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Federer blows past Berloq in return to Rome clay

2012-05-16T15:16:56.190

Roger Federer braved dust storm conditions to blow past Argentine Carlos Berlocq 6-3, 6-4 and open his week with a second-round victory at the R

Bulgaria's Kutrovsky gets doping ban

2012-05-16T09:46:51.290

Bulgaria's number-two tennis player Dimitar Kutrovsky has been banned for two years for doping, the Bulgarian Tennis Federation said Wednesday.

Murray outslugs Nalbandian in Rome

2012-05-15T20:16:56.083

Britain's world number four Andy Murray reached the third round of the Rome Masters here on Tuesday after a tough battle with veteran Argentinia

Federer listening to his body on Rome participation

2012-05-14T21:46:53.360

Roger Federer and family landed in the Italian capital on Monday with the Swiss hoping to participate as scheduled in this week's Rome Masters.<

Federer, Serena eye French Open shock

2012-05-14T01:46:52.703

Roger Federer and Serena Williams took home trophies on Sunday from the Madrid Masters, with the pair of veteran champions hoping to channel

Federer wins Madrid Masters, takes number two spot

2012-05-13T18:46:52.833

Roger Federer moved back to number two in the world after beating Tomas Berdych 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 on Sunday to win his third Madrid Masters.

Blue clay the future, says Masters supremo Tiriac

2012-05-13T16:46:53.963

Madrid Masters supremo Ion Tiriac insisted Sunday the blue clay courts that have prompted anger and derision from some of the world's top player

Berdych downs del Potro to reach Madrid final

2012-05-12T18:16:57.003

Tomas Berdych mastered the slick blue clay to topple Argentine Juan Martin del Potro 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (8/6) on Saturday to reach the final of the

Berdych sends Verdasco packing from Madrid

2012-05-11T19:16:54.780

Tomas Berdych brought Fernando Verdasco crashing back to earth on Friday, a day after the local player had upset Rafael Nadal at the Madrid Mast

Madrid Masters boss defends controversial blue clay

2012-05-11T15:16:52.853

Madrid Masters supremo Ion Tiriac on Friday promised a gradual improvement in traction on the new blue courts which have come under fire from pl

Racquet sales rise despite economy

2012-05-10T21:16:53.247

Despite continued struggles in the American economy, tennis players found the money to boost racquet sales in the first three months of the yea

Federer survives Raonic ace attack at Madrid Masters

2012-05-10T11:46:56.073

Roger Federer sweated out a tough win in his first match on Madrid's blue clay on Wednesday, holding off Canada's Milos Raonic 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7/

Speedy Spanish seeds limit blue clay exposure

2012-05-09T19:16:52.083

Spanish clay powerhouses Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer got on and off the controversial blue clay courts at the Madrid Masters as quickly as po

Djokovic fuming after debacle on blue clay

2012-05-09T01:16:50.993

Novak Djokovic scraped and slid to an opening victory at the Madrid Masters on Tuesday, then let loose with a blistering appraisal of the event

Australia's Tomic loses in Madrid first round

2012-05-08T13:16:53.297

Veteran Czech Radek Stepanek on Tuesday ended the Madrid Masters run of Australian Bernard Tomic in the first round, with the Queensland youngst

Wary Djokovic hoping to avoid injury on blue clay

2012-05-07T18:16:52.040

Wary top seed Novak Djokovic said Monday he hoped that play this week on the untried blue clay laid down for the Madrid Masters will be injury-f

Federer has no fear of Big Blue in Madrid

2012-05-06T21:16:59.780

Blue clay courts at the Madrid Masters hold no fears for former champion Roger Federer, with the confident Swiss insisting on Sunday that he wil

Kohlschreiber beats Cilic to lift Munich title

2012-05-06T19:16:55.440

Fourth-seed Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany won Munich's ATP tournament with a 7-6 (10/8), 6-3 victory over Croatia's Marin Cilic in Sunday's f

Del Potro wins second straight Estoril title

2012-05-06T18:46:51.623

Top seed Juan Martin del Potro retained his title here at the Estoril Open on Sunday after inflicting a 6-4, 6-2 defeat on second seed Richard G

Gasquet guns into Estoril semi-finals

2012-05-04T17:46:57.533

French second seed Richard Gasquet defeated Daniel Munoz-de la Nava 7-6 (7/1), 6-2 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Estoril Open, his f