SYDNEY - Marcos Baghdatis' impressive run at the Sydney Open came to an end in the semifinals on Friday morning after going down in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 to Frenchman Julien Benneteau
Benneteau will now meet Finland's Jarkko Nieminen in the decider on Saturday night.
After claiming...

SYDNEY – Cypriot tennis star Marcos Baghdatis sealed his place in the semifinals of the Sydney Open on Thursday after a straight sets victory over Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro.
Baghdatis, who was ousted out of the Brisbane International last week by Britain’s Andy Murray, defeated the...

SYDNEY - Marcos Baghdatis was made to work in the Sydney Open in the early hours of Wednesday morning after struggling to beat Australian wildcard Matthew Ebden 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7/3).
Baghdatis will now play Juan Martin del Potro in the quarter-finals who had brushed aside Lukasz Kubot 6-4,...

BRISBANE - Andy Murray is excited about what the future holds with new coach Ivan Lendl after preparing perfectly for the Australian Open with victory in the Brisbane International.
The British number one cruised to a 6-1 6-3 win over Ukrainian Alexander Dolgopolov in the final, in front of...

BRISBANE - Marcos Baghdatis moved into the third round of the Brisbane International on Wednesday with a straight sets victory over Japan’s Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-4 at the Pat Rafta Arena.
He will now face either Britain’s Andy Murray or Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller.
The Cypriot tennis...

DOHA - Rafael Nadal was given a tough work-out in his first ATP Tour outing of 2012 as he overcame Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3 6-7 (2/7) 6-3 in the Qatar Exxonmobil Open in Doha.
The world number two, the top seed in Qatar, took two hours and 23 minutes to emerge victorious. He...

BRISBANE - Cypriot tennis star Marcos Baghdatis moved into the second round of the Brisbane International on Monday after edging American Ryan Harrison 7-6(7), 6-4.
Underdog Harrison made Limassol-born Baghdatis work for his first round win. He didn’t do himself any favors with a poor 44%...

PERTH - Spain came from behind to beat hosts Australia 2-1 in their opening Hopman Cup tie in Perth.
Jarmila Gajdosova gave Australia the lead in the Group B encounter with a 6-3 3-6 6-3 victory over Anabel Medina Garrigues in the women's singles, but third-seeded Spain, the 2010 Hopman Cup...

MADRID - Alex Corretja has been confirmed as the new captain of Spain's Davis Cup team.
Corretja will skipper the team for the next two years after being named as the replacement for Albert Costa, who stood down from the role after securing Spain's second Davis Cup title in three years with...

SYDNEY - Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the Brisbane International with an ankle injury but the former world number one still expects to be fit for the Australian Open next month.
"Unfortunately my ankle is not 100 percent and I won't be able to make it this year," Russian Sharapova said...