Defending champion Gael Monfils ousted second-seeded fellow Frenchman Gilles Simon to reach the Monpellier tournament final.

South African-born Craig Tiley, the Australian Open boss, says the we needs a high profile event to revive the sport in SA.

Lukas Lacko of Slovakia beat seventh-seeded Robin Haase of the Netherlands 6-4, 6-4 to reach the semifinals of the Zagreb Indoors.

Defending champion Gael Monfils has secured his place in the Open Sud de France quarterfinals by defeating Michael Russell.

Lukas Lacko of Slovakia has defeated Russia’s Alex Bogomolov Junior to advance to the Zagreb Indoor quarterfinals.

Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova rallied to beat Sabine Lisicki and give defending champion Czech Republic an insurmountable 3-0 lead over Germany in the first round of the Fed Cup on Sunday. Lisicki took the first set on a tie break, 7-6 (2), but No. 2-ranked Kvitova came from behind for the second time in two days to claim the second 6-4 before seeing out the decisive set 6-1.

Carla Suarez Navarro routed Nadia Petrova 6-0, 6-3 Sunday in reverse singles to give Spain its first point in the Fed Cup World Group first round match against Russia. Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova easily won their opening singles to give Russia a 2-0 lead on Saturday. Kuznetsova was scheduled to take on Silvia Soler-Espinosa in the second reverse singles.

Serena Williams was back in the Fed Cup on Saturday for the first time in five years, giving the United States a strong lineup. Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka was hoping to provide a similar lift for Belarus, but she was sidelined by a lower back injury. The Americans capitalized with straight-set victories by Williams and Christina McHale for a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series, which concludes...

Lukas Lacko of Slovakia reached his first ATP final when he ousted 2007 champion Marcos Baghdatis 7-5, 7-6 (3) in the Zagreb Indoors semifinals on Saturday. Lacko, playing on the main tour since 2007, will face third-seeded Mikhail Youzhny, who is seeking his eighth title in his 18th career final. Youzhny advanced with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Michael Berrer of Germany.

Jelena Jankovic of Serbia and Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium won in straight sets Saturday, leaving this opening-round Fed Cup series tied after the first day. Jankovic, once ranked No. 1, beat Kirsten Flipkens 7-5, 7-5. Wickmayer then downed Bojana Jovanovski 6-4, 6-4. Kim Clijsters decided to sit out the opening round for Belgium in her farewell season.

Great Britain qualify for the Fed Cup World Group II play-offs by beating Austria through wins from Anne Keothavong and Elena Baltacha.

Great Britain qualify for the Fed Cup Euro/Africa Zone Group I play-offs by beating Israel 3-0 in Eilat.

Great Britain beat the Netherlands 2-1 in their second Fed Cup Euro/Africa Zone Group I match in Israel.

Great Britain beat Portugal 3-0 in their opening Fed Cup Euro/Africa Zone Group I match in Israel.

"Great Britain should be in Fed Cup World Groups with top 16"

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