Last updated: March 01, 2011

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Top seeds on target for final

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ROGER Federer and Novak Djokovic, winners of six of the previous eight Dubai Championships, remained on course to meet in the final.

Third set fightback seals Zvonareva win

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VERA Zvonareva came from 5-3 down in the deciding set to beat Daniela Hantuchova 7-5, 6-7, 7-5 in a thrilling quarterfinal of the Qatar Ladies Open.

Not easy but Caroline's building to finals

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TOP-ranked Caroline Wozniacki has beaten 2006 champion Nadia Petrova of Russia 6-3, 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals of the Qatar Ladies Open.

Novak pushed to the brink

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AUSTRALIAN Open champion Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have reached the quarter-finals of the Dubai Champion-ships in contrasting fashion.

Groth loses tense three-set contest

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AUSTRALIAN Jarmila Groth has been knocked out in the first round of the Qatar Open in Doha.

Roger aces wild card in Dubai

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TOP-seeded Roger Federer comfortably defeated Indian wild card Somdev Devvarman 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the Dubai Championships on Tuesday.

Consistency key to Dane's top ranking

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DANE Caroline Wozniaki has officially reclaimed the No. 1 ranking in women's tennis, only one week after surrendering it to Kim Clijsters.

Bubka vaults into second round

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THIRD-seeded Tomas Berdych beat Jeremy Chardy in the first round of the Dubai Championships while fifth seed Ivan Ljubicic was forced to retire.

Dane Wozniacki surges back to No.1

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CAROLINE Wozniacki earned her first singles title of 2011, beating Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-3 in the Dubai Championships final.

Lucky 13 as Wozniacki reaches summit

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CAROLINE Wozniacki has celebrated becoming world number one again with the 13th title of her career.

Stosur into Dubai quarter-finals

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DENMARK'S Caroline Wozniacki moved to within one victory of regaining the No. 1 ranking after reaching the quarterfinals of the Dubai Championships.

Wozniacki in line to recapture No.1 spot

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ANNA Chakvetadze collapsed on court at the Dubai Championships and had to retire from her match with top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki.

Groth through, Dokic bundled out

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JELENA Dokic bowed out in the first round of the Dubai Championships but compatriot Jarmila Groth progressed by beating Dominika Cibulkova.

Robin maintains Tsonga dominance

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SWEDE Robin Soderling retained his title at the ATP Rotterdam Open with a defeat of France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to lift the indoor trophy twice.

'Newcomer' too much power for new No.1

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PETRA Kvitova of the Czech Republic stunned Kim Clijsters 6-4, 6-3 in the final of the Open Gaz de France to win her third career title.

Qualifier Dokic storms to final

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QUALIFIER Jelena Dokic upset Russia's Nadia Petrova 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the Open Gaz de France yesterday.

Defending champ through, but only just

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DEFENDING champion Robin Soderling saved a match point before defeating Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber to reach the quarter-finals in Rotterdam.

Dokic obstacle to Clijsters at No. 1

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JELENA Dokic stands in the way of Kim Clijsters returning to the number one ranking in women's tennis as they face off at the Paris Open.

Tsonga cruises through in Rotterdam

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FRENCHMAN Jo-Wilfried Tsonga says the era of domination from Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal is over after his first round win in the Rotterdam Open.

Luke Saville blog - off to the AIS

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LUKE Saville has started a five-week training program at the AIS before touring Asia. Read his latest blog here.

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World No.4 ranked player Andy Murray could only reflect on what could have been after his sound three-set defeat to Novak Djokovic in the final of the Australian Open at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne.

Aussies face Fed Cup playoff

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AUSTRALIA face a playoff in April to retain their privileged place in the eight-nation World Group after falling 4-1 to Italy in the Fed Cup.

Sam's the woman for Fed Cup glory

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SAM Stosur is ready to carry a heavy load if asked to play singles and doubles in the Fed Cup.

Stosur faces heavy Fed load

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SAMANTHA Stosur is ready to carry a monster load if asked to play both singles and doubles in Australia's Federation Cup tie with Italy in Hobart.

Newcomer to take on French Open champ

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FED Cup rookie Jarmila Groth will take on French Open champion Francesca Schiavone in the opening singles rubber when Australia meets Italy in Hobart.

Djokovic reveals his grand plans

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A JUBILANT Novak Djokovic yesterday laid out his plans for the new world order of tennis.

Time out for Open mind-fatigued Murray

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ANDY Murray is considering taking some time out from tennis to clear his tortured mind after his latest grand slam final flop.

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The party boy who tamed a court brat

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HE'S the long-haired, thong-wearing beach bum who has taken uptight Ukrainian tennis brat Alexandr Dolgopolov and turned him into one of the world's most dangerous players.

Super Novak is Open champion

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NOVAK Djokovic's status as a grand slam powerhouse is no longer in question after a blistering Australian Open victory last night.

Andy Murray vows to break drought

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ANDY Murray says the weight of Grand Slam history will have no bearing on him tonight in the Australian Open final.

Andy Murray vows to break drought

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ANDY Murray says the weight of Grand Slam history will have no bearing on him tonight in the Australian Open final.

Mum's the word as Kim triumphs

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MOTHER'S Day was celebrated with unabashed emotion and gusto at Rod Laver Arena last night as Kim Clijsters defeated China's Li Na.

Lleyton Hewitt charms from commentary box

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IT was the biggest public make-over since John McEnroe picked up a microphone and went from Superbrat to Superchat.

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Clijsters clinches Australian Open

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KIM Clijsters added the perfect piece of silverware to her trophy cabinet, beating Li Na to claim her first Australian Open title tonight.

Saville into Aus Open final

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ADELAIDE teenager Luke Saville is in to the Australian Open junior boys singles final tomorrow.

Wozniacki wipes Schiavone away

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MAYBE it was fitting Caroline Wozniacki fronted the world's tennis media wearing boxing gloves.

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Jana Rawlinson is back

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