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Tennis: Simona Halep withdraws from Sydney WTA tournament for medical reasons
Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, the main favourite of the WTA tournament in Sydney, withdrew in the last moment from the competition due to a gastroenteritis.
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On Tuesday, Simona Halep, WTA No. 3, was to play against Karolina Pliskova (the Czech Republic). AGERPRES
Confident Radwanska gets Grand Slam boost
Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska took a significant step towards achieving her dream of a maiden Grand Slam title when she broke the stranglehold Serena Williams held over her at the Hopman Cup.
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Roger Federer Beats Grigor Dimitrov in Brisbane Semifinal
Bulgaria's top tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has lost a Brisbane International semifinal match to Switzerland's Roger Federer 2:6, 2:6.
Federer took just 53 minutes to beat fourth-seeded Dimitrov on Saturday, thereby reaching the final of the Brisbane International.
Federer will now play Canada's Milos Raonic in Sunday's final.
Tennis: Simona Halep qualifies for final of WTA Shenzhen tournament
Romanian tennis player Simona Halep has qualified for the final of the 500,000-dollar WTA tournament in Shenzhen (China) on Friday, after defeating Chinese player Saisai Zheng by 6-2, 6-3, in one hour and 26 minutes of play.
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Grigor Dimitrov Beats Slovakia's Klizan in Quarterfinals of ATP Brisbane
Bulgarian tennis star Grigor Dimitrov defeated Slovakia's Martin Klizan 6-3, 6-4 in a match of the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International Men's Singles on Friday.
Dimitrov took 72 minutes to beat Klizan and reach the semi-finals of the tennis tournament.
His victory won him USD 22 800 and 90 points in the ATP ranking, according to reports of the BGNES news agency.
Djokovic beaten by Karlovic in Doha ATP quarterfinal
DOHA - World's best tennis player Novak Djokovic did not manage to qualify for the Doha ATP semifinal as he lost the quarterfinal match on Thursday to Croatia's Ivo Karlovic, 6-7 (2-7), 7-6 (8-6), 6-4.
Sharapova cruises, Ivanovic struggles in Brisbane
Top seeds Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic booked their places in the semi-finals of the Brisbane International in vastly contrasting fashion on Jan. 8.
While world number two Sharapova cruised past Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro 6-1, 6-3, Ivanovic was forced to recover from a horror start before edging Kaia Kanepi 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
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Grigor Dimitrov Reaches Brisbane Doubles Semifinals
Bulgaria's top tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has scored a third consecutive victory in Brisbane.
Grigor Dimitrov and Thanasi Kokkinakis made it into the Brisbane doubles semifinals after defeating Robert Lindstedt and Marcin Matkowski 6:3, 6:7, 10:7, according to reports of the BGNES news agency.
The Bulgarian-Australian team will next play Kei Nishikori/Alexandr Dolgopolov.
Djokovic through to Doha ATP quarterfinal with ease
DOHA - World's best tennis player Novak Djokovic qualified for the Doha ATP quarterfinal as he defeated Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine in the second round match on Wednesday, 6-2, 6-1.
In the next round, Djokovic will cross rackets with Croatia's Ivo Karlovic who beat Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3.
Grigor Dimitrov Earns Thrilling Match Against Chardy, Faces Klizan
Following his victorious start at doubles, Bulgarian tennis player repeated his success in his first singles match for the new season.
Dimitrov won against Jeremy Chardy (France) with 3:6, 6:4, 7:6 (10:8) in the second round of the men's singles competition of the Brisbane International tournament.