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Week of Jan 23-29, 2017

Women's Tour - Executive Tournament Summaries

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AUSTRALIAN OPEN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA JANUARY 16 - JANUARY 29, 2017 TOURNAMENT TIER - Grand Slam Prize Money: A$22,624,000 TOURN. DIR. Craig Tiley Surface: Hard - Draw: S-128 D-64 LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION Angelique Kerber (GER) LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS M.Hingis (SUI) / S.Mirza (IND) SINGLES - Serena Williams Breaks Grand Slam Record With AO Title Serena Williams won her 23rd Grand Slam title with a 6-4, 6-4 win over sister Venus Williams at the Australian Open, earning an Open Era record in tennis. "It's such a great feeling to have 23," she said after the match. "I've been chasing it for a really long time. When it got on my radar, I knew I had an opportunity to get there, and I'm here. I'm here. Williams, 35, had equaled Stefanie Graf's record with her 2016 Wimbledon triumph. The German's original 22-slam mark had stood since the 1999 French Open. Serena now has seven Australian Open titles, making it her joint-most successful Grand Slam alongside Wimbledon. She has also won six US Open titles and three at Roland Garros. Read more (WTA) SINGLES - Champions Corner: Stress-Free Serena Sails To the Top Of The Sport Down Under Following her record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam triumph at the Australian Open, newly re-crowned World No.1 Serena Williams sat down with a small pool of reporters after her non-stop media duties, reflecting on her fortnight and look ahead at what's to come: Read more (WTA) DOUBLES - Mattek-Sands & Safarova Surge To Second Straight Slam In Oz No.2 seeds Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova survived a tense three-setter against the newly formed pairing of Andrea Hlavackova and Peng Shuai to win their second Slam in a row, winning the 2017 Australian Open women's doubles title, 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-3. Read more (WTA)

Semifinals Finals Champion SINGLES (13) Venus Williams (USA) d Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 6-7(3), 6-2, 6-3 (1) Serena Williams (USA) d Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) 6-2, 6-1   DOUBLES (12) A.Hlavackova (CZE) / S.Peng (CHN) d (1) C.Garcia (FRA) / K.Mladenovic (FRA) 7-6(4), 6-2 (2) B.Mattek-Sands (USA) / L.Safarova (CZE) d E.Hozumi (JPN) / M.Kato (JPN) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 SINGLES (1) Serena Williams (USA) d (13) Venus Williams (USA) 6-4, 6-4 DOUBLES (2) B.Mattek-Sands (USA) / L.Safarova (CZE) d (12) A.Hlavackova (CZE) / S.Peng (CHN) 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-3 7 Photo: WTA Photo: WTA Photo: WTA Photo: WTA

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Serena Wins Historic 23rd Major Title At The Australian Open
Check out all the best photos from the Australian Open final between Venus Williams and Serena Williams, where Serena took home a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title.

