Agassi responds to criticism and support over Drug Controversy

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: Former World Number One Andre Agassi revealed in his latest statement that he has no regrets about the mention of his Drug Usage during 1997 in his Biography 'Open' and also expressed his gratitude towards wife Steffi Graf, who stood by him during the troubled times.  More

Agassi responds to Navratilova's remarks over banned drug usage

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: After almost a week of silence over drug usage, former American tennis star Andre Agassi spoke his heartfelt over the entire controversy that saw many people from the fraternity opine in quite an aggressive manner.  More

Barclays ATP World Tour Finals - Preview

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: The year-ending championship brings with it a series of stakes with the most elusive of them being the ATP World Tour champion title which is, so far, a battle between 15 time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer and the man who beat him on 13 out of 20 occasions, Rafael Nadal. Apart from the top spot in the rankings, the event will also act as a battleground for players like Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin Del Potro to prove that their success on tour was not a flash in the pan.   More

Barclays ATP World Tour Finals LIVE - Del Potro vs. Verdasco

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: Enjoy the point-by-point commentary of this crucial Round Robin match between U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del potro and Spanish No.2 Fernando Verdasco.  More

Bartoli advances into Bali semis

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: Top seeded Marion Bartoli of France assured her place in the semifinals of the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions at Bali with a 6-3 6-2 win over Shahar Peer of Israel.  More

Bartoli, Rezai set up all-French encounter in Bali final

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: The final of the 2009 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions turned out to be an all-French affair as both Marion Bartoli and Aravane Rezai take their chances to end the year on a bright note.  More

Cilic to meet Melzer in Vienna final

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: The final of the 2009 Bank Austria Tennis Trophy will be contested between a home favourite and the top seed as both Melzer and Cilic registered contrasting wins to set up the clash.  More

Davydenko beats Soderling, sends Djoker out of World Tour Finals

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: Last year's Runner-up and the winner of 4 ATP World Tour singles trophies this year, Nikolay Davydenko delighted the spectators with his amazing play to reach the semifinal of the season ending championships in London.  More

Davydenko pips Federer in a nail-biter to reach London Final

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: Nikolay Davydenko finally registered a win over world number one Roger Federer in as many as 13 career meetings to reach the final of the season ending 2009 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.   More

Davydenko scores a easy win in Valencia, moves closer to London

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: Russian Nikolay Davydenko in his quest to grab a spot in the World tour Finals registered a comprehensive 6-2 6-1 victory over Alejandro Falla of Columbia at the Valencia Open on Monday.  More

Del potro survives a thriller to keep title hopes alive

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: Current U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro kept his title hopes alive with a hard-fought three set win over Spain's Fernando Verdasco in the Round Robin match at the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals  More

Del Potro wins a thriller against Federer, edges Murray for London Semis

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: Juan Martin Del Potro denied Federer a win and Murray, a place in the semifinals, with a spirited performance here in the last Round Robin match at the O2 Arena in London.  More

DelPotro ends Soderling's dream run; marches into World Tour Final

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: Current U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro beat Swede Robin Soderling in three gruelling, closely contested sets to reach the finals of the 2009 Barclays ATP World Tour Fianls, being played here at the magnificient O2 Arena in London.  More

Djokovic beats Nadal, keeps title defense hopes alive

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: Defending champion Novak Djokovic stayed on course for his title defense at the 2009 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals with a straight sets win over former world number one and arch rival Rafael Nadal.   More

Djokovic bells the cow in Federer's hometown, wins Basel title

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: Second seed and Masters Cup champion Novak Djokovic finally got the better of Swiss maestro Roger Federer and that too in his hometown of Basel, to win the 2009 Davidoff Swiss Indoors tennis tournament.  More

Djokovic, Chiudinelli win openers in Basel

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: World No 3 Novak Djokovic edged past Andreas Beck of Germany 6-3 7-5 to advance into the second round of the Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel. Also, localite Marco Chiudinelli, a wild card entrant, battled past eighth seed Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6(5) 3-6 7-5 to move ahead.  More

Djokovic humbles Nadal, faces Monfils in Paris final

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: An In-form Serbian Novak Djokovic humbled Six time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal in the semifinals of BNP Paribas Masters to set up the final clash with local star Gael Monfils.  More

Djokovic opens title defense with a thrilling win in London

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: Defending champion and third seed Novak Djokovic made an astonishing start to his title defense with a come-from-behind win over former finalist Nikolay Davydenko at the first Round Robin match of the 2009 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals  More

Djokovic outmuscles Monfils for Paris Masters title

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: Gael Monfils tried his best and clawed his way back into the match several times, but could not stop the impeccable force called Novak Djokovic as the Serbian beat the French-favourite to win the 2009 BNP Paribas Masters, an ATP World Tour 1000 event held in Paris.  More

