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Dinara Safina of Russia celebrates a point against Samantha Stosur of Australia during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 14, 2011 in Indian Wells, California.

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Men's Singles - Third Round

[1] R Nadal (ESP) d [Q] R Sweeting (USA) 63 61
[32] P Kohlschreiber (GER) d [4] R Soderling (SWE) 76(8) 64
[21] S Querrey (USA) d [9] F Verdasco (ESP) 75 64
[23] A Montanes (ESP) d [11] N Almagro (ESP) 46 62 64
J Del Potro (ARG) d [20] A Dolgopolov (UKR) 76(3) 63
[25] T Robredo (ESP) d [Q] D Young (USA) 60 64
I Karlovic (CRO) d [28] G Simon (FRA) 63 63
[Q] S Devvarman (IND) d X Malisse (BEL) 61 36 76(5)

Men's Doubles - Second Round
L Dlouhy (CZE) / P Hanley (AUS) d [5] J Melzer (AUT) / P Petzschner (GER) 67(1) 76(6) 12-10
N Djokovic (SRB) / V Troicki (SRB) d [7] L Kubot (POL) / O Marach (AUT) 62 46 10-7
R Federer (SUI) / S Wawrinka (SUI) d J Benneteau (FRA) / R Gasquet (FRA) 63 46 12-10

Women's Singles - Third Round
(1) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. (28) María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) 61 63
Dinara Safina (RUS) d. (4) Samantha Stosur (AUS) 76(2) 64
(8) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. Urszula Radwanska (POL) 76(3) 63
(9) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. (24) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 60 26 75
(22) Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) d. (13) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 63 64
(16) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. (20) Aravane Rezai (FRA) 62 62
(18) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. (WC) Christina McHale (USA) 36 64 62
Peng Shuai (CHN) d. (Q) Lucie Hradecka (CZE) 63 46 75

Women's Doubles - Second Round
Mirza/Vesnina (IND/RUS) d. (7) Benesova/Zahlavova Strycova (CZE/CZE) 62 63
Jans/Rosolska (POL/POL) d. Chuang/Dulgheru (TPE/ROU) 61 46 10-5

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Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia returns a shot to Vera Zvonareva of Russia during their match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Sunday, March 13, 2011, in Indian Wells, Calif.

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I watched most of Roddick vs. Blake. It was like old times, in every way. Roddick firing confidently from the baseline, Blake faltering at set ends. Fell asleep on the other matches I wanted to see. Something about Indian Wells has always makes me yawn.

Men's Singles - Second Round
[2] R Federer (SUI) d I Andreev (RUS) 75 76(4)
[3] N Djokovic (SRB) d A Golubev (KAZ) 60 64
[7] T Berdych (CZE) d L Kubot (POL) 64 61
[8] A Roddick (USA) d [WC] J Blake (USA) 63 75
[10] J Melzer (AUT) d J Benneteau (FRA) 16 61 64
[12] S Wawrinka (SUI) d N Davydenko (RUS) 36 76(5) 64
[WC] M Raonic (CAN) d [13] M Fish (USA) 75 64
[16] V Troicki (SRB) d [WC] B Tomic (AUS) 64 64
[17] M Cilic (CRO) d F Serra (FRA) 61 63
[18] R Gasquet (FRA) d P Cuevas (URU) 75 63
[WC] R Harrison (USA) d [22] G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 63 76(4)
[24] M Llodra (FRA) d S Giraldo (COL) 76(6) 64
[26] T Bellucci (BRA) d B Becker (GER) 63 76(5)
[29] J Chela (ARG) d P Petzschner (GER) 46 75 62
[30] J Isner (USA) d R Mello (BRA) 63 76(2)
[31] E Gulbis (LAT) d Y Lu (TPE) 67(1) 76(7) 61 - saved 1 M.P.

Men's Doubles - Second Round
A Murray (GBR) / J Murray (GBR) d J Isner (USA) / S Querrey (USA) 63 36 10-3
M Lopez (ESP) / R Nadal (ESP) d M Cilic (CRO) / I Karlovic (CRO) 64 64

Men's Doubles - First Round
[3] M Bhupathi (IND) / L Paes (IND) d S Aspelin (SWE) / J Knowle (AUT) 75 64
M Knowles (BAH) / M Mertinak (SVK) d [8] R Lindstedt (SWE) / H Tecau (ROU) 26 76(3) 12-10
L Dlouhy (CZE) / P Hanley (AUS) d M Granollers (ESP) / T Robredo (ESP) 63 64
[WC] J Erlich (ISR) / A Ram (ISR) d D Marrero (ESP) / F Verdasco (ESP) 67(2) 64 12-10

Women's Singles - Third Round
(2) Kim Clijsters (BEL) d. Sara Errani (ITA) 63 26 64
(25) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d. (3) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 46 76(4) 64
(5) Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d. (Q) Alizé Cornet (FRA) 62 63
(6) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. (32) Julia Goerges (GER) 62 64
(10) Shahar Peer (ISR) d. (17) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 26 63 75
(23) Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) d. (14) Kaia Kanepi (EST) 36 64 61
(15) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. (21) Andrea Petkovic (GER) 64 62
(19) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) 62 62

Women's Doubles - Second Round
(3) Huber/Petrova (USA/RUS) d. Kondratieva/Voracova (RUS/CZE) 64 60
Hantuchova/A.Radwanska (SVK/POL) d. (5) Chan/Zheng (TPE/CHN) 63 63
(6) Azarenka/Kirilenko (BLR/RUS) d. Schiavone/Stosur (ITA/AUS) 26 64 11-9

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American Donald Young celebrates match point against Andy Murray of Great Britain during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 12, 2011 in Indian Wells, California.

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Men's Singles - Second Round
[1] R Nadal (ESP) d [Q] R de Voest (RSA) 60 62
[4] R Soderling (SWE) d M Berrer (GER) 63 76(4)
[Q] D Young (USA) d [5] A Murray (GBR) 76(4) 63
I Karlovic (CRO) d [6] D Ferrer (ESP) 76(3) 63
[9] F Verdasco (ESP) d [WC] R Berankis (LTU) 75 20 ret. (back)
[11] N Almagro (ESP) d [Q] M Russell (USA) 64 64
J Del Potro (ARG) d [14] I Ljubicic (CRO) 57 64 62
X Malisse (BEL) d [15] J Tsonga (FRA) 76(6) 75
[Q] S Devvarman (IND) d [19] M Baghdatis (CYP) 75 60
[20] A Dolgopolov (UKR) d V Hanescu (ROU) 64 64
[21] S Querrey (USA) d J Tipsarevic (SRB) 64 64
[23] A Montanes (ESP) d J Nieminen (FIN) 76(5) 26 [COLOR="Blue"]76(2)[/COLOR]
[25] T Robredo (ESP) d M Zverev (GER) 63 36 75
[Q] R Sweeting (USA) d [27] J Monaco (ARG) 61 06 61
[28] G Simon (FRA) d R Schuettler (GER) 63 76(5)
[32] P Kohlschreiber (GER) d [Q] T Smyczek (USA) 26 62 76(6)

