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Kei Nishikori’s performance on the lawns of Queen’s Club last week prompted future Hall of Famer Rafael Nadal to tout him as a sure top 10 player.

LEIGHTON BAINES is relishing the arrival of new blood at Everton this summer, despite injury and competition for places limiting him to just 13 league starts in his debut season at Goodison.

The Wimbledon men’s qualifying doubles draw at Roehampton comes with a distinctly American flavor this week.

DESPITE a cold and damp morning, capable of freezing everyone into an overcoat, the Tradition-ICAP Liverpool International tennis tournament managed to achieve arguably its finest ever finale yesterday.

By DENNIS MAHONEY dmahoney@pioneerlocal.com The event serves as the gateway to the U.S. Open and other major Association of Tennis Professionals events.

Last Updated 12:05 am PDT Thursday, June 5, 2008 Story appeared in SPORTS section, Page C2 Sam Warburg and Cecil Mamiit will meet in the second round of the Yuba City Challenger tennis tournament for the second …

New Zealand’s Dan King-Turner has eliminated the tournament third seed in the opening round of a $US50,000 Challenger tennis event in the United States.

Taylor Dent launched his return to tournament tennis on Monday and came up slightly short in his first match in more than two years.

“It would be amazing to play him, someone who was a French Open finalist, and win.’’”
Mariano Puerta returns a volley against Izak van der Merwe during the USTA Pro Challenger at Tunica National Golf & Tennis Club on Tuesday. via Memphis Commercial Appeal

Comments Seeds held true for the most part Tuesday at the Price LeBlanc Lexus Pro Tennis Classic at the Lamar Tennis Center. via The Advocate

Results Monday from the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships, a $436,000 ATP event on clay at the Westside Tennis Club : Singles First Round Donald Young, United States, def. via PR-inside.com

Fifteen-year-old Ryan Harrison beat Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay 6-4, 6-3 in the U.S. Clay Court Championship. via KXAM-TV Austin

“I’ve gotten stronger and I’m just playing better all around.”
The last time Houston saw Donald Young, in the spring of 2006, he was still looking for his first ATP victory. via Houston Chronicle

“That was big, and it gave me a lot of confidence. Winning an ATP event, defeating Blake in the final, it made me believe in myself”
New Delhi, April 8 : Japan is known for producing the best electronic gadgets, but not for tennis prodigies. via Express India

Novak Djokovic’s second round 7-6 , 3-6, 6-4 loss to South African Qualifier Kevin Anderson in Miami is not only a monumental upset, but also a major statement for NCAA College tennis.A While most tennis … via MSNBC Sports

“You just get to see what it feels like to be on the court with someone at that high level. “They don’t give you free points; they don’t show too much emotion. It’s just the aura you feel when you go out there with those guys.”
It is March, official month of sporting madness. Unfortunately […]

“This event has become one of the most successful and popular stops on the on the international Challenger circuit.”
Amer Delic, who won the 2008 AT&T Challenger of Dallas, will be featured on Tennis Channel’s Inside Tennis With The Koz on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time. via Tennis Week

“It’s not normal for only one seed to make the quarter-finals but it’s tough to play in the ATP”
LOS ANGELES * Fourth seed Guillermo Canas, bidding for an eighth ATP title, booked his place in the Las Vegas Open semi-finals by beating American qualifier Amer Delic 6-4, 6-4 yesterday. via The Peninsula

Fourth seed Guillermo Canas and three Americans feature in quarterfinal action on Friday at the Tennis Channel Open in Las Vegas , a $436,000 event contested on hard court. via Tennis Articles

Posted: Saturday, March 8, 2008 ; Updated: 7:38 AM on Saturday, March 8, 2008 ORLANDO Pro golfer Tripp Isenhour said it was a “one-in-a-million” golf shot that killed a protected hawk and that he was only … via St. Augustine Record

“But I had confidence at the beginning of the match, and I knew after that they (points) are going to be more easy.”
Sam Querry advanced to his second ATP Tour quarterfinal of the season, beating eighth-seeded Nicolas Kiefer 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday in windy conditions in the Tennis Channel Open. via TSN.ca

“No better place to get lucky than in Vegas , I guess.”
Fourth seed Guillermo Canas of Argentina broke big-serving Australian Chris Guccione four times to win their second-round match 6-2 7-5 at the Las Vegas Open on Wednesday. via The Age

Results Wednesday from the Tennis Channel Open, a $436,000 ATP event on hardcourt at Darling Memorial Tennis Center : Men Singles Second Round Guillermo Canas , Argentina, def. via PR-inside.com

“But it’s a strong field. Gonzalez and Baghdatis are going to be tough.”
Tennis Channel Open - 2008 TENNIS CHANNEL OPEN TODAY’S SCHEDULE Darling Tennis Center Stadium Court * Ryan Sweeting vs. via Las Vegas Review Journal

“He can just put an extra bit of zip on that ball. He’s got unbelievable speed, which keeps him in a point longer. And for an 18-year-old, the poise he showed, that impressed me the most.”
Sunday was supposed to be a coronation for James Blake, the runner up at last year’s Delray Beach ITC […]

I fully expected Nishikori to crumble after losing the first set to Blake, but credit to the 18-year-old for showing maturity and poise beyond his years to stay with it and take out James in three. via Tennis Articles

“The most difficult thing I found today was trying to figure out which shot he was going to hit, knowing what our coach had taught us both. It was a question of second guessing him, really.”
But get used to it because the 18-year-old from a small town near Hiroshima by way of Bollettieri’s Academy […]

On a day in which a wind-swept rain create a six-hour delay in Delray Beach, James Blake played the waiting game well enough to beat his friend and fellow American Robert Kendrick, 7-5, 7-5. Donald Young wasn’t … via Tennis Week

“The incident will be reviewed and additional disciplinary action is possible.”
Former tennis prodigy Donald Young is known for his powerful left-handed forehand, but flinging his racket completely out of the Delray Beach Stadium and Tennis Center after blowing a 5-0 lead and six set points in the first set certainly wasn’t a stroke of […]

“It was the tough match I expected, but I won and that means we accomplished our goal.”
Jesse Levine of Boca Raton was awarded the third and final wild card Friday to the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships. via Palm Beach Post