Serbian former world number 12 Viktor Troicki will appeal to the Court of Arbitration (CAS) against the 18-month ban slapped on him by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for refusing to provide a blood sample at this year's Monte Carlo Masters.
Leander Paes and his partner Daniel Nestor bowed out of Monte Carlo masters following a close defeat against Benoit Paire and Stan Wawrinka in Monaco.
Mahesh Bhupathi and doubles partner Mark Knowles in a combined interview for ATP's DEUCE magazine.
Leander Paes and his Australian partner Paul Hanley got a first-round bye in the Euro 888,000 Open Sabadell Atlantico tennis tournament in Barcelona. The sixth seeds will take on the winners of the match between the Argentine-Uruguayan pair of Juan Ignacio Chela and Pablo Cuevas and Spanish wildcards Guillermo Alcaide and Albert Montanes in the second round of the clay court event.
Roger Federer inflicted a rare claycourt defeat on his great rival Rafael Nadal on Sunday when he beat the world number one 6-4, 6-4 in the Madrid Open final. Nadal was bidding to become the first man to win all three claycourt Masters Series events in one year after his victories in Monte Carlo and Rome but slipped to only his fifth loss on his favoured surface in 155 matches since 2005.
Holder Novak Djokovic took advantage of Roger Federer's slump after a rain break to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday to set up a Rome Masters final against world number one Rafael Nadal. Nadal, a triple champion here, powered past Chilean 12th seed Fernando Gonzalez 6-3, 6-3.
Rafael Nadal was not taking his fifth Monte Carlo Masters title as a guarantee of success at the French Open even though he has followed up his previous wins in the principality with victory at Roland Garros.
World number one Rafael Nadal charged into the quarter-finals of the rain-hit Monte Carlo Masters with a 6-3, 6-0 demolition of Ecuador's Nicolas Lapentti on Friday. The four-times champion won his match held over from Thursday in 93 minutes and will next face Ivan Ljubicic, who dismissed Italian Simone Bolelli 7-5, 7-6.
Leander Paes and his partner Lukas Dlouhy entered the quarterfinals of the euro 2,750,000 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters in Monaco, defeating unseeded Spaniard duo of Albert Montanes and Tommy Robredo in a match tie-breaker.
Marat Safin brought Lleyton Hewitt down to earth on Tuesday when he won the battle of the former world number ones by beating him 6-4, 7-5 in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters.
Fernando Verdasco found strength to haul his way back from a set and a break down to reach the final of the Barcelona Open with a 6-7, 7-5, 6-1 win over fellow Spaniard David Ferrer on Saturday. Under hot sun at the Reial Club de Tennis, Verdasco initially appeared to be feeling the effects of his run to the final at last week's Monte Carlo Masters but he dug deep to set up a clash with French Open runner-up Robin Soderling.
Novak Djokovic has parted company with coach Radek Stepanek days after the departure of head coach Andre Agassi from his team, the former world number one announced on Wednesday.
French Open champion Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from next week's Aegon Championships at The Queen's Club after advice from his doctors to rest, organisers announced on Tuesday.
Rafael Nadal struggled to finish off Fabio Fognini at the Barcelona Open on Friday but eventually quelled one of his most troublesome opponents 6-2, 7-6(1) to reach the semi-finals.
Nadal, who is the clear tournament favourite and looks to be in the form of his life on clay this season, raced into a 3-0 lead before Spanish compatriot Almagro felt his left knee with less than half an hour played.
Osaka survives test to reach last 16
Leander Paes and Nenad Zimonjic beat Wayne Arthur and Paul Hanley of 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinal.
The world's top four players will face off at the Cincinnati Masters on Saturday as Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic go head-to-head in two mouth watering semi-finals.
Force India owner Vijay Mallya looks back on the Monaco Grand Prix, which saw his team's hopes of picking its first points shattered when Adrian Sutil was bumped out by Kimi Raikkonen.
A veteran journalist working for Al Jazeera was killed on Wednesday during an Israeli operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, prompting the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Qatar-based network to blame the Israeli Army for her death.
Rafael Nadal held off a stirring fightback from David Ferrer to beat his fellow Spaniard 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 on Sunday and become the first man to win the Barcelona Open in four consecutive years.
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Rafael Nadal took his remarkable record to 100 wins in his last 101 matches on clay by beating fellow-Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the Barcelona Open quarter-finals. The top seed, chasing his fourth consecutive title here, appeared unaffected by strapping on his left shoulder as he eased through.
Rafael Nadal made a smooth start to his bid for a fourth consecutive Barcelona Open title as he powered to a 6-4, 6-2 win over Italy's Potito Starace in the second round on Wednesday.
Consultancy Services CEO S Ramadorai was named Manager Entrepreneur of the Year.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles came up short in the Monte Carlo Masters final on Sunday.
Roger Federer reached the Monte Carlo Masters final when Serbian Novak Djokovic pulled out of their semi-final.
Former French Open champions Gustavo Kuerten and Carlos Moya slumped to first-round defeats at the Monte Carlo Masters.
Global professional services firm Ernst and Young said on Tuesday it will induct Suzlon Energy Chairman Tulsi Tanti in its World Entrepreneur of the year Academy on June 3 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Novak Djokovic was given a raucous welcome by around 15,000 fans in central Belgrade on Saturday following his win in the Australian Open.
The Swiss beat David Ferrer 6-4, 6-0 at Monte Carlo Masters to clinch his 500th professional win.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Radek Stepanek advanced to the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters with a straight-sets victory over Frenchmen Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra.
World number one Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from next week's Madrid Open for a second consecutive year to rest before the Rome Masters and the French Open, organisers of the clay Masters event said on Wednesday.
The Indo-Czech duo lost lost 3-6, 5-7 to top seeds Jonas Bjorkman and Max Mirnyi in Monte Carlo Masters semi-final
For the first time this week Novak Djokovic needed only two sets to triumph at theRome Masters, beating Spain's David Ferrer 6-4, 6-4 as he reached the final to close in on a 24th Masters 1000 title. The world number one, who is chasing a fourth title in the event, next meets Roger Federer, who knocked out fellow-Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 6-4, 6-2.
George Best recently told Italy's best-selling weekly news magazine L'Espresso he had enjoyed a great life
Global head honchos of Ernst and Young are bullish on India's success story.
Britain has hosted a Grand Prix every year since the first Formula One championship race at Silverstone, a former World War Two airfield, in 1950.
World number one Roger Federer will meet Rafael Nadal on a tennis court with two different surfaces at the Palma Arena.
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