Argentines Monaco, Chela Into Semifinals... Vina Del Mar, Chile, Feb 4: Top-seeded Juan Monaco and No. 2 Juan Ignacio Chela both overcame one-set deficits to win their quarterfinals at the Vina Del Mar VTR Open on Friday, giving Argentine players three of the four semifinal ...

Sharapova Leads Russia Against Spain In Fed Cup... Moscow, Feb 3: Three-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova will play Silvia Soler-Espinosa in the opening singles match on Saturday when Russia hosts Spain in the first round of the Fed Cup.Two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova will face Carla ...

Tax Bill Paid Up Despite Reports, Says Nadal... Madrid, Feb 3: Rafael Nadal says his fiscal requirements are up to date after a Spanish website reported the Australian Open finalist had set up several companies to trim his tax bill.Spanish website Primeran says Nadal created companies in the ...

Berdych, Monfils Reach Open Sud Quarters... Montpellier, France, Feb 3: Defending champion Gael Monfils finished off Michael Russell of the United States with his 17th ace in winning 6-3, 6-3 to reach the Open Sud de France quarterfinals on Thursday.Russell double-faulted to drop serve at 3-3 ...

Roddick Says He's On Track For Return At San Jose... New York, Feb 3: Andy Roddick remains on track to return at the SAP Open in San Jose in two weeks, even though he says he hasn't hit a tennis ball since hurting his right hamstring in the second round ...

Argentine Qualifier Upsets Bellucci In Chile... Vina Del Mar, Chile, Feb 3: Argentine qualifier Federico Delbonis reached his second career ATP quarterfinals when he upset third-seeded Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil 6-2, 7-5 in the VTR Open on Thursday.Bellucci, the Vina del Mar champion ...

Gil Ousts Andujar 6-2, 6-1 At Vina Del Mar... Vina Del Mar, Chile, Feb 2: Frederico Gil of Portugal upset fourth-seeded Pablo Andujar of Spain 6-2, 6-1 in the second round of the Vina del Mar VTR Open on Wednesday.Gil advanced to a quarterfinal against France's Jeremy Chardy, who ...

Murray To Miss Davis Cup Match... London, Feb 1: Andy Murray will miss Britain's Davis Cup match against Slovakia next month after sustaining "a few injuries" during his run to the Australian Open semifinals. The fourth-ranked Murray, who lost to eventual winner Novak Djokovic in a ...

Sania Reaches Career Best 7th Spot In Doubles Ranking... New Delhi, Jan 31: Sania Mirza's semifinal finish in the women's doubles event at the recently-concluded Australian Open has catapulted her to a career best ranking of seventh position in the latest WTA Team Rankings. Sania jumped from 11th spot ...

Mayer, Souza Advance To 2nd Round At Vina Del Mar... Vina Del Mar, Chile, Jan 31: Leonardo Mayer of Argentina and Brazil's Joao Souza advanced to the second round after wins Monday at the VTR Open.Mayer defeated Santiago Giraldo of Colombia, 7-6 (5), 6-1 on the red clay courts, while ...

Top-Seeded Ljubicic Advances In Zagreb Indoors... Zagreb, Croatia, Jan 31: Top-seeded Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia beat Slovakia's Karol Beck 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3 on Monday to advance to the second round of the Zagreb Indoors tournament.Ljubicic, the 2006 champion and a finalist in 2007 and 2008, ...

Men's Rankings Unchanged At Top After Aust Open... Melbourne, Australia, Jan 30: The status quo has been maintained at the top of the men's rankings after Novak Djokovic's dramatic win over Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open, unlike the situation on the women's tour.Official rankings to be released ...

Rock Star Djokovic Reflects On Greatest Win... Melbourne, Australia, Jan 30: Novak Djokovic dispensed with the band and the raucous dressing room celebrations. After the longest final ever in a Grand Slam, it was only fitting that he put on a solo act and then pulled the ...

Djokovic Beats Nadal To Win Australian Open... Melbourne, Australia, Jan 29: Novak Djokovic wore down Rafael Nadal in the longest Grand Slam singles final in the history of professional tennis, winning 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-5 after 5 hours, 53 minutes to claim his third Australian ...

Sharapova Insists Best Is Yet To Come... Melbourne, Jan 29: Russia's Maria Sharapova insisted the best was still ahead of her despite a devastating Australian Open loss to exciting young Belarusian Victoria Azarenka on Saturday. The three-time Grand Slam winner went into the final full of confidence ...

Paes-Vesnina Pair Ends Runner-Up In Aus Open Mixed Doubles... Melbourne, Jan 29 : A second title eluded Leander Paes at this year’s Australian Open as he and Elena Vesnina ended runners-up in the mixed doubles event after being outplayed by Horia Tecau and Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the summit clash ...