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Djokovic sails through Cincinnati Open

Djokovic resumes winning ways at Montréal, Nadal out

Novak Djokovic won his first match since assuming his No. 1 ranking against Nikolay Davydenko, while Roger Federer defeated Canada’s Vasek Pospisil.

Davydenko heralds ‘new era’ in men’s tennis

Nikolay Davydenko has heralded a new era in men’s tennis, saying the Grand Slam dominance of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal was over.

Davydenko showdown lurks for Federer

Roger Federer faces a potential quarterfinal against Nikolay Davydenko following Friday’s Australian Open draw.

The name’s Davydenko — Nikolay Davydenko

Nikolay Davydenko had not been stopped for a single autograph in London — but is now a household name after winning the ATP World Tour finals.

Davydenko stuns Federer at World Tour Finals

Nikolay Davydenko ended seven years of pain against Roger Federer on Saturday, finally beating the world number one 6-2, 4-6, 7-5.

Defending champ Djokovic downs Davydenko again

Novak Djokovic handed Nikolay Davydenko another painful defeat at the ATP World Tour Finals as the Serb secured a 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 victory on Monday.

Kuznetsova advances, Davydenko out in Beijing

Svetlana Kuznetsova marched into the semifinals of the China Open on Friday, but Nikolay Davydenko was ousted in a straight-set upset.

Sharapova falters, while Davydenko wins in Beijing

Russia’s Maria Sharapova became the latest upset victim at the China Open on Wednesday, while four of her compatriots advanced to the quarterfinals.

Davydenko cleared in betting probe

Tennis player Nikolay Davydenko was cleared by the ATP on Friday after a year-long investigation into suspicious betting patterns on a match he lost.

No sweat for top seeds at French Open

Top seeds Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova both moved smoothly into the last 16 at the French Open on Saturday. Federer outplayed close friend Mario Ancic of Croatia, winning…

Rain brings chaos to French Open

Torrential rain brought chaos to the French Open on Tuesday, with six hours of play lost and title favourites Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal amongst the victims of the deluge.…

Federer, Nadal play mind games ahead of French Open

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have turned to playing mind games ahead of the latest instalment of their epic French Open rivalry. Federer believes he is the more positive of the…

Nadal heads for history at Federer’s expense

Rafael Nadal’s ruthless pursuit of an historic fourth straight French Open title is likely to deliver another, possibly fatal blow to Roger Federer’s lingering dream of an…

Federer settles score with Canas

Roger Federer settled a score with his bogey player Guillermo Canas on Tuesday, easing his way into the third round of the Rome Masters with a 6-3 6-3 victory. Canas went into…

Federer hopes late win is much-needed boost

At this point, Roger Federer will take a title victory however it comes. Top-ranked Federer won the Estoril Open on debut and his first title of 2008 when fourth-ranked Nikolay…

Federer strolls at Indian Wells, Davydenko exits

Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko became the highest seed to exit the Pacific Life Open but three-times champion Roger Federer barely broke sweat in reaching the fourth round on…

Federer finds his feet as Haas halts red-hot Roddick

World number one Roger Federer, in search of his first title of 2008, took no chances on Sunday as he moved smoothly into the third round of the Indian Wells Masters Series. The…

Nadal stunned in day of upsets in Rotterdam

Top seed Rafael Nadal was stunned 3-6 6-3 6-4 by Italian Andreas Seppi in one of series of second-round upsets at the World Indoor Tournament on Thursday. Second seed Nikolay…

Roddick, Mauresmo crash out of Aussie Open

Sixth seed Andy Roddick was knocked out of the Australian Open after a bad-tempered five-setter early on Saturday, joining 2006 champion Amelie Mauresmo on the third-round…

The changing face of tennis

Suddenly there seem to be as many policemen involved in tennis as there are players. Gone are the days when a London bobby, with minimum fuss and barely a whiff of publicity,…