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Suarez to un-retire in Olympic bid
Friday, February 03, 2012 7:23:00 PM
Argentina’s Paola Suarez is coming out of retirement in order to play the Olympics with Gisela Dulko, the tennis web site Fuebuena reports. The 35-year-old...

France's Escude, Rezai in Fed Cup dispute
Friday, February 03, 2012 7:18:00 PM
France's captain Nicolas Escude and Aravane Rezai are in Fed Cup dispute that saw former top 15 player Rezai quit the team before this weekend’s...

Baghdatis to play Lacko in Zagreb semifinals
Friday, February 03, 2012 6:15:00 PM
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP)—Lukas Lacko of Slovakia beat seventh-seeded Robin Haase of the Netherlands 6-4, 6-4 Friday to reach the Zagreb Indoors semifinals. Lacko, who earlier ousted...

Berdych, Monfils, Simon reach Montpellier semis
Friday, February 03, 2012 4:01:00 PM
MONTPELLIER, France (AP)—Tomas Berdych, Gilles Simon, defending champion Gael Monfils and Philipp Kohlschreiber reached the semifinals at the Open Sud de France. Berdych, seeded first, finished...

Kournikova sells Miami home for $7.4 million
Friday, February 03, 2012 2:54:00 PM
Anna Kournikova has sold her 6,630-square-foot home in Miami Beach's exclusive Sunset Island for $7.4 million, the Wall Street Journal reported. Former top 10 player...

Tomic plans to sell controversial sport car
Friday, February 03, 2012 2:52:00 PM
Bernard Tomic has put the bright orange V8 BMW M3 sport car that has recently gotten him into trouble up for sale. The car retails...

Sabatini: Changes at top of WTA hard to follow
Friday, February 03, 2012 2:51:00 PM
Former U.S. Open champion Gabriela Sabatini tells La Nacion that the depth at the top of the women’s game does have it negatives. "Today I...

Disputed Djokovic shirt auctioned off
Friday, February 03, 2012 2:30:00 PM
An Australian woman who caught Novak Djokovic's shirt in front of a teenage fan after the Australian Open final auctioned it for charity because of...

Mirza to focus on doubles this year
Friday, February 03, 2012 2:00:00 PM
Sania Mirza has decided to focus on doubles this year as injuries have taken a toll on her body. Former No. 27-ranked Mirza told the...

Completion of new Roland Garros delayed to 2017
Friday, February 03, 2012 12:56:00 PM
PARIS (AP)—The French Tennis Federation says the renovation of the Roland Garros complex will be delayed by a year and completed in 2017. The federation has...

Sharapova leads Russia against Spain in Fed Cup
Friday, February 03, 2012 8:30:00 AM
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...

Errani earns singles spot for Italy versus Ukraine
Friday, February 03, 2012 8:00:00 AM
BIELLA, Italy (AP)—Fresh off a quarterfinal appearance at the Australian Open, Sara Errani earned one of Italy’s singles spots Friday for this weekend’s Fed Cup...

ITF extends use of Hawk-Eye in Davis, Fed Cup
Friday, February 03, 2012 7:00:00 AM
LONDON (AP)—The International Tennis Federation says it is expanding the use of Hawk-Eye replay technology to all rounds of the Davis Cup and Fed Cup...

Azarenka likes being hunted No. 1
Thursday, February 02, 2012 8:28:00 PM
Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka seems to be relishing her new role as the world's top player. The Australian Open champion will lead Belarus against...

Roddick remains optimistic for San Jose return
Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:15:00 PM
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...

Wozniacki, Sanchez debate reason for split
Thursday, February 02, 2012 3:30:00 PM
Caroline Wozniacki tells the Danish television station TV 2 that the reason for her quick split with coach Ricardo Sanchez was because he was not...

Tomic out of San Jose for personal reasons
Thursday, February 02, 2012 3:27:00 PM
Australian teenager Bernard Tomic pulls out of the SAP Open (Feb. 13-19) in San Jose, California for personal reasons. The 19-year-old has a court date...

Nadal: Tax bill paid up, despite reports
Thursday, February 02, 2012 3:00:00 PM
MADRID (AP)—Rafael Nadal says his fiscal requirements are up to date after a Spanish website reported the Australian Open finalist had set up several companies...

Qualifier Delbonis upsets Bellucci in Vina del Mar
Thursday, February 02, 2012 2:56:00 PM
VINA DEL MAR, Chile (AP)—Argentine qualifier Federico Delbonis reached his second career ATP quarterfinals when he upset third-seeded Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil 6-2, 7-5 in...

Lacko, Youzhny, Baghdatis win at Zagreb Indoors
Thursday, February 02, 2012 12:42:00 PM
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP)—Lukas Lacko of Slovakia ousted second-seeded Alex Bogomolov Jr. of Russia 6-0, 6-7 (1), 6-1 to advance to the Zagreb Indoors quarterfinals on...

Berdych, Monfils advance to Montpellier quarters
Thursday, February 02, 2012 10:59:00 AM
MONTPELLIER, France (AP)—Defending champion Gael Monfils finished off Michael Russell of the U.S. with his 17th ace Thursday, winning 6-3, 6-3 to reach the Open...

Venus Williams is excited to return to tennis
Wednesday, February 01, 2012 4:10:00 PM
WORCESTER, Massachusetts (AP)—Recovery never comes fast enough for Venus Williams, who plans to return this weekend in the Fed Cup against Belarus after a five-month...

Berrer upsets top-seeded Ljubicic in Zagreb
Wednesday, February 01, 2012 3:15:00 PM
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Gil ousts Andujar in Vina del Mar second round
Wednesday, February 01, 2012 3:00:00 PM
VINA DEL MAR, Chile (AP)—Frederico Gil of Portugal beat fourth-seeded Pablo Andujar of Spain 6-2, 6-1 in the second round of the Vina del Mar...

Gasquet, Simon reach Montpellier quarterfinals
Wednesday, February 01, 2012 3:00:00 PM
MONTPELLIER, France (AP)—Seeded Frenchmen Gilles Simon and Richard Gasquet both won in straight sets Wednesday to reach the Open Sud de France quarterfinals.The second-seeded Simon...