DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Juan Monaco reached the final of the Power Horse Cup by beating Guido Pella 6-4, 7-6 (8) on Friday.
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May 24
Nadal could get Djokovic in French Open semifinals (Yahoo! Sports)
PARIS (AP) — Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal could face top-seeded Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinals a year after they met to decide the title.
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May 24
Robson to face Wozniacki in Paris
British number one Laura Robson faces former world number one Caroline Wozniacki in the French Open first round.
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May 24
Azarenka brings new mindset to French Open (Yahoo! Sports)
Victoria Azarenka used to create the impression on court she was contending with more than an opponent. There seemed to be demons at play as well.
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May 23
Querrey loses to Roger-Vasselin at Nice Open (Yahoo! Sports)
NICE, France (AP) — American Sam Querrey was eliminated from the quarterfinals of the Open de Nice clay-court event Thursday, losing to French wild-card entry Edouard Roger-Vasselin 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1.
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May 23
Nadal favored, but not seeded No. 1 at French Open (Yahoo! Sports)
PARIS (AP) — Used to be the French Open was the scene for clay-court specialists and surprise champions.
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May 23
Cornet, Bouchard reach Strasbourg semifinals (Yahoo! Sports)
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Third-seeded Alize Cornet and Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard won in straight sets Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Strasbourg International.
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May 23
Bouchard advances to Strasbourg semifinals (Yahoo! Sports)
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard reached the semifinals of a tournament for the first time by beating Anna Tatishvili of Georgia 6-3, 6-2 Thursday in the Strasbourg International.
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May 23
Qualifier Pella advances in Duesseldorf tennis (Yahoo! Sports)
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Qualifier Guido Pella of Argentina advanced to his first semifinal match on the ATP Tour by beating seventh-seeded Viktor Troicki 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the Power Horse Cup on Thursday.
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May 23
Konta loses French Open qualifier
Britain will have only three players in singles action at the French Open after Johanna Konta became the last to fall in qualifying.
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May 22
Querrey beats Stakhovsky to reach quarters in Nice (Yahoo! Sports)
NICE, France (AP) — American Sam Querrey reached the quarterfinals of the Nice Open, beating Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine 7-5, 6-3 on Wednesday.
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May 22
Hsieh, Niculescu lose in 2nd round at Strasbourg (Yahoo! Sports)
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Seeded players Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan and Monica Niculescu of Romania were beaten Wednesday in the second round of the Strasbourg International.
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May 22
Top-seeded Tipsarevic upset in Duesseldorf (Yahoo! Sports)
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic lost in the second round of the Power Horse Cup on Wednesday, falling 7-6 (1), 6-1 to Argentine qualifier Guido Pella.
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May 22
Hsieh, Niculescu lose in 2nd round at Strasbourg (Yahoo! Sports)
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Seeded players Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan and Monica Niculescu of Romania were beaten Wednesday in the second round of the Strasbourg International.
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May 22
Konta through in Paris qualifying
British number three Johanna Konta wins her first-round match in qualifying at Roland Garros but Anne Keothavong is out.
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May 22
Del Potro withdraws from French Open
Juan Martin del Potro follows in the footsteps of Britain’s Andy Murray by withdrawing from the French Open.
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May 22
Del Potro, Baker, Fish pull out of French Open (Yahoo! Sports)
PARIS (AP) — Seventh-ranked Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina has pulled out of the upcoming French Open because of a respiratory virus.
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May 22
Mardy Fish, Brian Baker pull out of French Open (Yahoo! Sports)
PARIS (AP) — American players Brian Baker and Mardy Fish have pulled out of the upcoming French Open.
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May 22
British trio to play in Nottingham
British Fed Cup trio Elena Baltacha, Anne Keothavong and Johanna Konta will all play in the Aegon Trophy in Nottingham.
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May 22
Watson set for French Open return
British number two Heather Watson plans to return to action at the French Open after being out with glandular fever.
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May 22
VIDEO: Andy Murray’s incredible 2012
BBC Sport looks back at Scottish tennis player Andy Murray’s impressive 2012 season, including his first ever Grand Slam crown.
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May 21
Andy Murray out of French Open due to back injury (Yahoo! Sports)
LONDON (AP) — Andy Murray withdrew from the French Open on Tuesday because of a chronic back injury and will now focus on preparing for the start of the grass-court season next month.
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May 21
Murray withdraws from French Open
Andy Murray withdraws from the French Open because of the back injury that forced him out of the Italian Open.
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May 21
Fognini, Stakhovsky, Mathieu advance at Nice Open (Yahoo! Sports)
NICE, France (AP) — Fabio Fognini overcame a sloppy first set to beat Italian countryman Marco Cecchinato 1-6, 6-1, 6-2 Tuesday in the first round of the Nice Open.
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May 21
Davydenko loses in 1st round in Duesseldorf (Yahoo! Sports)
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Nikolay Davydenko lost his fourth straight match Tuesday, falling 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 to ”lucky loser” Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia in the first round of the Power Horse Cup.
