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DOHA, Qatar (AP) Fourth-seeded Andy Roddick moved into the second round of the Qatar Open with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Ivan Navarro of Spain on Monday. (MORE)

PERTH, Australia (AP) Dominik Hrbaty upset James Blake 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (1) Monday to lead Slovakia to victory over the defending champion United States at the Hopman Cup. (MORE)

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) Tuning up for the Australian Open and aiming for another big year, top-seeded Ana Ivanovic began her 2009 season Monday night with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic at the Brisbane International. (MORE)

CHENNAI, India (AP) Marin Cilic of Croatia and Rainer Schuettler of Germany advanced to the second round of the season-opening Chennai Open on Monday. (MORE)

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) Former world No. 7 Nicole Vaidisova began her comeback from an injury-plagued 2008 with a first-round win at the ASB Classic on Monday. (MORE)

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) Lei Clijsters, the father of tennis player Kim Clijsters and a former Belgium soccer international, died Sunday. He was 52. (MORE)

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) In a strong statement leading to the Australian Open, Andy Murray has beaten Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on consecutive days. (MORE)

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Andy Roddick was handed the large American flag and then just stood there. He wasn't going on a victory lap until his teammates joined him. (Full Story)

BREMEN, Germany (AP) Having already advanced to the Davis Cup semifinals, Spain split its reverse singles Sunday and defeated Germany 4-1. (Full Story)

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. (AP) Maria Sharapova entered the Bausch & Lomb Championships with hopes of gaining some experience on clay. (Full Story)