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Ivanovic, Mauresmo rally for wins at Brisbane
Amelie Mauresmo rallied in the third to advance at Brisbane on Wednesday.

Mauresmo rallies from 2-5 in third at Brisbane
Amelie Mauresmo rallied in the third to advance at Brisbane on Wednesday.

Dementieva advances at ASB on day of upsets
Elena Dementieva advanced at the ASB Classic on a day of upsets.

Israel's Peer won't withdraw from ASB Classic
Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer has rejected calls for her withdrawal from the ASB Classic tennis tournament over Israel's invasion of Gaza, saying she can take no responsibility for her nation's military action.

Nadal, Federer, Murray easy winners at Qatar
Rafael Nadal routed Fabrice Santoro 6-0, 6-1 Tuesday in his first ATP Tour match of the year, while Roger Federer and Andy Murray also breezed into the second round of the Qatar Open.

Davydenko advances to Chennai second round
Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko defeated Daniel Koellerer of Austria 6-2, 6-3 Tuesday to advance to the second round of the Chennai Open.

Murray wins at Qatar Open in first match of '09
Defending champion Andy Murray defeated Albert Montanes 6-2, 6-4 Tuesday to advance to the second round of the Qatar Open.

Venus Williams says she has no plans to retire
Despite watching some of her biggest rivals hang up their rackets in recent years, seven-time major champion Venus Williams says she still has plenty of goals in tennis.

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Italy beats France to stay alive at Hopman Cup
Simone Bolelli beat Gilles Simon in straight sets to cancel out France's advantage, then combined with Flavia Pennetta to guide Italy to a 2-1 Hopman Cup win on Tuesday.

Costa named Spain's Davis Cup captain
Former French Open champion Albert Costa was named Spain's Davis Cup captain on Thursday, a month after the team beat Argentina for the 2008 title.

Top seed Djokovic out in 1st round at Brisbane
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic was upset in the first round of his season-opening tournament Tuesday, losing in straight sets to Latvia's Ernests Gublis at the Brisbane International.

Dementieva reaches Auckland second round
Top-seeded Elena Dementieva beat Taiwan's Chan Yung-jan 7-5, 6-3 to advance to the second round of the ASB Classic women's tennis tournament.

Roddick, Monfils advance to Qatar second round
Fourth-seeded Andy Roddick moved into the second round of the Qatar Open with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Ivan Navarro of Spain.

Cilic, Schuettler among winners in Chennai
Marin Cilic of Croatia and Rainer Schuettler of Germany advanced to the second round of the season-opening Chennai Open on Monday.

Blake falls, Slovakia tops U.S. at Hopman Cup
Sabine Lisicki won her opening singles match and then joined German teammate Nicolas Kiefer to beat Australia in mixed doubles and clinch a 2-1 victory at the Hopman Cup on Monday.

Vaidisova wins first-round match at ASB Classic
Former world No. 7 Nicole Vaidisova began her comeback from an injury-plagued 2008 with a first-round win at the ASB Classic on Monday.

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