Kohlschreiber wins to give Germany 1-1 tie with defending Davis Cup champion Spain

October 7th, 2009 Valencia or Barcelona to host Davis Cup finalBARCELONA, Spain — The Davis Cup final between Spain and the Czech Republic in December will be played in either Valencia or Barcelona. The Spanish tennis federation said Wednesday the ITF had rejected bids by Tenerife and Malaga to host the best-of-five series from Dec.

September 30th, 2009 Nadal gets medical clearance to resume playingBARCELONA, Spain — Rafael Nadal has recovered from an abdominal injury and made himself available for Spain's Davis Cup final against the Czech Republic in December. Nadal said in an e-mail that medical tests he had in Barcelona on Wednesday showed his stomach muscle had healed.

September 26th, 2009 Monfils, Kohlschreiber reach Metz finalMETZ, France — Top-seeded Gael Monfils reached the Open de Moselle final with a 6-4, 6-3 win over fellow Frenchman Richard Gasquet on Saturday. Monfils will face second-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany, who ousted Paul-Henri Mathieu of France 7-6 (5), 6-4.

September 23rd, 2009 Davis Cup draw sets up possible Roger-Rafa matchupGENEVA — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal could face each other in the first round of next year's Davis Cup after Spain drew Switzerland on Wednesday. Federer and Nadal, the world's top two players, have never met in the Davis Cup.

September 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - India have been placed among the unseeded eight nations in the Davis Cup World Group in the seedings list announced Monday. The draw for 2010 World Group will be announced Wednesday in Geneva, Switzerland.

September 19th, 2009 Spain defeats Israel, advances to Davis Cup finalTORRE PACHECO, Spain — Defending champion Spain advanced to the Davis Cup finals by defeating Israel 3-0 on Saturday. Feliciano Lopez and Tommy Robredo beat Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram 7-6 (6), 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-2.

September 9th, 2009 France defeats Russia at Euro basketball worldsWARSAW, Poland — Ronny Turiaf had a double-double and Tony Parker added 17 points Wednesday to help France to a 69-64 win over defending champion Russia at the European basketball championship. Golden State Warriors center Turiaf had 18 points and 14 rebounds and Charlotte Bobcats forward Boris Diaw added 19 points.

August 15th, 2009 Cantwell wins shot put at worldsBERLIN — Christian Cantwell of the United States has won the shot put title at the world championships by beating Olympic champion Tomasz Majewski of Poland. Ralf Bartels earned the first medal for host nation Germany with the bronze.

July 11th, 2009 Israel secures Davis Cup win over RussiaTEL AVIV, Israel — Israel has reached its first Davis Cup semifinal by taking an insurmountable 3-0 lead over Russia with a five-set win in the doubles match. Andy Ram and Jonathan Erlich defeated Marat Safin and Igor Kunitsyn 6-3, 6-4, 6-7, 4-6, 6-4 Saturday to decide the best-of-five series.

July 10th, 2009 Spain rallies for 1-0 lead vs Germany in Davis CupMARBELLA, Spain — Fernando Verdasco has rallied to beat Andreas Beck 6-0, 3-6, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-1 to give defending Davis Cup champion Spain a 1-0 lead in its quarterfinal against Germany. Beck seemed nervous at the start of his first Davis Cup match Friday as the ninth-ranked Verdasco needed just 22 minutes to win the first set.

June 30th, 2009 Nadal left off Spain team for Davis CupLONDON — Top-ranked Rafael Nadal was left off Spain's team for the Davis Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday because of sore knees. Nadal has struggled with tendinitis in his knees, which forced him to skip defending his Wimbledon title.

June 30th, 2009 Nadal officially left off Spain team in Davis CupLONDON — Top-ranked Rafael Nadal was officially left off Spain's team for the Davis Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday. Nadal, who also missed last year's final over Argentina, has not played a tour match since losing in the fourth round at the French Open.

June 30th, 2009 Spain leaves Nadal off Davis Cup lineupMADRID — Top-ranked Rafael Nadal will miss Spain's Davis Cup quarterfinal against Germany next month. Nadal, struggling with tendinitis in his knees that forced him to skip Wimbledon, was left off the Davis Cup team announced Tuesday for the matches in Marbella in southern Spain July 10-12.

June 13th, 2009 Haas rallies to reach finalHALLE, Germany — Tommy Haas rallied past Philipp Kohlschreiber 2-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) in an all-German semifinal Saturday to reach the title match of the Gerry Weber Open. In Sunday's grass-cout final of this Wimbledon tuneup, Haas will play second-seeded Novak Djokovic or qualifier Olivier Rochus.

May 30th, 2009 Djokovic loses in 3rd round of French OpenPARIS — Novak Djokovic became the first big-name player to be eliminated from the men's tournament at the French Open, losing to No. 29 Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday.