Kei Nishikori

Swiss also wins Stefan Edberg sportsmanship award for a record fifth consecutive year at ATP awards

Nadal's rival Roger Federer has won the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship prize for a record fifth successive year. Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was voted the most improved player, while Japan's Kei Nishikori was named newcomer of the year.

The Spaniard's main rival, Roger Federer, picked up the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship prize for a record fifth successive year. Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was voted the most improved player and Japan's Kei Nishikori was the newcomer of the year.

Andy Murray set up a mouth-watering semi-final with either Roger Federer or Fernando Verdasco at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells by edging past Ivan Ljubicic 7-5, 7-6 on Thursday night.

TENNIS: Murray puts heat on Ljubicic to march through to the semi-finals

The initial acceptance list of the first 23 singles players entered into the US Men’s Clay Court Championship was released this week, and it included six Americans, two former champions of the event, and a former World No. 1 and two-time Grand Slam Champion.

Also, Bethanie Mattek-Sands beat Tathiana Garbin 6-4, 6-4, and Ivan Ljubicic topped Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-3 in the first night matches. Hewitt, once the top-ranked ATP Tour player in the world, won this event in 2002 and 2003 and lost to Roger Federer …

B2 Networks and the BMW Tennis Championship today announced an agreement to broadcast its ATP event to a global audience via broadband exclusively on B2 Networks. Live daily coverage of all Stadium Court action for the 2009 tournament will begin on Tuesday, March 17 and conclude with the championship match on Sunday, March 22, 2009.
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We had the opportunity to watch players like Tommy Haas, Kei Nishikori, Radek Stepanek etc. in training, which was a big learning experience,? said Ranjeet. The original plan was to train for eight weeks, but by the time the Government approval came, …

Ljubicic downed Japan?s Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-3 and his next opponent will be compatriot Mario Ancic. Second-seeded Federer had a bye, and his second-round opponent will be France?s Marc Gicquel, who won through 7-5, 6-3 over Italy?s Simone Bolelli. …