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Cetkovska dumps Li to set up Wozniacki final

Sports | Tennis
2011-8-28

FRENCH Open champion Li Na was upset 2-6, 7-5, 6-7 (9) by Czech qualifier Petra Cetkovska in the semifinals of the New Haven Open in New Haven, Connecticut, on Friday. Cetkovska, ranked a career-high 40th in the...

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Li dumped by Czech qualifier

Sports | Tennis
2011-8-27

FRENCH Open champion Li Na was upset 6-2 5-7 7-6 by Czech qualifier Petra Cetkovska in the semi-finals of the New Haven Open yesterday. Cetkovska, ranked a career-high 40th in the world, will face world number...

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Wozniacki, Li through to semis

Sports | Tennis
2011-8-27

TOP-RANKED Caroline Wozniacki still had her father coaching her on Thursday as she advanced to the semifinals of the New Haven Open with a 7-5, 6-3 win over 19-year-old American Christina McHale. Wozniacki is 15-0...

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Li moves into quarterfinals, Roddick back in sharp form

Sports | Tennis
2011-8-26

LI Na of China had to battle from behind in each set on Wednesday to beat Russia's Maria Kirilenko 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the second round of the New Haven Open, the final WTA tournament before the US Open. The French...

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Djokovic, others face questions over fitness

Sports | Tennis
2011-8-26

NOVAK Djokovic sat in his sideline chair and winced while his right shoulder was massaged and manipulated by a trainer. Former No. 1 Jim Courier was asked by another announcer on a US TV channel whether Djokovic...

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Roddick cruises into last eight in US Open tune-up

Sports | Tennis
2011-8-25

FIT-AGAIN Andy Roddick kept his US Open preparations on a smooth track by crushing Colombian Santiago Giraldo 6-1 6-3 in the third round of the Winston-Salem Open yesterday. The top-seeded American, whose buildup...

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Wozniacki rocks New Haven, Roddick cruises in N. Carolina

Sports | Tennis
2011-8-25

AN earthquake halted play and forced the evacuation of the New Haven Open on Tuesday but it could not stop world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki from romping to a 6-3, 6-0 second round win over Slovenia's Polona Hercog. ...

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Serena is seeded 28th at US Open

Sports | Tennis
2011-8-25

SERENA Williams was seeded 28th for the US Open, which stuck with its policy of following the rankings instead of taking into account players' past performances. It means Williams could face one of the grand slam...

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Injury led Nadal to consider golf

Sports | Tennis
2011-8-24

DEVASTATED and "without appetite for life," Rafael Nadal contemplated a move into professional golf after a career-threatening injury sidelined him. The 10-time grand slam champion writes in his autobiography,...

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Melzer, Hewitt make first round exits

Sports | Tennis
2011-8-24

RUSSIA'S Igor Andreev eliminated No. 2 seed Jurgen Melzer with a 7-5, 6-3 win on Monday in the second round of the Winston-Salem Open in North Carolina, the final men's tournament before the US Open. Melzer had...

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Djokovic unruffled by injury

Sports | Tennis
2011-8-23

WORLD No. 1 Novak Djokovic was confident he would be fit enough to play in the US Open despite a worsening shoulder problem that forced him to quit Sunday's Western & Southern Open final against Andy Murray in Mason,...

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Sharapova sees off Jankovic

Sports | Tennis
2011-8-23

RUSSIA'S Maria Sharapova beat Serbia's Jelena Jankovic 4-6, 7-6, 6-3 to win the Western & Southern Open on Sunday and install herself as one of the favorites for the US Open. There were 16 breaks of serve in...

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Novak eyes Masters super 6

Sports | Tennis
2011-8-22

WORLD No. 1 Novak Djokovic looks to make it an unprecedented six out of six in Masters series titles when he takes on Britain's Andy Murray in the final of the Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio, but both players...

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Sharapova sinks Zvonareva to reach Cincinnati final

Sports | Tennis
2011-8-21

MARIA Sharapova recovered from a poor start to beat fellow Russian and world number two Vera Zvonareva 2-6 6-3 6-3 in the semi-finals of the Cincinnati Open yesterday and reach her fourth final of the season. Sharapova,...

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Nadal, Federer sent packing

Sports | Tennis
2011-8-21

A WEARY Rafael Nadal and a wayward Roger Federer were knocked out in the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio, on Friday, while No. 1 Novak Djokovic needed three sets to scrape into the semifinals. ...