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Tennis: Fed Cup result - USA 1 Sweden 1

4/21/2013 1:06:11 AM

Results from the first day of the Fed Cup World Group playoff between USA and Sweden on Saturday:

USA 1 Sweden 1

Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) bt Sloane Stephens (USA) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1

Serena Williams (USA) bt Johanna Larsson (SWE) 6-2, 6-2

Sunday:

Serena Williams (USA) v Sofia Arvidsson (SWE)

Sloane Stephens (USA) v Johanna Larsson (SWE)

Varvara Lepchenko/Venus Williams (USA) v Sofia Arvidsson/Johanna Larsson (SWE)

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Tennis: Fed Cup results - collated

4/21/2013 1:08:52 AM

Fed Cup results this weekend:

World Group semi-finals

At Palermo

Italy 2 Czech Republic 0

Saturday

Sara Errani (ITA) bt Lucie Safarova (CZE) 6-4 6-2

Roberta Vinci (ITA) bt Petra Kvitova (CZE) 6-4 6-1

Sunday

Sara Errani (ITA) v Petra Kvitova (CZE)

Roberta Vinci (ITA) v Lucie Safarova (CZE)S

Flavia Pennetta/Francesa Schiavone (ITA) v Andrea Hlavackova/Lucie Hradecka (CZE)

At Moscow

Russia 0 Slovakia 2

Saturday

Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) bt Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 5-7, 6-1, 6-4

Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) bt Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 6-2, 6-4

Sunday

Maria Kirilenko (RUS) v Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) v Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)

Ekaterina Makarova/Elena Vesnina (RUS) v Magdalena Rybarikova/Jana Cepelova (SVK)

World Group play-offs

At Stuttgart

Germany 1 Serbia 1

Saturday

Ana Ivanovic (SRB) bt Mona Barthel (GER) 6-5 (7/5), 2-6, 6-2

Angelique Kerber (GER) bt Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) 7-5, 6-2

Sunday

Angelique Kerber (GER) v Ana Ivanovic (SRB)

Mona Barthel (GER) v Bojana Jovanovski (SRB)

Anna-Lena Groenefeld/Sabine Lisicki (GER) v Vesna Dolonc/Aleksandra Krunic (SRB)

At Chiasso-Seseglio

Switzerland v Australia

No play Saturday - rain

Sunday

Stefanie Voegele (SUI) v Samantha Stosur (AUS)

Romina Oprandi (SUI) v Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS)

Romina Oprandi (SUI) v Samantha Stosur (AUS)

Stefanie Voegele (SUI) v Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS)

Timea Bacsinszky/Amra Sadikovic (SUI) v Ashleigh Barty/Casey Dellacqua (AUS)

At Barcelona

Spain 2 Japan 0

Saturday

Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) bt Misaki Doi (JPN) 6-3, 6-4

Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) bt Ayumi Morita (JPN) 6-2, 6-3

Sunday

Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) v Ayumi Morita (JPN)

Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) v Misaki Doi (JPN)

Lourdes Dominguez Lino/Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) v Shuko Aoyama/Ayumi Morita (JPN)

At Delray Beach

USA 1 Sweden 1

Saturday

Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) bt Sloane Stephens (USA) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1

Serena Williams (USA) bt Johanna Larsson (SWE) 6-2, 6-2

Sunday

Serena Williams (USA) v Sofia Arvidsson (SWE)

Sloane Stephens (USA) v Johanna Larsson (SWE)

Varvara Lepchenko/Venus Williams (USA) v Sofia Arvidsson/Johanna Larsson (SWE)

World Group II play-offs

At Koksijde

Belgium 1 Poland 1

Saturday

Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) bt Alison van Uytvanck (BEL) 6-4, 6-2

Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) bt Urszula Radwanska (POL) 6-4, 6-3

Sunday

Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) v Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)

Alison van Uytvanck (BEL) v Urszula Radwanska (POL)

Ysaline Bonaventure/An-Sophie Mestach (BEL) v Alicja Rosolska/ Katarzyna Piter (POL)

At Besancon

France 1 Kazakhstan 1

Saturday

Marion Bartoli (FRA) bt Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) 6-0, 6-3

Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) bt Alize Cornet (FRA) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2

Sunday

Marion Bartoli (FRA) v Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)

Alize Cornet (FRA) v Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ)

