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Tommy Haas must wait to discover whether medical tests in America will prove he was poisoned during a Davis Cup match in Russia.

Rochester native Eric Butorac, who played his college tennis at Division III Gustavus, has gone from pinching pennies on minor league tennis circuits to making a good living playing the sport he loves.

Top seeds Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan made a shocking first-round exit to the new tandem of Czechs Jan Hernych and Ivo Minar , 6-1, 2-6, 11-9 on Wednesday at the BMW Open by FWU AG, an ATP World Tour 250 tennis tournament in Munich.

Senior Sascha Heinemann was the first of three straight WAC Freshman of the Year for University of Hawai’i tennis.

“It’s probably the toughest second round that’s going.”
Rafael Nadal will play for Spain when his country visits Germany in the Davis Cup quarterfinals. via CBS SportsLine.com

HAMBURG, Germany : Germany will be without Tommy Haas for its Davis Cup quarterfinal next week against Spain. via International Herald Tribune

Philipp Kohlschreiber will lead Germany against South Korea in the Davis Cup next month on clay. via PR-inside.com

“It was our captain’s Christmas gift for me”
PORTLAND, Ore. — Just when it seemed as though the Cold War days were long gone, the dust has been blown off the old descriptive terms, a throwback to spy days. via Los Angeles Times

“He was already my younger brother at that time”
U.S. Davis Cup captain is quieter than older brother John: The caption for a 1971 Tennis USA group photo identifies John McEnroe as the nation’s seventh-ranked 12-year-old and “at right, younger brother, … via The Seattle Times

“It’s no longer an issue. The tests gave no results (and) it was too far in the past.”
Germany’s Tommy Haas was not poisoned last September when his country faced Russia in a Davis Cup semifinal at Moscow. via ArcaMax Publishing

“The gambling issue is the biggest thing for me” Tommy Haas celebrates after beating James Blake at the U.S. Open in September. Patrick McEnroe says he won’t be poisoning the Russians this month when they arrive in Portland to face the U.S. in the Davis Cup … via New York Daily News

“If all this is true, since no one else got sick, that must have been when it happened.” How impressive have the Lions been? SI.com’s Don Banks picks them as the NFC’s surprise team in his midseason awards. via Detroit Free Press

“He’s nice but he gets mad on the court” Life is good for Tommy Haas. A genuine sporting celebrity - he is friends with Arnold Schwarzenegger and is dating actress Sara Foster - the German former World No. via ATPtennis.com

“Thereupon he said, ‘No, they poisoned him.’” Well the upcoming US-Russia Davis Cup final in December just got a whole lot more interesting. via Tennis Articles

“There is no medical justification for further, targeted tests with regard to poisoning” ‘Auntie Valya’ Awaiting Orders Valentina Matviyenko has been called an iron lady, an undemocratic ruler and the woman behind a business boom in the northern capital. via The Moscow Times

“Thereupon he said no, they poisoned him.” Tommy Haas. Tommy Haas’s severe case of food poisoning at the Davis Cup would be a rather tame addition to the annals of Russian poisoning accusations. via The New York Times

“I was told in Moscow that Haas had been poisoned.” Change to UK Version BBC News Home Sport Homepage Football Cricket Rugby Union Rugby League Tennis Golf Motorsport Boxing Athletics Snooker Horse Racing Cycling Disability Sport Olympics 2012 Other Sport… … via BBC News

Final finalist up in air MELBOURNE WILL have to wait until tomorrow to know who they will play in the Jamaica Cricket Association All-Island limited-overs final after the battle of the security forces ended in … via Jamaica Gleaner

“If you would have told me I could get through three sets with Jonas without getting broken I would have questioned your sanity a little bit” Russia’s Youzhny celebrates his victory over Germany’s Petzschner during their Davis Cup semi-final tennis match in Moscow. via The St. Petersburg Times

“I served the best I’ve done in the Davis Cup” Alexander Waske and Philipp Petzschner beat Dmitry Tursunov and Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 , 7-6 yesterday to give Germany a 2-1 lead in their Davis Cup semi-final against Russia. via Jamaica Gleaner

Germany travels to Moscow to play the Russians on clay, while the Americans will battle on carpet in Sweden. via BleacherReport

Russia’s Igor Andreev is paired against Germany’s Tommy Haas in the first match of the Germany-Russia Davis Cup best-of-five semifinal this weekend. via UPI

“Every Grand Slam’s taken care of, and No. 1’s taken care of” USA: Singles, Andy Roddick, James Blake; doubles, Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan; captain, Patrick McEnroe Sweden: Singles, Jonas Bjorkman, Thomas Johansson; doubles, Joachim Johansson, Simon Aspelin; captain, Mats … via USA Today

FRANKFURT, Germany : Tommy Haas and Philipp Kohlschreiber will lead Germany in its Davis Cup semifinal against defending champion Russia later this month. via International Herald Tribune

“I’ve got to talk to a few people.” Doubles specialist Michael Kohlmann will miss Germany’s Davis Cup semi-final against Russia in Moscow this month because of a knee injury,. “It’s a bitter blow for the team,” captain Patrik Kuehnen told the … via Scotsman.com

“We’re working with him to get him back on track” Pro wrestler Chris Benoit had more than 10 times the normal level of testosterone in his system when he hanged himself in his home after killing his wife and 7-year-old son last month. via Press-Telegram

Top-seeded Rafael Nadal returned to his favorite surface Tuesday and beat Alexander Waske 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of the clay-court Mercedes Cup. via Houston Chronicle

“The thing that intrigues me is the Olympics and trying to go back as a mother” AP, STUTTGART, GERMANYAP, SYDNEYAP, AMERSFOORT, NETHERLANDSAP, MASON, OHIOAP, LOS ANGELES Thursday, Jul 19, 2007, Page 20 Peruvian tennis player Luis Horna reacts after losing against Raemon Sluiter of the … via The Taipei Times

“I’ve got nothing to lose, there is nothing better than to play against Nadal at home” Top-seeded Rafael Nadal returned to his favorite surface Tuesday and beat Alexander Waske 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of the clay-court Mercedes Cup. via ESPN

“We are not are satisfied when we see poker and snooker on television, but hardly any tennis” Britain’s Andy Murray holds his wrist as he leaves the court during a match against Filippo Volandri of Italy at the Hamburg Masters Tennis tournament in Hamburg yesterday. via Gulf Times