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Federer eyes fresh 'fairytale' as Slam rivals struggle

Theprospectsofanunprecedented20thGrandSlamvictoryhavestrengthenedforagelesswonderRogerFedererashismainrivalsflounderaheadoftheAustralianOpen.The36-year-oldiscom

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Djokovic leads walking wounded at Australian Open

Twelve-timeGrandSlamwinnerNovakDjokovicheadlinesalistofwalkingwoundedattheAustralianOpen,withtheSerbdesperatetogetbacktowinningwaysaftersixmonthsoutinjured.Nova

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Kyle Edmund: British number two withdraws from Auckland Open with ankle

BritishnumbertwoKyleEdmundhaspulledoutoftheAucklandOpenbecauseofananklestrain,aweekbeforethestartoftheAustralianOpen.The22-year-oldhadbeenduetoplayChungHyeonofS

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Halep defeats Siniakova to win WTA Shenzhen Open

WorldnumberoneSimonaHalepcontinuedherpreparationsfortheAustralianOpenbyliftingtheShenzhenOpentitleaftera6-1,2-6,6-0victoryoverholderKaterinaSiniakovaonSaturday.

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Reluctant Serena out of Australian Open

DefendingchampionSerenaWilliamspulledoutoftheAustralianOpenonFriday,sayingshewasstillnotatthelevelsheneedstobeaftergivingbirthtoherfirstchild.TheAmerican23-time

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Tennis: Injured Nishikori out of Australian Open

JapanesestarKeiNishikoripulledoutoftheAustralianOpenThursday,sayinghewasnotreadyforbestoffivesetmatchesashestrugglestoovercomealong-standingwristinjury.KeiNishi

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Tennis: Sharapova, Halep through at Shenzhen Open

FormerworldNo1MariaSharapovaandcurrentworldNo1SimonaHalepkickedofftheirnewyearinadecentwayastheybothwoninstraightsetsinthefirstroundoftheWTAShenzhenOpenonMonday

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Sport calendar 2018: your essential guide to the next 12 months

TheWorldCupinRussiaheadlinesabusyyearthatwillalsofeaturetheRyderCup,WinterOlympicsinSouthKoreaandthereturnofAndyMurrayTheWorldCuptakesplaceinRussia,theWinterOly

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Australia doubts as Djokovic pulls out of Qatar Open

FormerworldnumberoneNovakDjokoviconSaturdaywithdrewfromnextweek'sQatarOpen,castingdoubtonhisparticipationattheAustralianOpenlaterinJanuary.Qataristhesecondtourn

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Novak Djokovic pulls out of Qatar Open, Murray to play Harrison or Mayer

NovakDjokovichaspulledoutoftheQatarOpeninDohabecauseofhisongoingelbowinjury.HislatestwithdrawalwillraisedoubtsaboutifhewillplayattheAustralianOpenaftertheSerbha

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Former world No1 Djokovic to face Bautista Agut in Abu Dhabi comeback

Formerworldnumberoneand12-timemajorwinnerNovakDjokovicwillfaceSpain'sRobertoBautistaAgutinhisfirstmatchinalmostsixmonthsattheMubadalaworldchampionshipsonFriday.

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Nadal pulls out of Brisbane, but says yes to Australian Open

WorldNo.1RafaelNadalhaswithdrawnfromtheBrisbaneInternationalwithakneeinjury,butsaidhestillintendstoplayinnextmonth'sAustralianOpen.TheSpaniard,whohasn'tplayedsi

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Federer, Nadal shine as rivals hobble into 2018<br><br>

Writtenoffasdeadmenwalking,RogerFedererandRafaelNadaldefiedtimetosweeptheGrandSlamsin2017whiletheinjurycursewhichdoggedtheirrivalslookssettobethenewyear'searlys

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Andy Murray: Double Wimbledon champion to delay departure to Australia

AndyMurrayhasdelayedhisdeparturetoAustraliabutstillhopestobeginhisseasoninBrisbaneinJanuary.Thethree-timeGrandSlamchampionhasnotplayedacompetitivematchsinceWimb

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Azarenka gets Aussie Open wildcard amidst custody battle

Two-timeAustralianOpenwinnerVictoriaAzarenka,whohasbeenlockedinacustodybattleoverherbabyson,wasWednesdayhandedawildcardintoJanuary'sAustralianOpen.Belarus'sVict

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Sharapova’s US Open dress voted WTA Fashion Favorite

Withover40percentofthevotes,MariaSharapova’selegantUSOpenensemblewasoverwhelminglyvoted2017WTAFashionFavorite.Five-timeGrandSlamchampionSharapovareturnedtothe20

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Czech tennis star Radek Stepanek announces retirement

Czechtennisstarandtwo-timeDavisCupwinnerRadekStepanekannouncedhisretirementonTuesdayatapressconferenceinPrague.The38-year-oldwonabronzemedalofthemixeddoublesatt