Alize Cornet/Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) v Yaroslava Shvedova/Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ)

At Buenos Aires

Argentina 1 Great Britain 1

Saturday

Paula Ormaechea (ARG) bt Johanna Konta (GBR) 6-3, 6-2

Laura Robson (GBR) bt Florencia Molinero (ARG) 6-1, 6-1

Sunday

Paula Ormaechea (ARG) v Laura Robson (GBR)

Florencia Molinero (ARG) v Johanna Konta (GBR)

Mailen Auroux/Maria Irigoyen (ARG) v Anne Keothavong/Laura Robson (GBR)

At Kiev

Ukraine 1 Canada 1

Saturday

Elina Svitolina (UKR) bt Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 6-7 (6/8), 6-3, 6-2

Sharon Fichman (CAN) bt Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 7-6 (7/5), 2-6, 6-3

Sunday

Lesia Tsurenko (UKR v Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)

Elina Svitolina (UKR) v Sharon Fichman (CAN)

Yuliya Beygelzimer/Kateryna Kozlova (UKR) v Gabriela Dabrowski/ Sharon Fichman (CAN)

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Tennis: ATP US Clay Court Championships results - 1st update

4/13/2013 12:50:12 AM

Results on Friday from the fifth day of the $455,775 ATP US Clay Court Championships (x denotes seeding):

Quarter-final

Nicolas Almagro (ESP x1) bt Paolo Lorenzi (ITA x7) 6-4, 6-4

Rhyne Williams (USA) bt Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) 7-6 (7/1), 1-6, 6-4

John Isner (USA x5) bt Ricardas Berankis (LTU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

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Tennis: Houston Open results - 2nd update

4/10/2013 1:28:05 AM

Results from the second day of the Houston Open on Tuesday:

1st rd

Paolo Lorenzi (ITA x7) bt Gerald Melzer (AUT) 6-2, 6-2

Robby Ginepri (USA) bt Michael Russell (USA x8) 6-2, 6-2

Flavio Cipolla (ITA) bt Facundo Arguello (ARG) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5

Jack Sock (USA) bt Bradley Klahn (USA) 7-6 (7/3), 6-3

Ricardas Berankis (LTU) bt Jesse Levine (CAN) 6-7 (3/7), 7-5, 6-4

Fernando Verdasco (ESP x6) bt Steve Johnson (USA) 7-6 (7/5), 6-2

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Tennis: ATP US Clay Court Championship results

4/9/2013 3:04:37 AM

Results on Monday from the first day of the ATP US Clay Court Championships:

1st rd:

Gael Monfils (FRA) bt James Blake (USA) 7-6 (7/5), 7-5

Rhyne Williams (USA) bt Guido Pella (ARG) 7-5, 7-5

Tim Smyczek (USA) bt Josselin Ouanna (FRA) 6-1, 6-2

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Tennis: Davis Cup World Group quarter-final results

4/8/2013 2:26:15 AM

Davis Cup World Group quarter-final results Sunday:

At Almaty - clay (indoors)

Kazakhstan 1 Czech Republic 3

Lukas Rosol (CZE) bt Evgeny Korolev (KAZ) 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (2/7), 7-6 (7/5), 6-2

Andrey Golubev (KAZ) v Jan Hajek (CZE)

Saturday

Andrey Golubev/Yuriy Schukin (KAZ) bt Jan Hajek/Radek Stepanek (CZE) 7-6 (7/2), 6-4, 6-3

Friday

Lukas Rosol (CZE) bt Andrey Golubev (KAZ) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (8/6)

Jan Hajek (CZE) bt Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 6-3, 6-2, 6-4

At Buenos Aires - clay (outdoors)

Argentina 3 France 2

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) bt Juan Monaco (ARG) 6-3, 6-3, 6-0

Carlos Berlocq (ARG) bt Gilles Simon (ARG) 6-4, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4

Saturday

David Nalbandian/Horacio Zeballos (ARG) bt Julien Benneteau/Michael Llodra (FRA) 3-6, 7-6 (7/3), 7-5, 6-3

Friday

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) bt Carlos Berlocq (ARG) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2

Juan Monaco (ARG) bt Gilles Simon (FRA) 7-6 (7/2), 6-2, 6-4

at Boise, Idaho - hard (indoors)

