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Rafael Nadal has won his fifth straight Barcelona Open title by beating fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-2, 7-5.

World No. 1 Rafael Nadal of Spain beat third seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in the Monte Carlo Masters final on Sunday.

Top-ranked Rafael Nadal stretched his winning streak at the Monte Carlo Masters to 25 matches Friday, beating Ivan Ljubicic 6-3, 6-3 to reach his fifth straight semifinal.

Top-ranked Serena Williams lost the first five games then rallied to reach the semifinals at the Sony Ericsson Open, where she awaited a possible matchup against her sister on Wednesday.

DUBAI (Reuters) - Venus Williams won her 40th singles title on Saturday by defeating unseeded Virginie Razzano 6-4 6-2 to win the Dubai Championships.

Rafael Nadal needed 4 hours and 23 minutes to defeat Roger Federer, again thwarting Federer’s quest to match Pete Sampras’s 14 Grand Slam singles titles.

Serena Williams got no argument from Dinara Safina as she rolled to her fourth Australian Open singles title and 10th Grand Slam singles title by the score of 6-0, 6-3.

Top-ranked Rafael Nadal outlasted fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (1), 6-4 Friday to reach the Australian Open final after the longest match in the tournament's history.

The Australian Open women’s final will be a match between Serena Williams and Dinara Safina for the trophy and the No. 1 ranking in the world.

Sweat was dripping off Andy Roddick's white baseball cap, flying off his sleeves, making puddles at his feet. An occasional expletive burst from his mouth and he carried on a considerable conversation with chair umpire Enric Molina of Spain.