Men's Doubles - First Round
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) d F Lopez (ESP) / M Raonic (CAN) 64 75
[7] L Kubot (POL) / O Marach (AUT) d G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) / A Montanes (ESP) 64 62
R Bopanna (IND) / A Qureshi (PAK) d E Butorac (USA) / J Rojer (AHO) 76(4) 64
M Cilic (CRO) / I Karlovic (CRO) d [WC] T Bellucci (BRA) / R Harrison (USA) 64 36 10-8

Women's Singles - Second Round
(1) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. (WC) Sloane Stephens (USA) 63 62
(4) Samantha Stosur (AUS) d. (Q) Laura Pous-Tio (ESP) 62 62
Peng Shuai (CHN) d. (7) Li Na (CHN) 46 63 63
(8) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 64 63
(9) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. Iveta Benesova (CZE) 76(5) 64
(WC) Christina McHale (USA) d. (11) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 76(4) 76(7)
(13) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. Elena Baltacha (GBR) 64 36 64
(16) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 75 67(3) 61
(18) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 64 76(3)
(20) Aravane Rezai (FRA) d. (Q) Zhang Shuai (CHN) 76(5) 60
(22) Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) d. Agnes Szavay (HUN) 63 75
(24) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) 62 13 ret. (dizziness)
Dinara Safina (RUS) d. (26) Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 76(2) 64
(Q) Lucie Hradecka (CZE) d. (27) Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) 46 64 64
(28) María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) d. Simona Halep (ROU) 75 60
Urszula Radwanska (POL) d. (31) Klara Zakopalova (CZE) 63 57 62

Women's Doubles - Second Round
(WC) Jankovic/Pavlyuchenkova (SRB/RUS) d. (1) Dulko/Pennetta (ARG/ITA) 75 75
(4) King/Shvedova (USA/KAZ) d. Grandin/Uhlirova (RSA/CZE) 67(4) 63 10-7
(8) Mattek-Sands/Shaughnessy (USA/USA) d. Kops-Jones/Spears (USA/USA) 64 63

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James Blake reacts during a first-round match against Chris Guccione, of Australia, at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, Calif. , Friday, March 11, 2011.

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Men's Singles - First Round
[WC] J Blake (USA) d [Q] C Guccione (AUS) 36 63 62
R Mello (BRA) d R Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) 64 63
P Cuevas (URU) d P Andujar (ESP) 75 63
J Benneteau (FRA) d F Lopez (ESP) 64 64
[WC] B Tomic (AUS) d [Q] R Bopanna (IND) 67(5) 76(1) 64
S Giraldo (COL) d D Gimeno-Traver (ESP) 64 67(5) 63
Y Lu (TPE) d L Hewitt (AUS) 62 63
A Golubev (KAZ) d F Mayer (GER) 62 61
L Kubot (POL) d M Kukushkin (KAZ) 76(8) 64
B Becker (GER) d T de Bakker (NED) 62 75
F Serra (FRA) d T Gabashvili (RUS) 64 67(1) 76(4)
N Davydenko (RUS) d F Fognini (ITA) 57 62 64
[WC] M Raonic (CAN) d M Ilhan (TUR) 62 76(4)
[WC] R Harrison (USA) d J Chardy (FRA) 67(5) 76(2) 63
P Petzschner (GER) d D Brown (GER) 64 75
I Andreev (RUS) d K Nishikori (JPN) 64 67(2) 64

Women's Singles - Second Round
[2] K Clijsters (BEL) d A Kudryavtseva (RUS) 62 60
[3] V Zvonareva (RUS) d T Bacsinszky (SUI) 63 76(4)
[5] F Schiavone (ITA) d Z Ondraskova (CZE) 62 60
[6] J Jankovic (SRB) d [WC] C Vandeweghe (USA) 62 61
[10] S Peer (ISR) d B Mattek-Sands (USA) 46 76(5) 63
B Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) d [12] P Kvitova (CZE) 36 62 75
[14] K Kanepi (EST) d G Dulko (ARG) 36 62 62
[15] M Bartoli (FRA) d [Q] M Niculescu (ROU) 26 63 62
[17] A Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d A Sevastova (LAT) 62 75
[19] A Ivanovic (SRB) d K Date-Krumm (JPN) 64 62
[21] A Petkovic (GER) d L Safarova (CZE) 76(8) 75
[23] Y Wickmayer (BEL) d M Oudin (USA) 64 63
[25] D Cibulkova (SVK) d [WC] S Mirza (IND) 63 63
S Errani (ITA) d [29] J Groth (AUS) 75 46 62
[Q] A Cornet (FRA) d [30] T Pironkova (BUL) 75 36 62
[32] J Goerges (GER) d S Bammer (AUT) 61 63

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Roger Federer of Switzerland fields questions at a press conference during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 10, 2011 in Indian Wells, California.

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There's actually a big event going on in California. Why am I not engaged?

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Singles - First Round
[Q] R de Voest (RSA) d P Riba (ESP) 64 ret. (groin pain)
[Q] R Sweeting (USA) d M Granollers (ESP) 64 61
[Q] S Devvarman (IND) d A Mannarino (FRA) 62 63
X Malisse (BEL) d [Q] F Cipolla (ITA) 61 64
[Q] M Russell (USA) d K Anderson (RSA) 67(4) 63 64
J Nieminen (FIN) d D Istomin (UZB) 26 75 75
R Schuettler (GER) d R Haase (NED) 76(4) 75
I Karlovic (CRO) d [Q] M Matosevic (AUS) 76(2) 67(3) 62
M Berrer (GER) d B Phau (GER) 64 46 64
[Q] T Smyczek (USA) d I Marchenko (UKR) 26 63 62
V Hanescu (ROU) d A Seppi (ITA) 46 76(5) 63
J Del Potro (ARG) d R Stepanek (CZE) 64 60
[WC] R Berankis (LTU) d [Q] A Bogomolov Jr. (USA) 16 63 64
J Tipsarevic (SRB) d T Kamke (GER) 62 60
M Zverev (GER) d [Q] M Ebden (AUS) 64 63
[Q] D Young (USA) d P Starace (ITA) 26 63 63

Women´s Singles - First Round
Peng Shuai (CHN) d. Renata Voracova (CZE) 75 61
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) d. (Q) Rebecca Marino (CAN) 64 46 64
Agnes Szavay (HUN) d. (WC) Jill Craybas (USA) 63 63
Iveta Benesova (CZE) d. Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 61 62
Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) d. (Q) Misaki Doi (JPN) 76(0) 61
Simona Halep (ROU) d. (Q) Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP) 06 62 64
Elena Baltacha (GBR) d. Roberta Vinci (ITA) 26 75 62
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) d. (Q) Tamira Paszek (AUT) 61 61
Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) d. Zheng Jie (CHN) 63 62
Dinara Safina (RUS) d. Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) 63 63
Urszula Radwanska (POL) d. Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) 36 64 76(6)
(Q) Zhang Shuai (CHN) d. Ayumi Morita (JPN) 62 26 76(4)
(Q) Lucie Hradecka (CZE) d. (Q) Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 76(6) 62
(Q) Laura Pous-Tio (ESP) d. Angelique Kerber (GER) 62 61
(WC) Christina McHale (USA) d. Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) 63 61
(WC) Sloane Stephens (USA) d. (Q) Jamie Hampton (USA) 62 64

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Andy Roddick of the United States returns a shot to Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia in the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships tennis tournament February 17, 2011.

