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ABU DHABI — Tennis legend Boris Becker put his weight behind embattled Tiger Woods and said that the golfer name on the list of Athlete of the Decade was because of his achievements and not because of his private life.

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ABU DHABI — Tennis legend Monica Seles said that all five athletes were equal and it was tough to pick a favourite. Multi-award winners tennis star Roger Federer (four awards), Formula One champion Michael Schumacher (two awards), Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong (two awards), tennis star Serena Williams (two awards) and golfer Tiger Woods (two awards) are on list for the Laureus Athlete of the Decade.

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Former world number one Justine Henin will have the top seeds looking warily over their shoulders when she continues her fairytale comeback at the Indian Wells WTA tournament starting on Wednesday.

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Former world number one Rafael Nadal, who retired injured during his Australian Open quarter-final in January, says he is fit for the Indian Wells tournament.

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South Korean teenager Noh Seung-yul demonstrated nerves of steel to win the Malaysian Open by one shot on Sunday after a magical final-hole birdie.

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David Ferrer crushed Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2 6-4 6-0 to fire depleted champions Spain into the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup on Sunday.

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Mikhail Youzhny eased Russia into the Davis Cup quarter-finals here on Sunday when he beat Somdev Devvarman of India in straight sets to give his side an unassailable 3-1 lead.

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MOSCOW - Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati kept India’s hopes of advancing into the Davis Cup World Group second round alive on Saturday, beating Igor Kunitsyn and Teimuraz Gabashvili in straight sets.

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Australia advanced to a play-off for a return to the World Group after completing a 3-0 victory over Taiwan in their Davis Cup Asia-Oceania zonal tie .

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