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LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Olympic champion Andy Murray is demanding more blood testing in tennis to avoid the kind of damaging doping scandals that continue to plague cycling.

Feb 4 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Vina del Mar International Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday Filippo Volandri (Italy) beat Leonardo Mayer (Argentina) 6-2 6-1 Santiago Giraldo (Colombia) beat Martin Alund (Argentina) 4-6 7-5 6-3

Feb 4 (Reuters) - WTA rankings on Monday (last week's positions in brackets): 1. (1) Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) 10325 points 2. (2) Serena Williams (United States) 9970 3. (3) Maria Sharapova (Russia) 9545 4. (4) Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) 7750 5. (5) Li Na (China) 6255 6. (6) Angelique Kerber (Germany) 5695 7. (7) Sara Errani (Italy) 4795 8. (8) Petra Kvitova (Czech Rep

Feb 4 (Reuters) - ATP World Tour rankings on Monday (last week's positions in brackets): 1. (1) Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 12920 points 2. (2) Roger Federer (Switzerland) 10265 3. (3) Andy Murray (Scotland) 8480 4. (4) David Ferrer (Spain) 6865 5. (5) Rafa Nadal (Spain) 5400 6. (6) Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) 4575 7. (7) Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina) 4210 8. (8) Jo-Wilfried Tson

MADRID, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Spain have found themselves in the unusual position of contemplating a Davis Cup playoff tie to secure their status in the elite world group after the weakened top seeds were dumped out in the first round by Canada on Sunday.

LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Top seeds Spain crashed out of the first round of the Davis Cup for the first time since 2006 when Milos Raonic beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez to give Canada an unassailable 3-1 lead in their world group tie on Sunday.

Feb 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Davis Cup World Group Round 1 matches on Sunday Round 1 6-U.S. beat Brazil 3- 2 Canada beat 1-Spain 3- 2 Italy beat 7-Croatia 3- 2 3-Argentina beat Germany 5- 0 2-Czech Republic beat Switzerland 3- 2 4-Serbia beat Belgium 3- 2 8-Kazakhstan beat Austria 3- 1 5-France beat Israel 5- 0

Feb 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Result from the Davis Cup World Group Round 1 match between U.S. and Brazil on Sunday 6-U.S. beat Brazil 3-2 On Friday Sam Querrey (U.S.) beat Thomaz Bellucci (Brazil) 6-3 6-4 6-4 On Saturday Marcelo Melo/Bruno Soares (Brazil) beat Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (U.S.) 7-6(6) 6-7(7) 6-4 3-6 6-3 John Isner (U.S.) beat Thiago Alves (Brazil) 6-3 7-6(4) 6-3 On Sunday Thomaz Bellucci (Brazil) beat John Isner (U.

Feb 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Davis Cup World Group Round 1 matches on Sunday Round 1 Canada beat 1-Spain 3- 2 Italy beat 7-Croatia 3- 2 3-Argentina beat Germany 5- 0 2-Czech Republic beat Switzerland 3- 2 4-Serbia beat Belgium 3- 2 8-Kazakhstan beat Austria 3- 1 5-France beat Israel 5- 0 6-U.S. are level with Brazil 2- 2

Feb 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Result from the Davis Cup World Group Round 1 match between Canada and Spain on Sunday Canada beat 1-Spain 3-2 On Saturday Frank Dancevic (Canada) beat Marcel Granollers (Spain) 6-1 6-2 6-2 Milos Raonic (Canada) beat Albert Ramos (Spain) 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 6-4 On Sunday Albert Ramos (Spain) beat Frank Dancevic (Canada) 7-5 6-4 Milos Raonic (Canada) bea

Feb 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Latest from the Davis Cup World Group Round 1 match between Canada and Spain on Sunday Canada lead 1-Spain 3-1 On Saturday Frank Dancevic (Canada) beat Marcel Granollers (Spain) 6-1 6-2 6-2 Milos Raonic (Canada) beat Albert Ramos (Spain) 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 6-4 On Sunday Milos Raonic (Canada) beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spain) 6-3 6-4 6-2 Marcel Granollers/Marc Lo

