PARIS - Brad Drewett has been named as the ATP's new executive chairman and president.
Australian Drewett, a former tour professional, steps up from his role as ATP senior executive after being voted in by the organisation's board of directors for a three-year term.
The 53-year-old,...

BUENOS AIRES – Cypriot tennis star Marcos Baghdatis has thrown down the gauntlet ahead of the New Year after powering past his opponents in South America to seal the Copa Peugeot Argentina De Tennis 2011.
The competition is seen as an off-season tournament for tennis professionals and...

AUCKLAND - Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams has withdrawn from the ASB Classic in Auckland next month because of ongoing health issues.
The former world number one has been receiving treatment for Sjogren's syndrome which can cause fatigue and joint pain.
According to the...

ZURICH - Roger Federer will play for Switzerland in their 2012 Davis Cup first-round match against the United States in February, the Swiss Tennis Federation has confirmed.
Federer will play in the first round of the competition for the first time since 2004 in the match in Fribourg from...

LIMASSOL - Cypriot tennis star Marcos Baghdatis has blamed his poor season on a bad decision he made with his former coach Guillaume Peyre to not rest after falling ill earlier this year.
Baghdatis endured a difficult campaign this year in which he fell down the rankings after early exits in...

LONDON - Roger Federer became the first player to win the ATP World Tour Finals six times but had to weather a storming fightback by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga before retaining his title with a 6-3 6-7 6-3 victory at the O2 on Sunday.

The 30-year-old, playing in the title match of the...

LONDON - There have been many highlights this year for Novak Djokovic but he described his woeful defeat by David Ferrer at the ATP World Tour Finals on Wednesday as his "worst match of the year."
The world number one was trounced 6-3 6-1 in little more than an hour by the tenacious Spaniard...

LONDON - An hour after one of the worst beatings of his career Rafa Nadal refused to be too downhearted on Tuesday and said he was still in contention at the ATP World Tour Finals.
The Spaniard was thrashed 6-3 6-0 by great rival Roger Federer in exactly an hour and now faces a do-or-die...

BRISBANE - Tennis great Rod Laver predicts Roger Federer's two-year Grand Slam title drought will soon end.
Federer has dropped to No.4 in the world rankings since winning his 16th and last major at the 2010 Australian Open, slipping behind Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.
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BRISBANE - Brisbane International organizers have named the January tournament's men's singles trophy after 12-time Grand Slam winner Roy Emerson.

Australian tennis greats Rod Laver, Ashley Cooper, Mal Anderson and Pat Rafter joined Emerson at Brisbane's Pat Rafter Arena on...