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Victorian Bushfires
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| Jan.9 |
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Hewitt, Capriati named No. 1 seeds
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| Jan.13 |
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 Hobbled Kuerten loses Second-seeded Gustavo Kuerten lost to a 5-set upset. Serena Williams withdrew with an ankle injury
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| Jan.14 |
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 Agassi pulled out of Australian Open Andre Agassi pulled out with a wrist injury. Serena Williams withdrew because of ankle problems
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Hewitt defeated in opening match He is the first No. 1 seed to lose in the first round of a Grand Slam tournament since 1990
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| Jan.15 |
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 Exodus of top seeds complete Kim stuns Kafelnikov. Sebastien Grosjean was eliminated
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| Jan.17 |
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Venus, Seles survive third-round Venus overpowered Hantuchova 3-6, 6-0, 6-4
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| Jan.18 |
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Henman downs Rusedski Henman blew aside compatriot Greg Rusedski 6-4 6-3 1-6 6-3
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Capriati tested by Daniilidou Defending champion advanced into the fourth round
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| Jan.19 |
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Sampras taken to 5 sets Pete wasted 3 match points in a 4th-set tiebreaker and another 3 in the decisive 5th set before overcoming No. 30 Escude
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 Bjorkman derails Henman Bjorkman advanced to the Australian Open quarterfinals
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| Jan.20 |
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Capriati, Henin, Mauresmo win Defending champion Capriati is beating determined Rita Grande 6-3, 7-6 (9)
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| Jan.21 |
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 Safin destroys Sampras' dreams| Safin ran out a 6-2 6-4 6-7 7-6 winner | |
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 Hingis advanced to semifinals Martina beat 83rd-ranked Serra Zanetti 6-2, 6-3
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| Jan.23 |
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Capriati, Clijsters advanced to semifinals Capriati beat Mauresmo 6-2, 6-2. Clijsters, a 6-2, 6-3 winner over Justine Henin
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| Jan.24 |
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Capriati, Hingis advanced to final| Capriati Kim Clijsters 7-5, 3-6, 6-1. Hingis rallied for a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory over Seles | |
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| Jan.25 |
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 Safin rallies to down Haas
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Capriati wins Australian Open| Jennifer staged a sensational comeback to beat Martina Hingis, 4-6 7-6 (9-7) 6-2 | |
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| Jan.26 |
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 Johansson claims Australian Open| Thomas upset the odds to claim his first Grand Slam title by beating Safin | |
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| Jan.29 |
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 Australia wins over New Zealand Bevan scored an unbeaten 102 to bring Australia back from near-certain defeat
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| Feb.6 |
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 South Africa beat New Zealand Ntini takes 5 wickets and fires South Africa to high-speed win
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  Ferraris set pace for Grand Prix Schumacher led teammate Barrichello in the first 2 practice sessions for GP
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Schumacher wins 5th Formula One World champion claims five Formula One titles by winning the first race of the new season
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| Oct.3 |
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Melbourne, Vancouver 'world's best cities' Those are the best cities in the world for expatriates to live in. Both Australia and Canada fared well in the survey
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| Oct.20 |
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Gunman kills two at university The shooting occurred on the 6th-floor of the Menzies building on the Clayton campus of Monash University
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