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Rafael Nadal to play at Queen’s in advance of Wimbledon Rafael Nadal will return to Queen’s this year after he was unable to defend his title at the grass-court tournament in 2009.

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Indian Wells: Federer goes distance with Hanescu INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Roger Federer had to work a little harder than expected Sunday night before beating Victor Hanescu 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1 in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open.

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Hingis to take on Serena in WTT (AP) Martina Hingis will face top-ranked Serena Williams and two former No. 1 players in World Team Tennis competition. The WTT announced its 10-team schedule on Thursday. Hingis will play for the New York Buzz and face Serena on July 9 at […]

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Serena wins second Laureus Award (AP) Usain Bolt won his second Laureus Sportsman of the Year award, and Serena Williams won the woman’s prize. Bolt won three gold medals at last year’s track world championships and set world records in the 100 and 200-meter races. Williams, who also earned […]

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Becker backs Henman for GB roleBoris Becker says Tim Henman should be recruited to help lift Great Britain out of the Davis Cup doldrums.

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Murray wants input over captaincyAndy Murray wants the players to be involved in deciding who leads Britain’s Davis Cup side should current captain John Lloyd be asked to leave.

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Clijsters, Wozniacki to play Eastbourne (AP) U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters and Caroline Wozniacki will begin their 2010 grass-court seasons at Eastbourne. Clijsters celebrated her return to professional tennis following a two-year layoff with victory at last year’s U.S. Open — where the 26-year-old Belgian beat Wozniacki in the […]

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US bounce back with Davis Cup winThe US keep their hopes of a Davis Cup victory against Serbia alive with a crucial four-set doubles win in the World Group tie in Belgrade.

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Watson loses in Florida qualifierHeather Watson fails to qualify for the main draw of her latest event, the $25,000 Sheriff Jim Coats 6th Annual Clearwater Women’s Open in Florida.

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Fernando Gonzalez leads Chile into Davis Cup quarterfinals Chile has secured a spot in the Davis Cup quarterfinals after Fernando Gonzalez defeated Dudi Sela of Israel 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 to give the South Americans an unbeatable 3-1 lead in their first-round series.

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