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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.
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.
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 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
DUBAI, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Grand slam winners Samantha Stosur and Petra Kvitova strolled into the second round of the Dubai championships with straight sets wins on Tuesday after Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka withdrew due to a foot injury.