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Bhupathi-Bopanna Win Melbourne Opener

Fourth-seeded Indians Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna made a winning start on their Grand Slam championship team debut on Wednesday when they beat Australians Matthew Ebden and Chris Guccione 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in one hour and 43 minutes. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Bryans Open 2012 Season With Sydney Win

Top seeds Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan won their 2012 season debut on Wednesday, defeating Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer 7-5, 6-4 at the Apia International Sydney. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Watch Australian Open Qualifying Live Streaming

Watch a free live stream of Australian Open qualifying, beginning Wednesday 11 January 11 am local, 12 am GMT, Tuesday 7pm ET. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Federer Reaches Doha Quarters With Ease

Roger Federer continued to impress at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha Wednesday, defeating Grega Zemlja 6-2, 6-3 in breezy conditions to win his 19th straight match. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Federer Reaches Doha Quarters With Ease

Federer Reaches Doha Quarters With Ease

Roger Federer continued to impress at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha Wednesday, defeating Grega Zemlja 6-2, 6-3 in breezy conditions to win his 19th straight match. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Nadal Solid On Serve In Doha, Joins Tsonga, Troicki In QFs

Top seed and former finalist Rafael Nadal dropped seven points on serve to beat qualifier Denis Gremelmayr 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Nadal Solid On Serve In Doha, Joins Tsonga, Troicki In QFs

Nadal Solid On Serve In Doha, Joins Tsonga, Troicki In QFs

Top seed and former finalist Rafael Nadal dropped seven points on serve to beat qualifier Denis Gremelmayr 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Nadal Solid On Serve In Doha, Joins Tsonga, Troicki In QFs

Wawrinka Battles To Win; Raonic Beats Hanescu For QF Spot

Defending champion and 2010 runner-up Stanislas Wawrinka survived a gruelling start to his 2012 ATP World Tour season on Wednesday when the third-seeded Swiss beat French lucky loser Edouard Roger-Vasselin 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 in two hours and 25 minutes at the Aircel Chennai Open.

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Wawrinka Battles To Win; Raonic Beats Hanescu For QF Spot

Bhupathi-Bopanna Win In 2012 Partnership Debut

No. 1 seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna began their new partnership at the Aircel Chennai Open Wednesday with a come from behind 5-7, 6-3, 10-5 victory over Xavier Malisse and Ken Skupski

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Simon Dismisses Duckworth To Reach QFs

Second seed Gilles Simon dismissed Australian wild card James Duckworth 6-3, 7-5 in 90 minutes on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the Brisbane International.

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London Wednesday Diary: Nadal Receives Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award

Rafael Nadal was honoured for his charitable efforts in a special, on-court ceremony Wednesday at The O2 as he was presented with the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award by ATP Executive Chairman and President Adam Helfant.

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London Wednesday Diary: Nadal Receives Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award

Bellucci Anticipates Home Pressure In Sao Paulo

The draw for the ATP Challenger Tour Finals was made on Monday, with the seven qualifiers, plus local wild card Thomaz Bellucci, divided into two groups of four for the group stages of the tournament, which begins on Wednesday in Sao Paulo. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Djokovic, Troicki To Clash In Third Round

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic dismissed Ivan Dodig 6-4, 6-3 to book his place in the third round of the BNP Paribas Masters on Wednesday in Paris

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Murray, Ferrer Win Openers; Tipsarevic Keeps London Hopes Alive

World No. 3 Andy Murray notched his 16th win in a row on Wednesday, opening his BNP Paribas Masters campaign with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Jeremy Chardy

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Murray, Ferrer Win Openers; Tipsarevic Keeps London Hopes Alive

Ferrer Moves Into Valencia QFs

Top seed and defending champion David Ferrer advanced to the Valencia Open 500 quarter-finals on Wednesday with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Canadian qualifier Vasek Pospisil. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Robson suffers Barnstable defeat

Laura Robson cannot build on Wednesday’s win over Heather Watson as she loses to Ekaterina Bychkova in Barnstaple.

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Bogomolov Jr., Stakhovsky Visit Children’s Hospital

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Del Potro Beats Former Champion Petzschner For QF Berth

Second seed Juan Martin del Potro won 70 per cent of his service points, saving all four break points he faced, to beat 2008 champion Philipp Petzschner of Germany 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna.

