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The absence of world No 1 Rafael Nadal has taken the shine off the Davis Cup final and left Argentina as firm favourites to beat Spain and win the trophy for the first time.

Juan Martin Del Potro will be playing in Argentina as the country’s top-ranked player for the first time this weekend when he and his teammates face Spain in the Davis Cup final.

Novak Djokovic’s Masters Cup triumph marked the end of a four-year Shanghai sojourn for the tournament and might also have brought down the curtain on the Roger Federer era at the season-ending championships.

Roger Federer said he and Rafael Nadal were still the main men in world tennis even though the Swiss lost to Andy Murray for the third time this year at the Masters Cup on Friday.

BRITAIN’S Andy Murray sent defending champion Roger Federer crashing out of the Masters Cup in a classic encounter.

Nikolay Davydenko beat Martin Del Potro 6-3, 6-2 to book the third semifinal spot at the Masters Cup in Shanghai Thursday.

Marcel Granollers will replace the injured Rafael Nadal when Spain plays Argentina in the Davis Cup final.

Right knee tendonitis prompted Rafael Nadal to scratch shanghai from his schedule.

Andy Murray fears his recent run of success may take its toll when he begins his Tennis Masters Cup campaign against Andy Roddick next week.

A stunning end to 2008 has given Andy Murray the belief he can soon add a Grand Slam title to his already impressive resume.

Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko were winners Sunday on the first day of play at the Tennis Masters Cup.

Argentine star David Nalbandian says he hopes world number one Rafael Nadal will win his battle to be fit for the Davis Cup final, even if it meant the host country would have a tougher task to capture a maiden …

Rafael Nadal of Spain plays a return to Florent Serra of France during their match of the Paris Tennis Masters tournament, Wednesday, Oct.

Did you take a look at Roger’s [Federer] draw in the Masters Series Tournament in Shanghai? Maybe they should ask him to play blindfolded with one hand tied behind his back, too! Oriental outrage here! Well, …

It was certainly not a good weekend for me as far as football was concerned. My favourite team somehow managed to lose a match they should have won.

Juan Martin del Potro, David Nalbandian, Agustin Calleri and Jose Acasuso are tasked with winning Argentina’s first Davis Cup title in the home final against Spain this month.

As a little boy, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was taught to finish off everything on his plate and he did just that when he won the Paris Masters on Sunday.

Sunday, November 02, 2008 PARIS: Andy Murray’s tilt at a piece of tennis history bit the dust here on Friday after he was out played 7-6 , 6-3 by David Nalbandian of Argentina.

Second-seeded David Nalbandian beat Benjamin Becker of Germany 7-6 , 6-4 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Swiss Indoors.

James Blake moved to within one point of Gilles Simon who is currently holding down the final spot in the race for Shanghai with the news that Roger Federer had pulled out of their scheduled quarterfinal …

Roger Federer won his hometown tournament for the third straight year on Sunday, beating second-seeded David Nalbandian of Argentina 6-3, 6-4 in the Swiss Indoors final.

Novak Djokovic of Serbia will take on Rafael Nadal of Spain in the final of the Queen’s Club tennis tournament, hoping for revenge on Sunday.

Tremendous performance from the Spaniard, who will face either Novak Djokovic or David Nalbandian in the final.

Lleyton Hewitt believes the recipe that brought him ultimate success at Wimbledon six years ago has become standard fare for those wanting to achieve on grass.

Frenchman Jeremy Chardy and Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro gained wildcards for Wimbledon on Tuesday after their impressive displays at the French Open.

Something is wrong with David Nalbandian but no one in his team knows exactly what it is and that is what worries them most.

In “Telangana takes a back seat” , the first paragraph was “The drubbing the Telangana Rashtriya Samithi has taken in the byelections to 18 Assembly and four Parliament seats in Andhra Pradesh speaks volumes …

French Open surprises, life after Henin and more Henin’s retirement has opened the door for new prospects, faces and storylines The Hall of Fame has set a dangerous precedent of inclusion in recent years …

Triple champion Rafael Nadal eased closer to French Open history while Roger Federer survived a first set scare to progress at Roland Garros.

Trevor Graham, who won an Olympic silver medal in 1988, was found guilty Thursday of lying to U.S. investigators about his dealings with a steroids distributor.