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Sat Feb 4th at 3:11 pm


Youzhny beats Berrer in Zagreb semis (AP)

Third-seeded Mikhail Youzhny of Russia reached the finals of the Zagreb Indoors tournament on Saturday after defeating Germany's Michael Berrer 6-3, 6-4. Youzhny -- who will play his first final since St. Petersburg in 2010 -- ...

Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News
Sat Feb 4th at 2:11 pm


Wickmayer pulls Belgium even with Serbia (AP)

Jelena Jankovic of Serbia and Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium won in straight sets Saturday, leaving this opening-round Fed Cup series tied after the first day. Jankovic, once ranked No. 1, beat Kirsten Flipkens 7-5, 7-5. Wickmayer...

Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News
Sat Feb 4th at 1:54 pm


Ailing Azarenka won't face US in Fed Cup (AP)

Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus has withdrawn from her Fed Cup match against the United States because of a lower back injury. The Australian Open champion was scheduled to play Christina McHale in Saturday's opening si...

Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News
Sat Feb 4th at 1:53 pm


Monfils saves match point to reach final (AP)

Defending champion Gael Monfils saved a match point to edge Gilles Simon 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 in an all-French match Saturday and reach the Open Sud de France final. Monfils will meet top-seeded Tomas Berdych, who beat Philipp Koh...

Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News
Sat Feb 4th at 12:41 pm


Errani wins, but Italy tied with Ukraine (AP)

Lesia Tsurenko routed 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone 6-1, 6-2 Saturday, leaving Ukraine tied with Italy after their opening singles matches at the Fed Cup. Earlier on the indoor red-clay court at the Lauretana Fo...

Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News
Sat Feb 4th at 12:13 pm


Kvitova rallies, Czechs up 2 on Germany (AP)

Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova rallied to outlast Julia Goerges 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 Saturday, giving defending champ Czech Republic a 2-0 lead over Germany in the first round of the Fed Cup. In the first match of the best-of-five ...

Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News
Sat Feb 4th at 11:39 am


Sharapova wins, Russia leads Spain 2-0 (AP)

Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova won opening singles matches Saturday to give Russia a 2-0 lead over Spain in the first round of the Fed Cup. Sharapova routed Silvia Soler-Espinosa 6-2, 6-1. Kuznetsova then downed Carla ...



TENNIS.com - Headlines
Sat Feb 4th at 10:00 am


McHale stakes U.S. to 1-0 lead in Fed Cup

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP)—Christina McHale beat Anastasiya Yakimova 6-0, 6-4 and gave the United States a 1-0 lead over Belarus on Saturday in the first round of the Fed Cup.

Yakimova was a late substitute for top-ranked Victoria Az...

TENNIS.com - Headlines
Sat Feb 4th at 9:00 am


Czechs, Russia lead 2-0 in Fed Cup first round

LONDON (AP)—Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova took more than two hours to put defending champion the Czech Republic in control of its Fed Cup tie with Germany, while Italy’s Francesca Schiavone surprisingly lost to give Ukraine ...

TENNIS.com - Headlines
Sat Feb 4th at 8:30 am


Azarenka out of Fed Cup opener with back injury

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP)—Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus has withdrawn from her Fed Cup match against the United States because of a lower back injury.

The Australian Open champion was scheduled to play Christina McHale in ...

TENNIS.com - Headlines
Sat Feb 4th at 8:24 am


Injured Azarenka uncertain for match vs. Serena

World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka has pulled out of her first match in Fed Cup with a back injury. It is unclear whether she will be able to face Serena Williams on Sunday. . The Australian Open champion was scheduled to play the U...

TENNIS.com - Headlines
Sat Feb 4th at 8:10 am


Youzhny beats Berrer to reach Zagreb final

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP)—Third-seeded Mikhail Youzhny of Russia reached the finals of the Zagreb Indoors tournament on Saturday after defeating Germany’s Michael Berrer 6-3, 6-4.

