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Tsonga moves into Top 20 after Aussie Open run Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the unseeded Frenchman who reached the final of the Australian Open, will be in the Top 20 for the first time when rankings are released Monday.

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Djokovic beats Tsonga to win Aussie Open (AP)

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British women finally on the upAnne Keothavong and Katie O’Brien look to build on a bright 2007

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Sharapova cruises to win in Aussie final (AP) When Maria Sharapova walked on court for the Australian Open final, she kept thinking about the sage advice of another champion. “Champions take chances, and pressure is a privilege,” Billie Jean King had written in a text message that Sharapova saw […]

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Report: Women’s final moving to nights? (AP) Maria Sharapova could be the last Australian Open women’s champion crowned in daylight hours. Melbourne’s The Age newspaper reported Sunday that the women’s final is likely to be shifted from its Saturday afternoon slot to Saturday night in a move driven by […]

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Notebook: Jankovic regrets playing doubles Read full story for latest details.

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Sun and Zimonjic take mixed titleFifth seeds Sun Tiantian of China and Serbia’s Nenad Zimonjic win the Australian Open mixed doubles.

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French Open champion Chang elected to tennis Hall French Open winner Michael Chang was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame, and IMG creator Mark McCormack and Tennis Week magazine founder Eugene Scott were selected posthumously. McCormack and Scott were selected in the contributor category, the hall announced Wednesday. The induction ceremony is […]

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Speech draws Sharapova even more praise (AP) Maria Sharapova got high marks for the eloquence of her victory speech after winning the Australian Open on Saturday. Ditto on the preparation that got her there. While she spoke, at times almost tearfully, of an inspirational text message from Billie Jean […]

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Australian Open men’s doubles final result MELBOURNE, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Australian Open men’s doubles final result on Saturday (prefix denotes seeding)

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