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Federer, Nadal, Djokovic ease into Hamburg QFs The world's top-three stars -- Swiss Roger Federer, Spaniard Rafael Nadal and Serbian Novak Djokovic -- were all straight-set third-round winners Thursday at the $2.955 million Masters Series Hamburg, a clay-court French Open tuneup.

The top-seeded reigning Hamburg champion Federer drilled Swede Robin Soderling for a sixth straight time, 6-3, 6-2, while the second-seeded three- time French Open titlist Nadal handled 15th-seeded Brit Andy Murray by an identical 6-3, 6-2 score, and the third-seeded Australian Open champion Djokovic got past 6-foot-10 Croat Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 on Day 5 at Rothenbaum. The high-flying Djokovic was last week's clay-court champ in Rome.

By Sports Network
08:11:53 PM Thursday, May 15, 2008

Queen Justine bids farewellOne of tennis' greatest champions abruptly called it a career this week, as Justine Henin decided she'd had enough of the tennis lifestyle at only 25 years of age.
By Scott Riley, Sports Network
01:07:05 PM Thursday, May 15, 2008

New No. 1 Sharapova, Serena, Venus land in Rome quartersNewly-appointed world No. 1 Maria Sharapova and former top-ranked stars Serena Williams and Venus Williams were a trio of third-round winners Thursday at the $1.34 million Italian Open, a clay-court French Open tuneup.
By Sports Network
07:56:50 PM Thursday, May 15, 2008

No. 1 Justine Henin retires from tennis immediatelyTop-ranked Justine Henin is retiring from tennis, effective immediately.
By RAF CASERT
02:16:54 PM Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Federer, Nadal, Djokovic win Hamburg openersThe world's top-three stars -- Swiss Roger Federer, Spaniard Rafael Nadal and Serbian Novak Djokovic -- were a trio of second-round winners Wednesday at the $2.955 million Masters Series Hamburg, a clay-court French Open tuneup.
By Sports Network
06:01:02 PM Wednesday, May 14, 2008

No. 1 Justine Henin retires from tennis immediatelyThe determination that helped Justine Henin beat bigger, stronger opponents time and again was fading.
By RAF CASERT
09:00:56 PM Wednesday, May 14, 2008

World No. 1 Justine Henin retires from tennisTop-ranked Belgian star Justine Henin has decided to retire from professional tennis, effective immediately, as she becomes the first-ever reigning women's world No. 1 to call it quits.
By Sports Network
12:56:35 PM Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Report: Henin to retireBelgian Justine Henin, the world's top- ranked women's tennis player, will reportedly announce her retirement on Wednesday.
By Sports Network
12:18:42 AM Wednesday, May 14, 2008

No. 1 Justine Henin retires from tennis immediatelyThe determination that helped Justine Henin beat bigger, stronger opponents time and again was fading. "I decided," the 25-year-old Belgian said, "to stop fooling myself and accept it." Henin retired from tennis Wednesday, an abrupt ending to a career in which she won seven Grand Slam singles titles and spent more than 100 weeks ranked No. 1.
By RAF CASERT
12:33:19 PM Wednesday, May 14, 2008

U.S. to play in Madrid for Davis Cup semifinalsThe U.S. Davis Cup team will head to Madrid to play Spain in the semifinals from September 19-21.
By Sports Network
06:17:50 PM Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Serena, Venus move on; Ivanovic falls in Rome
Davydenko, Ferrer ease into third round in Hamburg
Zvonareva, Szavay advance in Rome
Sharapova reaches compromise with WTA over photo shoot
Tsonga wins; Youzhny falls in Hamburg

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