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Dementieva says Henin back to her best

MELBOURNE - Elena Dementieva said Belgian star Justine Henin had returned to tennis as good as ever after losing an epic second round Australian Open match to the former world number one on Wednesday.

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Roddick urges revamp of Davis Cup

MELBOURNE - Andy Roddick on Wednesday urged the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to consider scaling back the Davis Cup after pulling out of the United States team duty for this year’s series.

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Safina powers into Open third round

MELBOURNE - Russian Dinara Safina was typically unpredictable as she moved into the Australian Open third round with a straight sets win over the Czech Republic’s Barbora Zahlavova Strycova on Wednesday.

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