Sharapova reaches Open GDF Suez quarters

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• Top-seeded Maria Sharapova beat Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Open GDF Suez. Sharapova broke for a 4-3 lead in the first set and twice more in the second, clinching the victory when Scheepers netted a backhand. In first-round matches, American qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands finished off Kristina Barrois of Germany with [..]

Murray: I’ll win a Grand Slam

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• Andy Murray said he came away from the Australian Open feeling "much more positive" about his game despite failing to reach the final. The British number one lost in the semi-final of last month's Grand Slam tournament to eventual winner Novak Djokovic in a five-hour match. Despite the loss, the 24-year-old said it was a "huge turnaround" from the previous year when [..]

Djokovic lands top Laureus gong

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• Novak Djokovic added to his ever-growing trophy cabinet by winning the Laureus world sportsman of the year award at a glittering ceremony in London on Monday. Djokovic enjoyed a stellar 2011, clinching the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open grand slam titles. The Serbian world number one collected his latest gong at a ceremony in London which was attended by luminaries from [..]

French pair into Montpellier semis

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• The host nation will be represented by Gilles Simon and Gael Monfils in the semi-finals of the Open Sud de France. Five French players were in quarter-final action in Montpellier on Friday and while three fell by the wayside, both Simon and Monfils reached the last four. Second seed Simon beat compatriot Guillaume Rufin in what was a hard-fought contest which lasted [..]

Britain bounce back in Fed Cup

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• Great Britain maintained their successful start to their Fed Cup Euro/Africa Zone Group I campaign on Thursday night. Judy Murray's team followed Wednesday's 3-0 defeat of Portugal with a 2-1 success against the Netherlands. Anne Keothavong started with a 6-3 6-7 (3/7) 6-3 defeat to Bibiane Schoofs but Elena Baltacha levelled the contest with a 6-3 6-3 defeat of Michaella Krajicek. And Laura [..]