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Muster & Bryan Twins Meet Austrian Federal President

Former World No. 1 Thomas Muster joined the world’s best doubles team Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan on Wednesday to meet with Austrian Federal President Heinz Fischer on the Austrian National Day at Vienna’s historical plaza Heldenplatz (“Heroes’ Square”). [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Tipsarevic Begins Campaign; Andreev Battles Past Granollers

Second seed Janko Tipsarevic, one of the contenders for three remaining singles berths at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, cruised past Belgium’s Olivier Rochus 6-2, 7-5 on Wednesday for a place in the St. Petersburg Open second round. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Tipsarevic Begins Campaign; Andreev Battles Past Granollers

Tennis Mourns Leading Agent Ken Meyerson

Leading tennis agent Ken Meyerson, the long-time manager of Andy Roddick and many other ATP World Tour and WTA players, passed away Wednesday night. The 48-year-old American was president of Lagardère Unlimited’s tennis division. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Butorac-Rojer Begin Stockholm Defence

Defending champions Eric Butorac and Jean-Julien Rojer made a strong start at the If Stockholm Open on Wednesday, defeating Spaniards Marc Lopez and Tommy Robredo 7-6(1), 6-2. The second seeds broke serve three times for victory in 61 minutes. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Butorac-Rojer Begin Stockholm Defence

Troicki Beats Riba To Open Title Defence

Second seed Viktor Troicki opened his title defence at the Kremlin Cup on Wednesday in Moscow with a 6-4, 6-4 second-round win over Pere Riba. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Nadal Settles A Score; Joins Murray In Third Round

Rafael Nadal avenged last year’s Bangkok loss to Guillermo Garcia-Lopez on Wednesday with a 6-3, 6-3 second-round win at the Shanghai Rolex Masters. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Nadal Settles A Score; Joins Murray In Third Round

Nishikori Upsets London Hopeful Tsonga; Murray Advances

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Bryans Open Shanghai Campaign

Top seeds Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan opened their Shanghai Rolex Masters campaign on Wednesday with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Spanish-Serbian duo Marcel Granollers and Viktor Troicki. The Americans broke serve three times from six opportunities and only dropped 10 points on serve in the 54-minute match.

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Ferrero Wins All-Spanish Contest; Melzer Beaten

Former World No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero came from a set down to beat fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco, the sixteenth seed, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday in the second round of the Shanghai Rolex Masters

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Mardy’s Socks Meet His Need For Speed

Mardy Fish is known for having a reliable serve, solid groundstrokes and a firm volley. But the American also has the distinction of wearing unusual low-cut socks. On Wednesday at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo, the World No.

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Bhupathi-Paes Pass Opening Test

Fourth seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes came through a testing opening clash with local wild cards Mao-Xin Gong and Zhe Li, 6-2, 3-6, 10-3, on Wednesday at the China Open in Beijing. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Bhupathi-Paes Pass Opening Test

Verdasco Overcomes Slow Start

World No. 23 Fernando Verdasco overcame a slow start to defeat Flavio Cipolla 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the China Open in Beijing. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Cermak-Polasek Open Kuala Lumpur Campaign

Third seeds Frantisek Cermak and Filip Polasek dismissed local wild cards Ahmed Deedat Abdul Razak and Airez Elyaas Deen Heshaam 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur 2011. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Andy Roddick Foundation Charity Gala Raises Over $1m

With the support of Elton John, the 6th annual Andy Roddick Foundation Charity Gala raised more than $1 million for children’s organisations on Wednesday evening at the ACL Live Moody Theatre in Austin.

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Knowles Aces Roddick Charity Golf Event

Doubles legend Mark Knowles hit a memorable ace Wednesday morning, though it wasn’t struck on his usual surface of choice, but rather the second hole of the Austin Country Club during a golf exhibition hosted by the Andy Roddick Foundation in Texas. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Players Facing Uphill Task After More Rain Wreaks Havoc

Another day of rain on Wednesday in New York has left players in the bottom half of the draw needing to win four matches in four days if they are to capture the US Open title. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Nadal, Murray Facing Heavy Schedule

There is an action-packed schedule on Wednesday at Flushing Meadows, with all of the Top Four taking to the court. After persistent rain led to play being cancelled on Tuesday, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray are among those players still locked in the fourth round, who will need to play four matches in five days if they are to win the title. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Nadal, Murray Facing Heavy Schedule

There is an action-packed schedule on Wednesday at Flushing Meadows, with all of the Top Four taking to the court. After persistent rain led to play being cancelled on Tuesday, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray are among those players still locked in the fourth round, who will need to play four matches in five days if they are to win the title. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Roddick: ‘I Don’t Care If It’s Ugly’

Former champion Andy Roddick was quick to declare that his game needed to be much sharper than it was in his Wednesday night opener if he is to be a contender for the 2011 US Open title.

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Murray Ousts Devvarman; Next Plays Haase

Fourth seed Andy Murray came through an early test to beat World No. 64 Somdev Devvarman of India 7-6(5) 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday at the US Open. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Murray Ousts Devvarman; Next Plays Haase

Murray Ousts Devvarman; Next Plays Haase

Fourth seed Andy Murray came through an early test to beat World No. 64 Somdev Devvarman of India 7-6(5) 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday at the US Open

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Del Potro Makes Winning Return; Benneteau Beats Almagro; Soderling Illness

Juan Martin del Potro, who is competing at Flushing Meadows for the first time since winning the 2009 US Open title, cruised past Italian veteran Filippo Volandri 6-3, 6-1, 6-1 on Wednesday for a place in the second round. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Del Potro Makes Winning Return; Benneteau Beats Almagro; Soderling Illness