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Andy Roddick extended his troubled start to the clay-court season with a 6-3, 6-3 loss to Gilles Simon of France in the opening round of the Italian Open on Monday.
 
 
 

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Li Na's recent decision to appoint Denmark Fed Cup captain Michael Mortensen as her new coach was the right move despite the fact it meant ditching her husband Jiang Shan, the world No. 6 said on Monday.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Chinese Li Na returns a ball to US Bethanie Mattek-Sands during their match of the Madrid Masters on May 06, 2011 at the Caja Magic sports complex in Madrid.

Li Na reaches semis with new coach

Li Na's recent decision to appoint Denmark Fed Cup captain Michael Mortensen as her new coach was the right move despite the fact it meant ditching her husband Jiang Shan, the world No. 6 said on Monday.


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Djokovic beats Nadal in Madrid, now 32-0

Maybe only rain, sleet or snow can stop Novak Djokovic from winning at this point.


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Milos Raonic

Raonic falls in first round in Italy

Canadian Milos Raonic was eliminated in the first round of the Italian Open on Sunday, dropping a straight sets decision to Spain’s Fernando Verdasco.


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Rafael Nadal of Spain.

Roman revenge on cards in Nadal-Djokovic battle

Revenge is very likely to be on the cards when the Rome International begins on Sunday in the last big event ahead of the French Open later this month.


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This multi exposure picture shows World number two tennis player Serbian Novak Djokovic returning the ball to Romanian Adrian Ungur during their match at ATP World Tour 250 tournament on April 27, 2011, in Belgrade. Djokovic won with a 6-2, 6-3.

Novak Djokovic equals Ivan Lendl win streak

Novak Djokovic extended his season-opening winning streak to 29 matches Thursday at the Madrid Open, equalling the best men's start in 25 years.


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Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark returns the ball to Julia Goerges of Germany during their Madrid Open tennis match May 5, 2011.

Caroline Wozniacki leads day of upsets

World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki was the biggest casualty on a day of shocks at the Madrid Open on Wednesday, falling in the third round to unseeded German Julia Goerges for the second time in two weeks.


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Vancouver Whitecaps' Eric Hassli is checked by Amir Lowery of the Montreal Impact in Nutrilite Canadian Championship action Wednesday.

Caps have impact on the Impact

Forget that storyline about the bigbudget MLS Vancouver Whitecaps against the second-division-sidethat-could from Montreal.


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No. 2 seed Zvonareva loses to Kvitova

World No. 3 Vera Zvonareva fell in the third round of the Madrid Open on Wednesday when she lost 6-1 6-4 to 16th-seeded Czech Petra Kvitova.


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