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Posted: 12:58 AM Jan 8, 2012
Pro Tennis Australian Results Jan 7
Czech Republic wins Hopman Cup, beats France 2-0...
Results from pre-Australian Open events...
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TENNIS-HOPMAN CUP
PERTH, Australia (AP) -- Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova
(kuh-VIHT'-oh-vuh) and Tomas Berdych (TOH'-mahs bur-DEEK') had
straight-set singles victories over France to give the Czech
Republic its second Hopman Cup title.
Kvitova won the last three games of the first set and went on to beat Marion Bartoli 7-5, 6-1, while Berdych was perfect in a first-set tiebreaker and beat Richard Gasquet (ree-SHARD' gas-KAY') 7-6, 6-4.
The Czech pair were unbeaten in singles through three matches leading to the final.
TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN WARMUPS
SYDNEY (AP) -- Ana Ivanovic's Australian Open preparations hit
another obstacle Sunday in the Sydney International when the former
No. 1 and 2008 French Open champion was beaten 7-6 (5), 6-2 by
Lucie Safarova.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) -- Unseeded Zheng Jie (zhehng jee) won the ASB Classic for her fourth career singles title and first since 2006 when Flavia Pennetta (FLAH'-vee-uh pehn-EHT'-uh) retired because of a back injury in the third set Sunday.
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- Kaia Kanepi (KY'-uh kuh-NEP'-ee) won
her second WTA title with a dominating 6-2, 6-1 win over Daniela
Hantuchova (han-TOO'-koh-vuh) at the Brisbane International.
Britain's Andy Murray beat Australian teenager Bernard Tomic
6-3, 6-2 in the men's semis and will play Sunday against
third-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov.
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