Gasquet faces cocaine-kiss hearing next week

Tennis player Richard Gasquet will go before the highest court in sports Tuesday for what he says was a cocaine-tainted kiss in a nightclub.

Wickmayer withdraws in Bali after year suspension

US Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer voluntarily withdrew from the ongoing Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions on Friday after receiving a one-year suspension by a Belgian anti-doping tribunal. Photo Gallery Available

Glatch will open for U.S. in Fed Cup final

Saturday's opening singles rubber at the 2009 Fed Cup final will pit American Alexa Glatch against world No. 11 Italian Flavia Pennetta. The United States and host Italy will decide the champion in a best-of-five affair on an outdoor clay court at Rocco Polimeni.

SPOTLIGHT

Serena, late withdrawal, leaves Oudin as top player

Top-ranked Serena Williams was riding high after winning the year-end Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Qatar, where she set a single-season record by earning $6,545,586. The previous record was $5,429,586 set by Justine Henin in 2007.

Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium reacts after beating Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan in WTA Bali Open Tennis Tournament round robin at Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Wickmayer won 7-6, 6-3.

US Open semifinalist Wickmayer banned for 1 year

U.S. Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer was suspended for one year by a Belgian anti-doping tribunal Thursday, accused of failing to report her whereabouts to drug-testing officials three times.

Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns a ball to Czech Republic's Jan Hernych during their round of sixteen match at the Davidoff Swiss Indoors tennis tournament in Basel, Switzerland, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009.

Djokovic bagels Hernych 6-0, 6-0 at Swiss Indoors

Novak Djokovic recorded his first 6-0, 6-0 win at an elite event Thursday, shutting out Jan Hernych at the Swiss Indoors. Photo Gallery Available

Murray, Davydenko, Verdasco move into Valencia SFs

Top-seeded British star Andy Murray, second-seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko and Spanish crowd favorite Fernando Verdasco were among Thursday's second-round winners at the $2.98 million Valencia Open.

U.S. team captain Mary Joe Fernandez smiles ahead of the Fed Cup tennis final between Italy and the United States, in Reggio Calabria, Italy, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009.

Glatch to open against Pennetta in Fed Cup final

Alexa Glatch of the United States will open against Flavia Pennetta in the Fed Cup final against Italy. Photo Gallery Available

Bartoli, Martinez Sanchez reach Bali semis

Veteran Japanese Kimiko Date Krumm upset fifth-seeded Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues in Thursday's round-robin action, while France's Aravane Rezai secured a berth in Saturday's semifinals at the $600,000 Tournament of Champions tennis event.

In this book cover image released by Knopf, "Open," by Andre Agassi, is shown.

Agassi pleads for compassion on '60 Minutes'

Andre Agassi responded to criticism of his crystal meth use with a plea for compassion, telling "60 Minutes" he needed help when he took the drug while depressed in 1997.

Date Krumm surprises Medina Garrigues in Bali

Top seeds Marion Bartoli and Samantha Stosur were among Wednesday's round-robin winners at the $600,000 Tournament of Champions tennis event.

Djokovic steamrolls into Basel quarters

Reigning three-time champion and hometown hero Roger Federer was an easy second-round winner Wednesday at the Swiss Indoors.

French Open's extension project on hold

The building of a new stadium for the French Open has been blocked because of political issues, but the French Tennis Federation said Wednesday that it was confident it will go ahead as planned.

Verdasco moves on; Tsonga falls in Spain

Top-seeded Andy Murray and reigning champion David Ferrer were among Tuesday's opening-round winners at the $2.98 million Valencia Open.

FILE - In this July 3, 2009 file photo Tommy Haas, of Germany, reacts during a break in play with Roger Federer, of Switzerland in their semifinal match on centre court at Wimbledon. Tommy Haas, Germany's top-ranked tennis player, is doing better after contracting swine flu. "I did a test because I suspected that I had swine flu. The test was positive," Haas told the Bild newspaper for their edition on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. "Of course, it was a shock for me." Haas told the paper he was already doing better.

German tennis player Tommy Haas has swine flu

Tommy Haas, the 17th-ranked player from Germany, is dealing with a case of swine flu.

Federer eases into Basel QFs

Second-seeded Serbian star Novak Djokovic highlighted Tuesday's opening-round winners at the Swiss Indoors

Tommy Haas has swine flu

Tennis star Tommy Haas has been diagnosed with a case of swine flu.

WADA writes to ATP over Agassi drug admission

The World Anti-Doping Agency has asked tennis to investigate Andre Agassi's admission that he took crystal meth in 1997.

Agassi meth bombshell should help sell some books

It seemed like we knew just about everything we needed to know about one Andre Kirk Agassi, but his upcoming tell-all book will probably leave us scratching our heads.

Davydenko rolls in Valencia opener

Second-seeded world No. 7 Nikolay Davydenko was an easy first-round winner Monday at the $2.98 million Valencia Open.

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