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After a slew of washouts throughout the week Kaia Kanepi and Peng Shuai had to double up at the Brussels Open on Saturday, but it was Kanepi who came out on top after a very tense finish.

There was heavy hitting in the World Group play-offs, with Sabine Lisicki blasting an ace to put Germany into next year's World Group and both Williams sisters lifting their games for the US.

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Victoria Azarenka continued to tear through the post-US Open season at the Generali Ladies Linz.

No.6 seeds Sania Mirza and Anastasia Rodionova and No.8 seeds Iveta Benesova and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova went down in Madrid.

Iveta Benesova and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova won the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix doubles.

Going into 2011, there were no Germans in the Top 30. Now there are four in the Top 16.

The Czech Republic begin the defense of their Fed Cup title with a trip to Stuttgart to face Germany.

Iveta Benesova and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova won, while Natalie Grandin and Vladimira Uhlirova were upset at the Generali Ladies Linz.

Four of the WTA's finest - and a certain Andy Murray - helped make Mark Knowles' annual charity event a big success.