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Calm Serena says "psycho" side under wraps

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PARIS - Top seed Serena Williams said her "psycho" side is under wraps after motoring into the third round of the French Open with a 6-1 6-2 defeat of French wildcard Caroline Garcia on Wednesday.

Chinese fans put on brave face for their "Golden Flower"

BEIJING - Chinese fans were disappointed but still proud on Saturday after home-grown tennis heroine Li Na lost out once again on the Australian Open crown, saying she continued to be an inspiration for China.

Sports, 2010 U.S. Open 26 Jan 2013

Tennis-Chinese fans put on brave face for their "Golden Flower"

BEIJING, Jan 26 - Chinese fans were disappointed but still proud on Saturday after home-grown tennis heroine Li Na lost out once again on the Australian Open crown, saying she continued to be an inspiration for China.

Gallant Li sees lighter side of defeat after black-out

MELBOURNE - Li Na's bid for a second grand slam title ended tearfully with an injured ankle, a bruised head and a heart-breaking defeat to Victoria Azarenka, but she could still laugh off her "stupid" falls after a gallant failure in the Australian Open final.

Sports, 2010 U.S. Open 26 Jan 2013

Azarenka eyes second straight Australian Open crown

MELBOURNE - Defending champion Victoria Azarenka will bid for back-to-back titles at Melbourne Park on Saturday when she takes on China's late-blooming Li Na in the final of the Australian Open.

Sports, 2010 U.S. Open 25 Jan 2013

Preview -Tennis-Azarenka faces headwinds in back-to-back bid

MELBOURNE - Accused of gamesmanship and dogged by injury, Victoria Azarenka's bid for successive Australian Open titles on Saturday will pit her against an opponent in the form of her life and a center-court crowd wary of any hint of bad sportsmanship.

Sports, 2010 U.S. Open 25 Jan 2013

China's Li says wouldn't 'use' medical timeout

MELBOURNE - China's Li Na declined to pass judgment on Victoria Azarenka's controversial medical time-out during her Australian Open semi-final match, but said she would not do it herself when match points were at stake.

Sports, 2010 U.S. Open 25 Jan 2013

Djokovic dominates after Azarenka controversy

MELBOURNE - Novak Djokovic installed himself as red-hot favorite for a third straight Australian Open title with a semi-final demolition of David Ferrer on Thursday after Victoria Azarenka had controversially set up a final against Li Na.

Sports, 2010 U.S. Open 24 Jan 2013

Li routs Sharapova, eyes second grand slam title

MELBOURNE - China's Li Na sent a wayward Maria Sharapova crashing out of the Australian Open semi-finals on Thursday and says there will be no repeat of her capitulation to Kim Clijsters in the 2011 Melbourne Park final.

Sports, 2010 U.S. Open 24 Jan 2013

Teenager Stephens thrills in slaying idol Serena

MELBOURNE - American teen Sloane Stephens went to bed on Tuesday wondering if she had the game to topple her idol Serena Williams in the Australian Open quarter-finals, but after beating the five-times Melbourne Park champion in three sets she said it wasn't as hard as she thought.

Sports, 2010 U.S. Open 23 Jan 2013
Roger Federer of Switzerland returns a shot to Radek Stepanek of Czech Republic during their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in Flushing Meadows in New York, in this August 31, 2008 file photo.  REUTERS/Jeff Haynes/Files

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