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Murray eases to victory in Qatar

Tuesday Jan 6, 2009

Andy Murray makes a comfortable start to his Qatar Open title defence with a straight-sets victory over Albert Montanes.

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Roddick and Monfils win in Qatar

Monday Jan 5, 2009

Andy Roddick and Gael Monfils impress on the opening day of the Qatar Open in Doha.

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Ivanovic opens year with patchy win

Monday Jan 5, 2009

A rusty-looking Ana Ivanovic beat unheralded Czech Petra Kvitova 6-4, 6-2 in round one of the Brisbane International on Monday.

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Baghdatis crashes out of Brisbane International

Monday Jan 5, 2009

Former Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis crashed out of the Brisbane International on Monday with a first round loss to Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen.

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Vaidisova dodges upset against Kudryavtseva

Monday Jan 5, 2009

Sixth seed Nicole Vaidisova survived a comeback by Alla Kudryavtseva before scraping through in three sets to advance to the second round of the ASB Classic tennis tournament.

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Germany edge Australia in Hopman Cup tiebreaker

Monday Jan 5, 2009

The German pair of Nicolas Kiefer and Sabine Lisicki won the deciding tiebreaker to defeat Australia 2-1 in their Group A clash at the Hopman Cup.

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Davydenko looks to break Grand Slam jinx

Monday Jan 5, 2009

Nikolay Davydenko, who is top-seeded for the Chennai Open, hoped the new season would prove more profitable for him in the bigger tournaments.

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Jelena Jankovic fires warning to rivals

Monday Jan 5, 2009

World No. 1 fired a warning to her rivals ahead of Australian Open, saying she is fitter than ever as she continues her bid for Slam glory.

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Baghdatis comeback stalls

Monday Jan 5, 2009

Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis’s comeback stalled in the first round of the Brisbane International as he bowed out to Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen.

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Andy Murray eyes Qatar Open success after lifting Abu Dhabi crown

Sunday Jan 4, 2009

ANDY MURRAY will tomorrow start his campaign to prove this will be the year he can snatch a Grand Slam title away from Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

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