Federer, Henin handed kind draws for Melbourne
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World number one Roger Federer will begin the defense of his Australian Open title against Argentine Diego Hartfield after the draw was made at Melbourne Park on Friday.
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MELBOURNE, Australia  - World No. 1 Roger Federer  entertained the late night crowd at the Australian Open on  Wednesday with a show-stopping performance as he beat Japanese  qualifier Takao Suzuki, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4, in the second round.
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Champion Serena Williams and top seed Justine Henin wasted no time in slicing their way through the Australian Open draw on Friday, both favorites booking fourth-round slots in routine fashion.
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Roger Federer and Justine Henin-Hardenne were selected the International Tennis Federation's world champions on Monday.
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Top seed Justine Henin and former champion Serena Williams meet in the quarter-finals on Centre Court.
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World number one Roger Federer has arrived in Sydney to train with coach Tony Roche ahead of next month&#39;s Australian Open, according to reports.
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World No. 1 Roger Federer and No. 2 Andy Roddick showed why they are a level above the rest of the players on the ATP on Saturday, both gutting out three-set wins at the ATP stop in Bangkok to set up a renewal of their rivalry for the Sunday final.
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World number one and top seed Justine Henin eased into the Australian Open third round Wednesday, holding off a late challenge from Russia's Olga Poutchkova to advance 6-1, 7-5.
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The drama started with a rare five-setter for Roger Federer. Then Lleyton Hewitt carried on almost to dawn, though eventually both high seeds survive Australian Open challenges.
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Roger Federer will face American Michael Russell in the first round of the French Open, the only Grand Slam tournament he hasn't won. In the draw Friday, two-time defending champion Justine Henin of Belgium opens against Elena Vesnina of Russia, and No. 2 Maria Sharapova will play Emilie Loit of France.
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World number one and defending  champion Roger Federer of Switzerland was grouped with  Australia's Lleyton Hewitt in the draw on Wednesday for the  season-ending ATP Tennis Masters Cup.
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Roger Federer and Lindsay Davenport  were named Thursday as the top seeds for the men's and women's  singles at the Australian Open which starts on Monday.
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Defending champion Roger Federer led  an express-speed charge of seeded players through the first  round of the Australian Open on Monday, brushing aside  Frenchman Fabrice Santoro.  The world number one raced past Santoro 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 in 94  minutes on Rod Laver Arena center court at Melbourne Park.
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Sport: Australian Open:  Roger Federer narrowly won a thrilling tie against unknown Janko Tipsarevic
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Roger Federer, recovering from a stomach virus and out of competition since November, landed in the same half of the Australian Open draw as No. 3 Novak Djokovic and four former finalists today.
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Top seed Roger Federer wins in straight sets to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals.
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Top seed Justine Henin and 12th seed Nicole Vaidisova are early winners on day five of the Australian Open.