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Marin Cilic, the world No. 15 from Croatia, is quietly serving a suspension for doping, according to Croatian media.
It is alleged that he tested positive for a banned substance in April at the Munich tournament. It is also alleged that he is already serving a suspension to last three months.
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Vegeta Croatia Open — Umag, Croatia
(3) Fabio Fognini defeats (6) Martin Klizan — 6-4, 6-2
(2) Andreas Seppi defeats Horacio Zeballos — 6-5 Ret.
Gael Monfils defeats Albert Montanes — 6-2, 5-7, 7-5
(5) Tommy Robredo defeats Aljaz Bedene — 6-1, 6-4
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Credit Agricole Suisse Open — Gstaad, Switzerland
R Haase defeats M Granollers — 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(5)
V Hanescu defeats D Brands — 6-3, 6-4
(6) M Youzhny defeats (4) J Monaco — 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(7)
(5) F Lopez defeats (2) S Wawrinka — 6-4, 2-6, 4-3 Ret.
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BB&T Atlanta Open — Atlanta, USA
(7) Lleyton Hewitt defeats (3) Ivan Dodig — 1-6, 6-3, 6-0
(1) John Isner defeats James Blake — 7-6(1), 7-6(5)
Ryan Harrison defeats Santiago Giraldo — 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(2)
(2) Kevin Anderson defeats Denis Istomin — 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
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Baku Cup — Baku, Azerbaijan
Shahar Peer d Tadeja Majeric — 6-0, 6-4
Magda Linette d Ons Jabeur — 3-6, 1-4 Ret.
(4) Alexandra Cadantu d Galina Voskoboeva — 6-3, 6-7(3), 6-3
(7) Elina Svitolina d (2) Donna Vekic — 6-2, 6-3
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Bank of the West Classic — Stanford, USA
(5) Sorana Cirstea d Olga Govortsova — 6-3, 6-2
(3) Dominika Cibulkova d (7) Urszula Radwanska — 7-5, 6-3
(4) Jamie Hampton d Vera Dushevina — 6-4, 6-3
(1) Agnieszka Radwanska d (6) Varvara Lepchenko — 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-3
Viktor Troicki, the 27-year-old Serb, has been banned for 18 months for violating anti-doping rules, the International Tennis Federation announced today.
The suspension will be effective immediately, and will end January 24, 2015. The violation is the result of missing a blood test in April during the Monte Carlo Masters.
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Roger Federer suffered a shocking loss today at the Credit Agricole Suisse Open, losing to the German Daniel Brands, 6-3, 6-4, in just over an hour.
It was the 17-time Grand Slam champion’s second loss in the last two weeks to someone ranked outside the Top 50, having lost to the Argentinian Federico Delbonis last week in Hamburg.
While some write the loss off to the Swiss star still adjusting to a new racquet, others see it as a sign of deeper troubles.
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Vegeta Croatia Open — Umag, Croatia
(2) A Seppi defeats A Haider-Maurer — 6-1, 4-0
Horacio Zeballos defeats (8) Carlos Berlocq — 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Aljaz Bedene defeats (4) Alexandr Dolgopolov — 6-3, 6-1
(5) Tommy Robredo defeats Viktor Troicki — 6-0, 6-4
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Credit Agricole Suisse Open — Gstaad, Switzerland
M Granollers defeats F Delbonis — 6-2, 7-5
D Brands defeats (1) R Federer — 6-3, 6-4
V Hanescu defeats (8) R Bautista Agut — 7-6(2), 3-2
R Haase defeats (3) J Tipsarevic — 6-2, 6-2
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BB&T Atlanta Open — Atlanta, USA
Ryan Harrison defeats (4) Igor Sijsling — 6-4, 6-3
James Blake defeats (8) Evgeny Donskoy — 6-3, 6-2
Denis Istomin (UZB) defeats (5) Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) — 7-5, 6-2
Santiago Giraldo (COL) defeats Michael Russell (USA) — 5-7, 6-3, 3-0 Ret.
