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HuaweiTop seed Maria Sharapova cruised through her first round match in the Auckland Classic women’s tennis tournament disposing of Italian qualifier Alberta Brianti in straight sets.
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Former top ranked Maria Sharapova overcame a last-minute change of opponent to beat Alberta Brianti of Italy 6-2, 6-3 and advance to the second round of the ASB Classic tennis tournament on Monday.
Andy Murray beat Italy’s Potito Starace 7-5, 6-1 at the Hopman Cup on Monday, winning his first competitive match since losing to Rafael Nadal at the ATP World Tour Finals in November.
Having started the New Year well by defeating tennis legend Roger Federer in the final of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi, World No.1 Rafael Nadal said there was no extra pressure on him, rather it was extra motivation to win the season-opening Grand Slam—the Australian Open.
ABU DHABI - World No 5 Robin Soderling said that he couldn’t have asked a better start to the New Year after winning the third place play-off against Czech Tomas Berdych in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship at the Abu Dhabi International Tennis Complex at the Zayed Sports City on Saturday.
Novak Djokovic kick-started his 2011 campaign with a well-earned victory on Sunday as top seeds Serbia took an unbeatable 2-0 lead over Kazakhstan in their opening match at the Hopman Cup mixed team event.
Roger Federer will be looking to bounce back from a string of Grand Slam defeats in 2010 while his biggest rival, top-ranked Rafael Nadal, is hoping to resume the dominant form that saw him capture French Open, Wimbledon and US Open titles.
They are the thickest of friends, but the fiercest of rivals on a tennis court. And though Rafael Nadal has had the measure of Roger Federer when it comes to head-to-heads, it goes way beyond stats.
Top-ranked Rafael Nadal started 2011 with a win over his main rival, beating Roger Federer 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3) on Saturday to defend his title at the invitational World Tennis Championships.