Serbia 3 USA 1

Novak Djokovic (SRB) bt Sam Querrey (USA) 7-5, 6-7 (4/7), 6-1, 6-0

John Isner (USA) v Viktor Troicki (SRB)

Saturday

Nenad Zimonjic/Ilija Bozoljac (SRB) bt Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/1), 5-7, 4-6, 15-13

Friday

Novak Djokovic (SRB) bt John Isner (USA) 7-6 (7/5), 6-2, 7-5

Sam Querrey (USA) bt Viktor Troicki (SRB) 7-6 (7/1), 3-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4

At Vancouver - hard (indoors)

Canada 3 Italy 1

Milos Raonic (CAN) bt Andreas Seppi (ITA) 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5

Vasek Pospisil (CAN) v Fabio Fognini (ITA)

Saturday

Daniel Nestor/Vasek Pospisil (CAN) bt Daniele Bracciali/Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 3-6, 15-13

Friday

Andreas Seppi (ITA) bt Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 5-7, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3

Milos Raonic (CAN) bt Fabio Fognini 6-4, 7-6 (7/4), 7-5

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Tennis: Davis Cup result: Argentina 3 France 2

4/7/2013 8:02:47 PM

Results from the third day of the Davis Cup World Group quarter-final tie between Argentina and France on Sunday:

Argentina 3 France 2

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) bt Juan Monaco (ARG) 6-3, 6-3, 6-0

Carlos Berlocq (ARG) bt Gilles Simon (ARG) 6-4, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4

Saturday

David Nalbandian/Horacio Zeballos (ARG) bt Julien Benneteau/Michael Llodra (FRA) 3-6, 7-6 (7/3), 7-5, 6-3

Friday

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) bt Carlos Berlocq (ARG) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2

Juan Monaco (ARG) bt Gilles Simon (FRA) 7-6 (7/2), 6-2, 6-4

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Tennis: Davis Cup results - Japan 3 South Korea 2

4/7/2013 10:52:24 AM

Results from the Davis Cup tennis Asia/Oceania zone Group I second round tie between Japan and South Korea on Sunday:

Japan 3 South Korea 2

Lim Yong-Kyu (KOR) bt Go Soeda (JPN) 5-7, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4, 6-3

Tatsuma Ito (JPN) bt Cho Min-Hyeok (KOR) 6-3, 6-3, 6-0

On Friday

Tatsuma Ito (JPN) bt Jeong Suk-Young (KOR) 6-1, 6-4, 6-4

Go Soeda (JPN) bt Cho Min-Hyeok (KOR) 5-7, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2

On Saturday

Nam Ji-Sung/Lim Yong-Kyu (KOR) bt Yasutaka Uchiyama/Hiroki Moriya (JPN) 7-5, 6-1, 6-4

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Tennis: Davis Cup result: Canada 2 Italy 1

4/7/2013 2:31:52 AM

Results from the second day of the Davis Cup World Group quarter-final tie between Canada and Italy on Saturday:

Canada 2 Italy 1

Andreas Seppi (ITA) bt Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 5-7, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3

Milos Raonic (CAN) bt Fabio Fognini 6-4, 7-6 (7/4), 7-5

Saturday

Daniel Nestor/Vasek Pospisil (CAN) bt Daniele Bracciali/Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 3-6, 15-13

Sunday

Milos Raonic (CAN) v Andreas Seppi (ITA)

Vasek Pospisil (CAN) v Fabio Fognini (ITA)

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Tennis: Davis Cup results - India 5 Indonesia 0

4/7/2013 12:13:00 PM

Results from day three of the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group I relegation play-off tie between India and Indonesia in Bangalore on Sunday:

India 5 Indonesia 0

Reverse singles

Somdev Devvarman (IND) bt David Susanto (INA) 6-3, 6-1

Yuki Bhambri (IND) bt Wisnu Adi Nugroho (INA) 6-0, 6-1

Saturday's doubles

Leander Paes/Sanam Singh (IND) bt Elbert Sie/David Susanto (INA) 6-2, 6-1, 6-4

Friday's opening singles

Somdev Devvarman (IND) bt Wisnu Adi Nugroho (INA) 6-1, 6-2, 6-2

Yuki Bhambri (IND) bt Christopher Rungkat (INA) 6-3, 6-2, 6-2

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