Argentine David Nalbandian proved too tough for the world No.1 at the Australian Open warm-up event.
The British ace was beaten by defending champion David Nalbandian in the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors.
Spain went 2-1 ahead in the Davis Cup final against Argentina on Saturday when Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez beat David Nalbandian and Agustin Calleri in a fiery doubles encounter. Nalbandian and Calleri took the first set before the visitors hit back for a 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 win in three hours 19 minutes to put Spain within reach of a shock win.
Japanese teenager Kei Nishikori beat Slovak Dominik Hrbaty 6-1, 1-6, 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals at the Stockholm Open on Thursday. Nishikori, 18, broke the former world number 12 to lead 6-5 in the decider before serving out for victory. He next faces second seed Mario Ancic of Croatia, who beat Belgian Steve Darcis 7-6, 6-4.
Seedings for the June 23-July 6 Wimbledon men's singles championship were announced on Wednesday.
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Australia's Mark Philippoussis will face David Nalbandian in the Davis Cup world group semi-final against Argentina.
The top-seeded Swiss has lost five times to eighth-seeded Nalbandian but has won their last three matches.
Marat Safin and Dmitry Tursunov hammered David Nalbandian and Agustin Calleri 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 in the doubles to give Russia a 2-1 lead.
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Rafael Nadal's comeback from a seven-month injury layoff gathered pace as he brushed aside Argentine David Nalbandian 6-2, 6-3 to win the Brazil Open on Sunday, his first title since the 2012 French Open.
Argentina named David Nalbandian and teenager Juan Martin del Potro to play in the singles in their Davis Cup world group semi-final against Russia.
World No 7 Tomas Berdych will lead the Czech Davis Cup team in their semi-final clash against Argentina later this month.
Three-times champion Roger Federer and twice winner Rafa Nadal won their quarter-final matches at the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Friday to set up an enticing last four showdown.
Reputations counted for little at the French Open on Thursday when Amelie Mauresmo, James Blake and David Nalbandian were toppled by opponents ranked outside the world's top 75.
Carlos Moya has confirmed his participation for the Chennai Open in January.
Rafael Nadal sent a scare through the US Open on Sunday when he collapsed during his post-match news conference because of severe cramping in his leg in a dramatic ending to the first week at the last Grand Slam of the year.
The world number one swept aside Spain's David Ferrer in the Nasdaq-100 Open semi-final and set up a clash with Ivan Ljubicic.
Roger Federer swept aside Spain's David Ferrer 6-1, 6-4 in Nasdaq-100 Open semi-final
Feliciano Lopez beat an ailing Juan Martin del Potro after David Nalbandian's straight sets win over David Ferrer in the opening rubber of the Davis Cup final.
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It takes lot to bowl over Sachin Tendulkar as bowlers around the world would confess but tennis ace Roger Federer managed to do it just by his knowledge of cricket when the two legends caught up during the Wimbledon in London.
Roger Federer battered Adrian Mannarino so badly in a 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 romp on Thursday that the Wimbledon crowd began to root for the sorry Frenchman rather than their beloved six-times champion.
Wimbledon was hit by some high-profile withdrawals on the eve of the draw, tournament organisers said on Thursday.
Towering Croat Ivo Karlovic toppled third seed Novak Djokovic 7-6, 7-6 to make the quarter-finals of the Madrid Masters on Thursday. Earlier, world number one Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray all made it to the last eight, but defending champion David Nalbandian went out.
Safin was followed through the exit door at the Nasdaq Open by fifth-seeded Spaniard Carlos Moya.
Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona has sent a signed shirt to Italian tennis player Potito Starace as an apology for heckling him during a match in Argentina last month.
Serbia reached the Davis Cup semi-finals for the first time when they completed a 4-1 victory over Croatia in Split on Sunday.
Serbia reached the Davis Cup semi-finals for the first time when they completed a 4-1 victory over Croatia in Split Sunday. World number two Novak Djokovic silenced a partisan crowd with a straight-sets win over Marin Cilic to give Serbia an unassailable 3-1 lead and set up a home tie against the Czech Republic, who dispatched Chile 4-1.
Roger Federer opens his title defence while Tim Henman starts another year of hope at Wimbledon on Monday.
Rafael Nadal was tested for the first time this week as he beat Italian Potito Starace 6-2, 7-5 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open and extend his record claycourt winning streak to 70 matches.
The Swiss, dreaming of capturing the only Grand Slam title to have eluded him, was drawn on Friday in the same half as several dangerous opponents, including former champion Juan Carlos Ferrero.
The second seed is in the same half of the draw as Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Argentine sixth seed David Nalbandian. World number one Roger Federer faces a first round test against American Sam Querrey and a possible fourth-round encounter with Argentine Juan Monaco, the world number 14.
The Indo-Australian pair beat Argentine duo David Nalbandian and Sebastian Prieto 6-4, 6-3 in the first round.
Leander Paes and his Australian partner Paul Hanley warded off the challenge of Argentina's David Nalbandian and Guillermo Canas to enter the doubles quarter-finals at the Pacific Life Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells. The eighth seed Indo-Australian pair beat the Argentine duo 7-5, 2-6, 10-5 in the second round.
World number one Rafael Nadal continued his smooth progress at the ATP event in Indian Wells on Tuesday, easing past Russian Dmitry Tursunov 6-3, 6-3 to reach the fourth round. Champion Novak Djokovic though survived a testing second set to beat German Tommy Haas 6-2, 7-6.
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