LIMASSOL - Cyprus and Marcos Baghdatis will next take on Portugal in the Davis Cup after a convincing 3-2 win over Egypt over the weekend in the Europe/Africa II Davis Cup.Baghdatis was on hand to cruise past his opponents as well as team up with partner Photos Kallias in the doubles event to put...

DUBAI - Novak Djokovic won the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships final, defeating Mikhail Youzhny 7-5 5-7 6-3.The Serb had edged Cypriot star Marcos Baghdatis 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinals. The defending champion, who led 7-5 2-0 on Saturday when rain forced the players off the court for a...

DUBAI - Marcos Baghdatis powered his way into the semifinals of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships on Thursday night after a straight sets win over Germany’s Michael Berrer.The 2006 Australian Open finalist will now meet Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in the next round.Baghdatis, who has been in fine...

ACAPULCO - Venus Williams kept the defence of her Abierto Mexicano Telcel tournament title on track with a straight sets win over Kaia Kanepi. The former world number one was made to sweat by her Estonian rival who twice broke her in the opening set, but struggled on her own serve and was broken...

DUBAI - Defending champion Novak Djokovic made it through to the quarter-finals but seeds Andy Murray and Jo Wilfried Tsonga were both casualties in the second round of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships. Nikolay Davydenko also had to bow out when he was forced to retire from his match...

DUBAI – Marcos Baghdatis continued his impressive run at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships on Wednesday with a win against Indian number one Somdev Devarman.Baghdatis – who turned on the heat against eighth-seed Gilles Simon in the first round – defeated Somdev 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in one hour and...

DUBAI - Fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko overcame an early fright to beat France's Florent Serra 6-7 6-4 6-1 on Tuesday in an error-strewn first-round battle at the Dubai Championships. Sixth seed Marin Cilic had an easier time, thriving in the sweltering conditions to power past Frenchman Arnaud...

DUBAI - Andy Murray brushed aside a spirited challenge from Igor Kunitsyn to book his place in the second round of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships on Tuesday. The third seed, playing his first match since the Australian Open final, beat the Russian qualifier, ranked a lowly 90th in the...

DUBAI - Marcos Baghdatis overcame a tough challenge at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships on Monday, beating French No. 8 seed Gilles Simon 7-6(3), 6-4 for a place in the second round. It was the pair’s first meeting in nearly three years. The Limassol-born tennis star, who received treatment...

MEMPHIS - Elena Baltacha's winning run came to an end on Thursday night as she lost to top seed Maria Sharapova in the quarter-finals of the WTA Cellular South Cup in Memphis. The 22-year-old Russian advanced to the last four with a 6-2 7-5 victory over the British number one, ending the eighth...