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Tennis-Pennetta hammers Glatch to put Italy 1-0 up in Fed final

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:30:29 GMT

REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Flavia Pennetta overpowered Alexa Glatch 6-3 6-1 to give Italy a 1-0 lead over United States in the Fed Cup final on Saturday.

UPDATE 1-Tennis-Bartoli to meet Rezai in all-French Bali final

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:45:09 GMT

BALI, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Marion Bartoli will play Aravane Rezai in an all-French final at the Tournament of Champions in Bali after both claimed straight-sets victories on Saturday.

UPDATE 1-Tennis-Tournament of Champions women's singles results

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:39:32 GMT

Nov 7 (Reuters) - Tournament of Champions women's singles semi-final result on Saturday (prefix number denotes seeding, * is new result). *10-Aravane Rezai (France) beat 6-Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (Spain) 6-2 6-3 1-Marion Bartoli (France) beat 12-Kimiko Date Krumm (Japan) 6-1 6-3 (Compiled by Infostrada Sport; Editing by Peter Rutherford

Tennis-Federer breezes into semis as Djokovic rallies

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:37:17 GMT

BASEL, Nov 6 (Reuters) - World number one Roger Federer breezed into the Swiss Indoors semi-finals on Friday but the home crowd's hopes of an all-Swiss final were dashed when Novak Djokovic rallied to beat Stanislas Wawrinka.

UPDATE 1-Tennis-Murray mauls Montanes to reach Valencia semis

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:56:26 GMT

VALENCIA, Spain, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Top seed Andy Murray gave Spaniard Albert Montanes a 6-4 6-2 mauling in the quarter-finals of the Valencia Open on Friday as the Briton continued his comeback from a wrist injury.

UPDATE 3-Tennis-Valencia Open men's quarter-final results

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:55:20 GMT

Nov 6 (Reuters) - Valencia Open men's singles quarter-final results from Spain on Friday (prefix denotes seeding, * new result) * 4-Fernando Verdasco (Spain) beat 7-Tommy Robredo (Spain) 6-3 6-2 2-Nikolay Davydenko (Russia) beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spain) 6-4 7-6(3) 1-Andy Murray (Britain) beat Albert Montanes (Spain) 6-4 6-2 Mikhail Youzhny (Russia) beat 5-Gilles Simon (France) 6-4 6-4

UPDATE 3-Tennis-Swiss Indoors men's quarter-final results

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:51:54 GMT

Nov 6 (Reuters) - Swiss Indoors men's singles quarter-final results from Basel on Friday (prefix denotes seeding, * new result) *1-Roger Federer (Switzerland) beat Evgeny Korolev (Russia) 6-3 6-2 Marco Chiudinelli (Switzerland) beat Richard Gasquet (France) 6-1 6-3 2-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat 6-Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) 3-6 7-6(5) 6-2 5-Radek Stepanek (Czech Republic) beat 4-Marin Cilic (Croatia) 4-6 6-3 6-3

UPDATE 1-Tennis-Last two tickets to London up for grabs in Paris

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:37:27 GMT

* Last two places for season's finale up for grabs in Paris

Tennis-Injured Roddick withdraws from Paris Masters

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:57:26 GMT

PARIS, Nov 6 (Reuters) - American Andy Roddick has withdrawn from the Paris Masters tournament starting on Sunday, organisers said on Friday.

UPDATE 1-Tennis-Wickmayer considering appeal after doping ban

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:52:33 GMT

ANTWERP, Belgium, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer, a semi-finalist at this year's U.S. Open, is considering an appeal against a one-year ban for failing to comply with doping regulations.

Tennis-Stosur thunderbolt fails to unsettle Martinez Sanchez

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:48:01 GMT

BALI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Second seed Samantha Stosur fired down a WTA Tour record 208kph serve but a 7-6 7-5 defeat by Spaniard Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez eliminated the Australian from the Tournament of Champions on Friday.

