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Catch the exciting quarterfinal matches of this year?s Davis Cup and see your favorite teams aim for glory. Eight teams remain in contention of this annual tournament.
Watch Spain vs France Davis Cup 2010 Quarterfinal Match Live Online Free Video Stream HERE. Who will win? Wanna BET.
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Tennis officials are assessing reports of irregular betting on a first-round match between Richard Bloomfield and Christophe Rochus at the Hall of Fame grass-court tournament in Newport, Rhode Island.

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Defending champion Agnes Szavay of Hungary has reached the semifinals of the Budapest Grand Prix with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Alize Cornet of France.

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Fifth-seed Mardy Fish defeated Frank Dancevic of Canada 6-7 (6) 6-4, 6-4 Friday to reach semifinals at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.

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Tennis officials are assessing reports of irregular betting on a first-round match between Richard Bloomfield and Christophe Rochus at the Hall of Fame grass-court tournament in Newport, Rhode Island. Online gambling exchange Betfair told The Associated Press on Friday that Tuesday’s match, which was won 7-6 (1), 6-3 by Britain’s Bloomfield, attracted an unusual amount in wagers — more…

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At both tournaments Murray was not only the clear favorite, he had lost just one set before meeting his match – validating the hype. But despite the momentum he was taken out in straight sets playing just enough to keep it close. That’s when both Federer and Nadal were not exactly rampaging their way through […]

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British number 12 Richard Bloomfield beats American Ryan Harrison 5-7 7-6 (7-3) 7-5 at Rhode Island’s Hall of Fame Championships.

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Spain’s two-year grip on the Davis Cup was tenuous after losing both opening singles to France, while Croatia and Serbia were tied 1-1 in their quarterfinal on Friday. Also, the Czech Republic looked set to reach successive semifinals for the first time after sweeping Chile 2-0 in Coquimbo, and Mikhail Youzhny soothed Russian worries by tying Argentina 1-1 in Moscow.

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France lead Spain 2-0 after the opening day of their Davis Cup quarter-final to leave the champions in danger of a shock exit in Clermont-Ferrand.

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The Tennis Integrity Unit is contacted by an online firm over unusual betting patterns around a match involving British number 12 Richard Bloomfield.

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Campbell?s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships—, R.I.

Hard-serving American advanced to his fourth semifinal this season by dismissing of Canada 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-4 at the Newport event in R.I. on Friday.
Surviving an acrobatic affair which featured both men diving on-court, Fish became the dominating player throughout the final two sets.
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defeated 6-3, 6-2 in the Brussels exhbition match that was supposed to have featured the “Best of Belgium,” but was changed when Justine Henin had to withdraw because of an injury. I expected to be asked to step in, but instead, orgnanizers chose Williams. 35,681 spectators attended the match, the biggest crowd ever to attend a tennis event. is back on the court. She and have been given wild cards into the Bank of the West Classic.Not surprisingly, –who has long had a say in her own Nike dress designs–has

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Congratulations to Gigi Fernandez and Natasha Zvereva, who were inducted, as a pair, into the International Tennis Hall of Fame today. Fernandez and Zvereva won fourteen major titles, and numerous other titles and honors–almost too many to count. They also hold the second-longest major tournament doubles title streak in Open Era history.

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I spent several hours today at the ITA Summer Circuit tournament at Western Michigan University and all 20 of the Sorensen courts were buzzing with activity. I’ll have more on the entire tournament for my weekly Tennis Recruiting Network article, but after a month without seeing live tennis, it was great to be back out there.The Western Michigan tournament is the second of four tournaments scheduled for this month in the Midwest region, and the 64-player men and women’s draws were completely full. Due to NCAA regulations, these are “open” events, meaning they are open to anyone who wishes

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won her fourth Sony Ericsson WTA Tour title today in . 2nd seed Rezai defeated 4th seed 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in the final. There were fourteen breaks of serve in the match.Dulko and her partner, , won the doubles title, defeating and 7-6 (0), 6-0.

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Last year’s final will be repeated tomorrow, at least in terms of the participants. Defending champion and 7th seed defeated 2nd seed 6-1, 5-7, 7-5 today in the semifinals. defeated qualifier 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. Schnyder is last year’s runner-up; Szavay defeated her 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the 2009 final. Schnyder was last year’s top seed.In doubles, 2nd seeds and will compete for the title against top seeds and .

