Thoughts on Venus Williams vs. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova: controversy robs Doha of a classic

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Our guest columnist, sportswriter and author, David Fearnhead writes on a controversial night in Doha, a second-round encounter between Venus Williams and Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova that lasted almost three hours and in which the American fought...

Halep beats Kerber, wins 7th and biggest title in Doha

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The transformation of Simona Halep over the last nine months has been quite remarkable.  This time last year she hadn't won a title, but now owns seven after winning Doha, her biggest career title...

Kerber and Halep to contest Doha final

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This is James of Moo's Tennis Blog taking over the helm from Marija whilst she is away this weekend.  Here is what happened in Saturday's semi-finals in Doha. Like Friday's one-sided quarter-finals, Saturday featured two...

All Doha quarterfinals finish in quick two-setters

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We're having an interesting outcome of the Qatar Total Open quarterfinal action as the longest match lasted one hour and 15 minutes, while of the eight sets played at this stage of the Doha tournament,...

Jankovic downs doubles partner Kleybanova, top seed Li out of Doha

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The first two matches of the day, taking place at the same time, were the ones that turned out to be the most notable when it comes to third-round action at the Qatar Total...

Kvitova saves a match point against Venus to reach the third round in Doha

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Today was the day for the second-round action at the Qatar Total Open in Doha and here are some highlights from the 16 singles matches played. Wearing a printed zipper jacket and a matching headband...

Cibulkova retires, hands comeback player Kleybanova a pass

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Wildcard Alisa Kleybanova is still working her way back to the tennis top after overcoming Hodgkin's lymphoma, and following two losses in the qualifying rounds in 2014, at the Australian Open and Pattaya, the world...

Victoria Azarenka tired and injured, withdraws from Dubai

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A year after starting the season 26-0, Victoria Azarenka is off to a 14-0 start in 2013, but now after winning the Qatar Total Open title, the Belarusian is taking a break, withdrawing from...

Azarenka gets revenge on Serena for the loss of No.1 ranking, beats her in the Doha final

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Entering the final of the Qatar Total Open in Doha, Victoria Azarenka was 1-11 all-time against Serena Williams, including 0-5 last year, but now that she's about to lose the No.1 ranking to the...

Azarenka and Williams move into Qatar Total Open final

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World No.1 Victoria Azarenka and the player less than 48 hours away from overtaking the WTA pedestal Serena Williams have reached the final of the $2,369,000 Qatar Total Open. The action in the semis...
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