Mondays With Bob Greene: Wickmayer and Malisse to appeal against ban

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Michael Berrer beat Dominik Hrbaty 6-7 (6) 64 7-6 (3) to win the men’s singles at the Ritro Slovak Open in Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Michael Russell won the JSM Challenger of Champaign-Urbana, beating Taylor Dent 7-5 6-4 in Champaign, Illinois, USA

Eduardo Schwank beat Jorge Aguilar 7-5 6-4 to win the Lima Challenger 2009 in Lima, Peru

Takao [...]

Mondays With Bob Greene: It’s magic. It’s fabulous.

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Novak Djokovic beat Gael Monfils 6-2 5-7 7-6 (3) to win the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, France

Rajeev Ram beat Dustin Brown 7-6 (2) 6-7 (5) 7-6 (2) to win the Lambertz Open by Stawag in Aachen, Germany

Jarkko Nieminen beat Stephane Robert 4-6 6-1 7-5 to win The Caversham International in St. Brelades, Jersey, Channel [...]

London Field Set, Verdasco Takes Final Spot

The field of eight players is set for the 200 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London.
Fernando Verdasco secured the eighth and final spot in the year-end ATP Championships when both Robin Soderling and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga lost quarterfinal matches Friday at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris.
Verdasco joins top-ranked Roger Federer, defending Novak Djokovic, [...]

The Safin Retroprospective

The mercurial career of Marat Safin came to a close Wednesday in Paris as the hulking Russian played the final match in the final tournament of his final year of ATP tennis, losing to reigning US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in the second round of the BNP Paribas [...]

Federer Falls In Paris

The BNP Paribas Masters in Paris is one of the few tournaments that Roger Federer has not won in his career. The title at this prestigious indoor event will remain absent from the Federer resume after the Swiss maestro was shocked in his opening match Wednesday, losing to Frenchman Julien Benneteau 3-6, 7-6, 6-4.
“He played [...]

Tennis Travels: Autumn in Paris

The BNP Paribas Masters, held in Paris from November 8-11, is firmly established as one of the top indoor events in tennis and fine excuse to travel to Paris. This hard surface tennis tournament with a prize of close to $5.5 million is the ninth and final ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event. As the [...]