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BARCELONA, Spain - Spain lifted the Davis Cup for the second straight year on Sunday after completing a 5-0 victory over the Czech Republic in the final. Full Story »

BARCELONA, Spain - Spain lifted the Davis Cup for the second straight year on Sunday after completing a 5-0 victory over the Czech Republic in the final. Full Story »

ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France - Two-time Grand Slam champion Amelie Mauresmo retired from tennis Thursday, saying she no longer had a burning desire for competition. Full Story »

BARCELONA, Spain - Spain retained the Davis Cup by winning the doubles match Saturday to take an insurmountable 3-0 lead over the Czech Republic in the final. Full Story »

Serena Williams was fined a record $82,500 for her tirade at a U.S. Open line judge and could be suspended from that tournament if she has another "major offense" at any Grand Slam in the next two years. Full Story »

BARCELONA, Spain - David Ferrer rallied for an improbable 1-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 8-6 victory over Radek Stepanek on Friday to give defending champion Spain a commanding 2-0 lead in the Davis Cup final against the Czech Republic. Full Story »

INDIANAPOLIS - Organizers of the Indianapolis Tennis Championships are planning to sell the sanctioning rights for the ATP event, meaning the city may be without a professional tournament for the first time in more than 80 years. Full Story »

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Pete Sampras will return to San Jose next year to play in another exhibition. Full Story »

LONDON - Nikolay Davydenko won the first big tournament of his career Sunday, running down just about every ball and using a consistent serve to beat U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 6-4 to win the ATP World Tour Finals. Full Story »

ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France - Two-time Grand Slam champion Amelie Mauresmo retired from tennis Thursday, saying she no longer had a burning desire for competition. Full Story »

LONDON - Roger Federer has reclaimed his spot at the top of the tennis world, securing the year-end No. 1 ranking for the fifth time. Full Story »

BARCELONA, Spain - After four straight defeats, Rafael Nadal returns to his favourite clay surface when he plays Tomas Berdych in the opening match of the Davis Cup on Friday as Spain sets out to defend its title against the Czech Republic. Full Story »

LONDON - After missing the ATP World Tour Finals because of a left knee injury, Andy Roddick is already looking forward to the start of the 2010 season. Full Story »

Serena Williams was fined a record U.S. $82,500 for her tirade at a U.S. Open line judge and could be suspended from that tournament if she has another "major offence" at any Grand Slam in the next two years. Full Story »

STOCKHOLM (AFP) - The World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) are to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to demand tougher penalties against suspended Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse, WADA's legal director told AFP on Wednesday. Full Story »

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - U.S. Tennis Association tax forms show that former CEO of professional tennis Arlen Kantarian received more than $9 million in total compensation in 2008, his last year running the U.S. Open. Full Story »

INDIANAPOLIS - Organizers of the Indianapolis Tennis Championships are planning to sell the sanctioning rights for the ATP event, meaning the city may be without a professional tournament for the first time in more than 80 years. Full Story »

MELBOURNE (AFP) - Australian Open chief Craig Tiley Wednesday backed Serena Williams not to repeat the foul-mouthed tirade that landed her with a record fine when she defends her title in January. Full Story »