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May 24

Monaco beats Pella to reach final in Duesseldorf (Yahoo! Sports)

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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