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The last eight first round matches take the court at the Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel Wednesday. via Tennis Articles

“The balls are quite a bit slower here than in Madrid but I’m sure I’ll get used to it and play better in the second round.” Argentina’s Guillermo Canas returns a shot to his compatriot Jose Acasuso during their first round match at the Swiss Indoors in Basel yesterday. via Shanghai Daily

Results Wednesday from the Swiss Indoors, a 850,250 ATP Tour event on indoor carpet at the St. via PR-inside.com

Tomas Berdych and Guillermo Canas kept their respective bids alive for possible places in next month’s Masters Cup with wins into the second round at the Swiss Indoors on Wednesday. via Tehran Times

“Overall the tie is a tough one to call, home advantage does count for an awful lot in Davis Cup and if we can give the fans plenty to cheer in each of the matches that may give us the edge - I certainly hope so.” Tim Henman said the doubles match-up will prove […]

“I don’t know how much that helps me” Article:notebook / Nadal is shown the door:/c/a/2007/09/05/SP2SRUPBT.DTL Article:notebook / Nadal is shown the door:/c/a/2007/09/05/SP2SRUPBT.DTL notebook Nadal is shown the door Wednesday, September 5, 2007 … via SFGate

“Andy may be playing in Queens, but at Nobu he seemed to have his mind on Brooklyn [ Decker , the Sports Illustrated model].” For anyone not named Nadal or Djokovic , the notion of beating Roger Federer looms as one of life’s great pipe dreams, like dating Jessica Alba or trading checking accounts […]

“It’s tough. You don’t want to advance because someone else isn’t feeling well” Andy Roddick advanced to the quarter-finals of the US Open, a possible showdown with top-ranked Roger Federer, when Czech ninth seed Tomas Berdych retired in the second set Monday due to illness. via The Star

Sports >> Wednesday September 05, 2007 THAILAND OPEN Argentine trio join top field TOR CHITTINAND Three players from Argentina will compete in this month’s US$550,000 ATP Thailand Open at Impact Arena, Muang … via Bangkok Post

David Beckham could miss the rest of the Los Angeles Galaxy’s season after being diagnosed with a sprained right knee Thursday. via The Morning Call

Fifth seed Andy Roddick advanced to the third round of the US Open when his Argentine opponent Jose Acasuso retired with a left knee injury at the end of the third set yesterday. via Buenos Aires Herald

“It was too late to change anything” Andy Roddick tossed his racket, lost an instant-replay challenge and complained about a fan _ hardly a way to start his 25th birthday at the U.S. Open. Frustrated in the first set, Roddick bounced back to beat Jose Acasuso 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 when a bad knee forced […]

“The worst thing is that they are killing the No. 5 in the world” Martin Vassallo Arguello, the second player involved in a match under investigation by the ATP tour for suspicious betting patterns, said Tuesday that he would cooperate fully with officials but had not been … via USA Today

Frank Dancevic Could Go Far at the Open We’re deep into the ATP Fantasy Tennis Season so check out my Fantasy Tennis Guide . via MVN - Recent Articles

“This is an important tournament for me” The match ended emphatically, with an ace that put a exclamation point on a tidy 19-minute third set. It was like Mardy Fish finally exhaled after five anxiety-filled sets out of six at the Pilot Pen. Fish, No. 50 in the world, survived a three-set match in […]

“This is an important tournament for me” The match ended emphatically, with an ace that put a exclamation point on a tidy 19-minute third set. It was like Mardy Fish finally exhaled after five anxiety-filled sets out of six at the Pilot Pen. Fish, No. 50 in the world, survived a three-set match in […]

“The first break I got, she hit three returns on the line, two on the baseline that were impossible to handle. She went for those shots and she got it. She really deserved to win.” Roddick Tops Tired Rookie Isner for ATP Washington Title Andy Roddick ended a tired John Isner’s rookie dream run […]

“The last thing I remember was thinking, how do I fall?” TENNIS: Andy Roddick put a stop to John Isner’s dream week by beating the unseeded American 6-4, 7-6 on Sunday to win his third Legg Mason Tennis Classic title in Washington. via Asbury Park Press Online

“I didn’t really have that much left in my tank, playing so many matches” Andy Roddick wasn’t about to let John Isner have another chance at a third-set tiebreaker, much less let the unseeded American win the first title of his career. via Houston Chronicle

Bet on Tennis with Sky Bet! Second seed Tommy Robredo won his first title of the year on Sunday with a 7-5 6-0 triumph over Jose Acasuso at the Orange Prokom Open. via SportingLife.com

Two former champions battle for the crown at the clay-court Orange Prokom Open Sunday, as second-seeded Tommy Robredo and Jose Acasuso both won semifinals. via Political Gateway

Dara Torres ‘ 15th national title felt no different from her first a quarter-century earlier. via Akron Beacon Journal

SOPOT, Poland: Jose Acasuso of Argentina and Albert Montanes of Spain advanced to the semifinals of the Prokom Open on Friday. via International Herald Tribune

Seventh-seeded Florian Mayer easily beat Olivier Patience 6-1, 6-1 Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Prokom Open. via CBS SportsLine

Argentines Mariano Zabaleta and Jose Acasuso advanced to the second round of the Polish Open yesterday while their compatriot Diego Hartfield was eliminated. via Buenos Aires Herald

AP, UMAG, CROATIAAP, KITZBUEHEL, AUSTRIA Saturday, Jul 28, 2007, Page 18 David Ferrer serves to Jose Acasuso during their second-round match of the Croatia Open ATP tennis tournament in Umag, Croatia, on … via The Taipei Times

Fourth-seeded David Ferrer and four-time champion Carlos Moya were among Thursday’s second-round winners at the $485,000 Croatia Open. via SanLuisObispo.com

Results Sunday from the Mercedes Cup, a 642,750 ATP event on clay at TC Weissenhof : Singles Final Rafael Nadal , Spain, def. via PR-inside.com

“You’ve had a few beers the evening before and not all (of the alcohol) was gone.” Veteran tennis star Jonas Bjorkman has generated headlines after saying he played with a hangover in a Davis Cup tie against Argentina last year. via The Sydney Morning Herald

Argentina’s Jose Acasuso withdrew from Wimbledon and was replaced in the draw by Spain’s Ivan Navarro Pastor. via Fox Sports