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Can't get a feed to work to watch any of the matches at this event. Maybe next year, I'll go down to my father's old stomping ground and check out the tournament live.

Men's Singles - Second Round
[1] A Roddick (USA) d J Tipsarevic (SRB) 61 76(8)
[5] S Querrey (USA) d B Dabul (ARG) 63 76(3)
L Hewitt (AUS) d A Mannarino (FRA) 67(9) 75 60
[Q] M Russell (USA) d F Serra (FRA) 64 64
[WC] J Del Potro (ARG) d I Dodig (CRO) 64 64
[WC] M Raonic (CAN) d R Stepanek (CZE) 64 67(10) 76(1)

Wonder how many match points Raonic had in the second set tiebreak?

Good day at the office for American men.

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Women's Singles - Quarterfinals
(6) Rebecca Marino (CAN) d. Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 61 76(6)
Evgeniya Rodina (RUS) d. (Q) Heather Watson (GBR) 63 64
Lucie Hradecka (CZE) d. Ksenia Pervak (RUS) 64 63
Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) d. (Q) Alexa Glatch (USA) 63 62

American women can't even win events at this level.

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Doubles - Quarterfinals
[1] M Mirnyi (BLR) / D Nestor (CAN) d [WC] R Harrison (USA) / A Roddick (USA) 75 76(5)
[3] M Knowles (BAH) / M Mertinak (SVK) d M Melo (BRA) / B Soares (BRA) 36 63 14-12
[4] E Butorac (USA) / J Rojer (AHO) d J Del Potro (ARG) / R Stepanek (CZE) 64 62
K Anderson (RSA) / A Fisher (AUS) d J Isner (USA) / S Querrey (USA) 62 75

Not a good day for American men's doubles teams.

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Women's Doubles - Quarterfinals
Pervak/Senoglu (RUS/TUR) d. (1) Voracova/Zahlavova Strycova (CZE/CZE) 60 63
(4) Hlavackova/Hradecka (CZE/CZE) d. (WC) Hampton/Oudin (USA/USA) 61 61

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Richard Gasquet of France plays a backhand in his match against Viktor Troicki of Serbia during day five of the 2011 Medibank International at Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre on January 13, 2011 in Sydney, Australia.

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Women's Singles - Semifinals
(3) Kim Clijsters (BEL) d. Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) 46 63 76(1)
(8) Li Na (CHN) d. (Q) Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) 76(5) 63


Women's Doubles - Semifinals
Benesova/Zahlavova Strycova (CZE/CZE) d. (2) Huber/Petrova (USA/RUS) 57 76(1) 10-6
(3) Peschke/Srebotnik (CZE/SLO) d. Jans/Rosolska (POL/POL) 63 61

Men's Singles - Quarterfinals
[3] E Gulbis (LAT) d S Stakhovsky (UKR) 64 64
[4] V Troicki (SRB) d [5] R Gasquet (FRA) 64 64
G Simon (FRA) d A Dolgopolov (UKR) 64 63
F Mayer (GER) d P Starace (ITA) 64 61

Men's Doubles - Quarterfinals
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) d M Knowles (BAH) / M Mertinak (SVK) 63 62
L Dlouhy (CZE) / P Hanley (AUS) d [3] L Kubot (POL) / O Marach (AUT) 36 62 11-9

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Matthew Ebden of Australia hits a backhand return during his loss to Robin Söderling of Sweden in their quarterfinal match at the Brisbane International tennis tournament, in Brisbane on January 7, 2011.

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Brisbane International

Men's Singles - Quarterfinals
[2] A Roddick (USA) d [5] M Baghdatis (CYP) 62 63
K Anderson (RSA) d S Giraldo (COL) 26 63 64

Men's Singles - Second Round
[1] R Soderling (SWE) d M Berrer (GER) 63 76(7)
[Q] M Ebden (AUS) d [8] D Istomin (UZB) 64 64

Men's Doubles - Quarterfinals
[3] L Dlouhy (CZE) / P Hanley (AUS) d A Clement (FRA) / M Mertinak (SVK) 64 76(3)
[4] R Lindstedt (SWE) / H Tecau (ROU) d [WC] M Ebden (AUS) / P Luczak (AUS) 63 67(2) 13-11
P Petzschner (GER) / A Peya (AUT) d [WC] C Ball (AUS) / C Guccione (AUS) 62 62

Women's Singles - Quarterfinals
(4) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) 62 61
(5) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d. Lucie Safarova (CZE) 62 67(4) 63
Andrea Petkovic (GER) d. Jarmila Groth (AUS) 63 64
Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 60 64

Women's Doubles - Semifinals
Kleybanova/Pavlyuchenkova (RUS/RUS) d. (1) Black/Rodionova (ZIM/AUS) 63 75

Women's Doubles - Quarterfinals
Jans/Rosolska (POL/POL) d. Dulgheru/Savchuk (ROU/UKR) 61 64

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ASB Classic

Singles - Semifinals
(2) Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) d. Peng Shuai (CHN) 36 76(3) 75
Greta Arn (HUN) d. (4) Julia Goerges (GER) 76(3) 63

Doubles - Semifinals
Arvidsson/Erakovic (SWE/NZL) d. Cornet/Gallovits (FRA/ROU) 63 61

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Jelena Dokic of Australia reacts during her loss to Andrea Petkovic of Germany in their second round match at the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane on January 5, 2011.

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Brisbane International

Men's Singles - Second Round
[2] A Roddick (USA) d A Dolgopolov (UKR) 64 61
R Stepanek (CZE) d [4] M Fish (USA) 63 61
[5] M Baghdatis (CYP) d L Kubot (POL) 62 62
K Anderson (RSA) d [6] F Lopez (ESP) 63 61
[7] F Mayer (GER) d [Q] R Berankis (LTU) 64 46 64
S Giraldo (COL) d B Becker (GER) 63 64

Men's Doubles - Quarterfinals
[1] M Mirnyi (BLR) / D Nestor (CAN) d B Becker (GER) / M Kohlmann (GER) 61 62

Men's Doubles - First Round
[3] L Dlouhy (CZE) / P Hanley (AUS) d J Erlich (ISR) / A Ram (ISR) 76(1) 62
[WC] M Ebden (AUS) / P Luczak (AUS) d F Serra (FRA) / G Simon (FRA) 63 62 64 64

