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November 18, 2007
Federer caps off another historic season
Over the next week Roger Federer will play three exhibition matches against Pete Sampras in Asia.

Haas blood tests find no evidence of poisoning
Blood tests have revealed no evidence that Tommy Haas was poisoned during Germany's Davis Cup defeat by Russia in Moscow in September, the German Tennis Federation (DTB) said.

November 15, 2007
Federer battling for semifinal birth at Masters Cup
By the time he takes the court at the $4.45 million Tennis Masters Cup on Friday, Roger Federer will know if he is on the brink of elimination.

Spanish accent at Masters: Ferrer, Nadal reach semifinals
Two days after beating good friend Rafael Nadal , David Ferrer gave him a gift: a spot in the Masters Cup semifinals.

November 11, 2007
Justine Henin beats Maria Sharapova in season finale, surpasses $5 million for season
Justin Henin finished her record-breaking season undefeated after Wimbledon.

November 09, 2007
Maria Sharapova routs Ana Ivanovic to advance at season-ending event in Madrid
Maria Sharapova routed Ana Ivanovic 6-1, 6-2 Friday at the Sony Ericsson Championships and avoided a semifinal matchup with defending champion Justine Henin .

Federer reckons he can play another 9 years
Some bad news for Roger Federer 's rivals: Retirement is so far off his radar screen he hasn't even thought about what he might do when he's done with tennis.

November 07, 2007
Nalbandian skipping alternate berth at Masters Cup to train for 2008Former champion David Nalbandian will not travel to the Masters Cup in China as the first alternate because it's too far away.

Sharapova displays old form for first win in over two months
With her ailing shoulder out of mind, Maria Sharapova just about played like her usual self.

November 04, 2007
Nalbandian topples Nadal in Paris Masters final
David Nalbandian was able to do something that even Roger Federer has not. The unseeded Argentine continued his late-season surge by upsetting second seed Rafael Nadal , 6-4, 6-0, in the final of the $2.45 million event on Sunday

Serena Williams looking forward to another rematch with Henin at Sony Ericsson Championships
Serena Williams looked at her draw for the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships and was pleased to see top-ranked Justine Henin in her difficult group.

Jankovic limbers up for last chance with Henin in Madrid
Justine Henin and fatigue are the two obstacles Jelena Jankovic has to overcome if she is to crown an impressive season with victory at the end-of-season WTA Championships in Madrid next week.

November 03, 2007
Henin gets tough draw in WTA Championships
Defending champion and world number one Justine Henin was handed a tough draw for the end-of-season WTA Championships in Madrid on Saturday.

November 01, 2007
Davydenko feared warning after sluggish Paris display
Russia's Nikolay Davydenko said he had feared receiving a warning during a sluggish display in a 6-2 6-2 third-round defeat by Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis at the Paris Masters Series tournament on Thursday.

October 30, 2007
Serena Williams to lead US Hopman Cup challenge
American superstar Serena Williams will headline the Hopman Cup here later this year.

Murray hurts back in car crash, still plays at Paris Masters
Andy Murray slightly hurt his back in a car crash while heading to his hotel.
The 12th-ranked Murray, who is playing at the Paris Masters, was with coach Brad Gilbert on Monday in heavy traffic when another car went into the back of their car.

October 28, 2007
Nalbandian makes winning start in Paris
David Nalbandian made a winning start to the Paris Masters Series tournament with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Spain's Nicolas Almagro on Sunday.

Federer wins home title to top year-end rankings
Roger Federer won his seventh tournament of the season on Sunday, beating unseeded Finn Jarkko Nieminen 6-3 6-4 to successfully defend his hometown title in Basel.

October 26, 2007
Russian Nikolay Davydenko fined $2,000 by ATP for lack of effort at St. Petersburg Open
Nikolay Davydenko , already at the center of a betting investigation, was fined $2,000 for lack of effort a loss at the St. Petersburg Open.

Roddick pulls out of Paris Masters
World number five Andy Roddick has pulled out of the Paris Masters Series tournament starting on Sunday, organizers said on Friday.

October 25, 2007
Federer advances to quarterfinals, Karlovic ousts Blake at Swiss Indoors
Roger Federer beat Juan Martin Del Potro 6-1, 6-4 Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals at the Swiss Indoors, his home tournament.

Davydenko upset, draws warning from umpire for not trying
Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko , interviewed in a suspicious match earlier this year, said he was warned for not playing hard enough by the chair umpire in his loss to Marian Cilic at the St. Petersburg Open on Thursday.

