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Errani wins Slovenia Open final to earn 2nd title
Sara Errani of Italy won her second title in three weeks on Sunday by defeating Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain 6-3, 6-3 in the Slovenia Open final. The eighth-seeded Errani won her first career WTA Tour event at Palermo at the beginning of this month. She has won 10 matches in a row. The server lost half of the games in the match, with Errani taking six of 10 break-point chances, and the fourth-seeded Medina Garrigues claiming three of nine. Errani upset No.

Venus WDs from Rogers Cup, preps for Beijing
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Kournikova avoids Gimelstob following insult
Anna Kournikova doesn’t care about Justin Gimelstob or what he thinks about her. Last month, Gimelstob insulted the 28-year-old tennis diva on a radio show, but fans who were hoping to see the two face off on court were likely to be disappointed. Kournikova was in Washington on Wednesday night with World Team Tennis’ St. Louis Aces, who were playing the Washington Kastles, featuring the 31-year-old Gimelstob. The two were not scheduled to play each other in mixed doubles.

Bartoli needs three sets to move on in Montreal
Marion Bartoli of France overcame a sore thigh to defeat qualifier Melanie South of England 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-0 Monday in the opening round of the Rogers Cup. The 10th-seeded Bartoli received on-court treatment to her right thigh and had a short break during the second set, but looked back on form for the quick third set. Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia rolled past Elena Vesnina of Russia 6-1, 6-1 and Monica Niculescu of Romania downed qualifier Varvara Lepchenko of the U.S.

Doubles titlists suspended for betting on matches
Doubles specialists Frantisek Cermak and Michal Mertinak, both coming off tournament titles, were suspended Monday by the ATP for betting on tennis matches.

Robredo opens Cincinnati Masters with win vs. Fish
Twelfth-seeded Tommy Robredo of Spain, a winner two weeks ago on clay, picked up his game on hard court Monday to beat nemesis Mardy Fish 6-2, 6-2 in the opening match of the Cincinnati Masters.