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SINGLES SEEDS

• (1) Angelique Kerber (GER) - R1: Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 6-2, 5-7, 6-2. R2: Carina Witthoeft (GER) 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-2. R3: Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) 6-0, 6-4. R4: Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 2-6, 3-6
• CHAMPION (2) Serena Williams (USA) - R1: Belinda Bencic (SUI) 6-4, 6-3. R2: Lucie Safarova (CZE) 6-3, 6-4. R3: Nicole Gibbs (USA) 6-1, 6-3. R4: (16) Barbora Strycova (CZE) 7-5, 6-4. QF: (9) Johanna Konta (GBR) 6-2, 6-3. SF: Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) 6-2, 6-1. F: (13) Venus Williams (USA) 6-4, 6-4
• (3) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) - R1: Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 6-1, 4-6, 6-1. R2: Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) 3-6, 2-6
• (4) Simona Halep (ROU) - R1: Shelby Rogers (USA) 3-6, 1-6
• (5) Karolina Pliskova (CZE) - R1: Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) 6-2, 6-0. R2: (Q) Anna Blinkova (RUS) 6-0, 6-2. R3: Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 4-6, 6-0, 10-8. R4: (22) Daria Gavrilova (AUS) 6-3, 6-3. QF: Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) 4-6, 6-3, 5-6
• (6) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) - R1: Denisa Allertova (CZE) 7-5, 6-2. R2: Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) 6-4, 7-6(8). R3: (30) Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 2-6, 7-6(3), 3-6
• (7) Garbine Muguruza (ESP) - R1: Marina Erakovic (NZL) 7-5, 6-4. R2: Samantha Crawford (USA) 7-5, 6-4. R3: (32) Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 6-4, 6-2. R4: Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 6-2, 6-3. QF: Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 4-6, 0-6
• (8) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) - R1: Mariana Duque-Marino (COL) 6-0, 6-1. R2: (WC) Jaimee Fourlis (AUS) 6-2, 6-1. R3: Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 6-4, 5-7, 9-7. R4: (24) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 3-6, 3-6
• (9) Johanna Konta (GBR) - R1: Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 7-5, 6-2. R2: Naomi Osaka (JPN) 6-4, 6-2. R3: (17) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 6-3, 6-1. R4: (30) Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 6-1, 6-4. QF: (2) Serena Williams (USA) 2-6, 3-6
• (10) Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) - R1: Jana Cepelova (SVK) 6-2, 6-2. R2: Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 6-7(1), 3-6
• (11) Elina Svitolina (UKR) - R1: Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) 6-0, 6-2. R2: (Q) Julia Boserup (USA) 6-4, 6-1. R3: (24) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 5-7, 6-4, 3-6
• (12) Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) - R1: Camila Giorgi (ITA) 6-4, 3-6, 7-5. R2: Danka Kovinic (MNE) 6-1, 7-6(5). R3: (22) Daria Gavrilova (AUS) 3-6, 7-5, 4-6
• FINALST (13) Venus Williams (USA) - R1: Kateryna Kozlova (UKR) 7-6(5), 7-5. R2: (Q) Stefanie Voegele (SUI) 6-3, 6-2. R3: Ying-Ying Duan (CHN) 6-1, 6-0. R4: (Q) Mona Barthel (GER) 6-3, 7-5. QF: (24) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 6-4, 7-6(3). SF: Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 6-7(3), 6-2, 6-3. F: (2) Serena Williams (USA) 4-6, 4-6
• (14) Elena Vesnina (RUS) - R1: (Q) Ana Bogdan (ROU) 7-5, 6-2. R2: Mandy Minella (LUX) 6-3, 6-3. R3: Jennifer Brady (USA) 6-7(4), 2-6
• (15) Roberta Vinci (ITA) - R1: CoCo Vandeweghe (USA) 1-6, 6-7(3)
• (16) Barbora Strycova (CZE) - R1: (Q) Elizaveta Kulichkova (RUS) 6-3, 6-2. R2: Andrea Petkovic (GER) 6-0, 7-5. R3: (21) Caroline Garcia (FRA) 6-2, 7-5. R4: (2) Serena Williams (USA) 5-7, 4-6
• (17) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) - R1: (WC) Arina Rodionova (AUS) 6-1, 6-2. R2: Donna Vekic (CRO) 6-1, 6-3. R3: (9) Johanna Konta (GBR) 3-6, 1-6
• (18) Sam Stosur (AUS) - R1: Heather Watson (GBR) 3-6, 6-3, 0-6
• (19) Kiki Bertens (NED) - R1: Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 5-7, 6-7(5)
• (20) Shuai Zhang (CHN) - R1: (Q) Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) 6-0, 6-3. R2: Alison Riske (USA) 6-7(7), 6-4, 1-6
• (21) Caroline Garcia (FRA) - R1: Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) 7-6(4), 6-4. R2: Oceane Dodin (FRA) 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-4. R3: (16) Barbora Strycova (CZE) 2-6, 5-7
• (22) Daria Gavrilova (AUS) - R1: Naomi Broady (GBR) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. R2: Ana Konjuh (CRO) 6-2, 1-6, 6-4. R3: (12) Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4. R4: (5) Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 3-6, 3-6
• (23) Daria Kasatkina (RUS) - R1: Shuai Peng (CHN) 0-6, 6-7(5)
• (24) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) - R1: Evgeniya Rodina (RUS) 6-1, 7-6(2). R2: (Q) Natalia Vikhlantseva (RUS) 6-2, 6-2. R3: (11) Elina Svitolina (UKR) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. R4: (8) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 6-3, 6-3. QF: (13) Venus Williams (USA) 4-6, 6-7(3)
• (25) Timea Babos (HUN) - R1: Nicole Gibbs (USA) 6-7(3), 4-6
• (26) Laura Siegemund (GER) - R1: Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 1-6, 6-1, 4-6
• (27) Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) - R1: Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4. R2: Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) 4-6, 6-7(8)
• (28) Alize Cornet (FRA) - R1: (WC) Myrtille Georges (FRA) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1. R2: Maria Sakkari (GRE) 5-7, 6-4, 1-6
• (29) Monica Puig (PUR) - R1: Patricia Maria Tig (ROU) 6-0, 6-1. R2: (Q) Mona Barthel (GER) 4-6, 4-6
• (30) Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) - R1: Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) 6-0, 4-6, 6-1. R2: Sara Errani (ITA) 6-3, 3-2(ret). R3: (6) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-3. R4: (9) Johanna Konta (GBR) 1-6, 4-6
• (31) Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) - R1: Lara Arrruabarrena (ESP) 7-6(7), 7-6(10). R2: Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 3-6, 1-6
• (32) Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) - R1: Nao Hibino (JPN) 6-4, 0-0(ret). R2: Kristina Kucova (SVK) 6-3, 6-4. R3: (7) Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 4-6, 2-6
• Best Qualifier: Mona Barthel (GER) + Jennifer Brady (USA) - Both R4
• Best Unseeded in Main Draw: Coco Vandeweghe (USA) + Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) - both Semis