Djokovic posts his first 'double bagel' at Basel

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: World No 3 Novak Djokovic posted his first career double bagel on Thursday as he white washed Jan Hernych of Czech Republic 6-0 6-0 to reach into the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors at Basel.  More

Djokovic, Soderling win in Paris; Safin says 'good bye'

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: World No 3 Novak Djkovic reached into the third round of the Paris Masters after he registered a 6-3 7-5 victory over Juan Monaco of Argentina. The curtain fell on Marat Safin's career after he lost to DelPotro 6-4 5-7 6-4   More

Elite-Eight decided for Barclays ATP World Tour Finals

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: With the loss of Marin Cilic, following Robin Soderling and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to the sidelines, the final eight have been decided for the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals to be played at the O2 Arena in London.  More

Federer delights home crowd with winning return

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: Top seed and world number one Roger Federer made a winning return to the ATP World tour with a win at the 2009 Davidoff Swiss Indoors, being played here in Basel, Switzerland.  More

Federer, Djokovic face off in Basel

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: Top seeds Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic registered contrasting wins over their respective opponents to reach the final of the 2009 Davidoff Swiss Indoors, being played here in Basel, Switzerland.  More

Federer, Murray, DelPotro in same group at World Tour Finals

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: World number one Roger Federer will confront U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro and Andy Murray in the round-robin matches of the group A at ATP World Tour Finals, London.  More

Federer passes Murray test at World Tour Finals

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: Top seed and world number one Roger Federer increased his chances of making it to the last four at the season ending ATP World Tour Finals with a thrilling win over home favourite Andy Murray  More

Federer steam rolls into Basel Quarterfinals

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: World No 1 Roger Federer knocked out Andreas Seppi of Italy 6-3 6-3 in just an hour to advance into the quarterfinals of the Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel.  More

Federer storms into Basel Semis, Djokovic struggles

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: As Federer breezed past his opponent, Serbian Novak Djokovic was made to sweat in the spine-chilling climate of Basel, Switzerland as the quarterfinals day saw its finish.  More

Federer survives opening scare in London

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: Top seed and four time champion Roger Federer survived an opening scare at the 2009 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals with a hard fought three set win over Spaniard Fernando Verdasco  More

Federer upset in Paris; Nadal, Murray struggle

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: Julien Benneteau of France stunned World number one Roger Federer 3-6 7-6 6-4 in the second round of the BNP Paribas Masters on Wednesday. Both Nadal and Murray battled past their opponents to advance into the next round.  More

Ferrero features as substitute in Spanish Davis Cup squad

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: Former World No 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero has been named as the first substitute for the defending champion Spanish squad, who face Czech Republic in upcoming Davis Cup final tie.  More

Final Preview - 2009 Barclays ATP World Tour Championships

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: The remarkable 2009 season comes to a close with some extremely unusual results deciding the finalists for the season ending championships. Both Juan Martin Del Potro and Nikolay Davydenko come through some hard-fought matches to make the final cut. But who will wear the "Grand Finale Crown"?  More

Friday Preview - 2009 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals

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: With two semifinals spots already taken by Roger Federer and Juan Martin Del Potro at the season ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, it's turn now for the final day of the Group B Round Robin matches to complete to clarify the 'Last Four picture'.  More

Hanescu loses opener at Paris Masters, Berdych advances

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: The opening round matches at the 2009 ATP World Tour Paris Masters 1000 event produced some exciting tennis with Romanian star Victor Hanescu losing the opening round to Albert Montanes.  More

Ivanovic gearing up early for 2010 season

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: Ana Ivanovic of Serbia, who won French Open in 2008, has said that she had already started training for the new season.  More

Ljubicic triumphs in Lyon

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: Third-seeded Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia won his first title in more than two years with a 7-5 6-3 win over Michael Llodra of France at the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon on Sunday.  More

Llodra upsets Simon to reach Lyon final

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: Wild card entrant and French veteran Michael Llodra survived a three set thriller to reach the final of the 2009 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon.   More

Melzer becomes first homegrown champion in Vienna

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: Austrian Jurgen Melzer finally ended the 21 year drought of a home-grown champion in Vienna by winning the 2009 Bank Austria Tennis Trophy, being played here in Vienna, Austria.  More

Monday Preview- World Tour Finals

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: Monday features two intriguing matches. In the afternoon Spaniard Nadal confronts Swede Soderling and in the evening Djokovic takes on Davydenko  More

