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SAFINA UPSETS ANOTHER GIANT
(09.05.2008) Giantkiller Russian Dinara Safina followed up her win over Justine Henin with the upset of Serena Williams in the quarterfinals.
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SHOCK DEFEAT FOR HENIN
(08.05.2008) World number one Justine Henin of Belgium suffered a shock defeat in the third round of German Open.
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NADAL STILL DOMINANT ON CLAY
(27.04.2008) Rafael Nadal maintained his dominance on clay courts as he beat Roger Federer in the final of Monte Carlo Masters.
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RUSSIA MEETS SPAIN IN FED-CUP FINAL
(27.04.2008) Russian and Spanish national teams defeated their opponents at weekend’s semifinals to reach the FEDCUP final.
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MARSEL LOST IN THE FINAL
(27.04.2008) Marsel İlhan reached the final at this week’s Futures event in Antalya but went down against Andrei Gorban of Macedonia.
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HANTUCHOVA AND PETROVA AT İSTANBUL CUP
(21.04.2008) Daniela Hantuchova and Nadia Petrova will make their first appearances at İstanbul Cup along with defending champion Elena Dementieva.
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SERENA UNSTOPPABLE
(20.04.2008) Serena Williams won her third straight title by defeating Vera Zvonareva in the final of Family Circle Cup.
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FEDERER FINALLY GETS A TITLE
(20.04.2008) World number one Roger Federer, who is having problems with his form, finally won his first title of the year with a retirement from his final opponent.
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IPEK REACHES WTA FINAL
(19.04.2008) İpek Şenoğlu became the first Turkish player to reach a WTA final as she reached the doubles final in Estoril, Portugal.
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WTA CHIEF INDUCTED INTO EASTERN TENNIS HALL OF FAME
(18.04.2008) Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Chief Larry Scott’s lifelong commitment to tennis to be recognized at New York ceremony of Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame.
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ÇAĞLA LOSES IN SEMIS IN ANTALYA
(18.04.2008) Çağla Büyükakçay lost in the semifinals in Antalya after beating Pemra Özgen while Marsel İlhan lost in quarterfinals.
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EQUAL PRIZE MONEY RECOGNIZED AS GREATEST MOMENT IN WOMEN’S SPORT
(16.04.2008) The Billies Awards honored the successful campaign and historic decision to grant equality at Wimbledon and Roland Garros
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TURKS DRAW EACH OTHER IN ANTALYA
(16.04.2008) Turkish Tennis players have drawn each other in the first round of men’s and women’s ITF Futures events in Antalya.
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DEMENTIEVA COMES BACK
(15.04.2008) Defending champion Elena Dementieva of Russia, coming back this year to defend her title at the İstanbul Cup.
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DAVISCUP SEMIFINALS SET
(13.04.2008) Russia, Argentina, Spain and USA teams advanced to the semifinals after winning weekend’s Davis Cup quarterfinals.
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SHARAPOVA GETS CLAYCOURT TITLE
(13.04.2008) Maria Sharapova won the first claycourt title of career at the Bausch&Lomb Championships in Amelia Island.
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TURKISH TEAM STAYED IN THE GROUP
(12.04.2008) Turkish team remained in the Davis Cup Euro/Africa Zone 3rd Group after finishing third following this week’s matches.
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PEMRA LOSES IN SEMIFINALS
(11.04.2008) National Champion Pemra Özgen succeded in reaching the semifinals but lost a close match at the Futures event in Antalya.
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KLEMENSCHITS LOSES BATTLE WITH CANCER
(09.04.2008) 2005 İstanbul Cup doubles finalist Daniela Klemenschits, lost her battle with a rare form of stomach cancer .
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IPEK LOSES EARLY
(09.04.2008) İpek Şenoğlu and her partner lost in the first round to their seeded opponents at a Challenger event in Monzon, Spain.
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DATE RETURNS TO COURTS
(07.04.2008) Japan’s ex number one player Kimiko Date is preparing for a return to Professional tennis courts after 12 years .
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SERENA AND DAVYDENKO WIN
(06.04.2008) Serena Williams and Nikolay Davydenko won the titles at the Sony Ericsson Open Masters series event in Key Biscayne.
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BÜYÜKAKÇAY, AKKOYUN LOSE
(04.04.2008) Turkish players Cagla Buyukakcay and Haluk Akkoyun lost in the quarterfinals of the Futures events in Antalya.
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RODDICK UPSETS FEDERER
(03.04.2008) Andy Roddick caused a big upset by beating the world’s number one player Roger Federer in the quarterfinals of Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne.
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ÇAĞLA REACHES QUARTERS
(02.04.2008) Çağla Büyükakçay reached the quarterfinals of the ITF Futures event in Antalya while all other Turkish players lost in their first matches.
