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INDIAN WELLS, California, March 7 (Reuters) - Having made early exits from the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells the last two years, U.S. Open champion Andy Murray is banking on a long break from the game to help spark his form for the 2013 edition.

INDIAN WELLS, California, March 7 (Reuters) - Roger Federer applauded Thursday's announcement that tennis will introduce biological passports for players and urged the sport to make the ATP Tour "as clean as it possibly can be" with a broad approach.

INDIAN WELLS, California, March 7 (Reuters) - Buoyant after a successful tournament run on clay in recent weeks, Rafa Nadal knows he will face the toughest test of his injury comeback at the BNP Paribas Open starting on Thursday.

March 7 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Indian Wells Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Thursday David Nalbandian (Argentina) beat Marcel Granollers (Spain) 6-4 6-2 Kevin Anderson (South Africa) beat Victor Hanescu (Romania) 7-6(6) 6-3 Leonardo Mayer (Argentina) beat Xavier Malisse (Belgium) 6-2 3-6 6-4 Jarkko Nieminen (Finland) beat Igor Sijsling (Netherlands) 4-6 6-3 6-3 Benoit Paire (France) beat Lukasz Kubot (Poland) 5-7 7-5 6-2 David Goffin (Belgium) beat Viktor Tr

March 7 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Indian Wells Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Thursday Urszula Radwanska (Poland) beat Arantxa Rus (Netherlands) 6-3 6-3 Sofia Arvidsson (Sweden) beat Laura Robson (Britain) 2-6 7-6(2) 6-1 Kimiko Date-Krumm (Japan) beat Galina Voskoboeva (Kazakhstan) 6-4 3-6 6-4 Taylor Townsend (U.S.) beat Lucie Hradecka (Czech Republic) 3-6 7-6(1) 6-3 Irina Begu (Romania) beat Heather Watson (Britain) 6-2 6-4 Monica Niculesc

LONDON, March 7 (Reuters) - Tennis will introduce biological passports for players and increase the number of blood tests done each year, the sport's anti-doping agency said on Thursday.

March 7 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Indian Wells Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Wednesday Christina Mchale (U.S.) beat Tsvetana Pironkova (Bulgaria) 6-3 6-4 Francesca Schiavone (Italy) beat Flavia Pennetta (Italy) 7-5 6-1 Lourdes Dominguez Lino (Spain) beat Grace Min (U.S.) 1-6 6-4 6-3 Maria Sanchez (U.S.) beat Olga Puchkova (Russia) 6-3 6-3 Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) beat Ayumi Morita (Japan) 6-1 6-2

INDIAN WELLS, California, March 6 (Reuters) - Svetlana Kuznetsova continued her encouraging resurgence from an injury-hampered 2012 campaign with a 6-3 6-1 demolition of Czech Andrea Hlavackova in the BNP Paribas Open first round on Wednesday.

INDIAN WELLS, California, March 6 (Reuters) - Having had her own fair share of knocks in recent months while struggling for form on the tennis court, Caroline Wozniacki sprang to the defence of her golfing boyfriend Rory McIlroy in his time of trouble on Wednesday.

INDIAN WELLS, California, March 6 (Reuters) - For a second successive year, Victoria Azarenka brings red-hot form to Indian Wells for the BNP Paribas Open but the confident Belarusian has no desire to reflect on past glories.

March 6 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Indian Wells Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Wednesday Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) beat Andrea Hlavackova (Czech Republic) 6-3 6-1 Olga Govortsova (Belarus) beat Mandy Minella (Luxembourg) 6-2 3-6 6-4 Mallory Burdette (U.S.) beat Jill Craybas (U.S.) 6-3 6-1 Silvia Soler Espinosa (Spain) beat Vania King (U.S.) 6-7(7) 6-2 6-1 Chanelle Scheepers (South Africa) beat Kristina Mladenovic (France) 6-4 6-1 Joha

LONDON, March 5 (Reuters) - World number six Tomas Berdych will play the traditional Wimbledon warm-up event at Queens Club in June as he targets a repeat of his 2010 run to the final at the grasscourt slam.

March 4 (Reuters) - Swiss former world number one Martina Hingis, a winner of five grand slam singles titles, headlined the International Tennis Hall of Fame's list of inductees for the 2013 class.

Mar 4 (Reuters) - ATP World Tour rankings on Monday (last week's positions in brackets): 1. (1) Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 13280 points 2. (2) Roger Federer (Switzerland) 9535 3. (3) Andy Murray (Scotland) 8180 4. (4) David Ferrer (Spain) 6665 5. (5) Rafa Nadal (Spain) 6105 6. (6) Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) 4740 7. (7) Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina) 4410

Mar 4 (Reuters) - WTA rankings on Monday (last week's positions in brackets): 1. (1) Serena Williams (United States) 10365 points 2. (2) Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) 10325 3. (3) Maria Sharapova (Russia) 9715 4. (4) Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) 7505 5. (5) Li Na (China) 6130 6. (6) Angelique Kerber (Germany) 5400 7. (7) Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) 4980 8. (8) Sara Errani (Italy) 4915 9.

* Too strong for French journeyman Roger-Vasselin (Adds details, quotes) March 3 (Reuters) - Ernests Gulbis celebrated his second Delray Beach International title after edging French journeyman Edouard Roger-Vasselin 7-6 6-3 on Sunday.

March 3 (Reuters) - Ernests Gulbis beat Edouard Roger-Vasselin 7-6 6-3 in a battle of unlikely finalists to clinch the Delray Beach International title on Sunday.

March 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Result from the Delray Beach International Men's Singles Final on Sunday Ernests Gulbis (Latvia) beat Edouard Roger-Vasselin (France) 7-6(3) 6-3

ACAPULCO, March 3 (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal's fist-pumping comeback reached a new high with his victory at the Mexican Open on Sunday, giving tennis fans hope the 11-times grand slam champion can return to the top of the game.

March 3 (Reuters) - Unseeded Czech Karolina Pliskova won her maiden WTA singles title beating American wildcard entrant Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the Malaysian Open final on Sunday.