MELBOURNE, Jan. 7, 2009 (Reuters) — American John Isner and Uzbek Denis Istomin have been granted wildcards for the Australian Open later this month, organizers said Thursday. ... > full story
SYDNEY, Jan. 7, 2009 (Reuters) — Germany won a tiebreaker in the deciding mixed doubles to knock the United States out of the Hopman Cup in Perth on Wednesday. ... > full story
BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 6, 2009 (Reuters) — As eight horses and riders galloped in pursuit of a wooden ball one recent afternoon, U.S. movie director Robert Duvall rubbed shoulders with Argentine former soccer star Gabriel Batistuta. ... > full story
SYDNEY, Jan. 6, 2009 (Reuters) — Novak Djokovic's preparations for the defense of his Australian Open title suffered an unexpected setback on Tuesday when the Serb was knocked out of the Brisbane International in the first round. ... > full story
SYDNEY, Jan. 5, 2009 (Reuters) — Defending champions the United States and hosts Australia lost their opening Hopman Cup ties in Perth on Monday after lackluster displays against Slovakia and Germany respectively. ... > full story
SYDNEY, Jan. 5, 2009 (Reuters) — Serbia's Ana Ivanovic survived a testing encounter with Czech teenager Petra Kvitova to win her opening match of the new year at the Brisbane International on Monday. ... > full story
SYDNEY, Jan. 2, 2009 (Reuters) — Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt is targeting a swift return to the top 10 after recovering from an injury that curtailed his progress throughout last year. ... > full story
MELBOURNE, Dec. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Seven-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is not considered one of the favorites for Australia's Tour Down Under, fellow competitor Stuart O'Grady said on Monday. ... > full story
MELBOURNE, Dec. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — The high-tech swimming suits worn when world records were lowered more than 100 times this year could be affecting the credibility of the performances, the coach of the world's fastest male and female swimmers has said. ... > full story
SYDNEY, Dec. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — The discovery of a fishy stowaway helped Australian maxi Wild Oats XI surge to an unprecedented fourth successive line honors victory in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Sunday, captain Mark Richards said. ... > full story
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Hopman Cup tennis results Jan. 5, 2009 (International Herald Tribune) — Results of matches played Monday at the Hopman Cup mixed teams tennis tournament on hardcourts at the Burswood Dome (women's singles, men's ...
Kirilenko withdraws from Stosur match-up Jan. 3, 2009 (Yahoo! Sports) — Russian eighth seed Maria Kirilenko has withdrawn from her opening match against Australia's Samantha Stosur at the Brisbane International tennis ...
Ivanovic to play Kvitova in 1st round Jan. 3, 2009 (USA Today) — Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic will meet Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in the first round of the Brisbane International. The reigning French Open ...
Tsonga wants to go one better this month in Melbourne Dec. 31, 2008 (Radio New Zealand) — Rising French tennis star Jo-Wilfried Tsonga says he's confident he can go one better and win the Australian Open later this month.. . Tsonga was ...
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