Youzhny—who will play his first final since St. Peter...

TENNIS.com - Headlines
Sat Feb 4th at 8:00 am


Monfils to face Berdych in Montpellier final

MONTPELLIER, France (AP)—Defending champion Gael Monfils saved a match point to edge second-seeded Gilles Simon 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 and reach the Open Sud de France final on Saturday.

Monfils will meet top-seeded Tomas Berdych, wh...

TENNIS.com - Headlines
Sat Feb 4th at 7:55 am


Italy, Ukraine split opening singles in Fed Cup

BIELLA, Italy (AP)—Lesia Tsurenko routed 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone 6-1, 6-2 Saturday, leaving Ukraine tied with Italy after their opening singles matches at the Fed Cup.

Earlier on the indoor red-clay court a...

TENNIS.com - Headlines
Sat Feb 4th at 7:55 am


Serbia and Belgium tied 1-1 in Fed Cup

CHARLEROI, Belgium (AP)—Jelena Jankovic of Serbia and Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium won in straight sets Saturday, leaving this opening-round Fed Cup series tied after the first day.

Jankovic, once ranked No. 1, beat Kirsten Flipk...

TENNIS.com - Headlines
Sat Feb 4th at 7:45 am


Czechs take 2-0 lead over Germany in Fed Cup


STUTTGART, Germany (AP)—Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova rallied to outlast Julia Goerges 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 Saturday, giving defending champ Czech Republic a 2-0 lead over Germany in the first round of the Fed Cup.

In the first mat...

TENNIS.com - Headlines
Sat Feb 4th at 5:00 am


Russia leads Spain, 2-0, after first day of play

MOSCOW (AP)—Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova won their opening singles matches Saturday to give Russia a commanding 2-0 lead over Spain in their Fed Cup first-round series.

Sharapova routed Silvia Soler-Espinosa 6-2, 6-1 ...

Tennis - ATP World Tour: Headline News
Sat Feb 4th at 4:46 am


Berdych, Monfils To Square Off In Montpellier Title Match
ATP Staff

Third seed Gael Monfils advanced to the Open Sud de France final in Montpellier Saturday, saving a match point before topping World No. 12 Gilles Simon 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-4.

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Tennis - ATP World Tour: Headline News
Sat Feb 4th at 4:44 am


Lacko Advances To First Final In Zagreb; Youzhny Wins
ATP Staff

No. 3 seed Mikhail Youzhny reached the PBZ Zagreb Indoors final, defeating Michael Berrer 6-3, 6-4 in the semi-finals on Saturday.

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TENNIS.com - Headlines
Sat Feb 4th at 1:00 am


Japan takes 2-0 lead over Slovenia in Fed Cup

KOBE, Japan (AP)—Kimiko Date-Krumm and Ayumi Morita both won on Saturday to give Japan a 2-0 lead over Slovenia in a Fed Cup World Group II tie.

Date-Krumm beat Polona Hercog 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the first match and Morita gave Jap...



Tennis - ATP World Tour: Headline News
Sat Feb 4th at 12:35 am


French Duo Reaches Montpellier Doubles Final
ATP Staff

Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin dismissed Treat Conrad Huey and Ken Skupski 6-2, 6-2 to reach the Open Sud de France final Saturday in Montpellier.

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TENNIS.com - Headlines
Fri Feb 3rd at 7:00 pm


Chela, Monaco advance to Vina del Mar semifinals

VINA DEL MAR, Chile (AP)—Top seed Juan Monaco of Argentina beath fifth-seeded Albert Montanes of Spain 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Vina Del Mar VTR Open.

Fellow countryman and No. 2 seed Juan Ignacio Che...



Tennis - ATP World Tour: Headline News
Fri Feb 3rd at 5:00 pm


Saturday Briefing - Montpellier, Zagreb, Vina del Mar
Greg Sharko

Media notes for the Open Sud de France, the VTR Open and the PBZ Zagreb Indoors.

