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BERLIN, June 14 (Reuters) - World number three Roger Federer needed a mere 39 minutes to demolish hapless wild-card entrant Mischa Zverev of Germany 6-0 6-0 and book his spot in the Gerry Weber Open semi-finals on Friday.    

June 13 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Birmingham Classic Women's Singles Round 3 matches on Thursday 5-Sabine Lisicki (Germany) beat Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (Croatia) 7-5 2-6 6-4 16-Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia) beat 1-Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) 7-6(5) 6-2 3-Sorana Cirstea (Romania) beat 13-Bojana Jovanovski (Serbia) 6-1 1-6 6-1 Alison Riske (U.S.) beat Alla Kudryavtseva (Russia) 6-1 6-2 Donna Vekic (Croatia) beat Maria Sanchez (U.S.) 4-6 6-2 6    

June 13 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Nuremberg Cup Women's Singles Quarterfinal matches on Thursday 1-Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) beat 6-Lourdes Dominguez Lino (Spain) 6-4 6-0 Andrea Petkovic (Germany) beat 8-Annika Beck (Germany) 4-6 6-3 7-5 5-Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) beat Polona Hercog (Slovenia) 7-6(5) 3-6 6-4 7-Simona Halep (Romania) beat Galina Voskoboeva (Kazakhstan) 6-4 6-1    

LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Andy Murray emerged unscathed as he completed back-to-back wins at a blustery Aegon Championships on Thursday in his first matches following a four-week break caused by a back injury.    

June 13 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Halle Open Men's Singles Round 2 matches on Thursday 3-Tommy Haas (Germany) beat Ernests Gulbis (Latvia) 7-6(5) 6-4 8-Florian Mayer (Germany) beat Leonardo Mayer (Argentina) 6-2 6-3 2-Richard Gasquet (France) beat Jurgen Melzer (Austria) 6-3 6-1 6-Philipp Kohlschreiber (Germany) beat Tobias Kamke (Germany) 6-4 6-3    

June 13 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Queen's Men's Singles matches on Thursday Round 3 1-Andy Murray (Britain) beat Marinko Matosevic (Australia) 6-2 6-2 Benjamin Becker (Germany) beat 7-Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukraine) 7-6(5) 7-5 4-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) beat Igor Sijsling (Netherlands) 7-5 5-7 6-3 5-Marin Cilic (Croatia) beat Feliciano Lopez (Spain) 4-6 7-6(5) 7-5 Denis Kudla (U.S.) beat Kenny De Schepper (France) 6-1 6-3    

MADRID, June 13 (Reuters) - Lionel Messi's picture was on the front pages rather then in the sports sections of the Spanish media on Thursday, after the World Player of the Year and his father were accused of tax fraud.    

June 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Birmingham Classic Women's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday 1-Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) beat Ajla Tomljanovic (Croatia) 4-6 6-4 7-5 Marina Erakovic (New Zealand) beat 2-Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) 7-6(6) 3-6 6-0 15-Francesca Schiavone (Italy) beat Nadiya Kichenok (Ukraine) 7-6(4) 6-2 16-Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia) beat Mathilde Johansson (France) 7-5 6-7(4) 6-4 5-Sabine Lisicki (Germany) beat Kristyna Pliskova (C    

June 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Nuremberg Cup Women's Singles matches on Wednesday Round 2 8-Annika Beck (Germany) beat Karin Knapp (Italy) 6-4 6-2 Polona Hercog (Slovenia) beat Julia Cohen (U.S.) 6-3 6-3 1-Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) beat Johanna Larsson (Sweden) 6-2 6-0 Galina Voskoboeva (Kazakhstan) beat 3-Alize Cornet (France) 2-6 6-3 6-3 7-Simona Halep (Romania) beat Estrella Cabeza Candela (Spain) 6-2 6-1    

June 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Halle Open Men's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday 1-Roger Federer (Switzerland) beat Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (Germany) 6-3 6-3 Mischa Zverev (Germany) beat Mirza Basic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 7-6(5) 6-3 Gael Monfils (France) beat Jan Hernych (Czech Republic) 6-2 6-3 Mikhail Youzhny (Russia) beat 4-Kei Nishikori (Japan) 6-1 6-7(4) 6-3    

PARIS, June 12 (Reuters) - Former world number seven Gael Monfils has pulled out of this month's Wimbledon tournament for "personal reasons", the French tennis federation said on Twitter on Wednesday.    