Women's Singles - Second Round
(4) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. Iveta Benesova (CZE) 61 36 60
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d. Roberta Vinci (ITA) 62 75
Andrea Petkovic (GER) d. (WC) Jelena Dokic (AUS) 60 61
Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. (LL) Ksenia Pervak (RUS) 16 64 62
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) d. (WC) Sally Peers (AUS) 64 61

Women's Doubles - Quarterfinals
(1) Black/Rodionova (ZIM/AUS) d. Hlavackova/Hradecka (CZE/CZE) 64 36 10-2
(2) Niculescu/Yan (ROU/CHN) d. (WC) Groth/Hopper (AUS/AUS) 63 64
Kleybanova/Pavlyuchenkova (RUS/RUS) d. (4) Errani/Vinci (ITA/ITA) 64 16 10-3

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ASB Classic

Singles - Second Round
(1) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. Renata Voracova (CZE) 63 75
(2) Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) d. (Q) Sabine Lisicki (GER) 62 36 62
Peng Shuai (CHN) d. (3) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 26 64 64
(4) Julia Goerges (GER) d. Alizé Cornet (FRA) 62 64
Simona Halep (ROU) d. (7) Elena Vesnina (RUS) 26 64 40 ret. (GI illness)
Greta Arn (HUN) d. (8) Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 46 75 75
(Q) Heather Watson (GBR) d. (9) Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) 76(5) 61
(WC) Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) d. Anne Keothavong (GBR) 75 63

Doubles - Quarterfinals
(1) Peschke/Srebotnik (CZE/SLO) d. Nara/Watson (JPN/GBR) 62 61
(3) Mirza/Voracova (IND/CZE) d. Larsson/Woehr (SWE/GER) 62 76(4)

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Andy Roddick of the USA plays a backhand during his first round match against Marinko Matosevic of Australia during day two of the Brisbane International at Queensland Tennis Centre on January 3, 2011 in Brisbane, Australia.

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Brisbane International

Men's Singles - First Round
[2] A Roddick (USA) d [WC] M Matosevic (AUS) 63 62
[7] F Mayer (GER) d [WC] B Tomic (AUS) 62 62
M Berrer (GER) d D Sela (ISR) 16 76(3) 62
S Giraldo (COL) d G Simon (FRA) 62 63
L Kubot (POL) d D Brands (GER) 62 62
A Dolgopolov (UKR) d I Andreev (RUS) 64 62

Men's Doubles - First Round
[4] R Lindstedt (SWE) / H Tecau (ROU) d E Butorac (USA) / J Rojer (AHO) 67(2) 76(8) 10-2
B Becker (GER) / M Kohlmann (GER) d R Junaid (AUS) / T Kamke (GER) 64 16 14-12

Women's Singles - First Round
(1) Samantha Stosur (AUS) d. (Q) Lucie Hradecka (CZE) 76(1) 61
(2) Shahar Peer (ISR) d. (WC) Sophie Ferguson (AUS) 64 62
Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. (3) Nadia Petrova (RUS) 76(3) 63
(4) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. (Q) Vania King (USA) 61 62
Andrea Petkovic (GER) d. (8) Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) 63 60
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d. Sara Errani (ITA) 63 60
Iveta Benesova (CZE) d. Polona Hercog (SLO) 62 75
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) d. (Q) Anna Tatishvili (GEO) 75 62
(LL)* Ksenia Pervak (RUS) d. Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) 62 62
(WC) Jelena Dokic (AUS) d. (Q) Anastasia Pivovarova (RUS) 64 63

*LL Pervak replaced Hantuchova

Women's Doubles - First Round
Kleybanova/Pavlyuchenkova (RUS/RUS) d. Kops-Jones/Spears (USA/USA) 75 64
(WC) Groth/Hopper (AUS/AUS) d. Kondratieva/Poutchek (RUS/BLR) 75 64

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Chennai Open

Singles - First Round
K Nishikori (JPN) d [2] M Cilic (CRO) 46 76(0) 62
[6] J Tipsarevic (SRB) d E Schwank (ARG) 63 64
I Dodig (CRO) d M Daniel (BRA) 62 62
R Kendrick (USA) d D Gremelmayr (GER) 76(1) 64
S Robert (FRA) d A Haider-Maurer (AUT) 64 64
B Phau (GER) d S Bolelli (ITA) 62 62

Doubles - First Round
[1] M Bhupathi (IND) / L Paes (IND) d F Dancevic (CAN) / S Wawrinka (SUI) 36 76(8) 10-4
P Marx (GER) / K Skupski (GBR) d X Malisse (BEL) / J Murray (GBR) 63 61
R Haase (NED) / D Martin (USA) d [WC] S Devvarman (IND) / S Singh (IND) 57 62 10-8

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Qatar Open

Singles - First Round
[3] J Tsonga (FRA) d R Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) 62 60
[4] N Davydenko (RUS) d F Fognini (ITA) 61 64
[7] G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d M Kukushkin (KAZ) 61 76(1)
I Marchenko (UKR) d M Zverev (GER) 76(4) 64
[WC] S Bubka (UKR) d D Gimeno-Traver (ESP) 60 63

Doubles - First Round
T Gabashvili (RUS) / P Kohlschreiber (GER) d [1] V Troicki (SRB) / N Zimonjic (SRB) 64 67(2) 10-5
[3] M Lopez (ESP) / R Nadal (ESP) d D Marrero (ESP) / P Riba (ESP) 63 75
[4] F Polasek (SVK) / S Stakhovsky (UKR) d J Brunstrom (SWE) / J Nieminen (FIN) 63 76(3)
[WC] M Ghareeb (KUW) / M Zaid (QAT) d [WC] R El Amrani (MAR) / A El Harib (QAT) 46 76(5) 11-9

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Atlanta Tennis Championships

Singles - Second Round
[1] [WC] A Roddick (USA) d R Ram (USA) 61 67(1) 63
L Lacko (SVK) d [3] L Hewitt (AUS) 64 62
[7] X Malisse (BEL) d I Marchenko (UKR) 63 63
K Anderson (RSA) d [WC] D Young (USA) 75 63

Doubles - Quarterfinals
S Huss (AUS) / A Sa (BRA) vs M Fish (USA) / A Roddick (USA)
J Blake (USA) / J Isner (USA) d M Kohlmann (GER) / R Schuettler (GER) 64 61

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German Open Tennis Championships

Singles - Third Round
A Golubev (KAZ) d [1] N Davydenko (RUS) 64 64
[3] J Melzer (AUT) d J Chardy (FRA) 75 76(4)
[6] J Ferrero (ESP) d J Nieminen (FIN) 62 36 64
[7] T Bellucci (BRA) d [10] P Kohlschreiber (GER) 75 64
F Mayer (GER) d M Gonzalez (ARG) 76(1) 60
A Seppi (ITA) d F Fognini (ITA) 64 64
D Istomin (UZB) d [WC] J Reister (GER) 36 63 76(3)
P Starace (ITA) d [Q] P Riba (ESP) 46 64 64

Doubles - Quarterfinals
[WC] A Beck (GER) / C Kas (GER) d [3] F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK) 62 76(7)
M Lopez (ESP) / D Marrero (ESP) d [4] W Moodie (RSA) / D Norman (BEL) 67(4) 64 10-7
J Chardy (FRA) / P Mathieu (FRA) d S Aspelin (SWE) / P Hanley (AUS) 63 10 ret. (Aspelin - neck)
M Melo (BRA) / B Soares (BRA) d F Polasek (SVK) / S Stakhovsky (UKR) 76(5) 64

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Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic celebrates match point during the men's singles fourth round match against Andy Murray of Great Britain at the French Open on day eight of the French Open at Roland Garros on May 30, 2010 in Paris, France.

