Apia International Sydney Jan 10 - Jan 15

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Sydney, Australia

 

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Kvitova, Radwanska withdraw from Sydney

Defending champion Petra Kvitova and second seed Agnieszka Radwanska have been forced to withdraw from the Apia International Sydney.

Kvitova, the world No.6 and third seed, is suffering the lingering effects of a gastrointestinal illness while Radwanska withdrew citing a left leg injury after winning the WTA title in Shenzhen on Saturday.

- See more at: http://www.apiainternational.com.au/2016/01/sick-kvitova-withdraws-from-sydney#sthash.5zWio6wA.dpuf

 

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Daniel Nestor picks up career victory 1,000 at Apia International

Canada’s Daniel Nestor has become the first player in ATP Tour history to record 1,000 doubles victories over his career.

Nestor reached the milestone Monday when he teamed with Marcelo Melo of Brazil for a 6-4, 6-4 win over France’s Jeremy Chardy and India’s Leander Paes in men’s doubles play at the Apia International Sydney.

Read more http://www.thestar.com/sports/tenni...areer-victory-1000-at-apia-international.html

 

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Top seed Simona Halep into Sydney semis; Grigor Dimitrov advances

Top-seeded Simona Halep has booked a semifinal berth at the Sydney International, while fourth-seeded Grigor Dimitrov advanced to the men's quarterfinals of the Australian Open tuneup event.

Halep beat last year's Sydney runner-up Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 7-5 and will next play two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, who defeated Sara Errani of Italy 7-6 (1), 6-0 on Wednesday.

Dimitrov advanced with a 7-6 (2), 6-4 win over Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas. Joining him in the men's quarterfinals are Nicolas Mahut of France, who beatAndreas Seppi 6-3, 1-6, 6-3, and Gilles Muller of Luxembourg, who advanced when second-seeded Dominic Thiem of Austria retired with an injury while trailing 7-6 (2) 2-2.

Read more http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/i...sova-grigor-dimitrov-win-sydney-international

 

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Blister stops Thiem in Sydney

Second seed Dominic Thiem exited the Apia International Sydney on Wednesday, retiring in the early stages of the second set of his second-round clash with Gilles Muller.

Read more http://www.sportinglife.com/tennis/...atp-wta-apia-international-sydney-with-injury

 

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KUZNETSOVA'S DREAM DAY IN SYDNEY

- It was a dream day for Svetlana Kuznetsova on Friday, as she not only scored her biggest win in six and a half years against Simona Halep in a rain-delayed semifinal, but she then played a near-flawless final against Monica Puig to win the Premier-level Apia International Sydney.

Read more http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5275465/title/kuznetsovas-dream-day-in-sydney