Swiss Missed

What does Roger Federer-maybe the greatest tennis player of all time-have to do to get a little hometown love?

All signs point to an Argentina romp over Spain

Slick hard courts. A raucous home crowd. No Rafael Nadal. Argentina has an opportunity to collar its maiden Davis Cup title in what will be the five most important points the country has ever played.

Nadal not the only all-star absent from Davis Cup final

Rafael Nadal will be the most conspicuous absence when the Davis Cup final between Spain and Argentina gets under way Friday, but several other fallen stars also won't play this weekend.

Gaston Gaudio of Argentina, right, and compatriot Guillermo Coria, left, frame former Argentinian tennis ace Guillermo Vilas after...

Reasons Why Roger Federer Will Never Win the French Open

He is the best player in tennis, maybe the greatest in history, the winner of 10 Grand Slams and 48 singles titles, the only male to win three Slams three times each. In short, Roger Federer is one of the world's most dominant athletes.

Once No. 1-ranked player on the planet trying to regain form

He has a suddenly fragile body and daunting U.S. Open draw. He has the unfortunate timing of playing in the same era as Roger Federer, while his biological tennis clock is ticking. But it's OK being Andy Roddick.

Del Potro's serve, baseline game too much for Melzer in final

Juan Martin del Potro defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-2, 6-1 in Sunday's Austrian Open final to win his second straight ATP Tour event.

New beginning for El Mago after inspired play

Despite a first-round exit at Roland Garros, Guillermo Coria's vintage shot-making verified he finally has come to terms with the fallout from a heartbreaking 2004 French Open final loss.

These little guys belie conventional wisdom that bigger is better

They don't have the luxury of a cracking serve or the ubiquitous power that has transcended the men's game since the bygone days of Rod Laver and Jimmy Connors. Still, these select few "little guys" have found a way to not only survive, but also succeed.

College baseball

...event to go with former titles at Bogota and Acapulco. • 2004 French Open winner Gaston Gaudio continues to spiral down and mutter about retirement, but 2004 French Open finalist Guillermo Coria is...

Under the radar

...event to go with former titles at Bogota and Acapulco. • 2004 French Open winner Gaston Gaudio continues to spiral down and mutter about retirement, but 2004 French Open finalist Guillermo Coria is...

SWISS MISSED

What does Roger Federer—maybe the best player of all time—have to do to get a little hometown love?

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.

Coria, Gaudio ousted in first round of Movistar Open

Former champion Guillermo Coria, competing in his first ATP-level match since the 2006 U.S. Open, lost to Pablo Cuevas 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 Monday in the first round of the Movistar Open.

Federer's supremacy, Davydenko's scandal headline 2007

Where else do you find the Grammy's and Emmy's wrapped up in one? Where else do reports of deliberate food poisoning and rainbow-sherbet polos make headlines? Quite simply -- that was the 2007 tennis season.