(1) John Isner defeats (WC) Christian Harrison — 7-6(9), 4-6, 7-5
(2) Kevin Anderson (RSA) defeats (Q) Matthew Ebden (AUS) — 6-7(7), 6-2, 6-2
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Baku Cup — Baku, Azerbaijan
Tadeja Majeric d Tereza Martincova — 7-6(5), 6-3
(7) Elina Svitolina d Nastassja Burnett — 6-0, 7-6(3)
Magda Linette d Kristyna Pliskova — 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
Shahar Peer d (3) Chanelle Scheepers — 2-6, 7-5, 6-3
Galina Voskoboeva d Kateryna Kozlova — 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
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Bank of the West Classic — Stanford, USA
(3) Dominika Cibulkova d Stefanie Voegele — 7-5, 7-6(5)
(4) Jamie Hampton d Nicole Gibbs — 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-3
(7) Urszula Radwanska d Daniela Hantuchova — 7-6(3), 7-6(3)
Vera Dushevina d Madison Keys — 7-6(0), 6-2
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Vegeta Croatia Open — Umag, Croatia
A Montanes defeats (1) R Gasquet — 6-4, 6-4
(3) F Fognini defeats T de Bakker — 7-5, 6-3
(6) M Klizan defeats L Mayer — 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(3)
G Monfils defeats B Kavcic — 6-3, 6-1
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Credit Agricole Suisse Open — Gstaad, Switzerland
(6) M Youzhny defeats P Andujar — 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
(5) F Lopez defeats A Kuznetsov — 6-4, 6-3
(4) J Monaco defeats G Garcia-Lopez — 6-1, 6-2
(2) S Wawrinka defeats D Gimeno-Traver — 7-5, 7-6(4)
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BB&T Atlanta Open — Atlanta, USA
M Ebden defeats I Karlovic — 6-2 Ret.
(7) Lleyton Hewitt defeats (WC) Rhyne Williams — 7-6(6), 6-4
James Blake defeats (Q) Tim Smyczek — 7-6(3), 4-6, 7-6(4)
Michael Russell defeats (6) Mardy Fish — 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
(WC) Christian Harrison defeats Alejandro Falla — 6-1, 6-7(7), 6-2
(3) Ivan Dodig defeats Ricardas Berankis — 6-1, 6-7(3), 6-3
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Baku Cup — Baku, Azerbaijan
(4) Alexandra Cadantu (ROU) d Mandy Minella (LUX) — 5-7, 6-1, 6-3
(2) Donna Vekic (CRO) d Tetyana Arefyeva (UKR) — 6-1, 6-2
Ons Jabeur (TUN) d (1) Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) — 6-2, 7-5
(7) Elina Svitolina (UKR) d Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) — 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
Kateryna Kozlova (UKR) d Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) — 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) d (6) Polona Hercog (SLO) — 7-6(7), 4-6, 6-3
(3) Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) d Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) — 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
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Bank of the West Classic — Stanford, USA
(6) Varvara Lepchenko defeats Tamira Paszek — 6-4, 6-4
(5) Sorana Cirstea defeats Coco Vandeweghe — 6-3, 6-3
(1) Agnieszka Radwanska defeats Francesca Schiavone — 6-4, 6-3
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Vegeta Croatia Open — Umag, Croatia
V Troicki defeats A Veic — 7-6(6), 6-1
G Monfils defeats M Pavic — 7-5, 6-2
H Zeballos defeats B Coric — 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-0
(5) T Robredo defeats J Hajek — 6-3, 6-2
B Kavcic defeats (7) F Mayer — 6-7(5), 6-0, 7-5
(6) M Klizan defeats P Lorenzi — 6-2, 6-1
A Bedene defeats B Westerhof — 6-2, 6-2
(8) C Berlocq defeats J Topic — 6-0, 6-1
A Montanes defeats D Lajovic — 7-6(3), 6-1
A Haider-Maurer defeats J Vesely — 6-4, 6-4
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Credit Agricole Suisse Open — Gstaad, Switzerland
F Delbonis defeats T Bellucci — 7-5, 7-6(2)
D Brands defeats M Chiudinelli — 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
P Andujar defeats V Crivoi — 6-1, 6-2
(8) R Bautista Agut defeats H Laaksonen — 6-2, 6-3
D Gimeno-Traver defeats K De Schepper — 6-4, 6-4
V Hanescu defeats D Brown — 7-6(6), 6-2
R Haase defeats J Souza — 6-4, 7-6(7)
G Garcia-Lopez defeats A Ungur — 6-4, 6-7(2), 6-1
