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Kirilenko to try for third title of year at Korea Open
Top-seeded Maria Kirilenko of Russia reached the Korea Open final Saturday with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 victory over No. 3-seeded Kaia Kanepi of Estonia.

Jankovic, Roddick advance to finals at China Open
Andy Roddick will take on unheralded Dudi Sela in the China Open final, while Jelena Jankovic plays Svetlana Kuznetsova in the women’s title match.

Kuznetsova leads Russia to another Fed Cup title
Russia retained its Fed Cup title on Sunday after Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Spain’s Anabel Medina Garrigues to give her team an unassailable 3-0 lead in the final.

Simon breezes past Moya to repeat at Bucharest
Gilles Simon of France won his second straight BCR Open Romania by beating Carlos Moya 6-3, 6-4 in Sunday’s final.

Bolelli banned by Italian federation from events
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Argentina’s Davis Cup venue in doubt (AP)
Argentina’s bid to host the Davis Cup final against Spain on indoor carpet will only be accepted if the country’s tennis federation selects a venue that meets stringent crowd capacity requirements, ITF officials said Tuesday. Argentina captain Alberto Mancini said after the semifinal win over Russia that the team would host the Nov.

For Federer, Beijing gold became motivating tool
Winning an Olympic gold medal helped Roger Federer turn around his difficult year.