Davis Cup final between Spain, Czech Republic to be held either in Valencia or Barcelona

October 10th, 2009 BEIJING - Peacemaker Rafael Nadal said he's discouraged by a war of words between Spanish teammates over the venue for next month's Davis Cup final with the Czech Republic. The decision by the Spanish federation was due to be made Saturday, quelling temporarily the spat between rejected Madrid and remaining candidates Barcelona and Valencia for the Dec 4-6 tie.

October 3rd, 2009 Czech Republic beats Costa Rica 3-2 at U20 WCupALEXANDRIA, Egypt — The Czech Republic rallied to beat Costa Rica 3-2 at the Under-20 World Cup on Saturday, but Costa Rica still reached the knockout stage on goal difference, eliminating the United States. Costa Rica finished with three points in Group E and a goal difference of minus-3 to take the final place in the last 16 as one of the best four third-place teams.

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 23rd, 2009 Possible Nadal-Federer showdown in 2010 Davis CupGENEVA — 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 top two players, have never met in the Davis Cup.

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 19th, 2009 Czechs reach 1st Davis Cup final in 29 yearsPOREC, Croatia — The Czech Republic reached its first Davis Cup final in 29 years Saturday after securing an insurmountable 3-0 lead over Croatia by winning the doubles. Radek Stepanek and Tomas Berdych defeated Marin Cilic and Lovro Zovko 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 to decide the best-of-five series.

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.

August 2nd, 2009 Dushevina beats Hradecka to win Istanbul CupISTANBUL — Vera Dushevina of Russia has beaten Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic 6-0, 6-1 in the Istanbul Cup final to win her first WTA title. The fifth-seeded Dushevina defeated the eighth-seeded Hradecka in 41 minutes on Sunday.

August 2nd, 2009 Henningsson wins Moravia Silesia OpenCELADNA, Czech Republic — Sweden's Oskar Henningsson made six birdies Sunday to win the Moravia Silesia Open by two strokes, shooting 13-under 275 at the Prosper Golf Resort. It was the 23-year old rookie's first European Tour victory since he turned pro in 2004.

August 1st, 2009 Dushevina, Hradecka reach Istanbul Cup finalISTANBUL — Vera Dushevina of Russia will play Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic in the Istanbul Cup final. The fifth-seeded Dushevina beat Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland 6-2, 6-4, and the eighth-seeded Hradecka defeated Andrea Petkovic of Germany 6-7 (5), 7-5, 7-5 in the semifinals on Saturday.

August 1st, 2009 Webster leads after 3rd round at Moravia SilesiaCELADNA, Czech Republic — Steve Webster took a one-shot lead in the Moravia Silesia Open on Saturday after shooting a 3-under 69 in the third round. Webster was at 11-under 205.

July 17th, 2009 Top-seeded Schiavone reaches semis at Prague OpenPRAGUE — Top-seeded Francesca Schiavone routed Kateryna Bondarenko 6-1, 6-1 on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Prague Open. The 30th-ranked Schiavone, who reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon last month, will next play either fourth-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain or Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland in one of Saturday's semifinals.

July 10th, 2009 Czech Republic, Argentina tied at 1-1 in Davis CupOSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Juan Martin del Potro outclassed Ivo Minar 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 and Argentina draw even with the Czech Republic after the opening singles in their best-of-five Davis Cup quarterfinal on Friday. In the first match, Tomas Berdych overcame Juan Monaco 6-4, 2-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 on the indoor hard court at CEZ Arena.

July 10th, 2009 Czech Republic leads Argentina 1-0 in Davis CupOSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Tomas Berdych has outlasted Juan Monaco 6-4, 2-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 to give the Czech Republic a 1-0 lead over Argentina in their best-of-five Davis Cup quarterfinals series. The 20th-ranked Berdych struggled with his serve in the first set on Friday, but broke his 62nd-ranked opponent three times to win it on the indoor hard court at CEZ Arena.

May 29th, 2009 Nalbandian confident of full recoveryBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — David Nalbandian has begun to recover from recent hip surgery with the goal of returning to top-level tennis. The 15th-ranked Argentine had surgery on his right hip two weeks ago in Barcelona, Spain, and is recovering in his hometown of Unquillo, which is northwest of Buenos Aires.