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Drugs did not play a part in Mathieu Montcourt's death, a police source said. A medical exam did not detect any traces of drugs in the body of Montcourt , who died of cardiac arrest at the age of 24 earlier this week, a French police source told Reuters today.

Fernando Verdasco and Tommy Robredo will take the court for singles action in place of the injured Rafael Nadal, as Spain continues its quest for a second straight Davis Cup title this weekend in a quarterfinal matchup with visiting Germany.

Rafael Nadal, the man who until five weeks ago dominated men's tennis and had relegated the legendary Roger Federer to second place, is now in his native Mallorca, counting the days for a return to the tour but still far from holding a racket.

Organizers of the Rogers Cup tennis tournament are keeping their fingers crossed Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will be able to play next month in Montreal.

Rafael Nadal was spotted at a yacht club in Palma De Mallorca Spain yesterday afternoon jet-skiing with friends.

New York Yankees catcher Thurman Munson was Rookie of the Year in 1970. He was Most Valuable Player in 1976.

MADRID: Former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero has been called up to replace the injured David Ferrer in Spain's squad for this week's Davis Cup World Group quarter-final against Germany.

Nadal is defending champion at the Rogers Cup. Reigning ATP World Tour Champion Rafael Nadal is targeting his return to tennis at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Montreal, beginning 10 August.

In this file photo taken June 12, 2009 Mathieu Montcourt from France returns the ball to Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka during their quarter final match at the ATP challenger Tennis tournament in Lugano, Switzerland.

Wimbledon runner-up Andy Roddick withdrew Monday from the U.S. Davis Cup team's quarterfinal at Croatia, citing a right hip flexor injury.

Heading into the men's final at Wimbledon, there laid the inevitability of witnessing a match with a noteworthy end, regardless of who received the trophy... by Anthony Lopopolo 202 reads Opinion July 05, 2009 Heading into the men's final at Wimbledon, there laid the inevitability of witnessing a match with a noteworthy end, regardless of who ...

Today is Monday, July 6, the 187th day of 2009. There are 178 days left in the year.

Published: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 12:05 a.m. Today is Monday, July 6, the 187th day of 2009.

Andy Roddick slumped forward in his changeover chair, hands covering his grass-stained baseball cap, stung by his third loss in a Wimbledon final, all to Roger Federer.

Once Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are out of the tennis world, who should we look out for to shine.

Wimbledon's second Friday was a logic-defying dance with fantasy for Tim Henman.

" You look at the last 40 minutes Andy played and the way he was returning serve was pretty frightening " Andy Murray is now a legitimate contender to win this tournament.

IN 2001, Jack Harris came to Wimbledon as a wet-behind-the-ears line judge. He was excited, yet nervous beyond belief.

Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images Andy Murray is hoping to shrug off the exertions of Monday's epic five-set fourth-round victory over Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka by beating Spain's Juan Carlos Ferrero as quickly as possible.

The idea was to make a film about the journey, the long and difficult and rewarding journey that a family takes when it has a tennis prodigy within its midst.