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  • Federer to face Isner in Davis Cup singles

    FRIBOURG, Switzerland (AP) -- Roger Federer will face John Isner in the second singles match Friday when Switzerland takes on the United States in the first round of the Davis Cup....

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  • New Haven Open CEO elected to tennis Hall of Fame

    NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) -- Mike Davies, the chief executive officer of the New Haven Open tennis tournament, has been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame....

  • Chilean tennis star Fernando Gonzalez to retire

    SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- Chilean tennis star Fernando Gonzalez says he will retire next month because injuries no longer allow him to play at a top level....

  • World TeamTennis relocates S. California franchise

    IRVINE, Calif. (AP) -- The Southern California franchise in the World TeamTennis Pro League is getting a new name and home court for the upcoming season....

  • Djokovic gets wax figure in native Serbia

    JAGODINA, Serbia (AP) -- Novak Djokovic has met his match....

  • Vania King reaches quarterfinals at Pattaya Open

    PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) -- Eighth-seeded Vania King advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pattaya Open by beating Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia 6-1, 6-3 Thursday....

  • Sanchez Vicario says $60M in career winnings gone

    MADRID (AP) -- Former tennis star Arantxa Sanchez Vicario says in a book that her parents lost an estimated $60 million in career earnings through mismanagement....

  • Spanish federation to sue French TV for Nadal skit

    MADRID (AP) -- The Spanish tennis federation says it plans to sue Canal Plus France for using its logo in a video that poked fun at Rafael Nadal....

  • Federer recalls emotional 2001 Davis Cup win vs US

    FRIBOURG, Switzerland (AP) -- Roger Federer hopes to recapture the emotion of Switzerland's 2001 Davis Cup victory against the United States when they meet again in the first round this weekend....

  • Sharapova sets sights on London Olympics

    PARIS (AP) -- Maria Sharapova is making the London Olympics one of her top priorities this year after missing the Beijing Games with an injury....

  • U.S. finishes off 1st-round sweep

    Venus Williams returned from a five-month layoff, and Serena Williams and Christina McHale won singles matches Sunday, sending the United States past Belarus 5-0 in the first round of the Fed Cup.

  • Tennis Roundup:Berdych wins Open Sud de France final

    Tomas Berdych won his seventh career title Sunday, beating defending champion Gael Monfils 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 in the Open Sud de France final.

  • Ailing Azarenka won't face US in Fed Cup

    WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) -- Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus has withdrawn from her Fed Cup match against the United States because of a lower back injury....

  • Errani gives Italy 1-0 lead vs. Ukraine in Fed Cup

    BIELLA, Italy (AP) -- Sara Errani followed up her quarterfinal appearance at the Australian Open by beating Kateryna Bondarenko 6-2, 6-3 Saturday to give Italy a 1-0 lead over Ukraine in the first round of the Fed Cup....

  • Serbia takes 1-0 lead over Belgium in Fed Cup

    CHARLEROI, Belgium (AP) -- Jelena Jankovic beat Kirsten Flipkens 7-5, 7-5 Saturday to give Serbia a 1-0 lead over Belgium in the first round of the Fed Cup....

  • Czechs take 1-0 lead over Germany in Fed Cup

    STUTTGART, Germany (AP) -- Iveta Benesova gave the Czech Republic a perfect start to the defense of its Fed Cup title, rallying from a set down to beat Sabine Lisicki of Germany 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 Saturday in the opening match of their first-round series....

  • Fed Cup: Russia leads Spain 1-0 as Sharapova wins

    MOSCOW (AP) -- Maria Sharapova routed Silvia Soler-Espinosa 6-2, 6-1 in the opening singles to give Russia a 1-0 lead over Spain in their Fed Cup first-round series....

  • Sharapova leads Russia against Spain in Fed Cup

    MOSCOW (AP) -- Three-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova will play Silvia Soler-Espinosa in the opening singles match Saturday when Russia hosts Spain in the first round of the Fed Cup....

  • Roddick says he's on track for return at San Jose

    Andy Roddick remains on track to return at the SAP Open in San Jose, even though he says he hasn't hit a tennis ball since hurting his right hamstring in the second round of the Australian Open....

  • Melzer, Haase advance at Zagreb Indoors

    ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) -- Jurgen Melzer of Austria upset fifth-seeded Italian Andreas Seppi 6-2, 6-3 Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of Zagreb Indoors tournament....

  • Serena Williams: Venus 'coming along awesome'

    WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) -- Serena Williams says her sister Venus will be ready for this weekend's Fed Cup matches against Belarus....

  • Mayer, Souza advance to 2nd round at Vina Del Mar

    VINA DEL MAR, Chile (AP) -- Leonardo Mayer of Argentina and Brazil's Joao Souza advanced to the second round at the VTR Open on Monday....

  • Column: Djokovic, greatest athlete out there?

    PARIS (AP) -- What a horrific dilemma this could be. The men's 100 meter sprint final and men's tennis final fall on the same day, Aug. 5, at the London Olympics. If forced, which would you miss: Usain Bolt possibly becoming the first man since Carl Lewis to win the 100 at consecutive games or N...

  • Top-seeded Ljubicic advances in Zagreb Indoors

    ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) -- Top-seeded Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia beat Slovakia's Karol Beck 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3 on Monday to advance to the second round of the Zagreb Indoors tournament....

  • Florian Mayer beats Gilles Muller in Montpellier

    MONTPELLIER, France (AP) -- Florian Mayer of Germany beat Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 7-6 (3), 6-3 on Monday to reach the second round of the Open Sud de France....

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