tour with an upset win over former World No. 5 and sixth seed Tommy Robredo in the first round of the BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy in Bucharest Monday.

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Djokovic Passes Tipsarevic Test

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Nadal Rallies To Reach QFs

Under sunny skies at the US Open Thursday, defending champion Rafael Nadal rallied from a break down in the first set to complete a 7-6(1), 6-1, 6-2 victory over Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller on Arthur Ashe Stadium. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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US Open Diary: Isner, Young… And A Catholic Priest Umpire?

ATPWorldTour.com takes a look at the news and talking points at the US Open on the first Friday.

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US Open Diary: Isner, Young… And A Catholic Priest Umpire?

US Open – Thursday Diary

ATPWorldTour.com takes a look at the news and talking points at the US Open on the first Thursday.

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US Open – Wednesday Diary

ATPWorldTour.com takes a look at the news and talking points at the US Open on the first Wednesday. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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US Open – Tuesday Diary

ATPWorldTour.com takes a look at the news and talking points at the US Open on the first Tuesday. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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US Open – Monday Diary

ATPWorldTour.com takes a look at the news and talking points at the US Open on the first Monday.

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US Open – Monday Diary

Federer Opens US Open Title Tilt

Five-time US Open champion Roger Federer did not have it all his own way in the first round, but finished strongly to defeat Santiago Giraldo 6-4, 6-3 6-2 in the Monday night session at the US Open.

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Federer Opens US Open Title Tilt

Fourth Seeds To Face Erlich-Ram In Final

Fourth seeds Christopher Kas and Alexander Peya completed their rain-interrupted semi-final match on Friday at the Winston-Salem Open, defeating Santiago Gonzalez and Jamie Murray 7-6(3), 6-3. Play had been suspended overnight at 6-6 in the first set due to rain.

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Fourth Seeds To Face Erlich-Ram In Final

US Open latest scores (official site)

The latest score updates from the first round of the US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York.

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US Open latest scores (official site)

Third Seeds Fall; Kas-Peya Reach Semis

Israeli pairing Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram ousted third seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday in the first round of the Winston-Salem Open. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Third Seeds Fall; Kas-Peya Reach Semis

Top Seeds Beaten By Dlouhy-Tecau

First-time pairing Lukas Dlouhy and Horia Tecau enjoyed a winning debut as they ousted top seeds Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday in the first round of the Winston-Salem Open. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Top Seeds Beaten By Dlouhy-Tecau

Angry Roddick loses in Cincinnati

Philipp Kohlschreiber fights back from a set and a break down to defeat a seething Andy Roddick in the first round of the Western & Southern Open.

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