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1.The six seasons of the tennis year

(CNN) -- To reach the very top, the world's elite tennis players have to show their versatility by winning at venues around the world, in differing climates and on a variety of different surfaces.

From the heat of Australia to the clay of Paris, the rain of Wimbledon and the intensity of the U.S. hard courts, the stars of the game have to adapt to a series of different challenges throughout the year in order to be the best.

The season is focused upon the four grand slam tournaments in these locations, but in reality is split up into six distinct phases where players strive to triumph at the biggest events and claim the maximum amount of ranking points.

With the tennis calendar now in full swing following the first major of 2011 in Melbourne, CNN takes a closer look at the season and picks out the rest of the events to watch out for as the year unfolds.

COMMENT: That all the elite tennis player have to show their versality by winning but they have to support "the heat of australian open", "the clay of paris (french open)", the rain of wimbledon in England and the intensity of u.s open that all this ones are hard courts that the players have to adapt.

2.Late Messi strike gives Barcelona victory

(CNN) -- Lionel Messi scored the only goal of the game with 14 minutes remaining to give Barcelona a 1-0 win at Valencia on Wednesday and send them 10 points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the Spanish League.

Messi converted Adriano's cross for his 27th league goal of the season, as the champions maintained their unbeaten record away from home.

The match marked an emotional return to the Mestalla for former Valencia hero David Villa, and the striker was given a warm reception by the home fans.

The defeat, Valencia's first since December, leaves the home side just a point clear of fourth-placed Villarreal, who ended a run of four games without a win with a 1-0 home victory over Hercules.

Italian forward Giuseppe Rossi scored his 13th league goal of the season on 21 minutes to seal Villarreal's 11th home win.

In the night's other matches, Athletic Bilbao were beaten 2-1 at Real Zaragoza, the Basque club's fourth successive defeat.

The win lifts Zaragoza out of the bottom three, while Bilbao, who could have gone above Espanyol into fifth, stay in sixth position.

The Madrid derby between Getafe and Atletico Madrid finished 1-1 after Brazilian substitute Elias Mendes levelled for the visitors with just nine minutes remaining.

On Thursday, Real Madrid can close the gap on Barcelona to seven points once again should they defeat Malaga at home.

COMMENT: That the soccer player Lionel Messi of Barcelona make a goal with 14 minutes after the game start with the other team Valencia

3.Pato's magic puts Milan five points clear

(CNN) -- AC Milan moved five points clear in Italy's Serie A after a 3-0 win at home to title rivals Napoli on Monday.

Massimiliano Allegri's team restored their advantage over defending champions Inter Milan, who won 2-0 at Sampdoria on Sunday with goals by Samuel Eto'o and Wesley Sneijder.

Napoli remained in third place, six points off the pace, after conceding a controversial penalty four minutes after halftime to go behind in front of 77,000 supporters at the San Siro.

Salvatore Aronica was ruled to have deliberately handled after the ball hit his raised arm in a decision that infuriated the visiting team.

Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic stepped up and buried a low shot into the corner for his 14th league goal this season, and Milan took the initiative.

Brazil striker Alexandre Pato laid on the second goal for substitute Kevin-Prince Boateng with 13 minutes to play.

The Ghana midfielder, who replaced Robinho just after an hour, arrived at the near post to flick Pato's well-judged low cross into the net.

And the 21-year-old sealed victory two minutes later on another counter-attack with a superb curling right-footed effort after Ibrahimovic's run created space for him to shoot.

Meanwhile, Palermo appointed Serse Cosmi as coach on Monday after sacking Delio Rossi following the previous day's home 7-0 thrashing by Udinese.

Former Brescia, Udinese and Genoa coach Cosmi has been out of work since being sacked by Livorno at the end of last season.

Rossi guided Palermo to fifth place last season after taking over in November 2009, but Sunday's defeat left the club in eighth -- seven points behind fifth-placed Udinese and 18 off top spot.

In England, West Bromwich Albion moved out of the Premier League's relegation zone on Monday after snatching a 1-1 draw at mid-table Stoke as substitute Carlos Vela scored for the second match in a row.

Stoke led when Rory Delap headed home Jermaine Pennant's corner eight minutes after halftime, but on-loan Mexico forward Vela found space to collect Steven Reid cross and fire past keeper Amir Begovic despite cries of offside from the home players.

The result left Stoke in 10th place, while West Brom moved a point above local rivals Wolves.

In Spain, Malaga moved off the bottom of the La Liga table with a 3-1 victory over nine-man Almeria that saw the Andalusian teams swap positions.

Sofiane Feghouli put Almeria ahead in the eighth minute, but substitute Enzo Maresca eight minutes after halftime and then Jose Ulloa received a second yellow card on 77.

Two minutes later Malaga went ahead through a header by Jose Rondon, and Antonio Luna was also booked a second time with a minute to play before Juanmi Jimenez scored in time added on.

COMMENT: That team of italy (milan) won 3-0 to napoli and now is in first place in the serie a league and it takes 5 points to the second.