October 24, 2007
Venus and Sharapova to star in HK
American Venus Williams will battle it out against Russia 's Maria Sharapova in January's Hong Kong invitational tennis tournament, a report here said Wednesday.

Blake wins in Basel to maintain Masters Cup charge
American fourth seed James Blake kept on course for a place at the season-ending Masters Cup on Wednesday with a straightforward win in the opening round of the Swiss Indoors.

October 23, 2007
Federer continues title defense at Basel
Top-seeded Roger Federer continues his title defense on his home soil Thursday at the $1.2 million Davidoff Swiss Indoors.

Top seed Roddick beaten in Lyon
Top seed Andy Roddick slumped to a 7-6 2-6 6-4 defeat by Frenchman Fabrice Santoro in the first round of the Lyon Grand Prix on Wednesday.

Nadal to open season in Chennai
MUMBAI, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Spanish world number two Rafael Nadal is returning to India to start his 2008 season at the Chennai Open, organisers said on Tuesday.

October 22, 2007
Chakvetadze tops field at Linz tennis
Russia's Anna Chakvetadze is the top seed for the $600,000 Generale Ladies Linz tennis tournament, which began Monday.

Two-time finalist Johansson makes quick exit at St. Petersburg
Thomas Johansson made an uncharacteristically quick exit at the $1 million St. Petersburg Open.

October 21, 2007
Nalbandian stuns Federer in Madrid final
David Nalbandian completed a hat trick of epic proportions. Putting an exclamation point on a memorable week, the unseeded Nalbandian won the $3 million Master Series Madrid.

Henin beats Golovin in Zurich Open final to win 9th title of season
Justine Henin won her ninth title of the season Sunday, beating 19-year-old Tatiana Golovin of France 6-4, 6-4 at the Zurich Open.

October 20, 2007
India's Mirza ends season early to prepare for next year
India's Sania Mirza has opted to end her season early to recover from injury and prepare for next year.

October 18, 2007
Henin has reason for optimism at Zurich Open
Justin Henin was already a favorite to win the $1.34 Zurich Open, but the odds of a victory here have gradually improved.

Federer beats Canas to advance to quarterfinals of Madrid Masters
Roger Federer finally got a win against Guillermo Canas , beating the 14th-ranked Argentine 6-0, 6-3 Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Madrid Masters.

Nadal clinches thrilling win over Murray
World number two Rafael Nadal clinched a thrilling 7-6 6-4 victory over Britain's Andy Murray to claim a place in the quarter-finals of the Madrid Masters on Thursday.

October 17, 2007
Jankovic and Ivanovic among early Zurich exits
Serbia's Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic joined the exodus of top players at this year's Zurich Open on Wednesday with surprise second-round defeats.

Andy Murray meets with the ATP to discuss comments about gambling in tennis
Andy Murray met with ATP officials Wednesday to discuss comments he made about gambling in tennis

October 15, 2007
Henin returns to Zurich, headlines star-studded field
Justine Henin will hope that her long absence at the Zurich Open will not slow down her late-season surge.

Andy Murray beats Radek Stepanek on opening day of Madrid Masters
Andy Murray pressured Radek Stepanek into early errors before pulling away for a 6-4, 6-1 win Monday on the opening day of the Madrid Masters.

Federer back from long break in Madrid
Five weeks after winning his 12th Grand Slam singles title, Roger Federer returns to tournament tennis this week as defending champion in the Madrid Masters.

October 14, 2007
Ivo Karlovic beats Thomas Johansson in Stockholm Open final
Big-serving Ivo Karlovic had 27 aces in defeating Thomas Johansson 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 Sunday to win the Stockholm Open for his third career ATP title.

Dementieva, Davydenko win titles at Kremlin Cup
A pair of local favorites claimed titles at the dual-gender Kremlin Cup on Sunday. In the $1.34 million women's draw, unseeded Elena Dementieva finally broke through here with a 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 win over No. 4 Serena Williams .

October 13, 2007
Federer sees 2008 as a tough year to make history by breaking Sampras' Grand Slam record
The top-ranked Federer is three Grand Slam victories shy of breaking Pete Sampras' record of 14 for a career and will go into the new year knowing a perfect start would leave him in a position to better that number at Wimbledon.