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BB&T Atlanta Open — Atlanta, USA
(7) L Hewitt defeats E Roger-Vasselin — 6-4, 6-4
S Giraldo defeats J Sock — 7-5, 6-4
(5) Y Lu defeats K King — 6-3, 7-5
R Berankis defeats M Zverev — 7-6(4), 2-6, 7-6(8)
(8) E Donskoy defeats R Ram — 6-3, 6-4
D Istomin defeats L Lacko — 6-1, 6-3
(6) Mardy Fish v Michael Russell
James Blake v (Q) Tim Smyczek
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Baku Cup — Baku, Azerbaijan
Tetyana Arefyeva (UKR) d Veronika Kapshay (UKR) — 6(6)-7, 6-0, 6-0
(1) Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) d Nigina Abduraimova (UZB) — 6-3, 6-3
Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) d (8) Vesna Dolonc (SRB) — 6-1, 6-2
Magda Linette (POL) d Julia Cohen (USA) — 6-2, 6-3
Mandy Minella (LUX) d Kamilla Farhad (AZE) — 6-0, 6-0
Tereza Martincova (CZE) d Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) — 6-3, 6-7(7), 6-1
Shahar Peer (ISR) d Ilona Kremen (BLR) — 3-6, 6-2, 6-0
Nastassja Burnett (ITA) d Anna Tatishvili (GEO) — 6-2, 6-3
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Bank of the West Classic — Stanford, USA
Olga Govortsova (BLR) d Julia Goerges (GER) — 7-6(2), 6-2
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d Mallory Burdette (USA) — 7-5, 6-3
(5) Sorana Cirstea (ROU) d Ayumi Morita (JPN) — 6-2, 6-2
Stefanie Voegele (SUI) d Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO) — 6-4, 6-0
Madison Keys (USA) d (8) Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) — 6-2, 6-2
Nicole Gibbs (USA) d Kiki Bertens (NED) — 6-4, 6-1
Ivo Karlovic, of Croatia, beat the Colombian Alejandro Falla in the final of the Claro Open Colombia, 6-3, 7-6(4). The tall Croatian served 16 aces for the match, a hallmark of his game, and a total of 106 for the tournament.
Karlovic, who was sick for several months with viral meningitis, has only recently started playing again. Although he bested the local man for the title, it seemed hard for anyone to begrudge him, after his comeback from frightening illness. Today’s win is his 5th singles title.
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The Italian Fabio Fognini saved three Championship points to win the Bet-at-Home German Tennis Championships in Hamburg today, defeating the Argentinian qualifier Federico Delbonis, 4-6, 7-6(8), 6-2. This is the 2nd final in as many weeks for Fognini, who also won in Stuttgart last week.
Delbonis, who is 22, ranked 114, and playing in his first ATP final, broke the Italian at 4-5 to take the first set, and had 4-1 in the second. He was holding his nerve the better of the two players, though the Italian fought back to get the second to a tie-breaker. Delbonis had 3 match points in the breaker, but the moment did finally seem to get to him, and Fognini was determined. Still, the up-and-comer from Argentina will move to #64 when the rankings come out tomorrow, and is someone to watch.
Fognini seems to be bringing a new consistency to his game. He had a fantastic week, and in the end the day was his.
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Bet-At-Home German Tennis Championships – Hamburg, Germany
F Delbonis defeats (1) R Federer — 7-6(7), 7-6(4)
(12) F Fognini defeats (3) N Almagro — 6-4, 7-6(1)
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Claro Open Colombia – Bogota, Colombia
I Karlovic defeats (2) K Anderson — 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-3
A Falla defeats V Pospisil — 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-4
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Collector Swedish Open – Båstad, Sweden
(1) Serena Williams (USA) d (3) Klara Zakopalova (CZE) — 6-0, 6-4
(8) Johanna Larsson (SWE) d Flavia Pennetta (ITA) — 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
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Nurnberger Gastein Ladies – Bad Gastein, Austria
Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) d Elina Svitolina (UKR) — 7-5, 6(1)-7, 6-4
Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) d (8) Karin Knapp (ITA) — 6-4, 6-3