Williams ready to defend Australian Open tennis title
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American superstar Serena Williams finally arrived in Australia on Sunday, tired and several days late, but confident she was on track to defend her Australian Open title.
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Andre Agassi, Marat Safin and Roger Federer reach the Australian Open fourth round.
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Serb powerhouse Ana Ivanovic staged a sensational fightback to reach the Australian Open final on Thursday and will meet Maria Sharapova when she guns for a first grand slam title.
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Serena Williams has her sights set on  regaining the world number one ranking after staging a  miraculous comeback to beat Lindsay Davenport 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 in  the Australian Open final Saturday.
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Sport: Australian Open: Jelena Jankovic defies her critics to knock out defending champion Serena Williams
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Defending champion Serena Williams revived memories of last year's stunning Australian Open win Sunday when she overpowered Czech 12th seed Nicole Vaidisova to reach the quarter-finals.
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World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will defend his title against Britain&#39;s Danny Williams in Las Vegas, promoters said on Tuesday.
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Home hope Lleyton Hewitt will use the Adelaide International tournament to fine tune his preparations for the Australian Open in January, organizers said on Thursday.
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World number one Roger Federer will  begin the defense of his Australian Open title against  Frenchman Fabrice Santoro after the draw for next week's  tournament was made at Melbourne Park Friday.
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MELBOURNE, Australia  - A defiant Serena Williams  surged into the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Tuesday  before lashing out at critics who have suggested the Williams  sisters are past their best.
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Serena Williams saves three match points before beating Maria Sharapova to reach the Australian Open final.
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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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Former champion Serena Williams  blasted her way into the third round of the Australian Open on  Wednesday with a 6-3, 6-0 thrashing of Dally Radriantefy of  Madagascar.
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MUMBAI, India  - Former world number one Serena Williams will play in the WTA Bangalore Open this year, organisers said on Wednesday.
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Andre Agassi plans on playing in next  week's Australian Open after coming through a hastily-arranged  exhibition match to test a hip injury.
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Sport: Briton's recent good form rewarded in seedings for upcoming Australian Open
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Serena Williams and Andy Roddick produced some explosive tennis at the US Open on Sunday as their respective title challenges gained strength.