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DUBAI, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Samantha Stosur's season of woe continued at the Dubai Championships when she crashed out in the quarter-finals following a 6-2 6-4 defeat by Italian Roberta Vinci on Thursday.

GOVHU, South Africa, Feb 21 (Reuters) - "Big brother Roger," as the village schoolteachers call him, smiles at the small children and asks them to guess which sport he plays.

Feb 20 (Reuters) - Young American Jack Sock stunned in-form world number 14 Milos Raonic with a 6-3 5-7 7-5 victory to provide the first major upset of the Memphis International tournament on Wednesday.

Feb 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Memphis International Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Wednesday Jack Sock (U.S.) beat 2-Milos Raonic (Canada) 6-3 5-7 7-5 Marinko Matosevic (Australia) beat Go Soeda (Japan) 7-6(6) 6-4 7-Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukraine) beat Bjoern Phau (Germany) 6-3 6-4 6-Tommy Haas (Germany) beat Evgeny Donskoy (Russia) 7-6(6) 6-4 Donald Young (U.S.) beat Xavier Malisse (Belgium) 5-1 (Malisse retired) Lleyton Hewitt (Austral

TORONTO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Canada's Rebecca Marino, a rising star in women's tennis, stepped away from the sport in search of a normal life on Wednesday, weary of battling depression and cyber-bullies.

Feb 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Memphis International Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Wednesday Marinko Matosevic (Australia) beat Go Soeda (Japan) 7-6(6) 6-4 7-Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukraine) beat Bjoern Phau (Germany) 6-3 6-4 6-Tommy Haas (Germany) beat Evgeny Donskoy (Russia) 7-6(6) 6-4 Donald Young (U.S.) beat Xavier Malisse (Belgium) 5-1 (Malisse retired) Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) beat Lu Yen-Hsun (Taiwan) 2-6 7-6(3) 6-4

Feb 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Memphis International Women's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday 8-Kristina Mladenovic (France) beat Victoria Duval (U.S.) 6-1 3-6 6-3 3-Sabine Lisicki (Germany) beat Melinda Czink (Hungary) 7-6(0) 4-6 6-2 Marina Erakovic (New Zealand) beat 2-Sofia Arvidsson (Sweden) 6-1 3-6 6-3 4-Heather Watson (Britain) beat Andrea Hlavackova (Czech Republic) 2-6 6-0 6-3 1-Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) beat Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) 7-5 3-6

Feb 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Marseille Open Men's Singles matches on Wednesday Round 2 Gilles Muller (Luxembourg) beat Marcel Granollers (Spain) 7-6(2) 7-6(1) 3-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) beat Nikolay Davydenko (Russia) 7-6(1) 6-3 1-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) beat Ernests Gulbis (Latvia) 6-4 6-7(10) 6-4 Bernard Tomic (Australia) beat Somdev Devvarman (India) 6-3 7-5 Round 1 6-Gilles Simon (France) beat Robin Haase (Netherlands) 7-5 7-5

Feb 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Copa Bogota Women's Singles matches on Wednesday Round 2 Teliana Pereira (Brazil) beat 2-Alize Cornet (France) 7-5 6-7(2) 6-2 Maria Teresa Torro (Spain) beat Mathilde Johansson (France) 7-6(3) 6-3 Mandy Minella (Luxembourg) beat 8-Timea Babos (Hungary) 6-1 6-4 Round 1 1-Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) beat Julia Cohen (U.S.) 6-4 5-7 6-2 Mariana Duque (Colombia) beat Estrella Cabeza Candela (Spain) 6-3 3-6 6-4

Feb 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Buenos Aires Open Men's Singles matches on Wednesday Round 1 David Nalbandian (Argentina) beat Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) 6-3 2-6 6-3 Marco Trungelliti (Argentina) beat Facundo Argueello (Argentina) 4-6 6-3 1-0 (Argueello retired) 6-Fabio Fognini (Italy) beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spain) 7-5 6-3 1-David Ferrer (Spain) beat Agustin Velotti (Argentina) 6-4 6-1

GOVHU, South Africa, Feb 20 (Reuters) - "Big brother Roger," as the village schoolteachers call him, smiles at the small children and asks them to guess which sport he plays.

