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The awarding of the 2012 Olympic Games to London in 2005 signified the beginning of a campaign to bring to Great Britain what Prime Minister Gordon Brown described as a "golden decade" of sport.

Tim Montgomery says he started taking performance-enhancing drugs because he wanted to beat American sprint rival Maurice Greene and become the fastest man in the world.

Whether a player plays defense or attack is a question of belief. Pete Sampras believed in his serve to such an extend that he attempted breaking only once per set at all.

It is not exactly the schedule of a man struggling with fitness. Rafael Nadal is already practising for this week's Davis Cup final against the Czech Republic, after being eliminated from the ATP Tour Finals in London.

Rafael Nadal fell out of contention for a spot in the semifinals at the ATP World Tour Finals in London with a second straight loss, 6-1, 7-6 to Nikolay Davydenko.

Chennai/Kolkata, Nov 26 : The New Year in Chennai is set to begin on a very exciting note and tennis enthusiasts in India can once again look forward to some riveting tennis action.

Victory over rival Roger Federer at Melbourne Park, however, was his sole major triumph of a season blighted by injury.

The last time a Swede reached the year-end men's championships, when it was held for the first and only time in Lisbon, Magnus Norman left the event as shyly as he had gone in.

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

There are only three more days until the start of the Barclay's ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London.

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SIGNED AND SEALED: Italian tennis star Flavia Pennetta, the world number 12, models an outfit in Milan in 2009, has signed to play at next year's Auckland ASB Classic.

LAS VEGAS a ' Manny Pacquiao weighed in at 144 pounds, his heaviest ever, while Miguel Cotto came in at the contract limit of 145 pounds for their today's scheduled 12-round fight.

In a battle between two players who have been questioned in the past for their "heart," No.

Novak Djokovic captured his fifth title of 2009 with a three-set victory over French crowd favorite Gael Monfils in the title match of the Paris Masters.

Djokovic defeated Nadal for the second consecutive time to improve his overall record to 6-14 against him.

Rafael Nadal eliminated defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-5, 7-5 with his best tennis of the week to set up a semifinal against Novak Djokovic at the Paris Masters on Friday.

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.

Rafael Nadal moved into the Paris Masters quarter-finals with a win over Tommy Robredo underlining his threat to unseat Roger Federer as world No.1 by the end of the season.