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	Venus sets up Safina quarter-final clash
Wimbledon champion Venus Williams will take on world No.3 Dinara Safina in the quarter-finals of Stuttgart’s WTA event after her comfortable second-round win today.

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ROGER FEDERER	2.85
RAFAEL NADAL	3.6
NOVAK DJOKOVIC	6.3
ANDY MURRAY	13.4

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Russian stars power into quarter-finals

Russia’s Olympic stars Dinara Safina and Vera Zvonareva produced impressive performances today to book their places in the quarter-finals of Stuttgart’s WTA event.

Croatia loses Davis Cup points

Croatia have been penalised points and handed an undisclosed fine because the court used for Davis Cup matches against Brazil failed to meet international standards.

Ferrer, Roddick advance to Japan Open quarters

David Ferrer and Andy Roddick lived up to their No.1 and No.2 seedings today by progressing to the quarter-finals of the Japan Open.

Federer takes time-out

World No.2 Roger Federer will take a break from tennis but hopes to return before the end of the year, he told organisers of the Stockholm Open as he announced his withdrawal from next week’s tournament.

Philippoussis to team with Cash at World Tennis Challenge

Australians Mark Philippoussis and Pat Cash will headline the inaugural World Tennis Challenge in Adelaide next January.

Federer back to headline Kooyong Classic field

After an illness-enforced one-year absence, Swiss superstar Roger Federer will return to the Kooyong Classic in January to fine tune his Australian Open preparation.

Perth to host Fed Cup

Casey Dellacqua, Jessica Moore and Samantha Stosur are all set to descend on Perth next February after the city was announced as the host of the 2009 Asia/Oceania Zonal tennis Fed Cup.

Federer back to head field for Kooyong Classic

Swiss superstar ROGER FEDERER will again fine-tune his Australian Open preparations at January’s Kooyong Classic.