...Richard Gasquet of France returns the ball against Rainer Schuettler of Germany on day five of the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championship 2008 at Ariake Colosseum on October 3, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan

Masters Cup debutants out to prove themselves

Four Points As it turned out, this year's Tennis Masters Cup ended up as a split draw -- four familiar faces returning to the season-ending grand s...

AIG Open Day 6 TOKYO - OCTOBER 04: Andy Roddick of the USA reacts while playing against Tomas Berdych...

Source: AIG out after decade as Davis Cup sponsor

Insurance giant AIG is out after nearly a decade as the main U.S. Davis Cup sponsor, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.

AIG Open Day 7 TOKYO - OCTOBER 05: Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina returns a shot against Tomas...

Is Jankovic truly worthy of the No. 1 player status?

Three Points Scrambled rankings Presumably, it's all in the way you look at it when you peruse the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings. This week, Jel...

...Berdych of the Czech Republic in the men's singles final match on day seven of the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championship 2008 at Ariake Colosseum on October 5, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. Berdych defeated...

The AIG headquarters is seen in Hong Kong on September 16, 2008. US insurance giant American International Group failed...

Breadth, depth of Nishikori's game illuminating

How jubilant are the Japanese about Kei Nishikori? One reporter abruptly left Daisuke Matsuzaka and Red Sox camp just to witness the 18-year-old prodigy. He might be a kid of few words, but Nishikori's game is brimming with noise.

...04: Ivo Karlovic of Croatia serves against Hyung-Taik Lee of Korea during Day 4 of the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships held at Ariake Colosseum on October 4, 2007 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by...