Tennis

The 2008 Davis Cup World Group final commenced Friday, as visiting Spain and host Argentina are knotted at 1-1 following the opening singles rubbers.

The 2008 Davis Cup final commenced Friday, as David Nalbandian gave host Argentina a 1-0 lead with a lopsided victory over Spaniard David Ferrer in the best-of-five affair at Mar del Plata.

When the 2008 Davis Cup final between host Argentina and Spain commences on Friday, the host nation's David Nalbandian will battle the visitors' David Ferrer in the opening singles rubber in Mar del Plata.

Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic defeated Russian star Nikolay Davydenko in straight sets on Sunday to capture the championship at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup.

Andy Murray's sky-high ride to the lucrative Tennis Masters Cup semifinals came to an abrupt end Saturday, as Nikolay Davydenko closed strong in both sets to reach the final at the $4.45 million season-ending tournament.

Scotland's Andy Murray earned a dramatic 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 7-5 victory over Roger Federer Friday in round-robin play at the Tennis Masters Cup, eliminating the super Swiss from semifinal contention in the $4.45 million season-ending tournament.

Fourth-seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko defeated seventh-seeded Argentine Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets on Thursday to reach the semifinals at the $4.45 million Tennis Masters Cup.

U.S. Open champion Roger Federer and U.S. Open runner-up Andy Murray posted round-robin wins, while former world No. 1 Andy Roddick pulled out of his scheduled match against Federer at the $4.45 million Tennis Masters Cup. Murray qualified for the semifinals with his victory on Wednesday.

American Andy Roddick withdrew from the Tennis Masters Cup on Wednesday because of an ankle injury.

The 2008 WTA Tour season produced two different Serbian world No. 1s and some more major hardware for the mighty Williams sisters.