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AFP/File Australian Alicia Molik will make her WTA singles comeback in January after being 2 hrs 8 mins ago MELBOURNE Australian Alicia Molik will make her WTA singles comeback in January after being given a wildcard into the main draw of the Hobart International, Tennis Australia said on Wednesday.

Ninth-ranked Vera Zvonareva 's agent says she will have arthroscopic surgery on her right ankle.

Nikolay Davydenko returns a shot in his second-round win over Benjamin Becker. Sixth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko of Russia moved closer to qualifying for next month's eight-man ATP World Tour Finals by beating Benjamin Becker of Germany 6-2, 6-1 Tuesday in the second round of the Paris Masters tennis tournament.

BALI: The governing body of women's tennis would like to see the World Anti-Doping Agency revise their 'whereabouts rule' to give players more flexibility when they are competing.

Even for a venue as grand as New York's Carnegie Hall, there was a pretty dazzling concentration of star power at Glamour magazine's Women of the Year awards.

TOP two seeds Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are on course for a first showdown since May in the Paris Masters which started on Sunday.

FRENCHMAN Richard Gasquet will appear before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne on Tuesday with the fate of his tennis career hanging in the balance.

On Sunday, Fabrice "the Magician" Santoro played what he says is the last professional tennis match of his 20-year career, losing to James Blake 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the Paris Masters .

Tomas Berdych has beaten French qualifier Vincent Millot 6-3, 7-6 to reach the second round of the Paris Masters.

Tennis will bid farewell to one of the greatest stars of the game's recent history this week when Russian former world number one Marat Safin takes his final bow at the ATP Paris Masters .

The Williams sisters were conspicuous by their absence when Italy completed a shutout of the United States to win its second Fed Cup title in four years yesterday.

Andre Agassi insists tennis should be proud of its anti-doping progress and says drug testing is now watertight.

American James Blake and German Benjamin Becker each defeated French opponents Sunday on the first day of play at the Paribas Masters, the final Masters tournament of the year.

Aravane Rezai won the Tournament of Champions in Bali when top seed Marion Bartoli retired with a quad injury after losing the first set 7-5. More Stories Bali gallery The win gave Rezai the second title of her career following success at Strasbourg in May and lifted her into the world's top 30 for the first time.

Charlottesville , Nov 7: India's No.1 Somdev Devvarman stormed into the semifinals while compatriot Sanam Singh went down fighting in the $50,000 Association of Tennis Professionals challenger.

Caption: Serena Williams outside the GMTV studios London, England .... WILLIAMS EYES ACTION ROLE Tennis ace SERENA WILLIAMS is eyeing a move into acting when her sporting career ends.

Andy Murray will bid for his sixth ATP World Tour title of the season on Sunday, after beating Fernando Verdasco to book his place in the final of the inaugural Valencia Open.

The International Tennis Federation has confirmed a one-year suspension for Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse.

The Scottish Government has branded the Tories "utter hypocrites" over their opposition to an independence referendum.

The last two tickets to the World Tour finals are still to play for at the Paris Masters tournament starting on Sunday, with Russia's Nikolay Davydenko and Spaniard Fernando Verdasco ideally placed to grab them.