Sharapova to make Fed Cup debut Feb. 2-3 (AP)
Maria Sharapova is set to make her Fed Cup debut for Russia next month in Israel, while Venus and Serena Williams will skip the U.S. match against Germany. The fifth-ranked Sharapova leads the Russian team announced Wednesday for the World Group series Feb. 2-3 at Ramat Hasharon. “I’m so excited about this trip,” she said on the Fed Cup Web site.
Time for Djokovic to prove he belongs
Novak Djokovic is known for his impressions. Now, Matt Cronin says it’s time to impersonate a Grand Slam champion.
Tsonga routs Nadal to reach Aussie final (AP)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had been compared to a young Muhammad Ali only because of an uncanny likeness to the boxing great. That was until he skipped across Rod Laver Arena, arms up in a biceps-flexing pose, thumbs pointing at his head after knocking out Rafael Nadal in the semifinals and getting a title shot at the Australian Open.
Baghdatis video creates stir Down Under
Former Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis has been criticized for making anti-Turkish comments in a video posted on the YouTube Web site, and Baghdatis has refused to apologize. The video, posted on the video-sharing site 10 months ago but which only appeared in Australia’s mainstream media Friday, shows Baghdatis, a Greek Cypriot, chanting and holding a flare at a barbecue with friends at a Melbourne home.
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