Tennis-Tournament of Champions women's singles results

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:34:27 GMT

Nov 6 (Reuters) - Tournament of Champions women's singles round robin results from Bali on Friday (prefix denotes seeding)

Tennis-We are underdogs without Serena, say U.S. Fed Cup team

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:29:47 GMT

REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The United States feel like underdogs in their Fed Cup final against Italy this weekend after Serena Williams pulled out, captain Mary Joe Fernandez said on Friday.

Tennis-Italy v United States - Fed Cup final draw

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:27:45 GMT

REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Draw for the Fed Cup final between Italy and the United States in Reggio Calabria (Italian names first, times GMT):

Tennis-Agassi asks for compassion for drug use

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:20:12 GMT

NEW YORK, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Andre Agassi, mired in controversy after admitting to using crystal meth, pleaded for compassion from his critics in a television interview that will be broadcast on Sunday in the United States.

Tennis-Djokovic whitewashes Hernych to reach quarter-finals

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:31:42 GMT

BASEL, Nov 5 (Reuters) - World number three Novak Djokovic whitewashed hapless Czech Jan Hernych 6-0 6-0 on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors.

Tennis-Swiss Indoors men's singles results

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:59:59 GMT

Nov 5 (Reuters) - Swiss Indoors men's singles second round results from Basel on Thursday (prefix denotes seeding) 6-Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) beat Jarkko Nieminen (Finland) 7-5 2-6 6-1 Richard Gasquet (France) beat John Isner (U.S.) 4-6 7-6(9) 6-2 4-Marin Cilic (Croatia) beat Viktor Troicki (Serbia) 7-6(7) 6-7(8) 7-6(6) 2-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Jan Hernych (Czech Republic) 6-0 6-0 Evgeny Korolev (Russia) beat Jeremy Chardy (France) 6-4 7-6(1) Marco Chiudinelli

UPDATE 2-Tennis-Valencia Open men's singles results

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:45:19 GMT

Nov 5 (Reuters) - Valencia Open men's singles second round results from Spain on Thursday (prefix denotes seeding, * new result, WO=walkover). * Albert Montanes (Spain) beat 8-David Ferrer (Spain) WO 1-Andy Murray (Britain) beat Leonardo Mayer (Argentina) 6-4 3-6 6-3 4-Fernando Verdasco (Spain) beat Janko Tipsarevic (Serbia) 6-3 6-3 7-Tommy Robredo (Spain) beat Feliciano Lopez (Spain) 4-6 6-3 6-4 2-Nikolay Davydenko (Russia) beat Juan Monaco (Argentina) 6-3 7-5 Mikhail Youzhny (Russi

Tennis-Murray tested by Mayer in Valencia second round

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:42:18 GMT

VALENCIA, Spain, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Top seed Andy Murray beat little-known Argentine Leonardo Mayer 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the second round of the Valencia Open on Thursday as the Briton continued his comeback from a wrist injury.

UPDATE 1-Tennis-Wickmayer banned for doping rule break - report

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:19:13 GMT

LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Belgium player Yanina Wickmayer, a semi-finalist at this year's U.S. Open, was handed a one-year ban on Thursday for failing to comply with doping regulations, a report on the Belgium Tennis Federation's website said.

Tennis-Wickmayer suspended for doping infringement - report

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:52:49 GMT

Tennis-Frenchwoman Rezai first to reach Bali semis

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:13:17 GMT

BALI, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Aravane Rezai of France qualified for the semi-finals of the Tournament of Champions on Thursday when she defeated Hungary's Melinda Czink 6-3 7-5 in the second of her round-robin matches.

UPDATE 2-Tennis-Tournament of Champions women's results

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:34:15 GMT

Nov 5 (Reuters) - Tournament of Champions women's singles round robin results and standings from Bali on Thursday (prefix denotes seeding).

Tennis-Federer eases into home-town quarter-finals

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:25:39 GMT

BASEL, Nov 4 (Reuters) - World number one Roger Federer eased into the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors, his home-town tournament, with an easy win over Italy's Andreas Seppi on Wednesday.

UPDATE 3-Tennis-Swiss Indoors men's singles results

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:14:04 GMT

Nov 4 (Reuters) - Swiss Indoors men's singles results from Basel on Wednesday (prefix denotes seeding, * new result).