Basketball

Results from the NBA games on Monday (home team in CAPS)

INDIANA 88 Memphis 83

Charlotte 91 CHICAGO 81

Miami 112 ORLANDO 110 (OT)

HOUSTON 123 Atlanta 104

SAN ANTONIO 104 Brooklyn 73

OKLAHOMA CITY 116 Phoenix 96

Tennis

Qatar Open

Results on Monday:

1st round:

Viktor Troicki (SRB x6) bt Bjorn Phau (GER) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4; Grega Zemlja (SLO) bt Fabio Fognini (ITA) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4; Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) bt Albert Ramos (ESP) 7-6 (7/4), 6-1; Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) bt Victor Hanescu (ROM) 6-2, 6-3; Simone Bolelli (ITA) bt Daniel Gimeno (ESP) 6-3, 6-7 (3/7), 7-6 (7/2)

ATP Chennai Open

Results on Monday (x denotes seeding):

Singles first round

Go Soeda (JPN x8) bt Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) 6-1, 6-2; Aljaz Bedene (SLO) bt Joao Sousa (POR) 6-3, 6-2; Robin Haase (NED x6) bt Yuki Bhambri (IND) 7-5, 6-3; Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) bt Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) 6-3, 6-4

Brisbane International

Results on Monday (x denotes seeding):

Men's First round

Florian Mayer (GER x6) bt Santiago Giraldo (COL) 6-4, 6-4; Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) bt Julien Benneteau (FRA) 6-3, 2-6, 6-1; Kei Nishikori (JPN x5) bt Marinko Matosevic (AUS) 7-5, 6-2; Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) bt Ben Mitchell (AUS) 6-4, 6-4

Women's first round

Angelique Kerber (GER x4) bt Anna Tatishvili (GEO) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2; Sabine Lisicki (GER) bt Lucie Safarova (CZE) 6-2, 6-4; Alize Cornet (FRA) bt Bojana Bobusic (AUS) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1; Sara Errani (ITA x5) bt Olga Puchkova (RUS) 6-1, 6-3; Ksenia Pervak (KAZ) bt Caroline Wozniacki (DEN x8) 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/1); Sloane Stephens (USA) bt Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 6-2, 6-3; Monica Puig (PUR) bt Olivia Rogowska (AUS) 6-2, 6-3; Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) bt Samantha Stosur (AUS x7) 7-6 (7/4), 7-5

WTA Shenzhen Open

Results on Monday (x denotes seedings):

Julia Cohen (USA) bt Nina Bratchikova (RUS) 0-6, 7-6, 7-5; Duan Yingying (CHN) bt Kimko Date-Krumm (JPN) 7-6, 7-5; Bojana Jovanovski (SRB x8) bt Alexandra Cadantu (ROU) 6-3, 6-1; Ayumi Morita (JPN) bt Chan Yung-Jan (TPE) 6-4, 6-4; Peng Shuai (CHN x6) bt Anne Keothavong (GBR) 6-4, 6-0; Chang Kai-Chen (TPE) bt Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3; Klara Zakopalova (CZE x5) bt Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) 6-1, 6-1; Elina Svitolina (UKR) bt Shahar Peer (ISR) 6-1, 6-3; Marion Bartoli (FRA x2) bt Chan Wing-Yau (HKG) 6-1, 6-0; Stefanie Voegele (SUI) bt Timea Babos (HUN) 6-4, 7-5

ASB Classic

Results on Tuesday (x denotes seed):

1st round

Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZx6) bt Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino (ESP) 6-3, 6-2; Agnieszka Radwanska (POLx1) bt Greta Arn (HUN) 6-2, 6-2; Marina Erakovic (NZL) bt Stephanie Dubois (CAN) 6-2, 6-1; Heather Watson (GBR) bt Sorana Cirstea (ROUx5) 6-3, rtd; Romina Oprandi (SUI) bt Nudnida Luangnam (THA) 6-0, 6-2; Mona Barthel (GERx8) bt Grace Min (USA) 6-1, 6-3; Julia Goerges (GERx2) bt Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 6-3, 6-4

China Daily

(China Daily 01/02/2013 page11)