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WTA Tour rankings - August 24, 2010

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WTA Tour rankings - August 24, 2010

August 24, 2010  WTA Tour rankings on Tuesday (last week's rankings in brackets):

1. (1) Serena Williams (U.S.) 7895 points

2. (2) Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) 6410

3. (4) Kim Clijsters (Belgium) 5325

4. (5) Venus Williams (U.S.) 5176

5. (3) Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) 5145

6. (6) Samantha Stosur (Australia) 4550

7. (7) Francesca Schiavone (Italy) 4450

8. (11) Vera Zvonareva (Russia) 4430

9. (10) Li Na (China) 4015

10. (9) Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) 3995

11. (13) Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) 3775

12. (16) Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) 3635

13. (8) Elena Dementieva (Russia) 3566

14. (14) Justine Henin (Belgium) 3415

Andy Murray beats Federer to win Toronto title

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Andy Murray beats Federer to win Toronto title

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TORONTO August 16, 2010 Andy Murray  beat  Roger Federer 7-5 7-5 to keep his Toronto Masters title on Sunday.

The 23-year-old Scot becomes the first man to win back-to-back Canadian hardcourt titles since Andre Agassi in 1995.

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Toronto Masters: Gutsy Federer to meet Murray in final

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Toronto Masters: Gutsy Federer to meet Murray in final

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TORONTO August 15, 2010 Roger Federer battled his way into the final of Toronto Masters with a gutsy 6-1 3-6 7-5 win over Novak Djokovic on Saturday.

He  will now play champion Andy Murray for the title on Sunday  Britain's Murray had earlier brushed aside world number one Rafa Nadal 6-3 6-4. 

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Tsonga sets up 2008 final re-match with Djokovic

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Tsonga sets up 2008 final re-match with Djokovic

 

Tennis: Auckland Classic women's singles second round results on Wednesday

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Tennis: Auckland Classic women's singles second round results on Wednesday

AUCKLAND Jan 6, 2010  Auckland Classic women's singles second round on Wednesday (prefix denotes seeding; * indicates new result)                                       

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