Murray, Davydenko reach Valencia Semifinals

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: The quarterfinal day at the 2009 Open Tenis Valencia produced some breath-taking tennis as both Davydenko and Simon were taken to distance by their respective opponents with the latter losing the battle.  More

Murray opens year-end title bid with emphatic win

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: Fourth seed and home favourite Andy Murray made a solid start to his title bid at the 2009 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals with a three set win over U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro.  More

Murray outclasses Verdasco in titanic clash, closes in on SF spot

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: Andy Murray delighted home fans in a three hour marathon by winning the nail-biting encounter against Spaniard Fernando Verdasco to strengthen his chances of making the semifinals at the season ending championships in London.  More

Murray outclasses Youzhny for Valencia title

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: Top seed and 2009 ATP World Tour title leader Andy Murray added another trophy to his collection with a win the 2009 Open Tenis Valencia.  More

Murray pushed to the wall in Valencia

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: Top seeded Andy Murray was forced to work hard against Argentine Leonardo Mayer for a 6-4 3-6 6-3 victory in the second round of the Valencia Open on Thursday.  More

Murray returns with win in Valencia

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: Top seeded Andy Murray looked impressive in 6-3 6-1 victory over wild card Daniel Gimeno-Traver of Spain at Valencia Open. Murray, playing in his first match since representing Great Britain in Davis Cup in September, won 22 of 26 first-serve points and broke Gimeno-Traver five times.  More

Murray sets up Youzhny clash in Valencia final

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: One seed managed a win but the other suffered a shocking exit as the semifinal matches saw an unexpected finish at the 2009 Open Tenis Valencia.  More

Nadal crashes out of World Tour Finals

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: World No 2 Rafael Nadal crashed out of the World Tour Finals after he lost his second consecutive match against Nikolay Davydenko on Wednesday. The Russian bundled out Mallorcan 6-1 7-6 in straight sets  More

Nadal, Del Potro emerge victorious on a day of three-setters

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: It was a day of three-setters, a day of upsets and most certainly a day that had a lot at stake for most of the players in action as the Quarterfinal line-up took shape.  More

Nadal outclasses Tsonga, sets up Djokovic clash in Paris

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: The quarterfinal day the 2009 BNP Paribas Paris Masters witnessed the end of a dream for two of the most consistent players in the circuit - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Robin Soderling, who lost their match=es and the ticket to the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London.  More

Nadal raises his concern on doping rules

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: World No 2 Rafael Nadal has raised its concern against the anti-doping regulations in the wake of bans handed to Xavier Malisse and Yanina Wickmayer.  More

Nadal to play in Davis Cup final against Czech Republic

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: World No 2 Rafael Nadal will return to the Spanish team for next month's Davis Cup final against Czech Republic. Fernando Verdasco, David Ferrer and Feliciano Lopez complete the team for the December 4-6 tie in Barcelona where Spain will seek a fourth title in 10 years.  More

Nikolay Davydenko wins 2009 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals

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: Nikolay Davydenko finally acheived the biggest prize of his professional career by winning the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the magnificient O2 Arena in London.  More

Pennetta helps Italy become 2009 Fed Cup champion

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: Italian No.1 Flavia Pennetta helped her nation Italy win the 2009 Fed Cup with a straight sets victory over rising American star Melanie Oudin  More

Rezai first to reach Bali semis

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: Aravane Rezai of France became the first player to reach semi-finals of the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions,Bali after she registered a 6-3 7-5 win over Hungary's Melinda Czink.  More

Rezai wins Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions

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: Unseeded Frenchwoman Aravane Rezai won the biggest tournament of her career at the 2009 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions with a win over compatriot and top seed Marion Bartoli  More

Roddick gets 'Sportsman of the Year' nomination

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: American Superstar Andy Roddick may not have been a driving force on court lately, but he sure is hitting headlines off it as he gets a nomination for the prestigious SI Sportsman of the year award.  More

Roddick limps out of World Tour Finals.

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: Andy Roddick has pulled out of the next week ATP World Tour finals to be held in London O2 arena because of a left kee injury. Robin Soderling of Sweden has been named as replacement for the Roddick.  More

Ruano Pascual retires from Professional Tennis

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: Spanish veteran Virginia Ruano Pascual finally decided to call it quits after a stellar doubles career that saw 10 Grand Slam triumphs a top spot in rankings for numerous years.  More

Schiavone, Pennetta give Italy a 2-0 lead in Fed Cup final

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: The opening day matches at the 2009 Fed Cup final witnessed host nation Italy cruise to a 2-0 lead as both Flavia Pennetta and Francesca Schiavone registered straight sets win over their respective American opponents.  More

