His coach, Rick Leach, a former No. 1 doubles player, suggested loosening up when playing with polyester strings.
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Spain can book a place in the final if Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez can upset world No.1 doubles pair, Bob and Mike Bryan.
The fact that both those triumphs were part of domestic league doubles leaves no room for doubt about the scale of Richards' achievements.
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Meanwhile, World No.7 Errani defeated her doubles partner Robert Vinci 6-3 6-3 following an hour and 23 minute battle.
Jamie finished the year at a career-high world No.77 in the ATP doubles rankings and has decided to focus his efforts on this form of the game.
Murray beat Roger Federer in the men's singles final at Wimbledon Sunday and also won silver in the mixed doubles, but showed no signs of tiredness with a 6-1 6-3 victory over his Italian opponent.
The 27-year-old has represented Wales 110 times in both singles - where she is currently ranked No 13 in the world - and doubles, forming a formidable partnership with Richard Vaughan.
The 27-year-old will play eighth-seeded compatriot Carlos Berlocq, the world No. 81 who lost to Nadal's doubles partner Juan Monaco in last year's final at Vina del Mar.
In 1995 she became only the second woman ever to be ranked No. 1 at the same time in both singles and doubles.
The Bryan brothers had taken the bronze medal in the men's doubles in Beijing four years ago, but made no mistake this time.
No doubt his tally of 15 centuries - two of them doubles - and almost 5, 800 runs would have been surpassed had the likes of Barry Richards and Graeme Pollock not been affected by the country's 21-year sporting exile.
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There was to be no repeat of his first Grand Slam title - in the 2007 Wimbledon mixed doubles alongside Serbia's Jelena Jankovic.
Tipsarevic beat Filip Prpic in straight sets in Friday's opening rubber and showed no signs of tiredness after playing in a five-set defeat in the doubles Saturday as Sweden cut the deficit to 2-1.
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Ana Ivanovic, a former No. 1 from Serbia, will team with Nenad Zimonjic, one of the world's best doubles players.
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The 25-year-old beat former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic on his way to the final, and also claimed silver in the mixed doubles with Laura Robson.
By late spring, when unemployment doubles to over 1m, bankruptcies soar among both big and small companies, and inflation resumes, no amount of squeezing of the chaebol to make them pay for their previous sins will prevent South Korea's awkward unions from storming back into the streets.
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