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Berlocq Reaches First Final

One day after celebrating his 29th birthday, Carlos Berlocq advanced to his first ATP World Tour final. The Argentine finished strongly to defeat countryman and second seed Juan Ignacio Chela 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 on Saturday in the semi-finals of the VTR Open in Vina del Mar. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Berlocq Earns Birthday Win In Vina

Seventh-seeded Argentine Carlos Berlocq celebrated his 29th birthday on Friday at the VTR Open in Vina del Mar by reaching an ATP World Tour semi-final for the second time. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Confident Lacko Breaks New Ground

Slovakian Lukas Lacko booked a place in his first ATP World Tour semi-final on Friday after he beat seventh seed Robin Haase of the Netherlands 6-4, 6-4 in 70 minutes at the PBZ Zagreb Indoors. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Delbonis Ousts Past Champion Bellucci In Vina

Argentine qualifier Federico Delbonis knocked out No. 3 seed and 2010 champion Thomaz Bellucci 6-2, 7-5 on Thursday at the VTR Open to reach the quarter-finals for a second time at an ATP World Tour event. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Fleming-Hutchins Begin Montpellier Campaign

British top seeds Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins opened their campaign for a second ATP World Tour title by beating Simone Bolelli and Albert Ramos 6-1, 6-2 in 53 minutes on Wednesday at the Open Sud de France.

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Bogomolov Jr., Youzhny Start Zagreb Title Bid

Second seed Alex Bogomolov Jr., the ATP Most Improved Player of the Year award recipient for 2011, began his quest for a first ATP World Tour title with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Croatian wild card Dino Marcan on Tuesday in 63 minutes at the PBZ Zagreb Indoors. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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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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TV Schedule: Montpellier, Vina del Mar, Zagreb

The fifth week of the 2012 ATP World Tour season features three ATP World Tour 250 tennis tournaments in Chile, Croatia and France. The players will be looking to earn valuable South African Airways ATP Rankings points.

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Shark Bites: Analysing Federer’s 1000 Matches Played

ATP stats and information guru Greg Sharko looks at the numbers behind the stories of the ATP World Tour, examining Roger Federer’s 1000 matches played. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Shark Bites: Analysing Federer’s 1000 Matches Played

ATP stats and information guru Greg Sharko looks at the numbers behind the stories of the ATP World Tour, examining Roger Federer’s 1000 matches played. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Delray Beach Announces Best Field In 20-Year History

The upcoming Delray Beach International Tennis Championships (ITC) will be celebrating its 20th anniversary with the most competitive draw in its history. The ATP World Tour event will take place February 24 – March 4 at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Legg Mason Tennis Classic Named D.C.’s Top Sporting Event

The Legg Mason Tennis Classic, an ATP World Tour 500 tournament, has been named the No. 1 sporting event in Washington D.C.

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Russell Completes Undergrad Degree

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‘Polish Power’ Fall In Sydney Opener

Third seeds Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski suffered a first-round exit on their 2012 ATP World Tour season debut on Monday. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Raonic Wins Marathon Battle For Title

Fourth seed Milos Raonic picked up his second ATP World Tour title on Sunday at the Aircel Chennai Open with a hard-fought 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 7-6(4) victory over top seed Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Raonic Reaches Third ATP World Tour Final

Canadian Milos Raonic advanced to his third ATP World Tour final on Saturday at the Aircel Chennai Open. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Tipsarevic Wins Season Opener In Chennai

Top seed Janko Tipsarevic began his 2012 ATP World Tour season at the Aircel Chennai Open Thursday with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over wild card Yuki Bhambri. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Melzer-Petzschner Reach Brisbane Semi-finals

Second seeds Jurgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner worked hard for their semi-final berth at the Brisbane International, edging Marcos Baghdatis and Andy Murray 3-6, 6-3, 15-13 on Thursday at the ATP World Tour 250 hard-court tennis tournament. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Federer, Roddick Among 14 Recipients Of 2012 ‘ATP Aces For Charity’ Grants

The ATP has announced the 14 recipients of its ATP ACES For Charity grant programme for 2012, including the Roger Federer Foundation, Andy Roddick Foundation and the BNP Paribas Open’s Champions Volunteer Foundation. Grants of $10,000 each will be awarded by the ATP on an annual basis to charitable causes nominated by ATP World Tour players and tournaments. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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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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Nadal Tested By Kohlschreiber In Season Debut

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Tsonga Wins Doha Opener; Nadal, Federer, Monfils In Action Later

Third seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga knocked out Tunisian wild card Malek Jaziri 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 6-1 on his 2012 ATP World Tour season debut Tuesday at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Stepanek, Nishikori Win Brisbane Openers

World No. 28 Radek Stepanek continued his success at the Brisbane International on Tuesday, topping Matthew Ebden 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in his 2012 ATP World Tour season opener.