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Men's Singles - Fourth Round
[1] R Federer (SUI) d [20] S Wawrinka (SUI) 63 76(5) 62
[15] T Berdych (CZE) d [4] A Murray (GBR) 64 75 63
[5] R Soderling (SWE) d [10] M Cilic (CRO) 64 64 62
[11] M Youzhny (RUS) d [8] J Tsonga (FRA) 62 ret. (back)

Women's Singles - Fourth Round
(19) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. (2) Venus Williams (USA) 64 63
(3) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. (14) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 76(5) 67(4) 62
(5) Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. (Q) Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) 61 63
(17) Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d. (30) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 64 64

Women's Singles - Third Round
(22) Justine Henin (BEL) d. (12) Maria Sharapova (RUS) 62 36 63

Men's Doubles - Third Round
[2] D Nestor (CAN) / N Zimonjic (SRB) d G Rufin (FRA) / A Sidorenko (FRA) 67(2) 64 63
[3] L Dlouhy (CZE) / L Paes (IND) d S Gonzalez (MEX) / T Rettenmaier (USA) 63 64
M Lopez (ESP) / P Riba (ESP) d [9] F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK) 75 64
[10] J Knowle (AUT) / A Ram (ISR) d N Almagro (ESP) / S Ventura (ESP) 76(4) 62
M Melo (BRA) / B Soares (BRA) d D Bracciali (ITA) / P Starace (ITA) 76(2) 76(7)

Men's Doubles - Second Round
[4] W Moodie (RSA) / D Norman (BEL) d C Fleming (GBR) / K Skupski (GBR) 76(5) 46 76(4)
[6] L Kubot (POL) / O Marach (AUT) d L Mayer (ARG) / H Zeballos (ARG) 64 67(8) 63
[8] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) d A Dolgopolov Jr (UKR) / D Istomin (UZB) 61 64
[15] J Benneteau (FRA) / M Llodra (FRA) d R Bopanna (IND) / A Qureshi (PAK) 75 63

Women's Doubles - Third Round
(1) Williams/Williams (USA/USA) d. (16) Hlavackova/Hradecka (CZE/CZE) 61 62
(2) Llagostera Vives/Martínez Sánchez (ESP/ESP) d. (15) Govortsova/Kudryavtseva (BLR/RUS) 60 64
(3) Huber/Medina Garrigues (USA/ESP) d. (13) Benesova/Zahlavova Strycova (CZE/CZE) 75 26 64
(5) Dulko/Pennetta (ARG/ITA) d. (9) Mattek-Sands/Yan (USA/CHN) 76(7) 60
(12) Peschke/Srebotnik (CZE/SLO) d. (6) Black/Vesnina (ZIM/RUS) 76(5) 61
(11) Kirilenko/Radwanska (RUS/POL) d. (7) Raymond/Stubbs (USA/AUS) 76(6) 64

Women's Doubles - Second Round
Niculescu/Peer (ROU/ISR) d. (8) Kleybanova/Schiavone (RUS/ITA) 62 76(5)

Mixed Doubles - Second Round
Alisa Kleybanova (RUS)/Max Mirnyi (BLR)[5] d. Julie Coin (FRA)/Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 62 63
Aurelie Vedy (FRA)/Michael Llodra (FRA) d. Yung-Jan Chan (TPE)/Eric Butorac (USA) 76(7) 57 10-8
Tathiana Garbin (ITA)/Marcin Matkowski (POL) d. Andrea Hlavackova (CZE)/Michal Mertinak (SVK) 63 62

Cara Black (ZIM)/Leander Paes (IND)[2] lead Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE)/Bruno Soares (BRA) 75 20 - Suspended due to darkness

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Jurgen Melzer of Austria celebrates (apologetically) his straight sets victory against Fernando Verdasco of Spain in their third round match during the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open tennis tournament at the Caja Magica on May 13, 2010 in Madrid, Spain. He won the match on let cord winner.

Singles - Third Round
[1] R Federer (SUI) d [15] S Wawrinka (SUI) 63 61
[2] R Nadal (ESP) d [13] J Isner (USA) 75 64
[3] A Murray (GBR) d V Hanescu (ROU) 62 61
J Melzer (AUT) d [6] F Verdasco (ESP) 75 63
[9] D Ferrer (ESP) d [8] M Cilic (CRO) 63 62
[12] G Monfils (FRA) d G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 76(5) 64
E Gulbis (LAT) d F Lopez (ESP) 62 76(0)
N Almagro (ESP) d J Monaco (ARG) 64 61

Doubles - Second Round
[1] D Nestor (CAN) / N Zimonjic (SRB) d R Lindstedt (SWE) / H Tecau (ROU) 64 63
[2] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) d B Becker (GER) / M Chiudinelli (SUI) 61 76(4)
[3] L Dlouhy (CZE) / L Paes (IND) vs J Chela (ARG) / E Schwank (ARG)
M Granollers (ESP) / V Troicki (SRB) d [4] W Moodie (RSA) / D Norman (BEL) 63 67(4) 14-12
J Knowle (AUT) / A Ram (ISR) d [5] S Aspelin (SWE) / P Hanley (AUS) 76(4) 67(5) 10-6
[6] L Kubot (POL) / O Marach (AUT) d J Isner (USA) / S Querrey (USA) 60 36 10-4

Women's Singles - Third Round
(7) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 62 60
(8) Samantha Stosur (AUS) d. Patty Schnyder (SUI) 76(3) 62
(13) Li Na (CHN) d. Alona Bondarenko (UKR) 63 64
Shahar Peer (ISR) d. (WC) Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) 75 62
Aravane Rezai (FRA) d. Andrea Petkovic (GER) 64 76(8)

Women's Doubles - Quarterfinals
(1) Williams/Williams (USA/USA) d. Kirilenko/Radwanska (RUS/POL) 62 64
(2) Llagostera Vives/Mártinez Sánchez (ESP/ESP) d. Ruano Pascual/Shaughnessy (ESP/USA) 63 67(6) 107
Peer/Schiavone (ISR/ITA) d. Chuang/King (TPE/USA) 76(3) 63

Venus Ascends To No. 2

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With her three-set victory of Italian veteran Francesca Schiavone earlier today, Venus Williams knocks Caroline Wozniacki out of the second spot and rises to No. 2 in the world.

For the first time since 2003, Serena Williams, despite her three-set loss to Nadia Petrova earlier, are the top two players in the world.