Men's Tour - Executive Tournament Summaries

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AUSTRALIAN OPEN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA JANUARY 16 - JANUARY 29, 2017 TOURNAMENT TIER - Grand Slam Prize Money: A$22,624,000 TOURN. DIR. Craig Tiley Surface: Hard - Draw: S-128 D-64 LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION Novak Djokovic (SRB) LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS J.Murray (GBR) / B.Soares (BRA) SINGLES - Federer Tops Nadal In Epic For 18th Major Crown Federer wins fifth Australian Open crown He's been a man on a mission in Melbourne the past two weeks and the dream came true for Roger Federer on Sunday evening as he toppled his great rival, Rafael Nadal, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in the Australian Open final to win his 18th Grand Slam championship. Read more (ATP) SINGLES - Roger Bevels In 'Beautiful Moment' Swiss wins his first Grand Slam title since 2012 Wimbledon The talk of history could wait for Roger Federer. Hours after the Swiss had won his 18th Grand Slam title, padding his own record, the 35 year old wasn't interested in discussing what it meant to add another victory to his historic tally and increase the distance between he and Rafael Nadal and Pete Sampras, both of whom have 14 Grand Slam crowns. Read more (ATP) DOUBLES - Kontinen / Peers Capture Aussie Open Doubles Title Finnish-Aussie duo lift first Grand Slam trophy John Peers ended his home country's Australian Open title drought, as he and Henri Kontinen ousted six-time champions Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan 7-5, 7-5 on Saturday at Melbourne Park. The reigning ATP Finals champions took the inside track in returning to The O2 in London, claiming their first Grand Slam title together and improving to an impressive 6-1 in tour-level finals. They dropped just one set en route to the title, edging the Bryans behind 12 aces and three breaks of serve after one hour and 14 minutes. For Kontinen, it was his maiden major crown in his first final, while Peers lifted his first trophy in his third title match. He previously finished runner-up alongside Jamie Murray at Wimbledon '15 and the US Open '15. Read more (ATP)

Semifinals Finals Champion SINGLES (17) Roger Federer (SUI) d (4) Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 7-5, 6-3, 1-6, 4-6, 6-3 (9) Rafa Nadal (ESP) d (15) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 6-4 DOUBLES (3) B.Bryan (USA) / M.Bryan (USA) d P.Carreno-Busta (ESP) / G.Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 7-6(11), 6-3 (4) H.Kontinen (FIN) / J.Peers (AUS) d M.Polmans (AUS) / A.Whittington (AUS) 6-4, 6-4 SINGLES (17) Roger Federer (SUI) d (9) Rafa Nadal (ESP) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 DOUBLES (4) H.Kontinen (FIN) / J.Peers (AUS) d (3) B.Bryan (USA) / M.Bryan (USA) 7-5, 7-5 7 Photo: Getty Images Photo: Getty Images Photo: New York Times Photo: Getty Images

FEATURED STORY
5 Things We Learned At The 2017 Australian Open
We look into five storylines that emerged during the season's first Grand Slam
1. ROGER AND RAFA AREN'T DONE YET
With Rafael Nadal's ongoing wrist issues causing him to cut this past season short in October, and Roger Federer sitting out after Wimbledon to continue rehabbing following knee surgery, some critics wondered if their bodies could withstand the rigours of professional tennis. Those doubts were swiftly erased by both players with their form this tournament.

