The Davis Cup final between the US and Russia gets under way later today in Portland, Oregon.

Entering next week’s Davis Cup final against Russia, American Andy Roddick has launched an attack on the ATP’s handling of Nikolay Davydenko coming under suspicion for “not trying” in tournament matches, and Roddick being fined by the ATP for missing a Masters Series tournament.
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“So I have a little bit of a problem that has been […]

Well, if Roger Federer was trying to fan the flames on the mind-numbing Greatest of All Time debate this off season, consider it mission accomplished.

About the only thing interesting to come out of the much-ballyhooed Roger Federer-Pete Sampras three-leg exo series thus far are some comments from Federer on Pete’s ability.

World No 1 Roger Federer gave out no early Christmas gifts in Seoul Tuesday in a 6-4, 6-3 win over Pete Sampras in the first of the three-series exhibition meeting tour in Asia.
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Sampras broke for a 4-2 lead in the first set before Federer won the next four games to close out the first set. […]

Tuesday of this week will be the first airing of three exhibition clashes between all-time Grand Slam title winner (14) Pete Sampras, and all-time great-in-waiting (12 Grand Slam titles and growing) Roger Federer.
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Tennis Channel will have live coverage (and prime-time replays) of the Asian exhibition tour, with the first match in Seoul airing Tuesday, Nov. […]

Croatia’s most famous sporting hero Goran Ivanisevic has warned English football fans that his nation could yet spoil England’s Euro 2008 qualification plans.
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Ivanisevic, who plays on the BlackRock Tour of Champions which culminates in the BlackRock Masters Tennis at London�s Royal Albert Hall, December 4-9, believes that his beloved Croatia are a superior team to […]

The three-stop Asian exhibition series between Roger Federer and Pete Sampras begins Tuesday in Seoul. The money grab continues Thursday in Kuala Lumpur before wrapping up in Macau on Saturday.

He was vulnerable in the Wimbledon final against Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic was on his heels in the US Open final and in recent weeks, he lost in consecutive events to David Nalbandian.

Even though Roger Federer lost his opening encounter against Fernando Gonzalez in Shanghai, he wasn’t playing a poor match.