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Dulko, Pennetta win Australian Open doubles title

MELBOURNE, Australia — Top-seeded Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta rallied from a set and 4-1 down to beat Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 in the Australian Open women’s doubles Friday, winning their first major as a team.

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’Aussie Kim’ set to dash Chinese dreams

MELBOURNE - With a first Australian Open crown now inches from her grasp, perennial crowd favourite Down Under Kim Clijsters could find herself cast in the unfamiliar role of villain on Saturday as she stands between trailblazing Chinese Li Na’s own designs on destiny.

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'Commercial Australian Open not the ticket'

MELBOURNE - The commercialisation of the Australian Open is shutting out the average punter from marquee matches and the extra dollars will do little to revitalise the game at home, a former director of the tournament has told Reuters.

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