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SINGLES SEEDS

• (1) Andy Murray (GBR) - R1: Illya Marchenko (UKR) 7-5, 7-6(5), 6-2. R2: (Q) Andrey Rublev (RUS) 6-3, 6-0, 6-2. R3: (31) Sam Querrey (USA) 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. R4: Mischa Zverev (GER) 5-7, 7-5, 2-6, 4-6
• (2) Novak Djokovic (SRB) - R1: Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 6-1, 7-6(4), 6-2. R2: Denis Istomin (UZB) 6-7(8), 7-5, 6-2, 6-7(5), 4-6
• (3) Milos Raonic (CAN) - R1: Dustin Brown (GER) 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. R2: Gilles Muller (LUX) 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4). R3: (25) Gilles Simon (FRA) 6-2, 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-3. R4: (13) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. QF: (9) Rafa Nadal (ESP) 4-6, 6-7(7), 4-6
• (4) Stan Wawrinka (SUI) - R1: Martin Klizan (SVK) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4. R2: Steve Johnson (USA) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. R3: (29) Viktor Troicki (SRB) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, 7-6(7). R4: Andreas Seppi (ITA) 7-6(2), 7-6(4), 7-6(4). QF: (12) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 6-6(2), 6-4, 6-3. SF: (17) Roger Federer (SUI) 5-7, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 3-6
• (5) Kei Nishikori (JPN) - R1: Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) 5-7, 6-1, 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-2. R2: Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. R3: (Q) Lukas Lacko (SVK) 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. R4: (17) Roger Federer (SUI) 7-6(4), 4-6, 1-6, 6-4, 3-6
• (6) Gael Monfils (FRA) - R1: Jiri Vesely (CZE) 6-2, 6-3, 6-2. R2: Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-0. R3: (32) Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 6-3, 7-6(21), 6-4. R4: (9) Rafa Nadal (ESP) 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 4-6
• (7) Marin Cilic (CRO) - R1: (PR) Jerzy Janowicz (POL) 4-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3. R2: Daniel Evans (GBR) 6-3, 5-7, 3-6, 3-6
• (8) Dominic Thiem (AUT) - R1: Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3. R2: Jordan Thompson (AUS) 6-2, 6-1, 6-7(6), 6-4. R3: Benoit Paire (FRA) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. R4: (11) David Goffin (BEL) 7-5, 6-7(4), 2-6, 2-6
• FINALST (9) Rafa Nadal (ESP) - R1: Florian Mayer (GER) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. R2: Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 6-3, 6-1, 6-3. R3: (24) Alexander Zverev (GER) 4-6, 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-2. R4: (6) Gael Monfils (FRA) 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. QF: (3) Milos Raonic (CAN) 6-4, 7-6(7), 6-4. SF: (15) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 6-4. F: (17) Roger Federer (SUI) 4-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3, 3-6
• (10) Tomas Berdych (CZE) - R1: (Q) Luca Vanni (ITA) 6-1(ret). R2: Ryan Harrison (USA) 6-3, 7-6(6), 6-2. R3: (17) Roger Federer (SUI) 2-6, 4-6, 4-6
• (11) David Goffin (BEL) - R1: (Q) Reilly Opelka (USA) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. R2: (Q) Radek Stepanek (CZE) 6-4, 6-0, 6-3. R3: (20) Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. R4: (8) Dominic Thiem (AUT) 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-2. QF: (15) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 3-6, 2-6, 4-6
• (12) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) - R1: Thiago Monteiro (BRA) 6-1, 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-2. R2: Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 6-2, 6-2, 6-3. R3: (23) Jack Sock (USA) 7-6(4), 7-5, 6-7(8), 6-3. R4: Daniel Evans (GBR) 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-4, 6-4. QF: (4) Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 6-7(2), 4-6, 3-6
• (13) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) - R1: Guido Pella (ARG) 6-3, 6-1, 6-1. R2: Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) 6-2, 6-3, 6-3. R3: (21) David Ferrer (ESP) 7-5, 6-7(6), 7-6(3), 6-4. R4: (3) Milos Raonic (CAN) 6-7(6), 6-3, 4-6, 1-6
• (14) Nick Kyrgios (AUS) - R1: Gastao Elias (POR) 6-1, 6-2, 6-2. R2: Andreas Seppi (ITA) 6-1, 7-6(1), 4-6, 2-6, 8-10
