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Bartoli, Rezai set for Bali finals
BALI, Indonesia, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- French players Marion Bartoli and Aravane Rezai each had straight-set wins Saturday and advanced to the finals of the Tournament of Champions in Indonesia.
VALENCIA, Spain, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Scotsman Andy Murray and Russia's Nikolay Davydenko won their quarterfinal matches Friday at the Valencia Open tennis tournament in Spain.
Federer advances to Basel semis
BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Roger Federer beat Evgeny Korolev 6-3, 6-2 Friday in one quarterfinal of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament in Basel, Switzerland.
Pennetta leads Italy into Fed Cup final
REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Italian Flavia Pennetta is paired against U.S. player Alexa Glatch in the opening match Saturday of the 2009 Fed Cup finals in Italy.
Bartoli among Bali semifinalists
BALI, Indonesia, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Marion Bartoli used a straight-set win Friday to earn a spot in the semifinals of the Tournament of Champions in Indonesia.
Wickmayer suspended for doping violation
BRUSSELS, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Belgian tennis player Yanina Wickmayer was given a one-year suspension from competition for failing to keep doping officials notified of her location.
Murray, Davydenko win at Valencia Open
VALENCIA, Spain, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Scotland's Andy Murray and Russia's Nikolay Davydenko, the top two seeds, won their second round matches Thursday at the Valencia Open tennis tournament.
BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Second-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia was among Thursday's winners at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at Basel, Switzerland.
Rezai makes Tournament of Champions semis
BALI, Indonesia, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- No. 10-seeded Aravane Rezai was a straight-set winner Thursday, becoming the first semifinalist of the $600,000 Tournament of Champions in Indonesia.
Federer leads winners in his hometown
BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Roger Federer, gunning for a fourth straight title in his hometown, led Wednesday's winners at the Swiss Indoors tournament in Basel, Switzerland.
Bartoli opens Bali tournament with win
BALI, Indonesia, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Marion Bartoli opened round-robin play Wednesday at the $600,000 Tournament of Champions event in Indonesia with a straight-set victory.
BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Novak Djokovic scored 10 aces and racked up three service breaks in a 6-3, 7-5 win over German Andreas Beck Tuesday at the Swiss Indoors Tournament.
VALENCIA, Spain, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Two favorites, top-seeded Andy Murray and reigning champion David Ferrer, advanced in Tuesday's opening round of the Valencia Open in Spain.
Haas illness said to be swine flu
FRANKFURT, Germany, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Tommy Haas withdrew from this week's ATP tournament in Switzerland after becoming ill with what turned out to be swine flu.
Davydenko advances in Valencia Open
VALENCIA, Spain, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Russian Nikolay Davydenko, the second-seed and seventh-ranked player in the world, scored an easy first-round victory Monday in the Valencia Open in Spain.
Federer back in action, wins Swiss opener
BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Roger Federer, playing in his first event since the U.S. Open, scored a straight-set victory Monday in the first round of his hometown Swiss Indoors tournament.
Roddick, Verdasco up in ATP rankings
LONDON, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Andy Roddick and Fernando Verdasco each are up one spot in the world's men's tennis rankings, released Monday.
Serena Williams retakes No. 1 ranking
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Serena Williams, finishing off her most lucrative year in women's tennis with a win at the Sony Ericsson Championships, is again ranked No. 1 in the world.
Serena Williams withdraws from Fed Cup
DOHA, Qatar, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Serena Williams has withdrawn from the U.S. Fed Cup tennis final against the Italian team next week at Reggio Calabria, Italy.
Serena downs Venus for Qatar trophy
DOHA, Qatar, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Serena Williams beat her sister Venus Williams in straight sets Sunday and won the Sony Ericsson Championships in Qatar, her 35th WTA title.
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Sergiy Stakhovsky, a Ukrainian qualifier, won the St. Petersburg Open in Russia Sunday, coming from behind to defeat Horacio Zeballos of Argentina.
Melzer tops Cilic in Vienna final
VIENNA, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Austrian Jurgen Melzer knocked off top-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia Sunday in the championship match of the Bank Austria Tennis Trophy in Austria.
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