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May 21
Top-seeded players out of Strasbourg International (Yahoo! Sports)
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Top-seeded Marion Bartoli and No. 2 Tamira Paszek were bounced from the first round of the Strasbourg International on Tuesday.
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May 21
Ward given Queen’s Club wildcard
British number two James Ward gets a wildcard to compete in the Aegon Championships at Queen’s Club next month.
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May 20
Lleyton Hewitt, Andreas Seppi beaten at Nice Open (Yahoo! Sports)
NICE, France (AP) — Lleyton Hewitt of Australia and fifth-seeded Andreas Seppi of Italy lost Monday in the first round of the Nice Open.
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May 20
Briton Baltacha makes winning return
Elena Baltacha makes a winning return to the WTA Tour by progressing to the second round of the Brussels Open.
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May 20
Opening day at Strasbourg International washed out (Yahoo! Sports)
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Heavy rain prevented any play at the Strasbourg International, forcing all seven first-round matches to be postponed to Tuesday.
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May 20
Lleyton Hewitt, Andreas Seppi beaten at Nice Open (Yahoo! Sports)
NICE, France (AP) — Former No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt of Australia and fifth-seeded Andreas Seppi of Italy lost Monday in the first round of the Nice Open.
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May 20
Jarkko Nieminen gains 2nd round at Duesseldorf (Yahoo! Sports)
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Sixth-seeded Jarkko Nieminen of Finland beat Lukas Lacko of Slovakia 6-3, 6-1 Monday to reach the second round of the Power Horse Cup, a clay-court tuneup for the French Open.
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May 20
Lu upsets 5th-seeded Seppi in France (Yahoo! Sports)
NICE, France (AP) — Lu Yen-Hsun of Taiwan upset fifth-seeded Andreas Seppi of Italy 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 Monday to reach the second round of the Nice Open.
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May 19
Ricardas Berankis beats Denis Istomin in Nice (Yahoo! Sports)
NICE, France (AP) — Ricardas Berankis reached the second round of the Nice Open by beating eighth-seeded Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday.
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May 19
Nadal beats Federer, Serena wins at Italian Open (Yahoo! Sports)
ROME (AP) — After all these years, Rafael Nadal still knows how to dominate Roger Federer.
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May 19
Rosol eliminated in 1st round at Power Horse Cup (Yahoo! Sports)
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Daniel Brands of Germany upset fifth-seeded Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the Power Horse Cup on Sunday.
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May 19
Nadal beats Federer in Rome final
Rafael Nadal drops only four games as he beats Roger Federer to win his seventh Italian Open title.
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May 19
Reid lands Italy tournament win
British men’s wheelchair tennis number one Gordon Reid wins his third tournament of the year in Rome.
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May 19
Serena powers to Italian Open win
World number one Serena Williams beats Victoria Azarenka to win the Italian Open and her fourth consecutive tournament.
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May 18
Federer, Nadal to renew rivalry in Rome final (Yahoo! Sports)
ROME (AP) — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will renew their rivalry in the Italian Open final Sunday – exactly a week before the French Open starts.
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May 18
Nadal and Federer in Rome final
Rafael Nadal will face Roger Federer in Sunday’s Italian Open final, looking to win the title for the seventh time
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May 18
Williams eyes fourth title in a row
Serena Williams secures her place in the Italian Open final where she will seek to win her fourth consecutive title.
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May 17
Top-ranked Djokovic beaten by Berdych in Rome (Yahoo! Sports)
ROME (AP) — Novak Djokovic can’t seem to find any consistency on clay courts. And with the French Open less than 10 days away, he will enter Roland Garros on the back of two early defeats.
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May 17
Djokovic loses to Berdych in Rome
World number one Novak Djokovic loses to Czech Tomas Berdych in the Italian Open quarter-finals.
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May 17
Top-ranked Djokovic beaten by Berdych in Rome (Yahoo! Sports)
ROME (AP) — Novak Djokovic can’t seem to find any consistency on clay courts. And with French Open less than 10 days away, he will enter Roland Garros coming off two early losses.
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May 17
Sharapova pulls out of Italian Open
Maria Sharapova’s French Open preparations suffer a setback after she withdraws from the Italian Open because of illness.
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May 17
Tomic expected to play French Open (Yahoo! Sports)
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tennis Australia expects that Bernard Tomic will play in the French Open, despite coach John Tomic recently declaring his son’s participation unlikely.
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May 17
Sharapova withdraws from Italian Open with illness (Yahoo! Sports)
ROME (AP) — Two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova has withdrawn before her Italian Open quarterfinal match against seventh-seeded Sara Errani because of illness.
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May 16
Nadal fights back to beat Gulbis
Rafael Nadal recovers from first-set loss to beat Ernests Gulbis and remain on track for a seventh Italian Open title.
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May 16
Nadal struggles to beat qualifier Gulbis in Rome (Yahoo! Sports)
ROME (AP) — Six-time champion Rafael Nadal overcame one of the worst opening sets of his career to edge Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 Thursday and reach the Italian Open quarterfinals.
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