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Murray falls to qualifier Monaco at Rome Masters Andy Murray lost only his fourth match of ‘09, falling 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 to Juan Monaco on Wednesday at the Rome Masters.

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Sharapova will miss Rome, Madrid tournaments The WTA Tour says Maria Sharapova will miss next week’s Italian Open and the Madrid Open the following week as she recovers from right shoulder surgery.

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Dinara Safina wins first match as No. 1, advances to Porsche Grand Prix second round Dinara Safina turned her first match as No. 1 in the world into a rout, overwhelming Sara Errani 6-0, 6-1 to reach the second round of the Porsche Grand Prix.

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Djokovic opens Rome defense with win (AP)

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Madoff unit auctioned for $25.5 million NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bernard Madoff’s market-making business was sold at an auction on Monday to Castor Pollux Securities LLC for up to $25.5 million, a fraction of what it was worth previously, as part of an increasingly contentious global effort to recover money for the swindler’s […]

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Safina celebrates birthday, top ranking (AP) Now that she has the No. 1 ranking she’s craved, Dinara Safina is looking ahead to her next goal of winning a Grand Slam tournament. Safina turned 23 on Monday and received a pink cake from the organizers of the Porsche Grand Prix, […]

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Roddick to prep for Wimbledon at Queen’s Club LONDON (AP) — Andy Roddick will play in the Wimbledon warm-up tournament at Queen’s Club, where he has won four titles.

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Courier defends title at Grand Cayman (AP) Jim Courier beat Jimmy Arias 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday to successfully defend his title at the $150,000 Grand Cayman Legends Championships. It was Courier’s eighth career title on the Outback Champions Series, the global tennis circuit for champion tennis players age 30 […]

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Czechs take early lead on U.S. in Fed Cup semis BRNO, Czech Republic (AP) — Petra Kvitova defeated Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-3, 7-6 (2) in the opening singles match Saturday to give the Czech Republic a 1-0 lead over the United States in the Fed Cup semifinals.

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U.S. tied 1-1 with Czech Republic in Fed Cup Rookie Alexa Glatch upset Iveta Benesova 6-1, 6-2 Saturday to draw the United States even at 1-1 with the Czech Republic after the opening singles of the Fed Cup semifinals. Petra Kvitova defeated Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-3, 7-6 (2) in the opening match on the indoor […]

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