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No main draw matches were completed on Sunday at the Open de Nice Cte dAzur due to rain. The only match to take to court saw Xavier Malisse leading YenHsun Lu 75, 10 before play was suspended.
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Defending champion Germany leads Russia 10 in the Blue Group of the Power Horse World Team Cup after Philipp Kohlschreiber defeated Alex Bogomolov Jr., 60, 62 on Sunday in Dusseldorf.
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Media notes for the Open de Nice Cte dAzur in Nice and the Power Horse World Team Cup in Dusseldorf.
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World no. 2 Maria Sharapova criticized Victoria Azarenka after her withdrawal from the Rome event but the Russian did no such thing when asked about Serena Williams's withdrawal from the smei finals on Saturday.
'It's tough and in terms of Serena playing six matches in matches in eight days and only one day off coming here and its difficult to play and when you have five or six ma...
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World no. 2 Maria Sharapova criticized Victoria Azarenka after her withdrawal from the Rome event but the Russian did no such thing when asked about Serena Williams's withdrawal from the smei finals on Saturday.
'It's tough and in terms of Serena playing six matches in matches in eight days and only one day off coming here and its difficult to play and when you have five or six ma...
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World No. 1 Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer 62, 76(4) on Saturday evening in Rome to reach the finals of the ATP Italian Open Masters series event.
“Here he was winning convincingly in all his matches, so I knew he was in good form,” commented Djokovic. “I needed to step in the match, believing I could win. I played really good from the beginning to the end.”
Djokovic...
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Rafael Nadal beat fellow Spanird Spaniard David Ferrer 76(6), 60 in Saturday’s semifinals to reach the final of the ATP Italian Open event in Rome.
'[It is the] best thing possible after a fantastic time in Barcelona and MonteCarlo, to keep playing in a clay tournament and then being in the final without losing a set is something fantastic and I am happy,' cmmented Nadal. 'R...
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Media notes for the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome.
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World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will face No. 3ranked Rafael Nadal in a repeat of last years Internazionali BNL dItalia final after dismissing Roger Federer 62, 76(4) on Saturday evening in Rome.
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Rafael Nadal will play for a record 21st ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown when he contests the final of the Internazionali BNL dItalia for the seventh time on Sunday.
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Lukasz Kubot and Janko Tipsarevic continued their run at the Internazionali BNL dItalia Saturday, defeating fourth seeds Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau 62, 63 to reach the Rome final.
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World no. 2 Maria Sharapova has reached the final of the WTA Italian Open in Rome.
Sharapova scored a 63 64 win over No.12 seed Angelique Kerber.
Kerber had beaten Sharapova in Paris earlier this year. Kerber will be in the top 10 next week.
'I was a little bit tired from my match with Petra last night, but that's not an excuse why I lost Maria played very well today,' Ke...
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Serena Williams withdrew from the tournament in Rome.
To put the American Ko is a back problem.
Good news for Na Li, that tomorrow will play the final against Sharapova or Kerber.
Serena will explain in a few minutes at a press conference what happened.
These are the first statements: 'It 'a precautionary withdrawal. It's nothing serious but I do not want to risk ahead of ...
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1 Vika Azarenka 31071989 BLR 125 9020
2 Maria Sharapova 19041987 RUS 395 7885
3 Agnieszka Radwanska 06031989 POL 1 7080
4 Petra Kvitova 08031990 CZE 225 6275
5 Serena Williams 26091981 USA 395 5695
6 Samantha Stosur 30031984 AUS 125 5440
7 Na Li 26021982 CHN 395 4965
8 Marion Bartoli 02101984 FRA 1 4870
9 Caroline Wozniacki 11071990 DEN 1 4586
10 Angelique Kerber 18011988 GER 395 3560
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Legend: Position Name Current points tournament in progress any next round points points win any tournament
Nadal overtakes Federer if he wins Rome.
