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Samantha Stosur into quarter-finals in Osaka
8:06am Australia's third seed Samantha Stosur has ousted Swiss qualifier Belinda Bencic 6-4 6-2 to progress to the quarter-finals of the Japan Women's Open on Wednesday.
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Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, progress at Shanghai
8:07am Defending champion Novak Djokovic has shrugged off a injury scare to win his Shanghai Masters opener, keeping alive the prospect of a mouthwatering quarter-final against Roger Federer.
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Tomic bites bullet on new coach to replace father
LINDA PEARCE Bernard Tomic acknowledges the time has come, finally, to appoint a new coach.
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Future hangs on wrist scans
LINDA PEARCE Lleyton Hewitt's immediate future will be determined by scans on a wrist injury.
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Tomic, Hewitt find accord in a new open era
LINDA PEARCE The relationship between Lleyton Hewitt and Bernard Tomic, once fractured, is now healed.
Lleyton Hewitt, Bernard Tomic exit Shanghai Masters
Australians Lleyton Hewitt and Bernard Tomic both exited the Shanghai Masters in straight sets on Tuesday.
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Freed-up Nadal eyes history
LINDA PEARCE Newly re-crowned world No.1 plans to play on until the 2016 Rio Olympics, at least.
Hewitt eliminated from Shanghai Masters
Lleyton Hewitt has lost 6-4 6-2 to Italian Andreas Seppi in the first round of the storm-hit Shanghai Masters.
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Maria Sharapova withdraws from WTA Championships
Maria Sharapova on Monday withdrew from the season-ending WTA Championships in Istanbul because of a right shoulder injury that has dogged her since before the US Open, The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) announced.
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No Grand Slams? No worries, says Roger Federer
LINDA PEARCE As Roger Federer acclaims his Spanish rival Rafael Nadal's recovery from the depths of knee injury despair to the No.1 ranking as "an unbelievable comeback", his own position remains less bull than bear.
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Stosur wins through to second round in Osaka
Osaka, Japan Australian records straight-sets victory over Sweden's Johanna Larsson.
Samantha Stosur wins first round match of WTA tournament in Osaka
Samantha Stosur has safely negotiated the first round of the WTA tournament in Osaka with a straight-sets victory over Sweden's Johanna Larsson.
Stosur wins first up at Osaka tennis
Australian Samantha Stosur is through to the second round of the Japan Women's Open in Osaka with a 6-4 6-2 win over Sweden's Johanna Larsson.
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Top seeds Djokovic and Williams win in China
World number ones Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams have sailed through to convincing victories in the China Open.
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Djokovic beats Nadal for China title
Beijing Serb wins in straight sets to take the China Open for the fourth time in five years.
Del Potro beats Raonic to win Japan tennis
Jim Armstrong Argentine top seed Juan Martin del Potro has taken his third title of 2013, beating Canada's Milos Raonic 7-6 7-5 to win the Japan Open tennis tournament.
Rafael Nadal returns to world tennis No.1 position
Rafael Nadal will return to No.1 in the world tennis rankings after his semi-final opponent Tomas Berdych retired hurt at the China Open on Saturday, capping an astonishing comeback for the 13-time grand slam champion.
Raonic v del Potro in Japan tennis final
Alastair Himmer Milos Raonic of Canada will face top-seeded Argentine Juan Martin del Potro in the Japan Open tennis final.
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Andy Roddick says he tried to fight Novak Djokovic in US Open locker room
Retired American tennis player Andy Roddick has lifted the lid on his feud with world number one Novak Djokovic, revealing the two players almost came to blows in a locker room bust-up.
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Reclusive Pete Sampras to present rich 2014 Australian Open prize
LINDA PEARCE Dual champion Pete Sampras will make a rare grand slam appearance to present the Australian Open men's trophy in January, when a total prizemoney purse of $33 million will be shared among the world's tennis elite.
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Australian Open boosts prize money to record level
Australian Open organisers on Wednesday boosted prize money for the 2014 Grand Slam to $33 million and said they expected all of the world's top 100 men and women to play.
Record $33m on offer at Aust Open tennis
Sam Lienert Australian Open organisers expect all of the sport's top 100 men and women to be there for January's event.
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Serena struggles to make progress in China Open
Beijing Top seed claims victory over Francesca Schiavone in an unconvincing display.
Ivanovic, Robson named for Auck Classic
Former world number one Ana Ivanovic and rising British star Laura Robson are confirmed starters for the Auckland Classic.
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New TA chief Tiley targets player growth
LINDA PEARCE Building the playing base will be the focus of new Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley.
Hewitt, Tomic win first up at China tennis
Lleyton Hewitt has reached the second round of the China Open with a 7-6 6-3 win over seventh seed Tommy Haas, while Bernard Tomic is also through.
Stosur sent packing in first round of China Open
Samantha Stosur has been eliminated from the China Open in the first round by the Czech Republic's Lucie Safarova.
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Footy boss in the running for top tennis job
JOE ASTON The country's most powerful sports administrator, AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou, could soon be leaving our shores.
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Graf tips Williams to break title record ... if her body holds up
Melissa Murphy Steffi Graf's career ended with 22 grand slam singles titles at age 30 because of injuries.
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Serena ends season on top
Serena Williams has secured the year-end world No. 1 ranking for the third time in her career.
