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  • Cibulkova surprises Radwanska to take Stanford title

    Cibulkova surprises Radwanska to take Stanford title

    Dominika Cibulkova defeated Agnieszka Radwanska 3-6 6-4 6-4 to take the Stanford title, reversing a 6-0 6-0 rout to the Polish #4 earlier in the year at Sydney.

    “It was big deal for me because I never beat Aga before and she’s a really tough competitor and I had to earn every point. It was really tough physically and mentally. That’s why I am so happy that I won.” stated Cibulkova following the match.

    The 24 year old Slovakian dropped the opening set, but recovered to break Radwanska in the second to force a final set championship decider. Radwanska marched out to a 4-2 lead but was quickly broken back.

    Cibulkova then took control of the final games, before unleashing a backhand winner to take the match and the championship.

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  • Isner saves match points to seize Atlanta crown

    Isner saves match points to seize Atlanta crown

    John Isner pipped South African Kevin Anderson in a closely contested three set match (all tiebreaks) to win the battle of the big serving giants in Atlanta, Sunday.

    The match extended to just under three hours and proved to be a serving exhibition, the two players hitting 24 (Isner) and 21 aces (Anderson) respectively. Neither player suffered a break of serve in the entire match, although Anderson had the most break point opportunities – failing to take advantage of 11 chances, 7 of which came in the final set.

    Isner saved two championship points and served out the tiebreak to win his seventh ATP Tour title.

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  • Teenager Elina Svitolina bags first title

    Teenager Elina Svitolina bags first title

    Promising Ukranian teenager Elina Svitolina claimed her first WTA title, defeating Shahar Peer in the final of the Baku Cup.

    A brace of service breaks, one in each set gave the 18 year old the edge needed to defeat former world #11 Peer in 1 hour 37 minutes.

    After the match, Svitolina said “It was a very tough match today and I had a lot of tough matches throughout the week, but I worked really hard coming into the tournament, and it turned out well for me.”

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  • Umag, Gstaad, Atlanta, Baku, Stanford: ATP & WTA Results – Saturday, July 27

    Umag, Gstaad, Atlanta, Baku, Stanford: ATP & WTA Results – Saturday, July 27

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    Vegeta Croatia Open — Umag, Croatia

    (3) Fabio Fognini defeats Gael Monfils — 6-0, 3-6, 7-6(3)
    (5) Tommy Robredo defeats (2) Andreas Seppi — 6-3, 2-6, 6-4

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    Credit Agricole Suisse Open — Gstaad, Switzerland

    (6) M Youzhny defeats V Hanescu — 6-3, 6-3
    R Haase defeats (5) F Lopez — 4-6, 6-1, 6-4

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    BB&T Atlanta Open — Atlanta, USA

    (1) John Isner defeats (7) Lleyton Hewitt — 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(5)
    (2) Kevin Anderson defeats Ryan Harrison — 6-3, 7-6(3)

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    Baku Cup — Baku, Azerbaijan

    Shahar Peer d Magda Linette — 6-1, 6-1
    (7) Elina Svitolina d (4) Alexandra Cadantu — 6-1, 6-4

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    Bank of the West Classic — Stanford, USA

    (3) Dominika Cibulkova d (5) Sorana Cirstea — 6-4, 6-0
    (1) Agnieszka Radwanska d (4) Jamie Hampton — 6-3, 6-2

  • Marin Cilic Quietly Serving Suspension for Doping, Says Croatian Media

    Marin Cilic Quietly Serving Suspension for Doping, Says Croatian Media

    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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  • Umag, Gstaad, Atlanta, Baku, Stanford: ATP & WTA Results – Friday, July 26

    Umag, Gstaad, Atlanta, Baku, Stanford: ATP & WTA Results – Friday, July 26

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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 Banned for 18 Months for Doping

    Viktor Troicki Banned for 18 Months for Doping

    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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  • Branded! Federer loses to Brands at Swiss Open

    Branded! Federer loses to Brands at Swiss Open

    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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  • Umag, Gstaad, Atlanta, Baku, Stanford: ATP & WTA Results – Thursday, July 25

    Umag, Gstaad, Atlanta, Baku, Stanford: ATP & WTA Results – Thursday, July 25

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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

  • Umag, Gstaad, Atlanta, Baku, Stanford: ATP & WTA Results – Wednesday, July 24

    Umag, Gstaad, Atlanta, Baku, Stanford: ATP & WTA Results – Wednesday, July 24

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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