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ITF: Wickmayer still ineligible to play tennis
Yanina Wickmayer is still not eligible to compete despite a court injunction in Belgium that suspended her one-year ban for violating anti-doping rules.
Wickmayer, a U.S. Open semifinalist, and Xavier Malisse had their doping bans suspended Monday, but International Tennis Federation spokesman Nick Imison said Tuesday that both players are still banned by the sport's governing body.
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December 15, 2009
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Court suspends Wickmayer's anti-doping ban
A Belgian court has suspended the one-year bans handed to tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse for violating anti-doping rules.
Wickmayer's lawyers hope that Monday's injunction will make 16th-ranked Wickmayer eligible to play as soon as possible. The semifinalist at the U.S. Open hopes to receive a wildcard for the Australian Open.
Wickmayer and Malisse...
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December 14, 2009
Safina to miss Brisbane; Aussie status in doubt
Dinara Safina withdrew Friday from next month's Brisbane International because of a bad back, leaving her status for the Australian Open in doubt.
Safina, the former top-ranked player in the world, had hoped to return from injury at the Brisbane event and start tuning up for the first major of 2010. But tournament director Steve Ayles said Safina's back problem will prevent...
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December 12, 2009
Vandeweghe, Harrison earn Aussie Open spots
CoCo Vandeweghe, the niece of New Jersey Nets GM and coach Kiki Vandeweghe, and Ryan Harrison have earned spots in the main draw of the 2010 Australian Open.
Vandeweghe, of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., and Harrison, of Bradenton, Fla., won U.S. Tennis Association wild-card playoffs in Atlanta.
Vandeweghe, who turned 18 Sunday, beat Christina McHale of Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 7...
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December 10, 2009
Sanchez-Vicario must pay $5.1M in back taxes
The Spanish Supreme Court has ordered former top-ranked women's player Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario to pay back approximately $5.1 million in unpaid income tax.
The court rejected Sanchez-Vicario's assertion that she was a resident of Andorra and not Spain from 1989 to 1993.
The court said in its ruling Thursday that the three-time French Open champion "never effectively...
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December 10, 2009
Clijsters beats Venus in exhibition match
U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters beat Venus Williams 6-1, 7-5 in an Diamond Games exhibition match Wednesday.
It was the first high-level match that Clijsters had played in her native country since returning to tennis this year. The match was played before about 14,000 fans at the Sports Palace.
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December 10, 2009
Rafter, Edberg keep serve-and-volley spirit alive
Remember serve and volley? Patrick Rafter and Stefan Edberg kept the old style alive and well in London, Richard Evans says.
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December 08, 2009
Spain emerges as new dynasty
Spain's dominance of the Czech Republic proved that the Davis Cup has a new dynasty to deal with, Matt Cronin says.
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December 06, 2009
Nadal, Ferrer complete Spain's sweep of Czechs
Spain had already clinched its second-straight Davis Cup. But that didn't stop them from completing a sweep of the Czechs.
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December 06, 2009
Czechs switch doubles team against Spain
The Czech Republic has switched players for Saturday's crucial Davis Cup doubles match against Spain, with Radek Stepanek and Tomas Berdych replacing Lukas Dlouhy and Jan Hajek.
Stepanek and Berdych both lost singles matches on Friday for defending champion Spain to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series.
But captain Jaroslav Navratil preferred to field the...
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December 05, 2009
Ferrer rallies over Stepanek; Spain leads 2-0
David Ferrer rallied for an improbable 1-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 8-6 victory over Radek Stepanek on Friday to give defending champion Spain a commanding 2-0 lead in the Davis Cup final against the Czech Republic.
Earlier, Rafael Nadal relied on his usual dogged determination and timely shot-making to beat Tomas Berdych 7-5, 6-0, 6-2 in the first singles match.
Stepanek then looked...
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December 04, 2009
Sampras will play Verdasco in exhibition match
Pete Sampras will return to San Jose next year to play in another exhibition.
SAP Open tournament officials said Friday that Sampras will kick off this year's tournament with an exhibition match against Fernando Verdasco on Feb. 8. Sampras played Tommy Haas in exhibitions at the tournament the past two years.
Joining Verdasco among the players in this year's field are...
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December 04, 2009
Nadal rips Berdych; Spain leads Czechs 1-0
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 converted a decisive break point in the 11th game on his way to taking the tight first set. Berdych was hurt by a faltering serve and was never in the match after that.
Returning to his favorite clay surface after four straight...
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December 04, 2009
Former No. 1 Mauresmo retires
Former No. 1 and two-time grand slam champ Amelie Mauresmo, 30, announces her retirement Thursday.
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December 03, 2009
Former women's No. 1 Mauresmo retires
Two-time Grand Slam champion Amelie Mauresmo retired from tennis Thursday, saying she no longer had a burning desire for competition.
The 30-year-old Frenchwoman, a former top-ranked player who finished the season No. 21, said she doesn't have the will to keep playing at the highest level.
"I don't want to train anymore," Mauresmo said after shedding tears...
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December 03, 2009
Former womens No. 1 Mauresmo retires
Two-time Grand Slam champion Amelie Mauresmo retired from tennis Thursday, saying she no longer had a burning desire for competition.
The 30-year-old Frenchwoman, a former top-ranked player who finished the season No. 21, said she doesn't have the will to keep playing at the highest level.
"I don't want to train anymore," Mauresmo said after shedding tears about...
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December 03, 2009
Doubles makes a big splash at ATP finals
Doubles isn't known for bringing out the fans. But at the ATP finals, the 4-man game was a smashing success, Richard Evans says.
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December 02, 2009
Hard to pick out any man as '10's major player
The ATP World Tour Finals showed none of the top-ranked men looks like a Slam dunk for next year, Matt Cronin says.
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December 01, 2009
Indianapolis will likely lose ATP event
Organizers of the Indianapolis Tennis Championships are planning to sell the sanctioning rights for the ATP event, meaning the city may be without a professional tournament for the first time in more than 80 years.
Tournament director Kevin Martin said Monday that the event's nonprofit group faced serious economic challenges that prompted the decision. He wouldn't say...
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November 30, 2009
Serena gets record fine, probation for Open tirade
Serena Williams on Monday found out the price of her U.S. Open tirade: A record $82,500 fine and two years of Grand Slam probation.
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November 30, 2009
Serena hit with record fine for U.S. Open tirade
Grand Slam administrator Bill Babcock tells The Associated Press that Serena Williams has been fined a record $82,500 for her tirade at this year's U.S. Open and could be suspended from that tournament if she has another "major offense" in the next two years.
Williams faces a "probationary period" at Grand Slam tournaments in 2010 and 2011, Babcock said Monday.
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November 30, 2009
Davydenko proves he can win at ATP finals
With his ATP finals win, Nikolay Davydenko proved to the London crowd that he can compete with the best, Richard Evans says.
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November 29, 2009
Davydenko beats Del Potro to win ATP finals
After coming up just short in last year's ATP World Tour Finals, Nikolay Davydenko made certain he didn't do the same this year.
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November 29, 2009
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