So, after all the conflama about the sisters' commitment to the sport over the years, there they sit, together, atop the sport once more.

The best revenge is living well.

Congratulations to both for yet another historic achievement in one of sport's most demanding.

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Singles - Third Round
(16) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. (1) Serena Williams (USA) 46 62 63
(4) Venus Williams (USA) d. (15) Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 36 61 62
Lucie Safarova (CZE) d. Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) 67(4) 61 76(6)

Singles - Second Round
(7) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. (WC) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 46 64 61
(WC) Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) d. (WC) Peng Shuai (CHN) 16 76(1) 63

Doubles - Quarterfinals
(8) Dulko/Pennetta (ARG/ITA) d. Rodionova/Schnyder (AUS/SUI) 64 75

Doubles - Second Round
(2) Llagostera Vives/Mártinez Sánchez (ESP/ESP) d. Dekmeijere/Kleybanova (LAT/RUS) 60 62
Chuang/King (TPE/USA) d. (4) Huber/Medina Garrigues (USA/ESP) 62 26 11-9
Peer/Schiavone (ISR/ITA) d. (6) Raymond/Stubbs (USA/AUS) 60 62
Ruano Pascual/Shaughnessy (ESP/USA) d. (7) Mattek-Sands/Yan (USA/CHN) 67(5) 63 10-8

Singles - Second Round
[2] R Nadal (ESP) d [Q] O Dolgopolov Jr. (UKR) 64 63
[3] A Murray (GBR) d [Q] J Chela (ARG) 63 63
N Almagro (ESP) d [4] R Soderling (SWE) 64 75
F Lopez (ESP) d *[LL] O Hernandez (ESP) 61 62
G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d [7] J Tsonga (FRA) 62 ret. (lower back)
[8] M Cilic (CRO) d E Schwank (ARG) 63 60
[9] D Ferrer (ESP) d M Baghdatis (CYP) 16 63 75 - saved 1 M.P.
E Gulbis (LAT) d [10] M Youzhny (RUS) 76(2) 64
[12] G Monfils (FRA) d P Petzschner (GER) 11 ret. (leg muscle)
[13] J Isner (USA) d [Q] S Giraldo (COL) 16 76(6) 62
[15] S Wawrinka (SUI) d L Mayer (ARG) 64 42 ret. (right shoulder)
J Monaco (ARG) d [16] T Bellucci (BRA) 62 62
V Hanescu (ROU) d [Q] D Munoz-De La Nava (ESP) 60 46 63
J Melzer (AUT) d [LL] M Fish (USA) 36 61 64

*replaced [5] A Roddick (USA) - illness

Doubles - Second Round
N Almagro (ESP) / M Lopez (ESP) vs [7] F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK)
[8] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) d M Fish (USA) / M Knowles (BAH) 57 64 10-8

Doubles - First Round
J Knowle (AUT) / A Ram (ISR) d I Karlovic (CRO) / D Vemic (SRB) 64 64
*B Becker (GER) / M Chudinelli (SUI) d F Lopez (ESP) / F Verdasco (ESP) w/o - Lopez (lower back)
J Isner (USA) / S Querrey (USA) d T Bellucci (BRA) / B Soares (BRA) 26 75 10-8

* replaced P Kohlschreiber (GER) / P Petzschner (GER) - Petzschner (leg muscle)

Face Of The Day

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Dinara Safina of Russia reacts as she leaves the court after being beaten by Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic 7-6, 7-6 at the Madrid Open Tennis Tournament in Madrid, Monday May 10, 2010.

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Women's Singles - Second Round
(1) Serena Williams (USA) d. Vera Dushevina (RUS) 67(2) 76(5) 76(5)
(4) Venus Williams (USA) d. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 75 63
(15) Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d. (WC) Sybille Bammer (AUT) 62 61

Women's Singles - First Round
(2) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. (Q) Petra Kvitova (CZE) 64 62
(Q) Klara Zakopalova (CZE) d. (3) Dinara Safina (RUS) 76(1) 76(3)
(8) Samantha Stosur (AUS) d. Gisela Dulko (ARG) 76(3) 75
(WC) Peng Shuai (CHN) d. (10) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 30 ret. (right thigh strain)
(13) Li Na (CHN) d. (Q) Beatriz García Vidagany (ESP) 60 62
(14) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 61 16 61
(16) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. Elena Vesnina (RUS) 46 62 63
Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) d. (Q) Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) 63 62
Patty Schnyder (SUI) d. Agnes Szavay (HUN) 52 ret. (right thigh injury)
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) d. Zheng Jie (CHN) 36 63 62
(WC) Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) d. (WC) Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) 63 62

Women's Doubles - First Round
(7) Mattek-Sands/Yan (USA/CHN) d. Benesova/Zahlavova Strycova (CZE/CZE) 67(6) 62 10-1
Kirilenko/Radwanska (RUS/POL) d. Dushevina/Makarova (RUS/RUS) 63 62
Peer/Schiavone (ISR/ITA) d. Garbin/Kops-Jones (ITA/USA) 61 62
Rosolska/Shvedova (POL/KAZ) d. Cirstea/Peng (ROU/CHN) 60 63

Men's Singles - First Round
[12] G Monfils (FRA) d S Robert (FRA) 62 75
B Becker (GER) d [WC] C Moya (ESP) 60 62
L Mayer (ARG) d J Benneteau (FRA) 67(9) 75 64
F Lopez (ESP) d L Kubot (POL) 63 63
J Melzer (AUT) d [Q] K Anderson (RSA) 62 26 64
N Almagro (ESP) d V Troicki (SRB) 61 76(3)
[Q] S Giraldo (COL) d P Kohlschreiber (GER) 16 62 63
[Q] O Dolgopolov Jr. (UKR) d A Seppi (ITA) 63 64

Men's Doubles - First Round
M Fish (USA) / M Knowles (BAH) d [WC] D Gimeno-Traver (ESP) / I Navarro (ESP) 63 61

Madrid: Henin Eats Bagel, Maria Out

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Maria Sharapova of Russia listens to her coach during her straight sets defeat by Lucie Safarova of Czech Republic in their first round match during the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open tennis tournament at the Caja Magica on May 9, 2010 in Madrid, Spain.

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Singles - First Round
(9) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 62 62
Lucie Safarova (CZE) d. (11) Maria Sharapova (RUS) 64 63
(15) Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d. (Q) Alizé Cornet (FRA) 62 62
Aravane Rezai (FRA) d. Justine Henin (BEL) 46 75 60
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 64 76(2)
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d. (Q) Iveta Benesova (CZE) 62 62
Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) d. Melinda Czink (HUN) 61 ret.
Vera Dushevina (RUS) d. (Q) Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 62 61
Olga Govortsova (BLR) d. (LL) Tathiana Garbin (ITA) 75 62

Doubles - First Round
Chan/Zheng (TPE/CHN) d. (5) Black/Vesnina (ZIM/RUS) 60 76(6)
(WC) Safina/Szavay (RUS/HUN) d. Amanmuradova/Hsieh (UZB/TPE) 26 63 108

Face Of The Day

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Spain's Albert Montanes reacts after winning his match against Switzerland's Roger Federer during the Estoril Open tennis tournament in Lisbon May 8, 2010.

