Tennis Notes: Safin Done for Year; Henman Welcomes Third Child

Jelena Jankovic after losing to Lindsay Davenport at Bali: "I didn't train much and it's tough to get motivated here. But it's OK, now I can finally go to the beach."...

Dubai Duty Free, owners and organizers of the Dubai Tennis Championships, has signed a $9 million agreement with Barclays that will see Barclays become the title sponsor of the tournament for 2008?2010...

Venus Williams climbed back into the Top 10 after the US Open, the first time her and sister Serena are both in the Top 10 in nearly two years. Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova climbed to No. 2, replacing Maria Sharapova who fell to No. 4...

Sweden's Robin Soderling is reportedly likely to miss the upcoming Davis Cup semifinal against the U.S. due to a wrist injury...

Former No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt dropped out of the Top 20 after his second-round loss at the US Open...

The BlackRock Tour of Champions men's senior tour will expanded to 12 events in 2007 after a tournament was added in Sao Paolo, South America, Nov. 22-25 featuring Bjorn Borg. Organizers say they are also actively recruiting Gustavo Kuerten for the event...

The ATP is transitioning their quarterly DEUCE magazine, launched in 2002, to a digital-only format available on their website...

Nikolay Davydenko has enlisted Ronnie Leitgeb, former agent of world No. 1 Thomas Muster and Italian No. 1 Andrea Gaudenzi, as his agent...Mark Philippoussis says he is "still seeing" 25-year-old "Age of Love" reality show winner Amanda Salinas...

Mats Wilander has pulled from the seniors Charlotte event in September with a back injury...Gustavo Kuerten, who last won a title in 2004, says he will hang it up in 2008 if he cannot sufficiently return for hip surgery: "My goal is to try to gain more confidence and feel conformable for the singles tournaments, and I think next year I need to be feeling that way and competing at a high level," Kuerten said. "If I can't, I'll probably opt to do other things and plan the end of my career. The goal today is to extend my career."...

Justine Henin will skip the China Open citing an infection. "The legendary pollution of Beijing would not have helped Henin's fitness," wrote AFP...

The Bryan brothers have clinched the year-end No. 1 doubles ranking for the third year running...

From the Winston-Salem Journal: "Nikolay Davydenko, the world's fourth-ranked tennis player, is fighting a request by the men's tour for his telephone records as it investigates betting on one of his matches. Frank Immenga, an attorney for Davydenko, 26, said yesterday that the ATP Tour used incorrect legal procedures in seeking the records and that a Swiss-based arbitrator, Peter Bratschi, has been appointed to hear the case. Immenga said Davydenko was "fully innocent and fully cooperating with the ATP under the rules." Davydenko has said repeatedly that he did nothing wrong and has offered to be interviewed by the ATP."...

Tim Henman withdew from the Betfair Turbo Tennis exhibition Friday after becoming a father for the third time, with wife Lucy giving birth to a baby girl, Grace, weighing 8 lbs., 11 oz...

Tough Davis Cup spot for Croatia against Britain, with Mario Ancic injured, and Ivo Karlovic and Goran Ivanisevic both turning down invites due to a falling out with Croatian tennis authorities...

Roger Federer and Pete Sampras will play an exhibition match on March 10, 2008 at Madison Square Garden in New York...

The USTA has announced that an award has been created in honor of the 50th anniversary of Althea Gibson's U.S. National Championship title. The Althea Gibson Leadership Award, a $2,500 grant, will be given to two junior players each year as selected by the USTA, with nominations beginning this year on Nov. 1. Players must be a high school students age 14-18 and ranked inside the Top 100 in the USTA rankings at the section or national level, or have an ITF, ATP or WTA ranking...

Martina Hingis speaking to Tennis Week at Fashion Week in New York: "PETA [People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals] is going to hate this, but I have this fancy chinchilla shawl that is very elaborate. What can I say? It's cold in Switzerland! Now all I have to do is obtain the dress to preserve my marvelous first Fashion Week experience...I want to do this again and again! Bring on London, Milan, and Paris!"