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Ivanovic breezes past Zvonareva to take Linz title
Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic routed No 2-seeded Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-1 Sunday in the final of the Generali Ladies to win her first title since the French Open in June.

Federer, Roddick lose in three in Masters openers
Roger Federer lost 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to France’s Gilles Simon in his first round-robin match Monday at the season-ending Masters Cup.

Injured Serena out of WTA Championships (AP)
Serena Williams and Ana Ivanovic withdrew from the WTA Tour’s season-ending event on Friday before their last round-robin matches. Williams cited a stomach injury when she pulled out of her match at the Sony Ericsson Championships against Elena Dementieva, who advanced to the semifinals. “I did feel pain last night,” the U.S.

Bergelin, Borg’s coach, dies at 83 (AP)
Lennart Bergelin, who coached Bjorn Borg for 12 years and captained Sweden to its first Davis Cup title, died Tuesday. He was 83. Peter Bengtsson, a spokesman for the Swedish Tennis Association, said Bergelin died from heart failure at a Stockholm hospital. As a player, Bergelin won nine Swedish championship singles titles between 1945 and 1955, and the French Open doubles title in 1948.

Dementieva wins Luxembourg for third ‘08 crown
Olympic champion Elena Dementieva won her third title of the year on Sunday, outlasting Caroline Wozniacki 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the Fortis Championships.

Tendinitis could force Nadal out of Davis final
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Jankovic to end season as No. 1 in WTA rankings
Jelena Jankovic of Serbia will end the season at No. 1, outlasting four other players who held the top ranking during the year.