Fognini upsets Almagro in second round

Fabio Fognini of Italy upset second-seeded Nicolas Almagro of Spain 6-4, 7-6 (3) Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the BCR Open Romania.

Nadal's knee assessment? Fresh for now

NEW YORK -- The awkward little backhand from Richard Gasquet carved its way through the air and, for a split second, Rafael Nadal hesitated. The...

Bad day at the office for Novak Djokovic

Djoker drubbed PARIS -- Rarely has a defeat been as galvanizing as Novak Djokovic's 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (9) loss to Rafael Nadal two weeks ago in th...

Nadal, Spain top Serbia 4-1

Top-ranked Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-1 on Sunday to clinch defending champion Spain's victory over Serbia in the first-round Davis Cup series.

Nadal leads defending champ Spain

Top-ranked Rafael Nadal routed Janko Tipsarevic 6-1, 6-0, 6-2 Saturday to give defending champion Spain a 2-0 lead in its best-of-five Davis Cup series with Serbia.

France, Czech Republic tied in singles

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Radek Stepanek 7-5, 6-2, 7-6 (1) Friday, allowing France to tie the Czech Republic 1-1 after the opening singles of Davis Cup competition.

Expect U.S. squad to roll

With no Roger Federer, render the first round of the Davis Cup a feeding frenzy for Andy Roddick and the U.S. team in Birmingham, Ala.

Federer still trying to break the Rafa code

Stacked résumé Roger Federer is addicted to being the best. He certainly didn't hide this proclivity during the year-end Masters Cup, exp...

Nadal, Murray on collision course

Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray appear bound for a semifinal showdown at the Australian Open after dominant third-round victories on Saturday.

Top-ranked Nadal reaches third round

Top-ranked Rafael Nadal has advanced to the third round at the Australian Open, beating Roko Karanusic of Croatia in straight sets.

Serena ecstatic about inauguration day

Celebrating the inauguration MELBOURNE, Australia -- On the eve of Barack Obama's inauguration as president of the United States, it seems the entire...

Nadal, Murray, Blake win openers

Andy Murray, carrying the hopes of a British public looking for its first male Grand Slam champion since 1936, was leading Andrei Pavel 6-2, 3-1, 15-0 in the Australian Open when the Romanian retired with a back injury.

...JANUARY 20: Andy Murray of Great Britain plays a forehand in his first round match against Andrei Pavel of Romania during day two of the 2009 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 20...

Time for the little people

So, is this going to be the start of something big for Alize Cornet? How about for Victor Hanescu, Juan del Potro or Sara Errani? All of those obscure...

Tsonga withdraws from France-U.S. Davis Cup quarterfinal

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga pulled out of France's team for this weekend's Davis Cup quarterfinal series against the United States with a right knee injury.