June 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Queen's Men's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday Benjamin Becker (Germany) beat 12-Lukas Rosol (Czech Republic) 7-6(2) 7-5 5-Marin Cilic (Croatia) beat Ivan Dodig (Croatia) 6-3 6-4 Kenny De Schepper (France) beat Rohan Bopanna (India) 6-4 6-3 16-Grega Zemlja (Slovenia) beat Sergiy Stakhovsky (Ukraine) 7-5 6-4 2-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) beat Thiemo de Bakker (Netherlands) 6-1 6-4 Daniel Evan    

LONDON, June 12 (Reuters) - Former Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt gave Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov a grasscourt masterclass in a second-round victory at the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club on Wednesday.    

LONDON, June 12 (Reuters) - Former Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt gave Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov a grasscourt masterclass in a second-round victory at the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club on Wednesday.    

PARIS, June 12 (Reuters) - Frenchman Nicolas Mahut has been given a wild card for this month's Wimbledon, still reaping the fruits of his record 11-hour-five-minute match against American John Isner in 2010.    

June 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Queen's Men's Singles matches on Tuesday Round 2 3-Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina) beat Xavier Malisse (Belgium) 7-6(5) 1-6 7-5 Denis Kudla (U.S.) beat 9-Benoit Paire (France) 6-3 6-4 6-Sam Querrey (U.S.) beat Aljaz Bedene (Slovenia) 7-6(11) 5-7 7-6(5) Round 1 Benjamin Becker (Germany) beat Bernard Tomic (Australia) 6-4 6-7(4) 7-6(4) Michael Llodra (France) beat 15-Pablo Andujar (Spain) 6-3 6-1    

June 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Nuremberg Cup Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday Johanna Larsson (Sweden) beat Yuliya Beygelzimer (Ukraine) 6-3 6-7(3) 7-5 Galina Voskoboeva (Kazakhstan) beat Alexandra Panova (Russia) 6-2 6-2 Julia Cohen (U.S.) beat Tereza Smitkova (Czech Republic) 7-6(2) 6-3 Karin Knapp (Italy) beat Dinah Pfizenmaier (Germany) 2-6 7-6(0) 7-5 Andrea Petkovic (Germany) beat Sofia Arvidsson (Sweden) 6-3    

June 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Birmingham Classic Women's Singles matches on Tuesday Round 2 Madison Keys (U.S.) beat Jamie Hampton (U.S.) 2-6 6-3 7-6(3) Donna Vekic (Croatia) beat 8-Urszula Radwanska (Poland) 6-3 6-2 Alison Riske (U.S.) beat 4-Tamira Paszek (Austria) 2-6 6-2 6-3 6-Mona Barthel (Germany) beat Vesna Dolonc (Serbia) 7-5 2-6 7-5 Round 1 15-Francesca Schiavone (Italy) beat Anna Tatishvili (Georgia) 2-6 6-3    

June 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Halle Open Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday Jurgen Melzer (Austria) beat Riccardo Ghedin (Italy) 7-6(5) 3-6 6-4 6-Philipp Kohlschreiber (Germany) beat Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) 6-3 6-1 Ernests Gulbis (Latvia) beat Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) 6-4 3-6 6-3 Leonardo Mayer (Argentina) beat Jan-Lennard Struff (Germany) 7-6(4) 6-4 Mirza Basic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) beat 7-Jerzy Ja    

MADRID, June 11 (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal believes he still has a very long way to go before he can match or overtake the record haul of 17 grand slam singles titles amassed by his great rival Roger Federer.