Stefan Koubek News

I've been to Davis Cup finals and seen some stars hardened and glazed while others cracked and burned within the white-hot cauldron of the competition.

If there is one thing that is synonymous with the US Open, it is the night matches.

Roger Federer, a six-time Wimbledon champ, is 11-1 in tiebreakers at Wimbledon. In men's tennis over the last decade, players with the most success when a set reaches 6-all correlates poorly when compared to ranking.

Two-time champion Michael Chang overcame a rocky first set to beat Chris Woodruff 7-6 , 6-1 and reach the semi-finals of the $350,000 Galleryfurniture.com Tennis Challenge in Duluth, Georgia.

Instead of opening the 116th Wimbledon Championships at 1pm on Centre Court this afternoon, Pete Sampras will be nursing a back injury in the hope of being fit to play his first round match against Martin Lee, the British No 3, before the day is over.