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Tennis
Tipsarevic upsets Ljubicic at Metz (AP)
Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia upset eighth-seeded Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia 6-4, 7-6 (3) Thursday to reach the Open de Moselle quarterfinals. Tipsarevic defeated the 2005 champion for the first time. Fourth-seeded Philipp Petzschner of Germany stopped wild card Michael Llodra of France 7-6 (3), 6-3 in their second-round match. »
Serena Williams pulls out of next week’s Pan Pacific Open
World No. 2 Serena Williams has pulled out of next week's Pan Pacific Open with knee and toe injuries, organizers said on Thursday. »
Monaco reaches quarters of BCR Open (AP)
Third-seeded Juan Monaco of Argentina defeated Pere Riba of Spain 6-4, 6-2 Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the BCR Open Romania. Monaco, the highest seed left in the competition, never faced a break point in the match. He converted his only break point in the first set and used two more breaks in... »
Dokic’s father has prison term confirmed (AP)
A Serbian court confirmed a 15-month prison sentence for the father of tennis player Jelena Dokic on charges that he threatened the Australian ambassador to Serbia. The retrial for Damir Dokic was held because ambassador Claire Birgin did not testify in person during the original hearing in June. On Thursday, she was again represented... »
Shahar Peer beats Kathrin Woerle at Tashkent Open
Second-seeded Shahar Peer of Israel beat Kathrin Woerle of Germany 6-2, 6-4 Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Tashkent Open. »
Sentence confirmed for Jelena Dokic’s dad Damir Dokic in retrial
The father of tennis player Jelena Dokic faced a retrial Thursday on charges that he threatened the Australian ambassador to Serbia. »
Maria Kirilenko advances at Korea Open as Francesca Schiavone retires with injury
Defending champion Maria Kirilenko of Russia advanced to the Korea Open quarterfinals on Thursday by beating Francesca Schiavone, who retired with an injury early in the second set. »
Family first: Limited 2010 program for Kim Clijsters
Kim Clijsters will center her 2010 schedule as much around young daughter Jada as around the four Grand Slams, planning a limited program that will put family first. »
Clijsters plans 2010 around daughter (AP)
Kim Clijsters will center her 2010 schedule as much around young daughter Jada as around the four Grand Slams, planning a limited program that will put family first. The U.S. Open champion will limit the rest of her 2009 program to just one tournament in Luxembourg next month before heading into two months of... »
Kim Clijsters plans 2010 around her No. 1 – Jada
TESSENDERLO, Belgium - Kim Clijsters will center her 2010 schedule as much around young daughter Jada as around the four Grand Slams, planning a limited program that will... »
Kirilenko, Hantuchova in Korea quarters (AP)
Defending champion Maria Kirilenko of Russia advanced to the Korea Open quarterfinals on Thursday by beating Francesca Schiavone, who retired with an injury early in the second set. Kirilenko was leading the third-seeded Schiavone 6-1, 1-2 in the second round when the Italian, who had taken a medical time-out in the first set with... »
Peer reaches Tashkent Open quarterfinals (AP)
Second-seeded Shahar Peer of Israel beat Kathrin Woerle of Germany 6-2, 6-4 Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Tashkent Open. The 46th-ranked Peer is looking for her second straight title after winning the Guangzhou Open last weekend. In the quarterfinals, Peer will face Russian qualifier Alexandra Panova, who advanced by beating seventh-seeded Patricia... »
