Tennis News

PARIS (AFP) - France's Richard Gasquet, who tested positive for cocaine during the Miami Masters in March, was cleared to resume his career immediately on Wednesday despite being handed a two-and-a-half month ban.

MADRID (AFP) - Rafael Nadal, who has lost his French Open and Wimbledon titles, as well as his world number one spot, in a summer of injury misery, said Tuesday he plans to return at the Montreal Masters in August.

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AFP) - Stacey Allaster has been promoted to chairman and chief executive of the WTA Tour, the women's tennis circuit announced on Monday, replacing Larry Scott in the job.

PARIS (AFP) - Dinara Safina remains top of the WTA rankings released on Monday despite being beaten by third-ranked Venus Williams in the Wimbledon semi-finals.

SYDNEY (AFP) - Former grand slam doubles champion Todd Woodbridge has been appointed as Australia's Davis Cup and national men's coach, according to Tennis Australia.

NEWPORT, Rhode Island (AFP) - Rajeev Ram, a lucky loser from qualifying, made the most of his second chance by winning the ATP Hall of Fame Championship on Sunday, rallying to beat third seed Sam Querrey in the final.

POREC, Croatia (AFP) - Croatia, the 2005 champions, knocked the United States out of the Davis Cup on Sunday with 3-2 victory in their quarter-final.

PARIS (AFP) - Juan Carlos Ferrero was master of the Marbella bullring on Sunday when he steered defending champions Spain into the Davis Cup semi-finals while Croatia knocked out 32-time winners USA.

PRAGUE (AFP) - Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro eased past Tomas Berdych to bring last year's finalists level with the Czech Republic in the Davis Cup World Group quarter-final in Ostrava on Sunday.

NEWPORT, Rhode Island (AFP) - Nine-time Grand Slam singles champion Monica Seles and three others were inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday.

NEW YORK - Martina Navratilova says the Williams sisters need to hurry to match her record of nine Wimbledon singles titles.

BASTAD, Sweden - Defending champion Tommy Robredo and Teimuraz Gabashvili won second-round matches in straight sets Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals at the Swedish Open.

LONDON - Richard Gasquet escaped a lengthy doping ban Wednesday when the International Tennis Federation ruled that he inadvertently took cocaine.

WASHINGTON - It was tennis before baseball for President Barack Obama on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON - It was tennis before baseball for President Barack Obama on Tuesday.

BASTAD, Sweden - Guillermo Canas of Argentina beat 2008 Wimbledon junior champion Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 6-3, 7-6 (2) Tuesday in the first round of the Swedish Open.

STUTTGART, Germany - Second-seeded Nikolay Davydenko rallied to beat Ivan Navarro 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the first round of the Mercedes Cup on Monday.

BARCELONA, Spain - Spain's Rafael Nadal plans to return to the ATP Tour next month in time to defend his title at the Rogers Cup in Montreal.