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BBC Sport - Tennis

GB win to reach Fed Cup play-offs
Fri Feb 3rd at 4:26 pm

Great Britain qualify for the Fed Cup Euro/Africa Zone Group I play-offs by beating Israel 3-0 in Eilat.


TENNIS.com - Headlines
Fri Feb 3rd at 2:23 pm


Argentina's Suarez to un-retire in Olympic bid

Argentina’s Paola Suarez is coming out of retirement in order to play the Olympics with Gisela Dulko, the tennis web site Fuebuena reports. The 35-year-old Suarez was standout doubles player, winning seven Grand Slams with Spai...

TENNIS.com - Headlines
Fri Feb 3rd at 2:18 pm


France's Escude, Rezai in Fed Cup dispute

French captain Nicolas Escude and Aravane Rezai are in Fed Cup dispute that saw former top 15 player Rezai quit the team before this weekend’s tie against Slovakia in Bratislava. The French newspapers L’Equipe and Le Figaro rep...

Yahoo! Eurosport - Tennis

ATP Santiago results
Fri Feb 3rd at 2:07 pm

Quarter-final: 7-Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) beat Federico Delbonis (Argentina) 6-3 6-4; 2-Juan Ignacio Chela (Argentina) beat Joao Souza (Brazil) 5-7 7-6(6) 6-1

TENNIS.com - Headlines
Fri Feb 3rd at 1:15 pm


Baghdatis to play Lacko in Zagreb semifinals

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP)—Lukas Lacko of Slovakia beat seventh-seeded Robin Haase of the Netherlands 6-4, 6-4 Friday to reach the Zagreb Indoors semifinals.

Lacko, who earlier ousted second-seeded Alex Bogomolov Jr., will now face M...




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BBC Sport - Golf
Sat Feb 4th at 9:23 am


Scot Lawrie leads Qatar Masters

Scotland's Paul Lawrie takes a one-shot lead into the final day of a Qatar Masters reduced to 54 holes by strong winds.


Golf Channel - News Archive
Sat Feb 4th at 9:02 am


Watch an extended preview of Feherty Live
GolfChannel.com Team

Watch an extended preview of David Feherty's two-hour Super Bowl special and catch the full show Saturday at 10 p.m. ET on Golf Channel.

Golf Channel - News Archive
Sat Feb 4th at 6:59 am


Wagner, Perez hand out $10K to retail shoppers
Ryan Ballengee

TaylorMade staffers Johnson Wagner and Pat Perez handed out $10,000 in cash at the PGA Tour Superstore.

Golf Channel - News Archive
Fri Feb 3rd at 7:30 pm


Closing Time – February 4, 2012
19th Hole Team

A wrap on the week from Grey Goose

Yahoo! Sports - Golf News

Tour Report: Leaderboard update: Gap narrowing (PGATOUR.com)
Fri Feb 3rd at 7:14 pm

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — When Spencer Levin finished off his second-round 63 on Friday, he stood 14 under and led the Waste Management Phoenix Open by seven strokes. The afternoon wave is on the course now, though, and Harrison Fraz...

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Second-round tee times for Waste Management Phoenix Open (PGATOUR.com)
Fri Feb 3rd at 7:13 pm

Second-round tee times for Waste Management Phoenix Open

Yahoo! Sports - Golf News

Tour Report: Levin goes low again, in command (PGATOUR.com)
Fri Feb 3rd at 4:40 pm

A week removed from opening with a 62 at Torrey Pines, Spencer Levin is at it again, this time shooting an 8-under 63 in Friday’s second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open. At 14 under through the first two rounds, Levi...

Yahoo! Sports - Golf News

Yani Tseng ready to begin encore to 12-win season (AP)
Fri Feb 3rd at 4:25 pm

Yani Tseng has a tradition on Chinese New Year to give her house a thorough cleaning. She decided to start with the trophy cabinet, which was no small project. A photo she posted on Facebook shows a cabinet crowded with crystal...