Authorities move to keep tennis Grand Slam at Melbourne
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Authorities announced plans Thursday to ensure the Australian Open remains in Melbourne after its contract runs out in 2016, with competition high to host Grand Slam events.
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The United States Tennis Association has hired the firm of a former city police commissioner to try to keep tabs on all betting activity surrounding the United States Open.
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WHILE ONE-HALF of ten- nis&#39;s greatest rivalry has retired (Pete Sampras), the other half is still going strong. Andre Agassi and the rest of his professional tennis crew rolled into Washington, DC, this past week for the annual Legg Mason Tennis Classic.
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Reaching the third round of the Australian Open is nothing new for Andre Agassi, but it is something radically new for three other Americans in Melbourne this year.
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Five of the Top 6-ranked players on the WTA Tour compete this week at the Tier I stop in Moscow, though that could change with the possible withdrawal of top seed Amelie Mauresmo, who sustained a muscle pull in her leg Sunday, forcing her to pull from the
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Australia has retained its place in the Davis Cup world group after outlasting a dogged Moroccan team in today&#39;s doubles rubber at Perth&#39;s Royal Kings Park.
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NOT only has heavy rain delayed the start of yesterday&#39;s final between Swiss world No 1 Roger Federer (right) and Australia&#39;s Lleyton Hewitt in Texas, it has prompted organisers to trim the title match from a best-of-five sets to a best-of-three format.
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The top women's seeds advanced to the Australian Open fourth round in contrasting styles Friday but former champion Amelie Mauresmo was dumped from the tournament she won just two years ago.
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Light rain has delayed the start of play on the outside courts at the Australian Open on Saturday.
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A day after police used pepper spray on an unruly section of the Australian Open crowd, calm and normal service was restored to Melbourne Park on Wednesday.
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Believe it or not, Wimbledon organizers have been somewhat lucky so far. There's been plenty of rain through the tournament's first 1 1/2 weeks, including Thursday, but the four men's fourth-round matches that had to be completed to hold out any hope of holding the final on schedule did get done.
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Â· Wiltshire town courts country's Olympic team  Â· Leisure centre could be put at athletes' disposal
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Novak Djokovic gives a different kind of impression on the court. Most players have been asked for their impression of the new, blue Plexicushion courts at Melbourne Park.
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The head of women's tennis suspects organised criminals, including the Russian mafia, are trying to fix matches.
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Day one at Wimbledon, with Andy Murray having pulled out, is set to be hit by weather delays.
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AUSTRALIA yesterday tightened security at airports and set up a 24-hour federal police operations centre amid fears terrorists could strike again in the wake of the Jakarta embassy bombing.
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Top tennis officials lashed a Belgian  government minister who said that U.S. Open champion Svetlana  Kuznetsova had failed a doping test, saying the Russian would  be allowed to play on in the Australia Open.