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MARSEL LOSES, HALUK REACHES QUARTERS
(02.04.2008) Marsel İlhan lost in the second round while Haluk Akkoyun reaches quarterfinals of the Turkey F3 Futures event in Antalya.
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IPEK AND PEMRA LOST
(01.04.2008) İpek Senoglu and Pemra Ozgen lost early in the Challenger tournaments they played in Belgium and Greece.
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RUTHLESS SERENA GETS REVENGE
(01.04.2008) American Serena Williamstook revenge for her recent Grand Slam defeats to Justine Henin with a ruthless score.
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STILL NO ONE TO QUALIFY
(31.03.2008) Only one Turkish player was able to reach the third round of qualifying but once again there were no Turkish players to qualify for the main draw on the third week of ITF Futures series in Antalya.
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IVANOVIC SURPRISED BY DAVENPORT
(30.03.2008) Indian Wells Champion Ana Ivanovic was surprised by former world number one Lindsay Davenport in Miami third round.
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DJOKOVIC UPSET
(28.03.2008) Last week’s Indian Wells champion Novak Djokovic was upset in his first match at Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne.
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HENIN: PLAYER OF THE YEAR
(27.03.2008) World number one Justine Henin was named player of the year at the 2007 Annual WTA Awards at Key Biscayne.
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ŞENOĞLU LOST IN QUARTER FINALS
(27.03.2008) İpek Şenoğlu and her French partner Sophie Lefevre lost in the quarterfinals of an ITF tournament in Belgium.
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NO TURKS LEFT IN ANTALYA
(26.03.2008) There were no Turkish players left in the field at the Turkey F2 Futures in Antalya as all Turkish players were eliminated in the main draw.
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FEDERER COLLECTS ATP PRIZES
(25.03.2008) Roger Federer won three different prizes as the 2007 Annual ATP Awards were distributed in Key Biscayne.
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TURKS DOWN AND OUT
(24.03.2008) All Turkish players went down in the qualifying rounds of the Turkey F2 Futures tournament in Antalya.
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IVANOVIC and DJOKOVIC WIN
(23.03.2008) Serbians Ana Ivanovic and Novak Djokovic won the singles titles at the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells
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FISH SHOCKS FEDERER
(22.03.2008) Unseeded American Mardy Fish shocked world number one Roger Federer to reach the final of the tournamant in Indian Wells.
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SHARAPOVA LOSES STREAK
(21.03.2008) World number three Svetlana Kuznetsova ended Maria Sharapova’s 18 match-winning streak in Indian Wells semifinals.
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AKKOYUN WENT DOWN
(20.03.2008) No Turkish players were left in the draw of Antalya Futures as Haluk Akkoyun went down in singles quarterfinals and Turkish teams were eliminated in doubles.
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FAVOURITES SAIL THROUGH
(20.03.2008) Favorite players comfortably sailed through thr quarterfinals of the Tier 1 WTA tournament in Indian Wells.
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AKKOYUN IN QUARTER FINALS
(19.03.2008) Haluk Akkoyun was the only Turkish player to reach the quarterfinals of the ITF Futures Circuit event in Antalya.
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PEMRA AND ÇAĞLA LOST
(18.03.2008) Pemra Ozgen and Çağla Büyükakçay disappointed Turkish fans at the ITF Challenger tournament in Noida, India.
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IVANOVIC EASES THROUGH
(18.03.2008) Top seed Ana Ivanovic eased through her first round matches at Pacific Life Open, İndian Wells, USA.
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FUTURES SERIES STARTED IN ANTALYA
(16.03.2008) The first event in a series of ITF Futures events in Antalya took off with qualifying matches in Club Alibey.
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GRAF BEATS NAVRATILOVA IN EXHIBITION
(15.03.2008) Steffi Graf defeated Martina Navratilova in the match up of two legends at an exhibition in Japan.
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MARSEL LOST IN THE SECOND ROUND
(13.03.2008) 2nd seeded Marsel İlhan made a surprise exit in the second round of a Futures tournament in Liechtenstein.
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MARSEL IN THE SECOND ROUND
(10.03.2008) Marsel İlhan reached the second round at Liechtenstein Futures while Tuna Altuna and İlhan Mutlu lost in the qualifying in Portugal.
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FEDERER BATTLES PAST SAMPRAS
(10.03.2008) Roger Federer batttled past Pete Sampras in three sets at an exhibition tournament in Madison Square Garden, New York.
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PEMRA WENT DOWN IN NEW DELHI
(10.03.2008) Pemra Özgen lost in the first round of both singles and doubles at the ITF Challenger tournament in New Delhi, India.
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