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Federer, Nadal get first round Olympic assignments

Top-ranked Roger Federer will play Russia's Dmitry Tursunov in the first round of the Beijing Olympics tennis tournament, while rival Rafael Nadal could face a difficult second-round matchup in the draw announced Thursday.

Serra, Gremelmayr score upsets on busy day in L.A.

Florent Serra defeated Fernando Verdasco and Denis Gremelmayr beat Feliciano Lopez on an afternoon of upsets at the Countrywide Classic on Wednesday.

Long season has worn on soon-to-be No. 1 Nadal

A long season of grueling duels against Roger Federer seem to have taken their toll on Wimbledon and French Open champion Rafael Nadal.

Ancic withdraws from Olympic tennis

Mario Ancic withdrew from the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday, and Canadian players Frank Dancevic and Frederic Niemeyer were added to the men's draw.

Safin ousts Isner to continue climb in rankings

Former No. 1 Marat Safin continued his slow climb back toward the top of the rankings with a 6-3, 6-4 win over John Isner in the first round of the Countrywide Classic on Tuesday afternoon.

Jury clears way for ATP's tourney restructuring

A federal jury on Tuesday cleared the way for the ATP Tour's planned tournament restructuring next year, rejecting antitrust claims in a lawsuit filed by the German Tennis Federation.

Ancic withdraws from U.S. Open due to mono

Croatia's Mario Ancic withdrew from the U.S. Open on Tuesday with a recurrence of mononucleosis, the second straight year the 25th-ranked player was forced to miss the tournament.

Several ATP officials dismissed as defendants

A U.S. federal judge has dismissed several ATP officials as defendants in a lawsuit by the German Tennis Federation that challenges the tour's planned tournament restructuring.

Recovering Fleishman falls in first round in L.A.

American Zack Fleishman, a surprise quarterfinalist at last year's Countrywide Classic, bowed out in the first round Monday, losing to Marc Gicquel of France 6-3, 6-0 in a 50-minute match Fleishman said felt like a 12-round fight.

USTA agrees to buy Cincinnati Masters

The U.S. Tennis Association reached an agreement to buy a majority interest in the Cincinnati Masters ATP hard-court tournament and hopes to turn it into a combined event for men and women.

Soon-to-be No. 1 Nadal sets sights on Beijing

Rafael Nadal has two major achievements so far this year -- he took the Wimbledon title by beating Roger Federer in an epic final and stacking up enough titles to unseat the Swiss star atop the rankings.

Bogomolov wins final in first unisex tourney

Alex Bogomolov beat Phillip King by a point Sunday to win the Shotgun 21 World Tennis Championships, a tournament believed to be the first involving ranked men and women going head to head.

Murray claims first Masters crown, holds off Djokovic

Andy Murray wasted four match points with an uncharacteristic show of sloppiness in the second set. Forced to play another tiebreaker, he pulled off the best shot of the game -- an in-the-corner backhand -- that set up a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) win over Novak Djokovic for the Cincinnati Masters title.

Safina stays hot, breezes in Rogers Cup final

Dinara Safina won her second straight tournament, defeating Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 6-1 on Sunday to win the Rogers Cup and improve her record since May to 27-3.

Wozniacki dominates in Stockholm, claims title

Caroline Wozniacki routed Vera Dushevina 6-0, 6-2 Sunday to win the Nordic Light Open for her first WTA title.

Fish wins; Lopez, Verdasco upset at Countrywide

Florent Serra defeated Fernando Verdasco and Denis Gremelmayr beat Feliciano Lopez on an afternoon of upsets at the Countrywide Classic.Read more

Olympic tennis draw adjusted as Ancic pulls out

Mario Ancic withdrew from the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday, and Canadian players Frank Dancevic and Frederic Niemeyer were added to the men's draw.Read more

Safin beats Isner in Countrywide Classic 1st round

Former No. 1 Marat Safin continued his slow climb back toward the top of the rankings with a 6-3, 6-4 win over John Isner in the first round of the Countrywide Classic.Read more

Jury upholds ATP's planned tourney restructuring

A jury in a federal antitrust lawsuit filed by the German Tennis Federation has upheld the ATP Tour's planned tournament restructuring.Read more

Mono forces Ancic to withdraw from U.S. Open

Mario Ancic withdrew from the U.S. Open with a recurrence of mononucleosis, the second straight year the 25th-ranked player was forced to miss the tournament.Read more

Recovering Fleishman makes quick exit in L.A.

ATP officials dismissed as defendants in lawsuit

A federal judge has dismissed several ATP officials as defendants in a lawsuit by the German Tennis Federation that challenges the tour's planned tournament restructuring.Read more

USTA agrees to buy stake in Cincinnati tourney

The U.S. Tennis Association reached an agreement to buy a majority interest in the Cincinnati Masters ATP hard-court tournament and hopes to turn it into a combined event for men and women.Read more

German Schuettler granted berth on Olympic team

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Safina defeats Cibulkova for Rogers Cup crown

Dinara Safina won her second straight tournament, defeating Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 6-1 on Sunday to win the Rogers Cup and improve her record since May to 27-3.Read more

Wozniacki captures Stockholm for first WTA title

Caroline Wozniacki routed Vera Dushevina 6-0, 6-2 Sunday to win the Nordic Light Open for her first WTA title.Read more

Schuettler appeals to CAS for Beijing tennis spot

German tennis player Rainer Schuettler sent an application to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Sunday, asking world sport's highest authority to give him a spot at the Beijing Olympics.Read more

Safina, Cibulkova set to meet in Rogers Cup final

Despite recent loss, Jankovic to be women's No. 1

Jelena Jankovic might not feel worthy of being ranked No. 1, but she has assured herself of moving up to that spot later this month.Read more

Battle of the sexes: Haas to play in unisex tourney

Tommy Haas, Sam Querrey, Donald Young, Ashley Harkleroad and Alexandra Stevenson are among those entered in Sunday's inaugural Shotgun 21 World Championships, a tennis competition where men and women will play each other.Read more

Fish rallies past Spadea in L.A.