• (15) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) - R1: (WC) Christopher O'Connell (AUS) 7-6(2), 6-3, 6-3. R2: Hyeon Chung (KOR) 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. R3: (18) Richard Gasquet (FRA) 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. R4: Denis Istomin (UZB)2-6, 7-6(2), 6-2, 6-1. QF: (11) David Goffin (BEL) 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. SF: (9) Rafa Nadal (ESP) 3-6, 7-5, 6-7(5), 7-6(4), 4-6
• (16) Lucas Pouille (FRA) - R1: (Q) Alexander Bublik (KAZ) 0-6, 6-3, 3-6, 4-6
• CHAMPION (17) Roger Federer (SUI) - R1: (Q) Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 7-5, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. R2: (Q) Noah Rubin (USA) 7-5, 6-3, 7-6(3). R3: (10) Tomas Berdych (CZE) 6-2, 6-4, 6-4. R4: (5) Kei Nishikori (JPN) 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3. QF: Mischa Zverev (GER) 6-1, 7-5, 6-2. QF: (4) Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 7-5, 6-3, 1-6, 4-6, 6-3. F: (9) Rafa Nadal (ESP) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
• (18) Richard Gasquet (FRA) - R1: (Q) Blake Mott (AUS) 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. R2: Carlos Berloq (ARG) 6-1, 6-1, 6-1. R3: (15) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 3-6, 2-6, 4-6
• (19) John Isner (USA) - R1: Konstantin Kravchuk (RUS) 6-3, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-1. R2: Mischa Zverev (GER) 7-6(4), 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-7(7), 7-9
• (20) Ivo Karlovic (CRO) - R1: Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 6-7(6), 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 22-20. R2: Andrew Whittington (AUS) 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. R3: (11) David Goffin (BEL) 3-6, 2-6, 4-6
• (21) David Ferrer (ESP) - R1: (WC) Omar Jasika (AUS) 6-3, 6-0, 6-2. R2: (Q) Ernesto Escobedo (USA) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. R3: (13) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 5-7, 7-6(6), 6-7(3), 4-6
• (22) Pablo Cuevas (URU) - R1: Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 3-6, 3-6, 0-6
• (23) Jack Sock (USA) - R1: Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-3. R2: Karen Khachanov (RUS) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. R3: (12) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 6-7(4), 5-7, 7-6(8), 3-6
• (24) Alexander Zverev (GER) - R1: Robin Haase (NED) 6-2, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2. R2: (Q) Frances Tiafoe (USA) 6-2, 6-3, 6-4. R3: (9) Rafa Nadal (ESP) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(5), 3-6, 2-6
• (25) Gilles Simon (FRA) - R1: (WC) Michael Mmoh (AUS) 6-1, 6-3, 6-3. R2: Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) 6-4, 6-1, 6-1. R3: (3) Milos Raonic (CAN) 2-6, 6-7(5), 6-3, 3-6
• (26) Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) - R1: (Q) Lukas Lacko (SVK) 6-4, 5-7, 6-1, 4-6, 3-6
• (27) Bernard Tomic (AUS) - R1: Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 6-2, 6-1, 6-4. R2: Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) 7-5, 7-6(4), 4-6, 7-6(5). R3: Daniel Evans (GBR) 5-7, 6-7(2), 6-7(3)
• (28) Feliciano Lopez (ESP) - R1: Fabio Fognini (ITA) 5-7, 3-6, 5-7
• (29) Viktor Troicki (SRB) - R1: Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 2-6, 6-3. R2: Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-3. R3: (4) Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 6-3, 2-6, 2-6, 6-7(7)
• (30) Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) - R1: (LL) Peter Polansky (CAN) 6-0, 3-6, 3-6, 6-2, 3-0(ret). R2: Kyle Edmund (GBR) 6-2, 6-4, 6-2. R3: R2: Denis Istomin (UZB) 4-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 2-6
• (31) Sam Querrey (USA) - R1: (WC) Quentin Halys (FRA) 6-7(10), 7-6(4),6-3, 6-4. R2: (WC) Alex De Minaur (AUS) 7-6(5), 6-0, 6-1. R3: (1) Andy Murray (GBR) 4-6, 2-6, 4-6
• (32) Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) - R1: Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-4. R2: Donald Young (USA) 7-5, 6-3, 6-0. R3: (6) Gael Monfils (FRA) 3-6, 6-7(1), 4-6
• Best Qualifier: Lukas Lacko (SVK) - R3
• Best Unseeded in Main Draw: Mischa Zverev (GER) - Quarters

