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Ford: Henin's retirement puts crimp in WTA hierarchy

Mark Renders/Getty Images The sudden retirement of incumbent No. 1 Justine Henin left the WTA Tour in anarchy. Jelena Jankovic finished the year at No. 1 and won four tournaments but no majors. Venus Williams earned her fifth...

Tennis: Trying to escape his dad's shadow

It's not like Sergei Bubka has vaulted into contention for this year's Heineken Open. The Ukrainian is not the famous pole vaulter who broke 35 world records and won six consecutive world championships but the son of the same...

Watch out Jankovic - Safina looks hot to grab your No.1 spot!

The battle to rule the women's tennis world has changed hands no fewer than six times in 2008. Expect much of the same in 2009... There have been a few surprises on the WTA tour this year, but none more than the amazing battle...

Spain lift Davis Cup without Rafael Nadal

As if dating Ana Ivanovic wasn't enough to make this a stand-out year for Fernando Verdasco, on Sunday he earned the point that brought Spain La Ensaladera, the salad bowl-shaped Davis Cup trophy, for the first time in their...

Verdasco hands Spain third Davis Cup tennis title (AFP)

AFP - Fernando Verdasco won the Davis Cup for Spain here on Sunday, beating Argentina's Jose Acasuso 6-3, 6-7 (3/7), 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 to give his country a third title after 2000 and 2004 and deny the hosts a first.

The Little Smasher

While Andy Murray was baring his biceps, Laura Robson was quietly winning Wimbledon. 'Definitely one to look out for in the future,' she said. 'In a couple of years she will really be big.' Then her 14-year-old protégée won...

Brilliant Djokovic wins Masters Cup

The season ended as it began for Novak Djokovic. There have been times in the last six months when the 21-year-old Serb has given a poor imitation of the man who took the Australian Open by storm in January, but in winning the...

Tennis chiefs snub Roddick over schedule!

Shanghai, Nov 13: Tennis chiefs on Thursday rejected calls to re-think next year's schedule after world number six Andy Roddick criticised plans to force players to attend more tournaments. Senior ATP official Brad Drewett said...

Heart defects found in five Russian players

MOSCOW (AP) -- Heart defects have been found in five players in the Russian ice hockey league since the death of rising star Alexei Cherepanov, an official said Wednesday. Russia's Continental Hockey League ordered the tests...

Murray into Masters tennis semis, Federer bid alive

SHANGHAI (AFP) - Britain's Andy Murray moved into the Masters Cup semi-finals on Wednesday while Roger Federer kept his title defence alive against Radek Stepanek, a late replacement for the injured Andy Roddick.

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