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Stan Drobac, who spent over three decades as the coach of Michigan State’s men’s tennis team and became a member of the Intercollegiate Tennis Hall of Fame, has died. He was 88.

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Former runner-up Albert Montanes advanced to the second round of the Grand Prix Hassan II on Monday with a 6-4, 6-4 win over qualifier Franko Skugor on Monday.

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Novak Djokovic says the Miami Open will remain in Key Biscayne for a long time, and South Florida tennis fans hope he’s right.

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When a flyover by a flock of pelicans briefly interrupted Novak Djokovic’s final service game Sunday, he waved both arms and grinned as if he had just won a championship.

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Victoria Azarenka believes she’s the best player in women’s tennis, and recent results support her case.

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Basking in cheers following his latest victory, a weary but happy Novak Djokovic kissed his hand and patted the stadium court concrete, celebrating his return to the Miami Open final.

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Serena Williams’ early exit at the Miami Open cleared the way for two younger players to reach the final.

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Victoria Azarenka was well on her way to victory Wednesday when she drew a code violation for chastising herself too colorfully, and she angrily jabbed at her eyes with two fingers as if to say, “Watch the ball.”

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The president of the Russian tennis federation says Maria Sharapova could have her disciplinary hearing for doping in June.

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Daria Gavrilova will be allowed to play for her adopted home country when Australia hosts the United States in the Fed Cup World Group playoffs next month.

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Novak Djokovic rolled his eyes after a backhand found the net, shrugged after an early barrage of errors, double-faulted eight times and even heard the crowd at times pulling for his opponent.

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Serena Williams had been out of the tournament for less than 20 minutes when she climbed into her white Mini Cooper with the checkerboard top and pulled away from the players’ parking lot, fastening her seat belt as she drove.

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Novak Djokovic took a nasty spill during a tight first set but then pulled away and beat Joao Sousa 6-4, 6-1 Sunday in the third round at the Miami Open.

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Rafael Nadal slumped in a changeover chair, the blood pressure gauge strapped to his mighty left arm serving as a scoreboard.

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Along with some nifty shots, Novak Djokovic came up with the catch of the day at the Miami Open.

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Rafael Nadal says his return to the Miami Open brings back mostly good memories, even though he’s 0-4 in finals.

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In his first six months as president of the International Tennis Federation, David Haggerty has had anything but a quiet time settling into the new job. Not with allegations of match-fixing and corruption, Maria Sharapova’s doping case, and disputes over prize money buffeting the sport.

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After a bruising start, this ultimately morphed into a points-scoring week for women’s tennis.

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Roger Federer wasn’t playing tennis when he hurt his knee two months ago. He was playing Dad.

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Novak Djokovic met with former women’s tennis greats Billie Jean King and Chris Evert on Wednesday to hear their thoughts about equal prize money, and backpedaled on his controversial comments Sunday after his tournament victory at Indian Wells.

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