| Zvonareva, Hantuchova advance; Cibulkova exits Pattaya Open
Two-time champion Vera Zvonareva
and reigning titlist Daniela Hantuchova posted first-round wins, while second-
seeded Dominika Cibulkova came up a loser Tuesday at the $220,000 Pattaya Open
tennis tournament.
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| Li retires, Jankovic withdraws in Paris
French Open champion Li Na retired from her
first-round match Tuesday at the Open GDF Suez, while fourth-seeded Jelena
Jankovic withdrew from the tournament, citing a left thigh strain.
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| Djokovic wins Laureus award
World No. 1 tennis star Novak Djokovic
received the top individual honor at the Laureus Sports Awards on Monday.
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| Lisicki withdraws from Paris event
Fifth seed Sabine Lisicki pulled out of this
week's WTA event in Paris, citing a viral illness.
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| Cirstea advances in Thailand
Romanian Sorana Cirstea was an easy
first-round winner Monday at the $220,000 Pattaya Open tennis tournament.
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| Monaco titles in Chile
Top seed Juan Monaco defeated seventh-
seeded fellow Argentine Carlos Berlocq 6-3, 6-7 (1-7), 6-1 in the championship
match at the VTR Open clay-court tennis event.
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| Serena leads U.S. past Belarus; Venus returns
Serena Williams recorded a singles
victory on Sunday to move the United States into the Fed Cup World Group
Playoffs.
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| Italy sneaks past Ukraine to reach Fed Cup semis
Italy got a big doubles win from Flavia
Pennetta and Roberta Vinci in Sunday's fifth and deciding rubber in their Fed
Cup quarterfinal against visiting Ukraine, as the Italians won the best-of-
five encounter, 3-2.
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| Serena leads U.S. past Belarus
Serena Williams recorded a singles
victory on Sunday to move the United States into the Fed Cup World Group
Playoffs.
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| Serbs overcome Belgians to reach Fed Cup SFs
Serbia got a tie-clinching doubles win
from Bojana Jovanovski and Aleksandra Krunic on Sunday in order to reach the
2012 Fed Cup semifinals. The Serbs won their best-of-five quarterfinal against
host Belgium, 3-2.
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