Serbia Open

Singles - Semifinals
[2] J Isner (USA) d [4] S Wawrinka (SUI) 75 75
[3] S Querrey (USA) d [WC] F Krajinovic (SRB) 61 62

Clearing my throat. Are these scores for real?

Doubles - Semifinals
S Gonzalez (MEX) / T Rettenmaier (USA) d [1] J Brunstrom (SWE) / J Rojer (AHO) 75 76(4)
T Bednarek (POL) / M Kowalczyk (POL) d [2] R Hutchins (GBR) / J Kerr (AUS) 62 57 10-8

Estoril Open

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Women's Singles - Final
Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) d. Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) 62 75

Women's Doubles - Final
(1) Cirstea/Medina Garrigues (ROU/ESP) d. Diatchenko/Védy (RUS/FRA) 61 75

Men's Singles - Semifinals
[4] A Montanes (ESP) d [1] R Federer (SUI) 62 76(5)
F Gil (POR) d [5] G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 62 57 63

BMW Open

Singles - Semifinals
[1] M Cilic (CRO) d [5] M Baghdatis (CYP) 36 62 63
[2] M Youzhny (RUS) d P Petzschner (GER) 75 76(5)

Doubles - Semifinals
[3] E Butorac (USA) / M Kohlmann (GER) d C Kas (GER) / P Petzschner (GER) 61 76(3)
[4] O Marach (AUT) / S Ventura (ESP) d M Ancic (CRO) / J Knowle (AUT) 76(4) 36 10-5

Madrid Open

Women's Singles - First Round
Shahar Peer (ISR) d. (5) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 63 26 60
(6) Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) 60 61
(12) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. Polona Hercog (SLO) 36 64 64
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) d. Melanie Oudin (USA) 63 64
Alona Bondarenko (UKR) d. Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 26 61 64
Andrea Petkovic (GER) d. Sara Errani (ITA) 67(3) 61 75
(WC) Sybille Bammer (AUT) d. Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 64 36 63

Women's Doubles - First Round
Dekmeijere/Kleybanova (LAT/RUS) d. Grandin/Spears (RSA/USA) 64 64

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Venus Williams leaves the Foro Italico after loosing her match against Serbia's Jelena Jankovic during Rome Masters on May 6, 2010.

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Singles - Quarterfinals
(1/WC) Serena Williams (USA) d. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 61 64
(7) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. (4) Venus Williams (USA) 60 61
Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. (14) Nadia Petrova (RUS) 62 75
María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) d. Lucie Safarova (CZE) 76(6) 64

Doubles - Quarterfinals
(2) Llagostera Vives/Martínez Sánchez (ESP/ESP) d. Dushevina/Jans (RUS/POL) 62 62
(6) Dulko/Pennetta (ARG/ITA) d. Kirilenko/Pavlyuchenkova (RUS/RUS) 63 62

Doubles - Second Round
Dushevina/Jans (RUS/POL) d. (7) Peschke/Srebotnik (CZE/SLO) 64 62

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Estoril Open

Men's Singles - Second Round
[5] G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d [WC] L Tavares (POR) 62 62
[Q] A Martin (ESP) d [LL]* D Marrero (ESP) 61 62
F Gil (POR) d S Giraldo (COL) 64 64
[WC] R Machado (POR) d [LL]** M Przysiezny (POL) 64 64

L* Marrero replaced Monfils (stomach)
LL** Przysiezny replaced Ljubicic (left side strain)

Men's Doubles - Quarterfinals
[1] P Cuevas (URU) / M Granollers (ESP) d G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) / A Montanes (ESP) 64 64
M Lopez (ESP) / D Marrero (ESP) d [3] A Clement (FRA) / R Lindstedt (SWE) 64 64
[WC] P Sousa (POR) / L Tavares (POR) d R Bopanna (IND) / A Qureshi (PAK) 64 76(2)

Women's Singles - Quarterfinals
(2) Sorana Cirstea (ROU) d. (Q) Arantxa Rus (NED) 64 61
(7) Peng Shuai (CHN) d. (4) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 46 64 63
Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) d. Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 76(6) 62
Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) d. (LL) Jarmila Groth (AUS) 67(6) 75 75

Women's Doubles - Semifinals
Diatchenko/Védy (RUS/FRA) d. Jugic-Salkic/Jurak (BIH/CRO) 63 46 10-5

Women's Doubles - Quarterfinals
(1) Cirstea/Medina Garrigues (ROU/ESP) d. Peng/Zhang (CHN/CHN) 62 76(2)
Manasieva/Olaru (RUS/ROU) d. (WC) Larcher de Brito/Rus (POR/NED) 61 60

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BMW Open

Singles - Second Round
[1] M Cilic (CRO) d S Greul (GER) 67(6) 62 75
[4] P Kohlschreiber (GER) d S Ventura (ESP) 62 61
[5] M Baghdatis (CYP) d M Chiudinelli (SUI) 63 64
[6] N Almagro (ESP) d K Anderson (RSA) 62 57 76(5)

Doubles - Quarterfinals
C Kas (GER) / P Petzschner (GER) d [2] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) 61 46 12-10
M Ancic (CRO) / J Knowle (AUT) d L Friedl (CZE) / D Skoch (CZE) 64 64

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Serbia Open

Singles - Second Round
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) d F Fognini (ITA) 64 64
[2] J Isner (USA) d J Ouanna (FRA) 62 64
R Gasquet (FRA) d [8] A Seppi (ITA) 46 62 75
[WC] F Krajinovic (SRB) d H Zeballos (ARG) 63 16 76(5)

Doubles - Quarterfinals
[1] J Brunstrom (SWE) / J Rojer (AHO) d O Rochus (BEL) / M Russell (USA) 63 60
T Bednarek (POL) / M Kowalczyk (POL) d [4] L Mayer (ARG) / H Zeballos (ARG) w/o (Mayer - elbow)
S Gonzalez (MEX) / T Rettenmaier (USA) d I Bozoljac (SRB) / D Vemic (SRB) 75 62

Face Of The Day

Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium reacts after losing her match against Jelena Jankovic of Serbia at the Rome Masters tennis tournament in Rome May 5, 2010.

