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Tennis: Serena picks Auckland for Aussie Open warm-up
The 22-time Grand Slam winner has never played in the January 2-7 tournament before, preferring to warm-up for the Australian Open at the Hopman Cup in Perth in recent years.
Wed Sep 28 2016
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Federer plans January return in Australia
The record 17-times grand slam singles winner announced last month that he would be missing the Rio Olympics, the U.S. Open and the remainder of the 2016 schedule.
Thu Aug 25 2016
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Petkovic to miss Australian Open
Former top 10 player Andrea Petkovic's hopes of playing at the Australian Open appear to have been dashed after she suffered a knee injury at the Hopman Cup.
Sun Dec 30 2012