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Serena Williams joins Victoria Azarenka on the list of absentees for the Dubai Duty Free Championships

20 February 2013 06:13 PM

World number one pulls out with 'back problems'

Azarenka: 'The game has become so physical and it takes so much out of you that sometimes you just need a break'

Victoria Azarenka woe extends Serena Williams's stop at the top

19 February 2013 09:08 PM

Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from this week's Dubai Duty Free Championships with a foot injury. It is the second year running in which she has pulled out with an injury before her first match here.

Serena Willams in action in Qatar last week

Serena Williams back on top of the world

19 February 2013 12:00 AM

The undisputed queen of the court is back in her rightful place, writes Paul Newman in Dubai

Laura Robson suffers during her three-set defeat in Dubai

Infection adds to Laura Robson's frustration

19 February 2013 12:00 AM

Laura Robson revealed after her first-round defeat in the Dubai Duty Free Championships here last night that she will be consulting a specialist because of a recurring chest infection. The 19-year-old Briton, who was beaten 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 by Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva, said that four courses of antibiotics had failed to shift the infection, which has been persistent since the start of the year.

Victoria Azarenka (right) after beating Serena Williams in Qatar

Serena Williams confirmed as the oldest ever world number one

18 February 2013 10:15 AM

American returns to the top of the rankings

Globe-trotting Laura Robson faces the heat of elite competition

18 February 2013 12:00 AM

If it's Monday it must be Dubai. The United Arab Emirates is the latest destination in Laura Robson's whistle-stop tour of the Middle East and the 19-year-old Briton will break new ground here tonight when she makes her debut in the Dubai Duty Free Championships.

Rafael Nadal wins first title since injury comeback

17 February 2013 06:56 PM

Rafael Nadal celebrated a title win in his second tournament back following seven months out injured as he swept aside David Nalbandian in straight sets in the final of the Brazil Open today.

She says: 'I think that anybody who knows me knows that I'm not a pushy mum.'

Great Britain draw Argentina in Fed Cup

13 February 2013 09:35 PM

Great Britain's Fed Cup team face a long trip to Argentina in April after reaching the World Group II play-offs for the second year in succession. If they win in Argentina they will reach a level they haven't been to since 1993.

Rafael Nadal admitted that he is still troubled by his knee

Rafael Nadal faces 'adversity' of on-going knee trouble

12 February 2013 12:20 AM

Spaniard lost in the Chile Open final

Rafael Nadal denied comeback title after shock defeat to world No 73 in Chile final

11 February 2013 12:00 AM

Rafael Nadal lost after being a set up against Horacio Zeballos

Shoulder the burden: Laura Robson before sustaining the injury

Shoulder woe for Laura Robson mars Fed Cup win

10 February 2013 12:00 AM

Great Britain head into today's Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group One promotion play-off with Bulgaria with a concern over Laura Robson, who picked up a shoulder injury in the 2-1 win over Hungary in Israel.