Marion Bartoli

Tennis: Classic field gets better

The ASB Classic continues to attract top-line players with news French Open semifinalist Dominika Cibulkova will play.The 20-year-old Slovakian is ranked 29th in the world but was as high as 12 in July after her great run to...

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Tennis: Classic organisers hoping best is yet to come

ASB Classic organisers are hopeful they are yet to announce their top seed for the Auckland tennis tournament in January.Italian Flavia Pennetta, the world No 12, was today confirmed for the WTA event, making her the highest...

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Jon Wertheim: Djokovic strong at season's end

Here in November, Novak Djokovic's still going strong, playing as well as anyone Flavia Pennetta and Francesca Schiavone led Italy to the Fed Cup title We've recently witnessed two extremes in the sport's anti-doping policy...

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Tennis: 18-ranked Belgian confirmed for Classic

Women tennis players can be added to chocolates and Hercule Poirot in the list of Belgium's best known exports - especially if Yanina Wickmayer continues on her current path.World No 18 Wickmayer was yesterday unveiled as the...

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Murray beats Verdasco to reach Valencia final

Top seed Andy Murray battled past Fernando Verdasco in the semi-finals of the Valencia Open yesterday, beating the fourth-seeded Spaniard 6-3 2-6 6-3 to set up a final against Mikhail Youzhny. World number four Murray, who...

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UPDATE 1-Tennis-Bartoli limps out of Bali final with Rezai

BALI, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Aravane Rezai won the Tournament of Champions in Bali on Sunday when opponent Marion Bartoli retired with injury after losing the first set 7-5. Bartoli had broken her fellow Frenchwoman to lead 3-2 but...

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Italy on the brink

Italy moved to the brink of victory against the USA in the Fed Cup final with two straightforward singles wins in Reggio Calabria. The USA went into the tie without both Williams sisters and youngsters Alexa Glatch and Melanie...

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UPDATE 1-Tennis-Bartoli to meet Rezai in all-French Bali final

By Barry Wood BALI, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Marion Bartoli will play Aravane Rezai in an all-French final at the Tournament of Champions in Bali after both claimed straight-sets victories on Saturday. Bartoli reached her fourth final...

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UPDATE 1-Tennis-Tournament of Champions women's singles results

Nov 7 (Reuters) - Tournament of Champions women's singles semi-final result on Saturday (prefix number denotes seeding, * is new result). *10-Aravane Rezai (France) beat 6-Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (Spain) 6-2 6-3 1-Marion...

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Ruling on Serena's rant to be handed down soon

A RULING on Serena Williams's US Open tirade is expected in the next two weeks. ''It's in the hands of the Grand Slam administrator, who I believe has now completed his investigation and will be making a ruling within the next...

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