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Novak Djokovic's upcoming defence of his Australian Open title was plunged into chaos on Tuesday as the Serb crashed out 6-4, 6-4 in his opening match at the Brisbane International.
The world number two was upset in his first match of the season and now has no chance this week of gaining ranking ground on Roger Federer competing in Doha.
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German Philipp Kohlschreiber dealt a likely fatal blow to the season-ending hopes of Spain's David Ferrer as he defeated the Spaniard 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday in the second round of the Paris Masters.
Ferrer, seeded fifth, will be unable to make the trip to Shanghai as a direct qualifier next week as his progress was halted while...
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Three-time Paris Masters champion Marat Safin floated the possibility of retirement after a 6-0, 7-6 (7-4) first- round disappointment on Monday at the hands of Juan Monaco
But the 28-year-old Russian's immediate hope of just seeing the back of another so-so ATP season may have been stronger than any desire to actually chuck in his...
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Jelena Jankovic remains top of a virtually unchanged women's tennis rankings issued on Monday by the WTA.
The Serb Jankovic has 4,555 points and maintains her big lead over Russian Dinara Safina (3,782) and formerly top-ranked American Serena Williams (3,716).
WTA top 10 as of October 20 (previous ranking in parenthesis): 1. (1)...
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Rafael Nadal's run to the semi-finals of the Madrid Masters at the weekend ensures the Spaniard will remain top of the ATP tennis rankings until the end of 2008.
The French Open and Wimbledon champion Nadal has 7,100 points in the new rankings issued Monday, to sit ahead of former number one Roger Federer of Switzerland (5,805) and...
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Holder David Nalbandian had to fight past stubborn opponent Tomas Berdych at the Madrid Masters on Wednesday while American qualifier Robby Ginepri stunned fifth seed Nikolay Davydenko.
Argentine seventh seed Nalbandian was playing his first match since lifting the Stockholm title at the weekend in a rampaging start to an indoor...
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Roger Federer will end his short break from tennis after three weeks after confirming after he will be a starter in the Madrid Masters which begins Sunday.
The Swiss, who has spent the past days in Dubai, confirmed through his management that he would show up in the Spanish capital.
His manager had made a preliminary hotel booking...
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Argentine's Juan Martin Del Potro moved into the men's top ten for the first time in his career when he was ranked ninth in the rankings issued on Monday by the ATP.
The 20-year-old, who already won four tournaments in 2008, lost the final of the Japan Open against Tomas Berdych on Sunday 6-1, 6-4. He is the only newcomer into the top...
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Collated results on Friday at the 1.03-million-dollar Japan Open (x indicates new result).
Women, quarter-finals:
Caroline Wozniacki, 1, Denmark, def. Tamarine Tanasugarn, 7, Thailand, 6-4, 6-1
Kaia Kanepi, 5, Estonia, def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, 7- 6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-1)
Jarmila Gajdosova, Slovakia, def. Klara...
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Results Friday at the 1.03-million-dollar Japan Open:
Women, quarter-finals:
Caroline Wozniacki, 1, Denmark, def. Tamarine Tanasugarn, 7, Thailand, 6-4, 6-1
Kaia Kanepi, 5, Estonia, def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-1)
Jarmila Gajdosova, Slovakia, def. Klara Zakopalova,...
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Results on Thursday at the 1.03-million-dollar Japan Open (x indicates new result).
Women, second round
Caroline Wozniacki, 1, Denmark, def. Ayumi Morita, Japan, 6-2, 6-1
Samantha Stosur, Australia, def. Anabel Medina Garrigues, 2, Spain, 6-1, 7-5
Aleksandra Wozniak, 8, Canada, def. Ryoko Fuda, Japan, 6-1, 6-1
Klara...
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