Tennis News Blog

Russia spring Davis Cup surprise
Russia omit top player Nikolay Davydenko from the singles matches in the Davis Cup final against the USA.

New ATP rule seeks to combat gambling (AP)
Tennis players must notify officials within 48 hours if they hear any information about gambling or match-fixing under a new ATP rule. The measure was approved during a three-day ATP board meeting during this week’s season-ending Masters Cup. “To us, nothing is more important than the integrity and honesty of the sport,” ATP president Etienne de Villiers told The Associated Press on Friday.

Anna Fitzpatrick diary
“I’ll never go out and get hammered”

Sampras pulls off Federer upset
Pete Sampras rolls back the years with a fine 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 win against Roger Federer in the final match of their Asian exhibition series.

ITF finds no evidence Haas was poisoned (AP)
There is no evidence to substantiate allegations that German player Tommy Haas was poisoned before a Davis Cup match against Russia, the International Tennis Federation said Monday. Haas pulled out before his match against Mikhail Youzhny with a suspected stomach virus, and Russia won both reverse singles matches in Moscow on Sept.

Russia leaves Davydenko out of singles (AP)

Russia pulled a surprise at Thursday’s draw for the Davis Cup final, leaving fourth-ranked Nikolay Davydenko out of the singles matches. Davydenko — at the center of a gambling investigation — was relegated to playing doubles with Igor Andreev, and captain Shamil Tarpischev picked Dmitry Tursunov and Mikhail Youzhny for singles.

Borg misses out on Masters event
Bjorn Borg will miss the BlackRock Masters Tennis at London’s Royal Albert Hall with an elbow injury.