Russian world No.5 Elena Dementieva said the heavy playing schedule at the Hopman Cup was perfect preparation for her upcoming Australian Open campaign. The 2009 Australian Open semi-finalist made her first appearance at the mixed teams tournament here and teamed up with countryman Igor Andreev, the second-seeded pair failing to reach the final after losing their last tie to ...

Britain's Andy Murray and 15-year-old Laura Robson won their mixed doubles match Wednesday to clinch a 2-1 victory over Germany at the Hopman Cup. Murray and Robson beat Sabine Lisicki and Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-2 in the deciding doubles match after Murray had beaten Kohlschreiber 6-4, 6-2 in the ...

Elena Dementieva's service yips didn't stop Russia edging past Germany 2-1 in their Hopman Cup Group B tie here Monday. As has often been the case during her career, Dementieva struggled to hold serve and dropped her opening singles match of 2010 in disappointing fashion to youngster Sabine Lisicki. But Igor Andreev was able to square the tie ...

France cashed in on a pair of opening-day wins at the Bali Tournament of Champions Wednesday, with top seed Marion Bartoli and Aravane Rezai claiming group victories Bartoli, who played the final at this tropical resort three years ago against Svetlana Kuznetsova when the event was a regular WTA season tournament, started her campaign over Slovak Magdalena Rybarikova 6-4, 6-4 ...