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Tennis

• Czech player Strycova banned 6 months for doping

  Czech tennis player Barbora Zahlavova Strycova was banned Thursday for six months for doping. The International Tennis Federation said the 26-year-old ... 

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  Roger Federer cruises into 2nd round at ABN AMRO

  Defending champion Roger Federer cruised into the second round of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament on Wednesday by beating Grega Zemlja 6-3, 6-1. 

• Del Potro beats Monfils in Rotterdam

  Last year's runner-up Juan Martin Del Potro beat Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-4 Tuesday to reach the second of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. 

• WADA urges football to conduct more EPO tests

  The World Anti-Doping Agency urged football Tuesday to conduct more blood doping tests and intelligence operations to unmask cheating players. 

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  Wheelchair tennis star Esther Vergeer retires

  After a 10-year winning streak in wheelchair tennis, Esther Vergeer felt she had nothing left to prove. The 31-year-old Dutchwoman retired Tuesday, ... 

• Sijsling upsets Tsonga at ABN AMRO tournament

  Dutch wild-card entry Igor Sijsling stunned eighth-ranked Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 Monday in the first round of the ABN AMRO ... 

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  Italy beats US to progress to Fed Cup semifinals

  Italy beat the United States 3-2 to progress to the Fed Cup semifinals Sunday after Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci cruised to victory over Varvara ... 

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  Cilic wins Zagreb Indoors, beats Melzer 6-3, 6-1

  Home favorite Marin Cilic defeated Jurgen Melzer of Austria 6-3, 6-1 on Sunday to win his third Zagreb Indoors title. The top-seeded Croat cruised to ... 

• Fed Cup: Slovakia beats Serbia 3-1

  Daniela Hantuchova defeated Vesna Dolonc 6-3, 6-2 to secure a 3-1 victory for Slovakia over Serbia in the first round of the Fed Cup and a place in ... 

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  Germany beats France 3-1 in Fed Cup

  Julia Goerges beat Pauline Parmentier 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday to give Germany the winning point in a 3-1 victory over France in the Fed Cup. Goerges relied ... 

• Gasquet beats Paire in Open Sud final

  Frenchman Richard Gasquet beat compatriot Benoit Paire 6-2, 6-3 Sunday in the Open Sud de France final to win his second title this season. 

• Gasquet beats Paire in final in Montpellier

  Frenchman Richard Gasquet beat compatriot Benoit Paire 6-2, 6-3 Sunday in the Open Sud de France final for his second title this season. Gasquet broke ... 

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  Czech Republic beats Australia in Fed Cup

  Petra Kvitova saved a match point before clinching victory for defending champion Czech Republic over Australia in the Fed Cup first round series on ... 

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  Russia beats Japan 3-2 in Fed Cup

  Ekaterina Makarova won the second reverse singles match and paired with Elena Vesnina to secure Russia a 3-2 victory over Japan in the Fed Cup on ... 

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  Lepchenko beats Vinci to level Fed Cup tie

  Varvara Lepchenko won on her Fed Cup debut to put the United States level at 1-1 against Italy on Saturday, after Sara Errani beat Jamie Hampton. 

• Cilic, Melzer in Zagreb Indoors final

  Home-crowd favorite Marin Cilic will face fourth-seeded Jurgen Melzer of Austria in the Zagreb Indoors final on Sunday. The top-seeded Cilic rallied ... 

• Fed Cup: Serbia ties Slovakia 1-1

  Slovakia conceded a 1-1 tie to host Serbia after Dominika Cibulkova retired hurt while leading her singles in the first round of the Fed Cup on ... 

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  Czech Republic leads Australia 2-0 in Fed Cup

  Defending champion Czech Republic took a commanding 2-0 lead over Australia in their Fed Cup first-round series after Petra Kvitova and Lucie Safarova ... 

• Gasquet and Paire win to set up all-French final

  Third-seeded Richard Gasquet beat veteran Jarkko Nieminen of Finland 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 Saturday to set up an all-French Open Sud de France final against ... 

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  Russia, Japan level at 1-1 in Fed Cup 1st round

  Ayumi Morita beat Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-2 Saturday to put Japan level at 1-1 with Russia after the opening singles in their Fed Cup first-round ... 

• Cilic, Youzhny reach Zagreb Indoors semis

  Top-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia ousted Blaz Kavcic 6-3, 7-6 (5) on Friday to set up a Zagreb Indoors semifinal against defending champion Mikhail ... 

• Gasquet reaches Open Sud de France semifinals

  Third-seeded Richard Gasquet of France reached his second semifinal of the season after beating countryman Julien Benneteau 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 at the Open ... 

• Errani vs. Hampton to open Italy-US in Fed Cup tie

  Seventh-ranked Sara Errani will play Jamie Hampton in the opening match of Italy's first-round Fed Cup series against the United States on Saturday. 

• Kvitova to open Czech's Fed Cup title defense

  Petra Kvitova will begin the Czech Republic's defense of the Fed Cup title against Jarmila Gajdosova of Australia. Lucie Safarova will play the second ... 

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  Kirilenko vs. Date-Krumm to open Russia-Japan

  Maria Kirilenko will face veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm in the opening singles when Russia hosts Japan in their first Fed Cup matchup on Saturday.