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Britain's Melanie South is into the main draw of the Australian Open. The British number two benefitted from the withdrawl of the 2008 Champion Maria Sharapova who is recovering from surgery on her...

Sharapova withdraws from the Australian Open

Defending champion Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from this years event in a not altogether unexpected announcement. The world number 9 revealed over the holidays that she had undergone...

Murray takes Abu Dhabi Title

Britain's Andy Murray sounded a warning to the other inhabitants of the ATP top 10 players in the world when he defeated Rafael Nadal in 3 sets on Saturday to take the Capitala World Tennis...

McEnroe backs Murray to win Down Under

Former Tennis great John McEnroe believes Britain's Andy Murray could win the upcoming Australian Open. The world No 4 enjoyed an outstanding 2008, winning five ATP titles, and will be a...

Dokic earns place in Australian Open

Former WTA world number 4 Jelena Dokic of Australia has earned a place in the main draw of next month's Australian Open. Dokic, aged 25 beat fellow Australian Monika Wejnert, 6-7 (3/7), 7-5,...

Martina Making Fans and Friends in the Jungle

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova has been having a relatively easy time on the UK's hit I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! The live TV contest show - which has 12 celebrities camping in the...

Verdasco wins Davis Cup for Spain

Fernando Verdasco came through a tense five-set encounter with Jose Acasuso to hand Spain a hard-earned victory over Argentina in the Davis Cup final. Verdasco won the first set but Acasuso,...

Federer unfazed by ranking threat

Roger Federer insists he is not worried by the prospect of being overtaken by Novak Djokovic in the world rankings. Federer lies second, but Djokovic closed the gap to only 10 points with victory...

Roddick to be coached by Stefanki

American Andy Roddick will be coached by compatriot Larry Stefanki ahead of the 2009 season. Stefanki, who has previously trained John McEnroe, Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Tim Henman, was coaching...

Nalbandian denies Davis Cup row

David Nalbandian has denied claims that he rowed with team-mates as Argentina lost to Spain in the Davis Cup final. Nalbandian won his team's only point as they crashed 3-1 in Mar del Plata. He...