DUBAI, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Titleholder Agnieszka Radwanska is favourite for the Dubai women's tennis championships after the Pole overcame Kazakh Yulia Putintseva in the second round and Serena Williams withdrew due to a back injury on Wednesday.

Feb 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Dubai Championships Women's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday 5-Sara Errani (Italy) beat Sorana Cirstea (Romania) 6-4 6-4 Marion Bartoli (France) beat 2-Serena Williams (U.S.)WO 6-Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) beat Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) 7-5 7-6(1) Roberta Vinci (Italy) beat 4-Angelique Kerber (Germany) 7-5 6-1 7-Samantha Stosur (Australia) beat Hsieh Su-Wei (Taiwan) 6-4 6-0 8-Caroline Wo

DUBAI, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Serena Williams withdrew from the Dubai Championships because of a lower back injury just minutes before she was due on court for a second round match against Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli on Wednesday.

Feb 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Memphis International Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday 5-Kei Nishikori (Japan) beat Illya Marchenko (Ukraine) 6-4 7-5 Denis Istomin (Uzbekistan) beat 3-John Isner (U.S.) 6-4 6-3 Feliciano Lopez (Spain) beat Benjamin Becker (Germany) 4-6 6-3 6-4 4-Sam Querrey (U.S.) beat Alejandro Falla (Colombia) 6-3 6-3 James Blake (U.S.) beat Florian Mayer (Germany) 4-6 6-3 6-2 Igor Sijsling (Netherlands) beat Jurgen Melze

Feb 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Buenos Aires Open Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday 3-Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) beat Paolo Lorenzi (Italy) 6-3 6-3 Leonardo Mayer (Argentina) beat Simone Bolelli (Italy) 5-7 6-2 6-3 Daniel Gimeno-Traver (Spain) beat Dusan Lajovic (Serbia) 6-4 7-5 Albert Montanes (Spain) beat 7-Pablo Andujar (Spain) 5-7 6-2 6-4 Andrey Kuznetsov (Russia) beat Filippo Volandri (Italy) 7-6(5) 6-3 Julian Reister (Germany) beat Martin Al

Feb 19 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Memphis International Women's Singles matches on Tuesday Round 2 Jamie Hampton (U.S.) beat Coco Vandeweghe (U.S.) 6-3 6-0 7-Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia) beat Lauren Davis (U.S.) 7-6(2) 6-2 Round 1 Andrea Hlavackova (Czech Republic) beat Melanie Oudin (U.S.) 6-4 3-6 6-3 Claire Feuerstein (France) beat 5-Lucie Hradecka (Czech Republic) 6-3 6-4 3-Sabine Lisicki (Germany) beat Madison Keys (U.S.) 7-5 6-3

Feb 19 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Buenos Aires Open Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday Leonardo Mayer (Argentina) beat Simone Bolelli (Italy) 5-7 6-2 6-3 Daniel Gimeno-Traver (Spain) beat Dusan Lajovic (Serbia) 6-4 7-5 Albert Montanes (Spain) beat 7-Pablo Andujar (Spain) 5-7 6-2 6-4 Andrey Kuznetsov (Russia) beat Filippo Volandri (Italy) 7-6(5) 6-3 Julian Reister (Germany) beat Martin Alund (Argentina) 7-5 6-1 Tommy Robredo (Spain) beat Gastao Elias (Portugal) 6-3

Feb 19 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Copa Bogota Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday 5-Flavia Pennetta (Italy) beat Alexandra Panova (Russia) 4-6 6-3 6-3 4-Francesca Schiavone (Italy) beat Sharon Fichman (Canada) 4-6 6-4 6-4 Karin Knapp (Italy) beat Eva Birnerova (Czech Republic) 6-1 6-1 Lara Arruabarrena Vecino (Spain) beat Yuliana Lizarazo (Colombia) 6-2 1-6 6-3 Teliana Pereira (Brazil) beat Yvonne Meusburger (Austria) 6-3 6-3 8-T

Feb 19 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Memphis International Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday 4-Sam Querrey (U.S.) beat Alejandro Falla (Colombia) 6-3 6-3 James Blake (U.S.) beat Florian Mayer (Germany) 4-6 6-3 6-2 Igor Sijsling (Netherlands) beat Jurgen Melzer (Austria) 6-4 7-6(3) Michael Russell (U.S.) beat Alex Bogomolov Jr (Russia) 6-2 6-4