Xavier Malisse News

Britain's Naomi Cavaday will be ruing missed chances after losing in the final round of Wimbledon qualifying yesterday.

Dudi Sela will enter Wimbledon next week in a confident mood after advancing to the quarterfinals of the Ordina Open in the Netherlands on Tuesday.

Canadians Frank Dancevic and Aleksandra Wozniak recorded major upsets Tuesday in first-round action at the Eastbourne Championships.

As any rock star throwing a television set out of a hotel window should be able to tell you, smashing things can become a clich.

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.

Former world number one Marat Safin withdrew from the Queen's Club grasscourt tournament on Wednesday with a back injury, organizers said.

FORMER world number one Marat Safin was forced to pull out of the pre-Wimbledon warm-up event at Queen's with a back injury on Wednesday.

Lleyton Hewitt made a near faultless start in his quest to win a record fifth title at the ATP grasscourt event at Queen's Club in London.

The way James Ward saw it, he was not just playing for a spot in the finals of the Sarasota Open.

He is known as X-Man. Key Documents: Xavier Malisse, a racket-toting enigma, has also been called many other things.

Carsten Ball stepped up at match point against Eric Prodon, tossed the tennis ball skyward and whipped his racket through the air.

Sarasota resident Xavier Malisse, who received a wild card into the Sarasota Open, defeated Bruno Echagaray 6-4, 6-1 on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals at the Longboat Key Club.

Taylor Dent had plenty of time to think about what the sport of tennis meant to him.

The sound of a racquet crunching a ball reverberates throughout the 20 tennis courts at Longboat Key Club's Harborside Tennis Gardens.

Published: Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 11:00 p.m. Quietly, graciously, Petr Korda has given his time and his energy.

Since its inception in 2002 the Liverpool International Tennis Tournament has seen huge crowds thrilled by International stars such as Bjorn Borg, Novak Djorkovic, Caroline Wozniacki, Ashley Harkleroad, Martina Navratilova, Goran Ivanisevic, Ivan Ljubicic, Marat Safin, Paradorn Schrichaphan, Pat Cash, Illie Nastase, Mansour Bahrami, Henri Leconte, ...

FUTURE KIWI: Russian Artem Sitak has applied for New Zealand citizenship and could play for New Zealand in the Davis Cup.

March 1, 2009 © Getty Images Top seed Mardy Fish and Russian qualifier Evgeny Korolev meet for the first time in Sunday's Delray Beach International Tennis Championships final.

In what seems a lifetime ago Taylor Dent was ranked 21st in the world and on track to follow Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi into the next generation of top American players.

Taylor Dent beat out two-time Delray ITC champion Xavier Malisse on Sunday, defeating him in straight sets in the second round of qualifying.