Tournament	Singles Seeds	Doubles Seeds
ST. PETERSBURG LADIES TROPHY ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 5, 2017 TOURNAMENT TIER - Premier Prize Money: $710,900 TOURN. DIR. Natalia Kamelzon Surface: Hard - Draw: S-32 D-16 LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION Roberta Vinci (ITA) LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS M.Hingis (SUI) / S.Mirza (IND)	(1) Simona Halep (ROU) (2) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) (3) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) (4) Venus Williams (USA) (5) Elena Vesnina (RUS) (6) Roberta Vinci (ITA) (7) Kiki Bertens (NED) (8) Daria Kasatkina (RUS)	(1) K.Bertens (NED) / J.Larsson (SWE) (2) D.Jurak (CRO) / X.Knoll (SUI) (3) D.Gavrilova (AUS) / K.Mladenovic (FRA) (4) R.Olaru (ROU) / O.Savchuk (UKR)

Tournament	Singles Seeds	Doubles Seeds
TAIWAN OPEN TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 5, 2017 TOURNAMENT TIER - International Prize Money: $226,750 TOURN. DIR. Stephen Duckitt Surface: Hard - Draw: S-32 D-16 LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION New LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS New	(1) Elina Svitolina (UKR) (2) Sam Stosur (AUS) (3) Caroline Garcia (FRA) (4) Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) (5) Katertina Siniakova (CZE) (6) Misaki Doi (JPN) (7) Shelby Rogers (USA) (8) Jelena Jankovic (SRB)	(1) H.Chan (TPE) / Y.Chan (TPE) (2) L.Hradecka (CZE) / K.Siniakova (CZE) (3) O.Kalashnikova (GEO) / A.Krunic (SRB) (4) E.Hozumi (JPN) / M.Kato (JPN)

WTA Women's Rankings as of January 30 2017
Singles: Serena Williams and Kerber trading places. Pliskova up 2 to 3. Cibulkova and Radwanska trading places,
so did Kuznetsova and Keys. Venus Williams up 6 to 11. Vandeweghe up 15 to 20. Lucic-Baroni up 50 to 29.
Doubles: Safarova up 6 to 2. Vesnina, Makarova move up 1. Peng up 24 to 17. Hozumi up 22 to 29.

No.	SINGLES	POINTS		No.	DOUBLES	POINTS
1	Serena Williams	7780		1	Beth. Mattek-Sands	10135
2	Angelique Kerber	7115		2	Lucie Safarova	8500
3	Karolina Pliskova	5270		3	Caroline Garcia	8345
4	Simona Halep	5073		3	Kristina Mladenovic	8345
5	Dominika Cibulkova	4985		5	Elena Vesnina	7090
6	Agnieszka Radwanska	4815		6	Ekaterina Makarova	6935
7	Garbine Muguruza	4720		7	Sania Mirza	6525
8	Svetlana Kuznetsova	3915		8	Martina Hingis	5490
9	Madison Keys	3897		9	Andrea Hlavackova	4525
10	Johanna Konta	3705		10	Timea Babos	4500

No.	SINGLES	POINTS		No.	DOUBLES	POINTS
1	Andy Murray	11540		1	Nicolas Mahut	8820
2	Novak Djokovic	9825		2	Pierre-Hugues Herbert	8205
3	Stan Wawrinka	5695		3	Bob Bryan	7610
4	Milos Raonic	4930		3	Mike Bryan	7610
5	Kei Nishikori	4830		5	Henri Kontinen	7430
6	Rafael Nadal	4385		6	John Peers	7290
7	Marin Cilic	3560		7	Bruno Soares	5660
8	Dominic Thiem	3505		8	Jamie Murray	5570
9	Gael Monfils	3445		9	Marcelo Melo	5460
10	Roger Federer	3260		10	Marc Lopez	4633

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