* Italy also book their place in next round (Adds quotes, updates after later matches)

Feb 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Latest from the Davis Cup World Group Round 1 match between U.S. and Brazil on Sunday 6-U.S. are level with Brazil 2-2 On Friday Sam Querrey (U.S.) beat Thomaz Bellucci (Brazil) 6-3 6-4 6-4 On Saturday Marcelo Melo/Bruno Soares (Brazil) beat Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (U.S.) 7-6(6) 6-7(7) 6-4 3-6 6-3 John Isner (U.S.) beat Thiago Alves (Brazil) 6-3 7-6(4) 6-3 On Sunday Thomaz Bellucci (Brazil) beat John

Feb 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Result from the Davis Cup World Group Round 1 match between Italy and Croatia on Sunday Italy beat 7-Croatia 3-2 On Friday Andreas Seppi (Italy) beat Ivan Dodig (Croatia) 6-2 6-7(2) 6-4 6-4 Marin Cilic (Croatia) beat Paolo Lorenzi (Italy) 6-1 6-7(6) 4-6 6-3 6-2 On Saturday Simone Bolelli/Fabio Fognini (Italy) beat Marin Cilic/Ivan Dodig (Croatia) 3-6 6-1 6-3 7-6(11) On Sunday Fabio Fognini (Italy) beat Ivan Dodig

Feb 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Result from the Davis Cup World Group Round 1 match between Argentina and Germany on Sunday 3-Argentina beat Germany 5-0 On Friday Juan Monaco (Argentina) beat Florian Mayer (Germany) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 6-4 Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) beat Philipp Kohlschreiber (Germany) 3-6 7-5 2-6 6-4 4-5 (Kohlschreiber retired) Ret. On Saturday David Nalbandian/Horacio Zeballos (Argentina) beat Christopher Kas/Tobias Kamke (Germany) 6-1 6-4 5

Feb 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Result from the Davis Cup World Group Round 1 match between Switzerland and Czech Republic on Sunday 2-Czech Republic beat Switzerland 3-2 On Friday Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) beat Henri Laaksonen (Switzerland) 6-3 6-2 6-7(5) 6-1 Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) beat Lukas Rosol (Czech Republic) 6-4 6-3 6-4 On Saturday Tomas Berdych/Lukas Rosol (Czech Republic) beat Marco Chiud

Feb 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Result from the Davis Cup World Group Round 1 match between Belgium and Serbia on Sunday 4-Serbia beat Belgium 3-2 On Friday Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Olivier Rochus (Belgium) 6-3 6-2 6-2 Viktor Troicki (Serbia) beat David Goffin (Belgium) 1-6 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4 6-4 On Saturday Viktor Troicki/Nenad Zimonjic (Serbia) beat Ruben Bemelmans/Steve Darcis (Belgium) 6-4 6-4 5-7 6-4 On Sunday Steve Darcis (Belgium)

LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Holders Czech Republic moved into the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup with Tomas Berdych outlasting Swiss opponent Stanislas Wawrinka a day after the pair emerged from a marathon doubles encounter.

PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Germany's Mona Barthel clinched her second WTA title by beating top seed Sara Errani 7-5 7-6 in a hard-fought final at the Paris Open on Sunday.

Feb 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Latest from the Davis Cup World Group Round 1 match between Argentina and Germany on Sunday 3-Argentina lead Germany 4-0 On Friday Juan Monaco (Argentina) beat Florian Mayer (Germany) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 6-4 Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) beat Philipp Kohlschreiber (Germany) 3-6 7-5 2-6 6-4 4-5 (Kohlschreiber retired) Ret. On Saturday David Nalbandian/Horacio Zeballos (Argentina) beat Christopher Kas/Tobias Kamke (Germany) 6-1 6-4 5