Having a turkey sandwich in Spain's honor

...back. Let me throw some names at you: Manuel Santana, Juan Gisbert, Andres Gimeno, Manuel Orantes, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Carlos Moya, Sergi Bruguera, Albert Costa. Every one of those men (with the exception of Davis...

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.

...Davis Cup tennis pla... MADRID, SPAIN: (From L-R): Spanish Davis Cup tennis players Carlos Moya, Juan Carlos Ferrero and Rafael Nadal listen to ta speech during a promotional tour for the 2012 Olympics Madrid...

Soderling beats Roddick to reach Lyon semifinals

Robin Soderling needed 20 aces and two tiebreaks to beat top seed Andy Roddick and reach the semi-finals of the Lyon Grand Prix on Friday.

Roddick beats Ginepri to reach Lyon quarterfinals

Top-seeded Andy Roddick beat fellow American Robby Ginepri 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) on Thursday to set up a quarterfinal against big-serving Robin Soderling at the Lyon Grand Prix.

Robredo, Ferrero reach second round

Tommy Robredo and Juan Carlos Ferrero advanced to the second round of the Lyon Grand Prix with straight-sets wins.

2002: THE 'NEXT' ONES

In 2002, who did ESPN The Magazine think was poised to break out?

Monfils wins; Kohlschreiber advances as del Potro retires

Gael Monfils, Philipp Kohlschreiber and Feliciano Lopez reached the quarterfinals of the BA Tennis Trophy on Thursday.

2003: THE 'NEXT' ONES

Who was poised to break out circa 2003?

Ferrero advances with straight-set win over Karlovic at Vienna

Juan Carlos Ferrero, once ranked No. 1 but now No. 44, beat fourth-seeded Ivo Karlovic of Croatia 6-4, 7-6 (4) Monday in the opening round of the BA Tennis Trophy.

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.

Roddick struggles early, wins; Zheng outlasts Ivanovic

Andy Roddick eased past Juan Carlos Ferrero to make the semifinals of the China Open.

Roddick, Kuznetsova among winners at China Open

Andy Roddick overcame a Davis Cup loss and jet lag to reach the quarterfinals of the China Open, while top seed David Ferrer wasn't as fortunate.

Victories by Robredo, Ferrero give China Open a Spanish tone

Tommy Robredo defeated Spanish countryman Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-4, 7-5 in the first round, and the former top-ranked Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain beat Alexandre Kudryavtsev of Russia 6-4, 6-3.

U.S. finds no satisfaction in a moral victory

Entrenched in a hostile Madrid environment, Sam Querrey and Andy Roddick ardently fought the Spaniards in the Day 1 Davis Cup semifinals. But the U.S. heads into Saturday's action down 0-2.