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  • Mauresmo advances at Kremlin Cup (AP) -

    Kazakhstan's Yuri Schukin returns a shot to France's Fabrice Santoro at the Kremlin Cup tennis tournament in Moscow, Monday, Oct. 6, 2008.

    Amelie Mauresmo rallied to beat Alize Cornet 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-4 Monday in the first round of the Kremlin Cup. The former top-ranked Frenchwoman will play second-seeded Dinara Safina of Russia in the next round of the dual WTA and ATP tournament. Safina won her fourth title this season in Tokyo on Sept.


  • Ferrero ousts Karlovic in Vienna opener (AP) - Juan Carlos Ferrero, once ranked No. 1 but now No. 44, beat fourth-seeded Ivo Karlovic of Croatia 6-4, 7-6 (4) Monday in the opening round of the BA Tennis Trophy. Ferrero played from the baseline and held serve throughout. He conceded just four points on his serve in the second set. The 14th-ranked Karlovic hit 17 aces but was broken early in the opening set -- the only break of the match.
  • No. 1 Jankovic wins Porsche Grand Prix (AP) -

    Serbia's Jelena Jankovic reacts after defeating Vera Zvonareva from Russia during the quarterfinal match at the Porsche Grand Prix tennis tournament in Stuttgart, Germany, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008.

    New No. 1 Jelena Jankovic won her second title in two weeks, defeating Nadia Petrova of Russia 6-4, 6-3 Sunday in the final of the Porsche Grand Prix. The 23-year-old Serb also won the China Open last week and the Italian Open earlier this year. "I am really proud of myself," she said. "I am playing with a lot of confidence and I played some good tennis this week." Jankovic was assured of taking the...


  • Berdych beats Del Potro in Japan final (AP) -

    Andy Roddick of the United States reacts during a match against Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic in their semi-final men's singles of the Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008.

    Tomas Berdych won the Japan Open for his first singles title in 16 months, beating Juan Martin Del Potro 6-1, 6-4 on Sunday. The ninth-seeded Czech relied on strong serves and solid groundstrokes to beat the Argentine, who won 29 of 30 matches going into the final. "At this level of tennis, it's important to be consistent," said the 23-year-old Berdych, who had 11 aces.


  • Serena Williams pulls out of Kremlin Cup (AP) - Serena Williams has pulled out of next week's Kremlin Cup because of an ankle injury. The WTA Tour announced Williams' withdrawal on Friday. The U.S. Open champion will fall from the No. 1 ranking on Monday because of her loss to Li Na in the second round of the Porsche Grand Prix this week. Jelena Jankovic will regain the top spot.
  • Cirstea wins first career WTA Tour title (AP) - Sorana Cristea of Romania won her first WTA Tour title Sunday, rallying to beat Sabine Lisicki of Germany 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7) in the Tashkent Open final. Cirstea, seeded third and ranked 46th, hadn't dropped a set all week until losing the first to the fourth-seeded Lisicki. Cirstea's previous best performance had been as runner-up in Budapest last year.
  • Tursunov wins Open de Moselle title (AP) - Dmitry Tursunov of Russia won the Open de Moselle by beating Paul-Henri Mathieu 7-6 (6), 1-6, 6-4 Sunday in the final. Tursunov rallied after winning just one game in the second set. "In the second set he had a lot of chances to attack my second serve, and he was successful in doing that," the fifth-seeded Tursunov said.

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