Florent Serra defeated Fernando Verdasco and Denis Gremelmayr beat Feliciano Lopez on an afternoon of upsets Wednesday at the Countrywide Classic. Serra ousted the second-seeded Verdasco, hampered by a sore ankle, 6-2, 7-6 (4). Gremelmayr took a 7-5, 7-5 victory over No. 4 seed Lopez. Top seed Andy Roddick opens play on Thursday night against Dusan Vemic after Donald Young, a 19-year-old who upset defending champion Tommy Haas in the first round, faces Marc Gicquel in an afternoon match.Read more

PHOTOS: Olympic tennis moments

As the Beijing games approach, Tennis Week looks at memorable Olympic tennis moments from the past 20 years.Read more

Serra, Gremelmayr score upsets

Safin beats Isner in opening round play

Former No. 1 Marat Safin continued his slow climb back toward the top of the rankings with a 6-3, 6-4 win over John Isner in the first round of the Countrywide Classic on Tuesday afternoon. The 6-foot-9 Isner served 11 aces, seven of those in the second set, but was broken twice by the mercurial Russian. Safin had nine aces and faced only one break point, at 30-40 after a double-fault in the final game of the match. Safin, 28, the No.Read more

Jury clears way for new ATP Tour structure

A federal jury on Tuesday cleared the way for the ATP Tour's planned tournament restructuring next year, rejecting antitrust claims in a lawsuit filed by the German Tennis Federation. Jurors in U.S. District Court in Wilmington deliberated about nine hours before upholding the Association of Tennis Professionals' tournament restructuring, which would move the Hamburg clay court event from May to July and eliminate it as a key tuneup for the French Open.Read more

Ancic withdraws from Open with mononucleosis

Croatia's Mario Ancic withdrew from the U.S. Open on Tuesday with a recurrence of mononucleosis, the second straight year the 25th-ranked player was forced to miss the tournament. Ancic, a former Wimbledon semifinalist, was slowed throughout the 2007 season because of mononucleosis. He pulled out of the Open last August because of an injured right shoulder. Ancic beat Roger Federer in the first round at Wimbledon in 2002.Read more

Fish moves into second round of ATP

American Mardy Fish, the only seeded player in action on opening day of the Countrywide Classic, moved into the second round of the ATP Tour event with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Alejandro Falla of Colombia on Monday night. Fish, the No. 6 seed, never lost serve and gave up only four points on serve in the second set of his 61-minute win over 121st-ranked Falla. The victory broke a string of four straight first-round losses for Fish.Read more

Gicquel beats Fleishman in Countrywide Classic

American Zack Fleishman, a surprise quarterfinalist at last year's Countrywide Classic, bowed out in the first round Monday, losing to Marc Gicquel 6-3, 6-0 in a 50-minute match Fleishman said felt like a 12-round fight. "I was absolutely exhausted," Fleishman said after his first ATP Tour match of the year. "I felt like I would after a five-set match when it was 3-all in the first set. I'm not quite in playing shape right now.Read more

Several ATP officials dismissed as defendants

A federal judge has dismissed several ATP officials as defendants in a lawsuit by the German Tennis Federation that challenges the tour's planned tournament restructuring. The German federation claims the Association of Tennis Professionals' tournament restructuring, which would relegate the Hamburg clay court tournament to second-tier status, violates American antitrust laws.Read more

Murray fends off Djokovic to win first Masters title

Despite facing two tiebreakers Sunday, Andy Murray hung on to beat Novak Djokovic in Cincy for his first Masters title.Read more

Safina defeats Cibulkova to win Rogers Cup

Dinara Safina won her second straight tournament, defeating Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 6-1 on Sunday to win the Rogers Cup and improve her record since May to 27-3. Safina, a 6-foot Russian who had a 9-inch height advantage over the 19-year-old Slovak, was never in trouble in a final whose start was delayed briefly by rain. The seventh-seeded Safina, who also won a tournament a week earlier in Carson, Calif., now has three tournament wins this year and eight in her career.Read more

Safina, Cibulkova to meet in Rogers Cup final

Teenager Dominika Cibulkova ousted her fourth seeded player of the tournament, rallying after a rain delay to defeat Marion Bartoli 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 Saturday to reach the final of the Rogers Cup. The 19-year-old Cibulkova, from Slovakia, will play Dinara Safina for the championship. The seventh-seeded Safina was a 6-0, 2-6, 6-3 winner over 11th-seeded Victoria Azarenka in the other semifinal. "She's a very tough opponent, she proved that this week," Safina said. "She beat some very good players.Read more

Djokovic rips Nadal, will face Murray in Cincy final

Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal 6-1, 7-5 on Saturday in the Cincy semis, delaying the Spaniard's ascent to No. 1.Read more

Murray gets breakthrough win, advances to final

Andy Murray fought off a bad knee to beat Ivo Karlovic 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday and reach his first Masters Series final.Read more

No. 2 seed Jankovic loses in Montreal

Jelena Jankovic was upset by 19-year-old Dominika Cibulkova 7-5, 6-2 Friday at the Rogers Cup, losing another opportunity to claim the top ranking. Jankovic could have claimed the No. 1 spot from Ana Ivanovic had she reached the final. Instead, Cibulkova knocked out her third seeded player, including fifth-seeded Elena Dementieva and 12th-seed Nadia Petrova. Jankovic took a 5-1 lead before the momentum shifted to Cibulkova. She reeled off six straight games, clinching the set with an ace.Read more

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