Seeds sail through in Bali

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: Three of the four seeds in action made winning starts at the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions on Wednesday. The exception was fourth seed and wildcard Sabine Lisicki, who was beaten by Aravane Rezai.  More

Semifinal Preview : Barclays ATP World Tour Finals

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: As the yearend championship in London's O2 Arena draws to a close, an unusual semifinal line-up welcomes the tennis fans across the world. Defending champion Novak Djokovic's unexpected exit, coupled with Andy Murray's loss to the number game left the ATP Season Finale with a new set of 'Gladiators', who will do anything to claim the top honours.   More

Serena pulls out of Fed Cup Final

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: Serena Williams who won Season Ending Championships defating her elder sister Venus Williams in the final has pulled out of the next week's Fed Cup final against Italy due to exertion.   More

Serena Williams wins 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Championships

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: Serena Williams capped an amazing year with a win in the final of the 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Championships by defeating none other than the defending champion, Venus Williams.  More

Simon sticks to the path for London place, Tsonga injured in Valencia

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: Fifth-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon of France kept his hopes afloat of qualifying for the World Tour Finals as he battled past Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the second round clash at the Valencia Open on Wednesday.  More

Soderling dream run continues in London

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: Swede Robin Soderling continued with his dream debut in the tournament and edged past defending champion Novak Djokovic 7-6(5) 6-1 to score his second back to back win at the World Tour Finals, London on Wednesday.  More

Soderling stuns Nadal at the World Tour Finals.

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: In the opening match of the Group B at World Tour Finals, Swede Robin Soderling stunned Rafael Nadal and posted a emphatic 6-4 6-4 victory over the Spaniard.  More

Soderling, Tsonga keep their London dreams alive with win

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: Ninth seeded Robin Soderling of Sweden kept his hopes alive to qualify for the World Tour Finals with a 6-3 3-6 6-4 victory over Russian Nikolay Davydenko in the third round of the Paris Masters on Thursday. Also, defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga wasted no time in reaching the quarterfinal with a 6-2 6-3 victory over compatriot Gilles Simon to keep his hopes alive of playing in London.  More

Stakhovsky dashes Safin's title hopes on home soil

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: Former world number one Marat Safin saw his title dream come to an end when he lost his semifinal match to a rising ATP star.   More

Stakhovsky survives match point to win the St. Petersburg title

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: Ukrainian qualifier Sergiy Stakhovsky survived a match point against eighth-seeded Horacio Zeballos of Argentina and prevailed 2-6 7-6 (8) 7-6 (7) to won his second career title at St. Petersburg Open on Sunday final.  More

Thursday Preview - Barclays ATP World Tour Finals

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: Six time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal's exit from the season ending championship came as a shock to some but an expected event to most tennis pundits and fans across the world. However, today's matches are going to be equally crucial for both Murray and Del Potro for totally different reasons.  More

Tsonga opens title defense in style, Verdasco struggles

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: As Defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga made a solid start to his title defense at the BNP Paribas Masters 1000 event in Paris with a straight sets win, Verdasco was tested to limits before moving ahead.  More

Tuesday Preview - Barclays ATP World Tour Finals

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: The third Round Robin day at the 2009 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals brings a much awaited clash between Roger Federer and Andy Murray along with Juan Martin Del Potro up against Fernando Verdasco, however, the results will decide the fate of the two players who will take a step towards claiming the biggest prize on the ATP World Tour.  More

U.S Open semifinalist Wickmayer banned for a year

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: This year U.S Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium and her compatriot Xavier Malisse have been banned for a year for failing to comply with doping regulations, a report on the Belgium Tennis Federation's website said.  More

Venus Williams : 'Moving away from Glory'

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: Most of us recognize Venus Williams as a five time Wimbledon champion, some even consider her the best server in women's tennis and others simply praise her for being an exceptional ambassador for women's sport. Though for Venus Williams herself, finding an identity, atleast on court, is becoming increasingly difficult.  More

WADA asks ATP to probe Agassi's admittance to drug usage

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: The World Anti-Doping Agency has asked the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) to look into the Agassi's confession that he took crystal meth in 1997  More

Wednesday Preview - Barclays ATP World Tour Finals

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: The fourth day of the Round Robin matches at the 2009 Barclays ATP World Tour finals will feature a swashbuckling clash among four of tour's most talented players.  More

Wickmayer, Malisse challenge WADA's verdict

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: Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse, who were suspended by Belgian Tennis Federation for failing to comply with ' whereabouts rule' laid by World Anti Doping Agency, have challenged the verdict at the European Commission in Brussels and the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights .  More

Wickmayer withdraws from Bali after suspension

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: U.S Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer withdrew from The Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions on Friday after she recieved a one year suspension by Belgian Tennis Federation.  More