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MADRID, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes, accused of masterminding a doping ring in cycling, told a court on Tuesday he also had clients in other sports including soccer, tennis, athletics and boxing after finally taking the stand in a high-profile and much-delayed trial.

Jan 29 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Pattaya Open Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday Nina Bratchikova (Russia) beat Shahar Peer (Israel) 6-3 6-3 Kimiko Date-Krumm (Japan) beat Chanelle Scheepers (South Africa) 7-5 6-1 Luksika Kumkhum (Thailand) beat Casey Dellacqua (Australia) 6-2 6-2 8-Heather Watson (Britain) beat Timea Babos (Hungary) 6-1 3-0 (Babos retired) 5-Sabine Lisicki (Germany) beat Tatjana Malek (Germany) 6-2 6-3 2-

PARIS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - World number 10 Marion Bartoli does not think drug cheats in tennis can escape detection as players are subjected to too many dope tests in and out of competition.

Jan 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Paris Open Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday Christina Mchale (U.S.) beat Pauline Parmentier (France) 6-4 6-1 8-Klara Zakopalova (Czech Republic) beat Anabel Medina Garrigues (Spain) 2-6 7-5 6-0 Mona Barthel (Germany) beat Urszula Radwanska (Poland) 7-6(1) 6-0

PRAGUE, Jan 28 (Reuters) - World number eight Petra Kvitova, dumped out in the second round at the Australian Open, will lead the Czech Republic in their Fed Cup title defence when they take on Australia in a first round tie next month.

MADRID, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The high-profile and much-delayed trial of a Spanish doctor accused of masterminding a doping ring in cycling got off to an anti-climactic start on Monday when his testimony was postponed until Tuesday.

Jan 28 (Reuters) - WTA rankings on Monday (Jan. 14 positions in brackets): 1. (1) Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) 10325 points 2. (3) Serena Williams (United States) 9970 3. (2) Maria Sharapova (Russia) 9545 4. (4) Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) 7750 5. (6) Li Na (China) 6255 6. (5) Angelique Kerber (Germany) 5695 7. (7) Sara Errani (Italy) 4605 8. (8) Petra Kvitova (Czech Republ

Jan 28 (Reuters) - ATP World Tour rankings on Monday (Jan. 14 positions in brackets): 1. (1) Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 12920 points 2. (2) Roger Federer (Switzerland) 10265 3. (3) Andy Murray (Scotland) 8480 4. (5) David Ferrer (Spain) 6865 5. (4) Rafa Nadal (Spain) 5400 6. (6) Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) 4680 7. (7) Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina) 4210 8. (8) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

PRAGUE, Jan 28 (Reuters) - A bad back has ruled Radek Stepanek, who helped lead the Czech Republic to the Davis Cup crown in 2012, out of the team's first round tie with Switzerland this weekend.

MADRID, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The high-profile and much-delayed trial of a Spanish doctor accused of masterminding a doping ring in cycling got off to an anti-climactic start on Monday when his testimony was postponed until Tuesday.

Jan 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Pattaya Open Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday Mathilde Johansson (France) beat Chang Kai-Chen (Taiwan) 6-4 6-3 Alexandra Panova (Russia) beat Irina Begu (Romania) 7-6(6) 3-2 (Begu retired) Marina Erakovic (New Zealand) beat 3-Hsieh Su-Wei (Taiwan) 6-2 6-2 Varatchaya Wongteanchai (Thailand) beat Annika Beck (Germany) 6-3 6-3

MELBOURNE, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic's cheque for winning the Australian Open on Sunday was more than the entire annual budget for anti-doping in tennis, a programme many feel is woefully inadequate.