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Lindstedt-Tecau Begin Season Strong In Brisbane

Third seeds Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau defeated Alexandr Dolgopolov and Denys Molchanov 6-4, 6-4 Tuesday at the Brisbane International to begin their 2012 ATP World Tour season. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Troicki, Seppi Win In Straight Sets

Fifth-seeded Serbian Viktor Troicki started his 2012 ATP World Tour season on Monday by beating Czech Lukas Rosol 6-4, 7-6(4) in 79 minutes at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open. Troicki, who reached the 2010 semi-finals, won 76 per cent of his service points and hit 16 aces. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Troicki, Seppi Win In Straight Sets

Fifth-seeded Serbian Viktor Troicki started his 2012 ATP World Tour season on Monday by beating Czech Lukas Rosol 6-4, 7-6(4) in 79 minutes at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open. Troicki, who reached the 2010 semi-finals, won 76 per cent of his service points and hit 16 aces

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Weekly Snapshot: Three Of The Big Four In Action

In this latest Weekly Snapshot, we look to the 2012 season-beginning ATP World Tour 250 events in Brisbane, Chennai and Doha. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Nadal And Federer Light Up 2012 Season

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer launched the 2012 ATP World Tour season in style on Sunday by playing tennis at sunset in the spectacular Katara amphitheatre in Doha, surrounded by more than 4000 burning Roman candles.

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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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FedEx Reliability Zone: Finals Records

With the 2011 tennis season in the history books, ATPWorldTour.com takes an in-depth look at players with superior finals records using the FedEx ATP Reliability Index and finds out what makes a big-match player, with analysis from former ATP World Tour favourites.

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The 2 Best ATP World Tour Matches Of 2011

ATPWorldTour.com reviews the two best ATP World Tour matches of the 2011 season. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Best ATP World Tour Matches Of The Year – Nos. 3-5

ATPWorldTour.com reviews the Top 5 ATP World Tour matches of the year, beginning with Nos.

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Form & Fitness: Footwork

David Ferrer is one of the elite movers in the game and his footwork is evident on the baseline with his rapid, squeaky steps. On the contrary, Barclays ATP World Tour Finals champion Roger Federer seems to slow down time, moving effortlessly to each shot as if he were part of a ballet production. These two players have different styles but succeed because they are fast and their feet are always moving

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ATP Player Locker Auction Raises Nearly $60,000 For Charity

The eight singles finalists who qualified to compete at the 2011 Barclays ATP World Tour Finalists have raised $57,261 through a unique worldwide player locker charity auction organized by the ATP. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Federer hails Tour Finals victory

Roger Federer says record-breaking sixth ATP World Tour Finals triumph is “one of his greatest accomplishments”.

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London Final Diary – Last Chance To Bid In Auction; Football Stars Turn Out

The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals may have drawn to a close, but tennis enthusiasts still have one last chance to be part of the prestigious circuit finale. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Federer beats Tsonga to win title

Roger Federer beats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals, the 70th title of his career.

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Barclays Photographic Award Presented To Antoine Couvercelle

Three-time Wimbledon Champion Boris Becker presented Antoine Couvercelle from Tennis Magazine France with The 2011 Barclays Photographic Award Sunday at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Federer Eying More Major Silverware

Shortly after enjoying what he declared to be “the strongest finish I’ve ever had in my career”, culminating in victory at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, Roger Federer was already looking ahead to what should be a gripping 2012 ATP World Tour season. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Mirnyi-Nestor Clinch Year-End Title Over ‘Polish Power’

Third seeds Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor defeated eighth seeds Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski 7-5, 6-3 on Sunday to clinch the doubles title at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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