Roddick, Hewitt to miss Madrid Masters because of injuries
Andy Roddick and Lleyton Hewitt will miss next week's Madrid Masters because of leg injuries.

Nadal looks to reignite season in Madrid
World number two Rafael Nadal is aiming to use next week's Madrid Masters tournament to reignite his season ready for an end-of-year flourish at the Masters Cup in Shanghai.

October 12, 2007
Sharapova, Mauresmo bundled out of Moscow
Second seed Maria Sharapova was unceremoniously bundled out of the Kremlin Cup on Wednesday, losing to Belarus's Victoria Azarenka 7-6 6-2 in the second round.

Venus Williams eases into semi-finals of Bangkok tennis tournament
Six-time Grand Slam winner Venus Williams cruised into the Bangkok Open semi-finals on Friday with a straight-sets victory over France 's Camille Pin.

Serena Williams, Kutznetsova move into Kremlin Cup semifinals
Serena Williams doesn't mind being the underdog. The fourth-seeded American topped No. 8 Nicole Vaidisova , 6-4, 7-6 (9-7), on Friday in the quarterfinals of the dual-gender Kremlin Cup.

October 9, 2007
Top seed Blake rallies past Bjorkman at Stockholm Open
Two-time defending champion James Blake had a hard-fought start to his quest for another crown at the Stockholm Open.

Top-seeded Djokovic wins opener at Tennis Trophy
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic defeated Robby Ginepri 6-3, 6-4 Tuesday to reach the second round of the BA-CA Tennis Trophy.

Injured Ferrer pulls out of Stockholm Open
Spaniard David Ferrer has pulled out of the Stockholm Open with a hamstring injury, organizers said on Tuesday.

October 8, 2007
Defending champion Ljubicic wins at BA-CA Tennis Trophy
Ivan Ljubicic took the first step at completing a hattrick. Ljubicic, the third seed from Croatia, posted a 6-4, 7-5 victory over local qualifier Andreas Haider-Maurer in the first round of the BA-CA Tennis Trophy on Monday.

Serena sets sights on reclaiming top spot
Eight-times grand slam champion Serena Williams said on Monday her attitude had changed and she was ready to reclaim the world's number one ranking.

October 7, 2007
Henin enjoying best year yet, promises more to come
Justine Henin matched her biggest haul of titles in a season by winning Sunday's Stuttgart Grand Prix final and the world number one is not finished yet.

David Ferrer cruises to victory over Richard Gasquet at Japan Open
David Ferrer overpowered Richard Gasquet 6-1, 6-2 Sunday to win the Japan Open for his third title of the year.

Venus Williams upset by Virginie Razzano in final of Japan Open
Top-seeded Venus Wiliams was upset by Virginie Razzano 4-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4 Saturday in the final of the Japan Open.

October 3, 2007
Venus Williams beats King to reach quarterfinals at Japan Open
Top-seeded Venus Williams of the United States overpowered Vania King 6-0, 6-4 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Japan Open.

Top seeds Ferrer and Venus advance in Tokyo
Top seed David Ferrer beat South African Wesley Moodie 7-6 6-2 to reach the last 16 of the Japan Open on Wednesday.

Mirza, Williams advance at Japan Open tennis
India's Sania Mirza struggled while Venus Williams barely worked up a sweat, but both women booked their spots Wednesday in the quarter-finals of the Japan Open.

October 2, 2007
Venus crushes King to reach Japan Open quarter-finals
Wimbledon champion Venus Williams thrashed fellow American Vania King 6-0 6-4 to reach the Japan Open quarter-finals on Wednesday.

Serena blows Czech away in Stuttgart
Serena Williams destroyed unseeded Zuzana Ondraskova 6-0 6-0 on Tuesday to reach the second round of the Stuttgart Grand Prix in vintage style.

Petrova gets her act together to beat German wildcard
Defending champion Nadia Petrova put a poor start behind her to beat German wildcard Tatjana Malek 2-6 6-1 6-1 in the first round of the Stuttgart Grand Prix on Tuesday.

October 1, 2007
Henin returns to action at Porsche Grand Prix
Not since the U.S. Open has a WTA event seen such a collection of talent.
Including world No. 1 Justine Henin , eight of the world's top 10 players will be in action this week at the $650,000 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.

Serena starts rare late-season swing through Europe
Serena Williams starts a swing through Europe in the Stuttgart Grand Prix this week but whether she will still be around for the season-ending championship in Madrid next month is still uncertain.

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