1 Novak Djokovic SRB 11560 Roma SF 11800 12200
2 Roger Federer SUI 9790 Roma SF 10030 10430
3 Rafael Nadal ESP 9420 Roma SF 9660 10060
4 Andy Murray GBR 7500 Lost in Roma R16
5 Jo Wilfried ...
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Media notes for the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome.
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ATP stats and information guru Greg Sharko looks at the dominance of the ATP's Top 3 players of Djokovic, Federer and Nadal.
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World No. 2 Roger Federer set a semifinal showdown with topranked Novak Djokovic at the Internazionali BNL dItalia on Friday, breezing past Andreas Seppi 61, 62 in Rome. Federer and Djokovic will face off for the first time since the 2011 US Open final four, when Djokovic saved two match points to edge the 16time major champion in five sets.
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Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer met for the 24th time in the 2011 US Open semifinal at Flushing Meadows, with Federer leading Djokovic 1410 in their FedEx ATP Head2Head standing.
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One day after suffering a scare against Juan Monaco in the third round, defending champion Novak Djokovic was back on track Friday in a 75, 61 dismissal of JoWilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals of the Internazionali BNL dItalia in Rome.
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World No. 3 Rafael Nadal produced a scintillating performance in Fridays quarterfinals at the Internazionali BNL dItalia in Rome, defeating the inform Tomas Berdych 64, 75.
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Media notes for the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome.
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World no. 2 Maria Sharapova has said that top ranked Victoria Azarenka should not complain about the rules and instead focus on her health after Azarenka complained that WTA rules forced her to play in Rome even though she was not fully fit.
'First of all she is probably injured more than any other player and to be No. 1 in the world and be able to play a full schedule. I think last year sh...
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Victoria Azarenka has hit ut at WTA rules saying she played in Rome this week although she was not fully fit.
Azarenka beat Shahar Peer in the first round of Rome, then withdrew due to a right shoulder injury.
'I was conflicted and disappointed to withdraw from Rome,' Azarenka wrote on her twitter account. 'I tried my hardest but I wasn't healthy going into the to...
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American Mardy Fish has pulled out of next week's World Team Cup in Dusseldorf.
Fish will be replaced by Ryan Harrison.
Andy Roddick and James Blake are also on the team
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After vacating the no. 2 spot earlier this week, Spain's Rafael Nadal could reclaim the second spot in the rankings based on results in Rome this week.
If Nadal wins the title in Rome this week, he will get back to the no. 2 spot and also ensure that he is seeded second for the French Open which means he would not be surely not meet recent nemesis Novak Djokovic in the semi finals in Paris.
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World No. 2 Roger Federer set up a blockbuster semifinal showdown agianst world no. 1 Novak Djokovic at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome on Friday.
Federer easily beat local hero Andreas Seppi 61, 62 in Rome
'I was happy with everything,' commented Federer. 'I knew Seppi being a favourite for the fans here was going to be a tough match. I was able to really take it ...
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Serena Williams got a free ride into the semifinals in Rome on Friday, as Flavia Pennetta retired hurt as she was trailing 40.
Williams had little trouble in winning the first four games against her clearly injured opponent, and Pennetta soon realized she couldn't compete.
In other action, Maria Sharapova beat Venus Williams 64, 63 in a surprisingly easy match, while Angelique Kerber...
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Rafael Nadal dealt with a stern challenge from Tomas Berdych on Friday, but managed to edge the Czech 64, 75 in a tight affair in Rome.
The Spaniard was thrilled with his performance, and is feeling confident despite losing early in Madrid last year.
'I played one of my best matches on clay against a difficult opponent,' Nadal said afterwards. 'It was a big match and one of the ...
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Novak Djokovic recorded an easy 75, 61 win over JoWilfried Tsonga on Friday, dismissing the Frenchman without too much trouble.
After beating Juan Martin Del Potro yesterday, many people had been hoping that the match would be a thriller, but it was onesided from the start.
'In the second set I played one of the best sets on clay this year and this is encouraging for the challenges to com...
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