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Serbia Defeats France to Win First Davis Cup Title

On Saturday, little went right for Viktor Troicki in front of his home crowd at the Belgrade Arena. On Sunday, the 24-year-old Serbian played the match of his life, in the biggest match of his career, to claim Serbia's first ever Davis Cup title. Troicki dominated Michael Llodra of France 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 to win the fifth...

Davis Cup Finals: France Rallies to Take 2-1 Lead Over Serbia

The French doubles pair of Michael Llodra (pictured) and Arnaud Clement came back to stun Serbia from two sets down and left the hometown fans heartbroken during day two of the Davis Cup finals at the Belgrade Arena on Saturday. Llodra and Clement defeated Nenad Zimonjic and Viktor Troicki 3-6, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 in...

Monfils, Djokovic Win as France, Serbia Split Day 1 Davis Cup Final

As expected, France and Serbia split their matches during opening day of the 2010 Davis Cup finals in Belgrade on Friday. Serbia is seeking their first ever Davis Cup title, while France is looking to win their 10th -- but the nation's first since 2001. France started the day off strong with 12th-ranked Gael Monfils...

Rafael Nadal Serves His Way Past Gilles Simon in Straight Sets

Top-ranked Rafael Nadal cruised past Gilles Simon of France in straight sets during his third-round match at the U.S. Open on Sunday 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. Nadal, who has yet to drop a set in the tournament, advances into the fourth round for the fifth straight year at Flushing Meadows. Nadal's serve was so solid on Sunday that...

Americans Swept Out of Legg Mason as Roddick, Isner, Fish, Sweeting Fall

The nation's capital was not kind to American tennis players on Thursday night at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic. Severe thunderstorms forced action to be suspended until the night, and players did not take to the courts until around 8:00 p.m. local time. All eight third-round matches completed by early Friday morning at...

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06/01/12 French Open 2012 Scores: Most Spectacular Performances... Source: Bleacher Report The Swiss men were successful in taking out the Frenchmen on their home turf (and on the big stages as well) today.
06/01/12 French Open Betting: Simon to wilt under pressure at... Source: Betfair Gilles Simon has a poor record in Paris and the feeling is that he doesn't particularly like the pressure of playing in front of an expectant home crowd.
05/31/12 French Open 2012: TK's Picks Day 6 Source: Bleacher Report I had yet another great day with picks going 8-2 and taking the weekly totals to 30-10.
05/30/12 Baker's Run Ends, One Rally Short Source: Straight Sets - The New York Times Watching Brian Baker's straight-sets win over Xavier Malisse on Monday, I sensed a moment, late in the third set, when Baker began to lose his legs.
05/30/12 Baker's remarkable return ends in Round 2 Source: USA Today Brian Baker 's remarkable run up the rankings in his return to professional tennis carried him all the way to the French Open 's main stadium and a second-round meeting with 11th-seeded Gilles Simon.