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UPDATE 2-Tennis-Azarenka, Kerber fight back at Indian Wells

March 11, 2013 19:00
* Azarenka comes from a set down to advance * Extends winning streak for season to 16-0 * Kerber beats Wickmayer 6-1 7-6 (Adds further Azarenka quotes) By Mark Lamport-Stokes INDIAN WELLS, California, March 11 (Reuters) - Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka struggled to find her rhythm against Kirsten Flipkens in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Monday but finished strong to beat the Belgian 3-6 6-3 6-0.

Tennis: Top seed Azarenka advances at Indian Wells

March 10, 2013 01:46
Defending champion Victoria Azarenka shook off a slow start to beat Daniela Hantuchova 6-4, 6-1 Saturday and reach the third round of the Indian Wells ATP Masters and WTA tournament. It was a tough tournament opener for Azarenka against a player who won the title in the California desert in 2002 and 2007. But after falling behind 4-1 in the first set, she roared back to preserve her unbeaten record in 2013 and move a step closer to adding a third title to the Australian Open and Doha crowns she has claimed this year.

Tennis: Top seed Azarenka advances at Indian Wells

March 10, 2013 00:30
Defending champion Victoria Azarenka shook off a slow start to beat Daniela Hantuchova 6-4, 6-1 Saturday and reach the third round of the Indian Wells ATP Masters and WTA tournament. It was a tough tournament opener for Azarenka against a player who won the title here in 2002 and 2007. But after falling behind 4-1 in the first set, she roared back to preserve her unbeaten record in 2013 and move a step closer to adding a third title to the Australian Open and Doha crowns she has claimed this year.

UPDATE 2-Tennis-Azarenka, Stosur and Kerber advance

March 9, 2013 23:30
* Azarenka wins 11 of last 12 games against Hantuchova * Stosur eases past teenager Keys in straight sets (Adds Azarenka quotes) By Mark Lamport-Stokes INDIAN WELLS, California, March 9 (Reuters) - Australian Open champion and top seed Victoria Azarenka recovered from a sluggish start to beat Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova 6-4 6-1 in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday.

Tennis: Sharapova reaches Indian Wells third round

March 8, 2013 23:00
Second-seeded Maria Sharapova launched her Indian Wells campaign on Friday with a crisp 6-2, 6-1 second-round WTA victory over Francesca Schiavone. Russia's Sharapova, who won the title in 2006 and was runner-up to Victoria Azarenka last year, needed just 61 minutes to get past the former French Open champion from Italy and set up a third-round match against Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro -- a 6-1, 6-1 winner over compatriot Silvia Soler-Espinosa. bb/js

Tennis-Azarenka driven by new memories, not past glories

March 6, 2013 22:00
By Mark Lamport-Stokes INDIAN WELLS, California, March 6 (Reuters) - For a second successive year, Victoria Azarenka brings red-hot form to Indian Wells for the BNP Paribas Open but the confident Belarusian has no desire to reflect on past glories. Rather than look for motivation in a perfect 14-0 record in 2013 as she prepares to defend her title at a venue where she feels extremely comfortable, Azarenka prefers to focus on the present in her bid to create even better memories.

Tennis: Azarenka aims for Indian Wells repeat

March 5, 2013 21:46
Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka arrives for her title defense at Indian Wells seeking another victory to take her closer to regaining the world No. 1 ranking. A title repeat on the hard courts of the California desert won't send Azarenka back to the top of the heap, but it could set the stage for a showdown with current No. 1 Serena Williams later in March in Miami. Once again, Williams and her sister Venus are skipping the BNP Paribas Open, where other notable absentees include China's Li Na.

Tennis: Latest ATP and WTA world rankings

March 4, 2013 07:45
Here are the latest ATP and WTA tennis world rankings, published on Monday: ATP world rankings as of March 4, 2013: 1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 13,280 pts 2. Roger Federer (SUI) 9,535 3. Andy Murray (GBR) 8,180 4. David Ferrer (ESP) 6,665 5. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6,105 6. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 4,740 7. Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 4,410 8. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 3,660 9. Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 3,125 10. Richard Gasquet (FRA) 2,880 WTA world rankings:

Tennis: Breakthrough win for Niculescu in Brazil

March 3, 2013 06:31
Romania's Monica Niculescu captured her first career singles title with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 win over Olga Puchkova of Russia in the final of the Brazil Cup at Florianopolis on Saturday. The world No. 75 unsettled the hard-hitting Puchkova, who defeated Venus Williams in the semi-finals, with a range of slices, angles and drop shots.

Tennis: Li Na's ankle recovery slower than hoped

February 27, 2013 07:48
China's Li Na will miss an exhibition match in Hong Kong after an ankle injury she sustained in last month's Australian Open final failed to respond well enough to treatment, organisers said Wednesday. The announcement comes weeks after the world number five also withdrew from the $2.3 million Qatar Open. The 31-year-old twisted her ankle twice during her three-set loss to Victoria Azarenka in Melbourne just over one month ago and "has not responded enough to intense treatment", said a spokesman for the exhibition match.
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