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I had planned to talk about this topic some time in the future, but it has popped up on its own on the blog, so I’m talking about it now: Who is the greatest player of all time?The answer: No one.There are two reasons that there can be no legitimate “best”:1. How could people–even experts–agree on the criteria, and the heirarchy of importance of those criteria? Who won the most majors? Who had the most talent? Who had the best winning average? Who won the most majors and titles? Who won the most majors of all kinds? Names that fit

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By Jackie Roe, TW Social Director Hey there, TWibe! The past few days have felt a little strange, haven’t they? No tournament to frazzle over (well, unless you were one of the five people keeping up with , , and…

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Michael Llodra has upset Fernando Verdasco 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (2) to give France a 2-0 lead over defending champion Spain in the Davis Cup quarterfinals, Gael Monfils outlasted David Ferrer 7-6 (3), 6-2, 4-6, 5-7, 6-4 in a first singles match that lasted three hours, 57 minutes Friday. Spain is playing without Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal.

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Croatia’s Marin Cilic has beaten Serbia’s Viktor Troicki 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 as the rival Balkan nations finished the first day of their Davis Cup quarterfinal tied at 1-1. Troicki had a set point in the second set before Cili rallied to win five straight games and then take the final set Friday on the hard court at Spaladium Arena.

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Richard Bloomfield and ? first-round match at the event in R.I. this week attracted a great deal of suspicion after $1.5 million was waged on the contest.
Bloomfield won in straight sets, even though he was ranked No. 552 in the world, and Rochus was ranked No. 160. Bloomfield became the 1-8 favorite […]

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Quarterfinal action for the 2010 Davis Cup World Group began today in full force with all four ties taking place.
Argentine improved to 7-5 lifetime against by dismissing the Russian 6-4, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6). Losing his serve on two straight occasions towards the tail-end of the third set, Nalbandian regained […]

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We thought these post-final pictures were pretty telling: Nadal with an unassuming, understated look on his face after winning the title and a few adoring fans taking pictures from courtside. (photos by getty images)

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Mikhail Youzhny has beaten Leonardo Mayer 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 to move Russia into a 1-all tie with Argentina in their Davis Cup quarterfinal. Earlier Friday, David Nalbandian of Argentina topped Nikolay Davydenko 6-4, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6). The 14th-ranked Youzhny needed just over two hours to win on the hardcourt at the Olympic Indoor stadium.

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by Pete Bodo Afternoon, everyone. Two of the Davis Cup World Group quarterfinal ties are over as I write this, and as is often the case in Davis Cup, what looked like a crippled weekend has opened with some results…

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Great Britain are one victory away from beating Turkey in their Davis Cup relegation tie thanks to wins for Jamie Baker and James Ward.

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Spanish star has become a shareholder of the Real Mallorca futbul club in Spain.
Winning his second career title on Sunday, Nadal will fly to South Africa this weekend to support his National team in their first ever World Cup final.
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Spanish star has become a shareholder of the Real Mallorca futbul club in Spain.
Winning his second career title on Sunday, Nadal will fly to South Africa this weekend to support his National team in their first ever World Cup final.
?It?s an honour to be able to help Real Mallorca, I will help […]

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With Wayne Odesnik being caught earlier this year while trying to import vials of human growth hormone (HGH) into Australia the Tennis World was forced to face the reality that the performance-enhancing substance has within the world of sports. The…

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Gisela Dulko has swept into the final of the Swedish Open after a straight sets win against her doubles partner Flavia Pennetta.

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In case you missed it, was on the cover of this week?s Sports Illustrated where acclaimed writer L. Jon Wertheim called her the best of all time. Regardless of your opinion, and people have an opinion on this issue (!), the sport of tennis gets a big thumbs-up from SI, which hadn?t had […]

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With being caught earlier this year while trying to import vials of human growth hormone (HGH) into Australia the Tennis World was forced to face the reality that the performance-enhancing substance has within the world of sports. The…

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Ben Dirs asks does it matter if Britain isn’t any good at tennis?

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Ben Dirs asks does it matter if Britain isn’t any good at tennis?

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