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There would be a sweet irony if Tim Henman were finally to achieve his potential 12,000 miles from the grass courts of SW19.

The only thing about Stefan Edberg that was ever high-profile was his sumptuous tennis.

He is tall, left-handed, serves big, and would love to step out of a mist of disappointment in a blaze of glory.

The main attraction here last year was Tiger Woods, lured to the Dubai Desert Classic for a reported $2.25m . Yesterday the Dubai Duty Free Open was dominated by the two most compelling players in women's tennis, the powerfully successful Venus Williams, soon to be the world No 1, in action against Anna Kournikova, sport's most beautiful ...

Andre Agassi once known for his flashy oncourt attire admits his style has toned down over the years.

Robin Soderling will be the first Swede to play at the season finale since 2002.

Andy Roddick withdrew from the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals because of a left knee injury and was replaced by Robin Soderling.

A long line of Swedish men from Bjorn Borg to Mats Wilander to Stefan Edberg to Thomas Johansson have raised Grand Slam title trophies.

1 Juan Carlos Ferrero in his first round match of the IF Stockholm Open. It will be his first appearance at the Scandinavian tournament and is set to make his debut bow on Tuesday.

Paradorn Srichaphan has not played on the ATP World Tour since March 2007. Former ATP World Tour No.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, With the Davis Cup semifinals taking place this weekend, a few of us Bleacher Creatures will preview the path each team has taken to get this far, and examine their chances of advancing to the finals.

Marat Safin, displaying greater composure after injuring his lower back in the final set than in the rest of the match put together, fought his way into today's final at the Dubai Duty Free Open by defeating Sweden's Thomas Johansson, 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, after two hours and 26 minutes.

So how was your summer? Enjoy a few weekends at the lake? Watch the kids' baseball games? Have friends over for burgers on the grill? Get excited about the Vikings' prospects? All that remains is a trip to the fair and you can chalk 'er up as another splendid few months when you didn't have to shovel.

Marcos Baghdatis may be making an early trip to New York next month. The 2006 Australian Open finalist could join the field for the 16th annual Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger at Recreation Park in upstate Binghamton, N.Y. Qualifying for the event begins on on August 8th with main-draw action slated to start on August 10th.

Andreas Vinciguerra has been plagued by a succession of injuries since 2001. No. 3 seed Tommy Robredo of Spain is looking to reach the final for the third time when he squares off against Argentinaa TMs Juan Monaco on Saturday.A Robredo, a champion here in 2006 and 2008, has yet to drop a set en route to the semi-finals.A Monacoa TMs road into the ...

Any realistic hope Israel's Davis Cup team has of defeating Russia in this weekend's quarterfinal tie at the Nokia Arena will rest on the narrow shoulders of Dudi Sela.

Marat Safin claimed on Tuesday that Israel's Davis Cup team was "lucky" to make it into the quarterfinals of the competition.

Tommy Haas has reached the Wimbledon semi-finals, joining a select group of men who made the last four despite being the wrong side of 30.

Retires Former Pro Bowl quarterback Trent Green has decided to retire after 15 seasons and plans to pursue a career in broadcasting, his agent announced Friday.

Editor's Note: This Biofile of Thomas Johansson was orginally published in 2006 and is republished here as a tribute to the 34-year-old Swede who announced his retirement from professional tennis today.