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Results Wednesday from the Paris Masters, a 2.08 million ATP event on indoor carpet at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy : Singles Second Round Andy Murray , Britain, def. via PR-inside.com

“The Davis Cup trophy was extremely important for us and given the circumstances I don’t think relegation should be seen as a tragedy”
In December 2005, it looked like a fairy tale. Croatia had won their first Davis Cup title and had four top-class players in the ranks. via Reuters

“I was going out with the mind-set of, ‘I’m running my first marathon and I want it to be a positive experience.’ ” OCTOBER 28: Roger Federer of Switzerland kisses the trophy after winning the Singles Final against Jarkko Nieminen of Finland during Day Six of the ATP Davidoff Swiss Indoors Tournament at St.Jakobshalle […]

Andy Murray moved into the third round of the Paris Masters - and one step closer to securing a spot in the end-of-season Masters Cup in Shanghai - as he beat Jarkko Nieminen in straight sets in France. via Skegness Today

“I’d never been in a car crash like that before; when you get hit that hard, it’s a pretty loud bang” Andy Murray has to hope that the broken bodywork of the official car in which he was travelling here on Monday night is not an omen for what he wants to be his […]

Andy Murray stayed on course for a Masters Cup berth by beating Finn Jarkko Nieminen 7-6 6-3 in the Paris Masters second round on Wednesday. via Reuters UK

Aleksandra Wozniak of Blainville, Que., beat Ashley Harkleroad in straight sets Monday in first-round action at the Bell Challenge. via 680News

By Casey Snedecor 10/30/2007 The nation’s top men’s and women’s collegiate tennis players will be competing in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Indoor Championships starting this Thursday. via Tennis Week

“And it’s for that reason that I won’t mention either the place or how it happened.” TENNIS: Clement says he was asked to lose LONDON: French tennis player Arnaud Clement says he has refused money in the past to lose a match, but would not elaborate on Monday. via Daily Times

“That’s the streak they’re most concerned with, winning a game at home” Former top-ranked player Pete Sampras will play an exhibition match against a current ATP Tour player as part of the SAP Open in February at HP Pavilion. via Alameda Times-Star

“And that the standard security review we undertake on an ongoing basis will address potential vulnerabilities.” MELBOURNE, Australia : Tennis Australia will hire a security consultant to investigate potential illegal gambling on matches and player conduct at next year’s Australian Open. via International Herald Tribune

“And that the standard security review we undertake on an ongoing basis will address potential vulnerabilities.” MELBOURNE, Australia : Tennis Australia will hire a security consultant to investigate potential illegal gambling on matches and player conduct at next year’s Australian Open. via International Herald Tribune

“There’s a lot of talk about it on the circuit. 606: DEBATE ” Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 19:36 GMT Llodra reveals match-fix approach Wimbledon doubles champion Michael Llodra is the latest player to reveal he has been approached about throwing an ATP Tour match. via BBC News

Nicolas Kiefer lost his concentration then lost his nerve to lose his first round match in Paris today. via MVN - Recent Articles

The Associated Press Anna Kournikova returns the ball during her Advanta Tennis Smash Hits play Oct. via The Beaumont Enterprise

Lindsay Davenport has posted another win in her comeback by accounting for seventh-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-3 6-3 in the WTA Tour’s Bell Challenge first round. via The Age

“This has been a very frustrating year for me physically but I’m a big competitor and am determined to compete at the WTA Championships” Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova has clinched the final place at the season-ending WTA Championships. via The New Zealand Herald

PERTH: Serbia will be the team to beat at the mixed teams Hopman Cup event here in late December, but organisers say an exciting young French pair could cause a major stir. via The Hindu

“The Davis Cup trophy was extremely important for us and given the circumstances I don’t think relegation should be seen as a tragedy” In December 2005, it looked like a fairy tale. Croatia had won their first Davis Cup title and had four top-class players in the ranks. via Reuters

“Thank you very much, you have really put us on the map.” Magic guard J.J. Redick missed the team’s scrimmage Saturday to rest his ailing right hand. via The Orlando Sentinel

By Casey Snedecor 10/30/2007 The nation’s top men’s and women’s collegiate tennis players will be competing in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Indoor Championships starting this Thursday. via Tennis Week

- Stephanie Dubois ensured two Canadians will compete in the second round the Bell Challenge by defeating Abigail Spears of the United States 6-1, 6-4 on Tuesday.Dubois, from Laval, Que., joins Aleksandra Wozniak in the second round. Wozniak has her work cut out for her in her next match. The Blainville, Que., native meets […]

The last eight first round matches take the court at the Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel Wednesday. via Tennis Articles

“But I managed to win it. That’s the most important thing.” Tommy Haas stayed in contention for the season-ending Masters Cup by beating Janko Tipsarevic 6-3, 6-7 , 6-3 Tuesday in the second round of the Paris Masters. via CBS Sportsline.com

That will keep the two-time league MVP with the defending NBA champions through the 2011-2012 campaign. via KXMA-TV Dickinson

“I didn’t hesitate for a second” Arnaud Clement says he was offered money to fix a tennis match earlier in his career, but he won’t reveal much more than that, according to BBC Sports. via ESPN

Fifth-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer beat American Mardy Fish 6-1, 7-6 Tuesday in the second round of the Paris Masters. via UPI

“As far as the future economic scenario is concerned, a lot of people think that Cristina will be much more pragmatic than her husband” She cruised to presidential victory on the successful economic policies of her husband, President Nestor Kirchner, who delivered four years of brisk growth in the aftermath of a national financial […]

Stephanie Dubois ensured two Canadians will compete in the second round the Bell Challenge by defeating Abigail Spears of the United States 6-1, 6-4 on Tuesday. via TSN.ca

“Those in the know continued to back him at ridiculously low prices even while he was getting treatment for a lower back injury at the end of the first set” THE tennis anti-corruption investigation flared on multiple fronts yesterday as officials launched an inquiry into another suspect match. via NEWS.com.au