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INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA

Singles - Third Round
(1/WC) Serena Williams (USA) d. Andrea Petkovic (GER) 62 36 60
María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) d. (2) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 64 62
(4) Venus Williams (USA) d. (16) Shahar Peer (ISR) 63 64
Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. (6) Elena Dementieva (RUS) 61 76(5)
(7) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. (11) Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 62 60
Lucie Safarova (CZE) d. (8) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 16 63 76(1)
(14) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) 60 36 62
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 46 61 61

Doubles - Quarterfinals
(4) Raymond/Stubbs (USA/AUS) d. Rosolska/Shvedova (POL/KAZ) 26 61 10-5

Doubles - Second Round
(1) Huber/Petrova (USA/RUS) d. Hercog/Peer (SLO/ISR) 36 62 10-4
Kirilenko/Pavlyuchenkova (RUS/RUS) d. (3) Black/Vesnina (ZIM/RUS) 62 ret. (Vesnina: low back injury)
(5) Mattek-Sands/Yan (USA/CHN) d. Hlavackova/Savchuk (CZE/UKR) 75 60
(6) Dulko/Pennetta (ARG/ITA) d. Keothavong/Petkovic (GBR/GER) 62 62

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Estoril Open

Singles - Second Round
(2) Sorana Cirstea (ROU) d. (WC) Michelle Larcher de Brito (POR) 75 75
(4) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) d. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 62 63
(7) Peng Shuai (CHN) d. Tatjana Malek (GER) 62 61
Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) d. Kimiko Date Krumm (JPN) 61 42 ret. (right calf strain)
Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) d. Julia Goerges (GER) 36 75 62
Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) d. Stefanie Voegele (SUI) 64 26 63
(Q) Arantxa Rus (NED) d. Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 76(4) 61
(LL) Jarmila Groth (AUS) d. Kristina Barrois (GER) 26 61 75

Doubles - Quarterfinals
Diatchenko/Védy (RUS/FRA) d. (2) Czink/Parra Santonja (HUN/ESP) 75 26 10-6
Jugic-Salkic/Jurak (BIH/CRO) d. (3) Barrois/Woehr (GER/GER) 64 76(4)

Doubles - First Round
(1) Cirstea/Medina Garrigues (ROU/ESP) d. Fichman/Washington (CAN/USA) w/o (Fichman: right hamstring muscle strain)
Manasieva/Olaru (RUS/ROU) d. Rodionova/Wozniak (AUS/CAN) 63 64

Men's Singles - Second Round
[1] R Federer (SUI) d B Phau (GER) 63 64
[4] A Montanes (ESP) d D Gimeno-Traver (ESP) 61 62
[8] P Cuevas (URU) d M Granollers (ESP) 76(8) 76(2)
A Clement (FRA) d A Falla (COL) 64 63

Men's Doubles - Quarterfinals
S Huss (AUS) / A Sa (BRA) d X Malisse (BEL) / D Norman (BEL) 64 64

Men's Doubles - First Round
[1] P Cuevas (URU) / M Granollers (ESP) d J Chela (ARG) / N Massu (CHI) 63 63
[3] A Clement (FRA) / R Lindstedt (SWE) d [WC] F Gil (POR) / R Machado (POR) 76(6) 76(4)
R Bopanna (IND) / A Qureshi (PAK) d [4] C Fleming (GBR) / K Skupski (GBR) 26 63 10-5
G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) / A Montanes (ESP) d A Falla (COL) / S Giraldo (COL) 62 26 10-7

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BMW Open

Singles - First Round
[1] M Cilic (CRO) d M Berrer (GER) 64 62
[4] P Kohlschreiber (GER) d D Brands (GER) 64 64
[6] N Almagro (ESP) d K Vliegen (BEL) 63 61
K Anderson (RSA) d M Zverev (GER) 65 ret. (rib)
S Ventura (ESP) d O Dolgopolov Jr. (UKR) 67(5) 63 63

Singles - Second Round
[2] M Youzhny (RUS) d A Beck (GER) 63 63
[3] T Berdych (CZE) d [Q] P Riba (ESP) 75 61
J Hajek (CZE) d [8] [WC] B Becker (GER) 64 60
P Petzschner (GER) d D Koellerer (AUT) 61 64

Doubles - First Round
[2] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) d O Dolgopolov Jr. (UKR) / S Greul (GER) 61 62
[3] E Butorac (USA) / M Kohlmann (GER) d J Coetzee (RSA) / K Vliegen (BEL) 63 36 13-11
[4] O Marach (AUT) / S Ventura (ESP) d P Marx (GER) / I Zelenay (SVK) 57 63 10-6
M Ancic (CRO) / J Knowle (AUT) d [WC] P Kohlschreiber (GER) / K Krawietz (GER) 62 57 10-8
C Kas (GER) / P Petzschner (GER) d S Lipsky (USA) / D Martin (USA) 76(3) 76(7)

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Serbia Open

Singles - Second Round
[3] S Querrey (USA) d E Korolev (KAZ) 63 64
[4] S Wawrinka (SUI) d [Q] A di Mauro (ITA) 61 64
I Andreev (RUS) d [5] I Karlovic (CRO) 64 75
[6] V Troicki (SRB) d F Serra (FRA) 60 61

Doubles - First Round
[2] R Hutchins (GBR) / J Kerr (AUS) d J Marray (GBR) / J Murray (GBR) 63 62
S Gonzalez (MEX) / T Rettenmaier (USA) d F Fognini (ITA) / A Seppi (ITA) 36 63 10-5
O Rochus (BEL) / M Russell (USA) d Y Allegro (SUI) / L Zovko (CRO) 63 64

Miami Semifinals Open Thread

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The women's final is set. Venus Williams trounced Marion Bartoli and Kim Clijsters edged Justine Henin. Saw some of the second match, none of the first. Will Clijsters ever learn that her matches with Justine are always on her racquet? Will Justine ever regain enough of her core strength, if she ever had core strength to begin with, to close out a kill when she smells blood? Their matches are a car wreck I can't seem to look away from.

Today, the top half of the men's draw features a match-up between two power merchants that I've always wanted to see. Tomas Berdych impressed with his follow-up victory over Fernando Verdasco in a match apparently as ugly as the one between the Belgians. I missed all of it. And here is Robin Söderling deep in another big event. When one can use the word consistent to describe the lumbering Swede....

Andy Roddick and Rafael Nadal will face off in the other semi, making the organizers and fans alike ecstatic, I've no doubt. The two former No. 1's, who could use a long vacation with each other to share woes, unwind, and help each other remember how to win, could play a match that goes on forever if one of them doesn't just step up and close out the thing. Both may have losing to Ivan Ljubicic last event on their minds. I'll watch, but I'll probably have my eyes closed most of the time.

Who's going to win?

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Women's Singles - Semifinals
(3) Venus Williams (USA) d. (13) Marion Bartoli (FRA) 63 64
(14) Kim Clijsters (BEL) d. (WC) Justine Henin (BEL) 62 67(3) 76(6)

Men's Singles - Quarterfinals
[5] R Soderling (SWE) d [13] M Youzhny (RUS) 61 64
[16] T Berdych (CZE) d [10] F Verdasco (ESP) 46 76(5) 64

Men's Doubles - Semifinals
[3] L Dlouhy (CZE) / L Paes (IND) d N Almagro (ESP) / T Robredo (ESP) 63 60

Men's Doubles - Quarterfinals
[4] M Bhupathi (IND) / M Mirnyi (BLR) d A Clement (FRA) / J Tsonga (FRA) 64 67(5) 10-4