Tennis: Dent Advances in Japan Open
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Seventh-seed Taylor Dent of the United States advanced with a 6-3, 6-4 over Tomas Zib of the Czech Republic in second-round action at the Japan Open tennis tournament in Tokyo.
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Tokyo - Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova had a long day along with 2002 Wimbledon finalists Lleyton Hewitt and David Nalbandian in their first matches at the Japan Open tennis tournament on Wednesday.
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World No. 1 and top seed Roger Federer won his first-round match Tuesday in the Thailand Open in Bangkok. Defending champion Taylor Dent of the United States also won, scoring
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BEIJING, China (Ticker) -- Seventh-seeded Taylor Dent of the United States won his opening-round match at the inaugural China Open, defeating qualifier Peter Luczak of Australia, 6-3, 6-2 on Tuesday.
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TOKYO - Jiri Novak of the Czech Republic outlasted American Taylor Dent in the men&#39;s singles final to win the Japan Open tennis title with a 5-7, 6-1, 6-3 victory on Sunday.
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Tokyo, Japan (Sports Network) - Fifth-seeded Jiri Novak of the Czech Republic upset top-seeded Aussie Lleyton Hewitt, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, in Saturday&#39;s semifinal action at the $775,000 Japan Open.
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Mark Philippoussis reacts after missing a shot against Tomas Zib of Czech during first round match of the Japan Open. Photo: AP. Last year&#39;s Wimbledon finalist Mark Philippoussis hit 11 aces against Tomas Zib
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Roger Federer had a rusty start at the Japan Open before overcoming unseeded Viktor Troicki 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3) on Wednesday to reach the third round.
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Top-ranked Roger Federer cruised to a 6-3, 6-4 win over Benjamin Becker on Saturday to advance to his first Japan Open final.
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Annika Sorenstam took a four-shot lead Saturday in her bid to win Japan&#39;s Mizuno Classic for the fourth straight year. The world&#39;s top woman player shot a 6-under-par 66 for a 36-hole total of 15-under 129.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova advanced to the quarterfinals of the Korea Open on Thursday, beating Miho Saeki 6-3, 6-1.
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Jiri Novak of the Czech Republic won the Japan Open tennis title with a 5-7 6-1 6-3 victory over American Taylor Dent at Ariake Colosseum on Sunday.
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World number one Lindsay Davenport began  her quest for a record fifth Pan Pacific Open title with a  comfortable 6-4, 6-3 win over Japan's Saori Obata Thursday.
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TOKYO, Japan -- Jubilant Jiri Novak celebrated the sixth title of his career on Sunday after staging a 5-7 6-1 6-3 comeback to triumph in the $860,000 Japan Open.
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Tim Henman gets his Japan Open campaign off to a confident start with a 6-2 6-1 win over Canada's Frank Dancevic.
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No. 2 seed German newcomer Florian Mayer defeated Frenchman Arnaud Di Pasquale 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals.
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TOKYO - Takao Suzuki kept Japanese hopes alive in the men&#39;s draw at the Japan Open on Wednesday after producing a hard-fought win over 15th-seeded Czech Jan Hernych to reach the third round of the $860,000 event for the fourth year running.