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When he stopped being a tennis player, Pat Cash always promised himself there was no way he would invite further involvement in the sport through coaching or media work.

LLEYTON Hewitt has been rated the third-best player of the decade by the ATP World Tour, the governing body for men's tennis.

With the year's final Major in the books, and five spots booked for the Tour finale in London, the final remaining three positions for an English tournament would be highly contested throughout the indoor season.

When the Williams sisters make their bow at Wimbledon this week we will be watching the greatest-ever story in tennis.

Photo of the then-engaged 1971 Wimbledon Champions by: Tony Triolo/SI " Mixed doubles are always starting divorces .

REUTERS/Charles PlatiauA A via Daylife 2009 has been a great year for tennis, but with the retirements of Marat Safin, Fabrice Santoro and now AmA©lie Mauresmo , who announced today via a press conference near Paris that she is leaving the game for good, it's impossible not to feel a little melancholy.

By far the most impressive yardstick of the Australian Open's growth is the fact that its space-age home, Melbourne Park, can look an immediate neighbour, the Melbourne Cricket Ground, square in the portals and not appear outclassed.

A Serena Williams was slapped with a record fine of $82,500 for her US Open tirade at a line judge from this past September.

Frenchman Fabrice Santoro, who turned professional in 1989, compiled a 470-443 career singles record and reached a career-high No.

I T'S just too easy. Every time you fail, blame somebody. What the heck, go for those who are the closest.

In the mist of celebrating a glorious point, which included a mid-air two-handed smash against Marin Cilic during the quarterfinals of the Bercy event last week, a strange but confiding moment occurred for Gael Monfils: He became a man.

Euphoric after winning the men's singles gold medal for Russia at the Sydney Olympic Games, Yevgeny Kafelnikov declared: "My country is taking over in tennis." Euphoric after winning the men's singles gold medal for Russia at the Sydney Olympic Games, Yevgeny Kafelnikov declared: "My country is taking over in tennis." The supporting evidence is ...

How will Novak Djokovic look back on 2009? As things stand now, it would seem a letdown from the prior year, when he captured his first major title at the 2008 Australian Open, then threw in a couple of Master's Shields and the year ending Master's Cup for good measure.

The voice of the Dodgers says he'll be back in the booth next season, then decide whether to retire.

The Red Sox exercised their $7.7 million option on Victor Martinez and declined options on Jason Varitek and Alex Gonzalez on Monday.

Andre Agassi said he has no regrets about baring his life and his use of crystal meth in his recently published memoirs despite criticism from the tennis community, adding that his wife, Steffi Graf, was proud of him.

U.S. Open champion Juan Manuel del Potro ended Marat Safin's career Wednesday, defeating the two-time Grand Slam title winner 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters.

This Biofile interview with Marat Safin was conducted on August 31, 1998 at the US Open when Safin was 18 years old.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. a ' Sasha Cohen's comeback has taken another setback. The Olympic silver medalist withdrew from Skate America on Monday, saying she is still battling the tendinitis in her right calf that forced her to drop out of last month's Trophee Eric Bompard before the event.

Playing in his final career ATP event, former world No. 1 Marat Safin barely came up an opening-round winner Monday at the Paribas Masters, the final Masters tournament of the year.