Nadal beats Berdych in straight sets

Rafael Nadal beat Tomas Berdych 7-5, 6-0, 6-2 on Friday to give defending champion Spain a 1-0 lead over the Czech Republic in the Davis Cup final.

Nadal needs more Cup heroics to end '09 well

...singles in that debut Davis Cup tie (a first-rounder), but more importantly, his victory over Radek Stepanek (whom he'll see again on Sunday) clinched the tie for Spain. The Spanish went on...

Nadal playing in Davis Cup final opener

Rafael Nadal will play Tomas Berdych in the opening match of the Davis Cup when Spain tries to defend its title against the Czech Republic.

Stepanek's custom job making a racket

Even a master craftsman is no better than his tools, which is why Radek Stepanek turned his back on an endorsement deal to play with a custom-made model for nothing. His reward is in the results.

Del Potro looking to re-enact U.S. Open shocker

...the day before against fellow South American Fernando Gonzalez --- del Potro retired trailing big-serving Czech Radek Stepanek 4-0. An abdominal strain did the damage that time. Del Potro even suffered a nosebleed...

Nadal to play in Davis Cup final

Rafael Nadal has officially been chosen to play for Spain in the Davis Cup final against the Czech Republic.

PARIS - NOVEMBER 12: Andy Murray of Great Britain in action during his match against Radek Stepanek of Czech Republic during the ATP Masters Series at the Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy on...

Prepare for the unpredictable in London

Who will seize London? Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic had their turns dominating portions of the season. So, logically, Andy Murray will win the ATP World Tour title, right?

Top eight head for showdown at season finale

Finally, after 11 months of crisscrossing the globe, the season-ending Barclay ATP World Tour Finals is about to start. Eleven months -- that's a ton ...

Djokovic to face Monfils in final

Novak Djokovic extended a brilliant run of form by outclassing world number two Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the Paris Masters final on Saturday.

Nadal, Djokovic to face off in semis

Second-seeded Rafael Nadal gained a semifinal matchup against Novak Djokovic at the Paris Masters with a 7-5, 7-5 victory over defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Friday.

Murray loses; Nadal, Djokovic win

Fourth-seeded Andy Murray has lost 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 to Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic in the third round of the Paris Masters.

Tsonga, Davydenko advance

Nikolay Davydenko of Russia moved closer to qualifying for the ATP World Tour Finals by beating Benjamin Becker 6-2, 6-1 in the second round of the Paris Masters.

Safin, Berdych advance in Paris

Marat Safin extended his career by at least one more round, beating French qualifier Thierry Ascione 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (3) at the Paris Masters.

...by Julian Finney/Getty Images) Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Czech Republic's Radek Stepanek during the semi final match at the Swiss Indoors ATP tennis tournament on November 7, 2009...