Kei Nishikori

Leading U.S. game software developer Electronic Arts Inc. has signed an exclusive license with the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club to offer a Wimbledon-themed tennis game for Nintendo Co.’s Wii game console.

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WORLD-RANKED players Fernando Verdasco (world No. 8), Nikolay Davydenko (No.11), Beijing Olympic silver-medallist and world No. 10 Fernando Gonzalez, Gael Monfils (No.14) and David Ferrer (No. 21) are the marquee names for the ATP World Tour in Kuala Lumpur this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, 26 June (Bernama) — Malaysia has achieved a milestone in tennis when Kuala Lumpur won the right to host the prestigious ATP World Tour 250 for a period of five years from this year until 2013.
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Kuala Lumpur has returned to the ATP Asian calendar, with French Open finalist Robin Söderling announcing his participation in inadvertently dramatic fashion.

Kuala Lumpur has returned to the ATP Asian calendar after an absence of over a decade with a field featuring two Top 10 players and French Open finalist Robin Söderling.
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Nadal has played at the Queen’s tournament in west London every year since his first appearance in 2005. He won the title last year, beating Novak Djokovic 7-6 (6), 7-5 in the final. Kei Nishikori also withdrew Friday because of an elbow injury. No. …

Japan's Kei Nishikori also has withdrawn from the Queen's Club tournament and was replaced in the draw by Marco Baghdatis. Jelena Janovic came oh-so-close to reaching the French Open quarterfinals. Instead, the fifth-seeded Jankovic lost her …

Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob summarizes the second week of the French Open.

PARIS – Sentimental favorite Roger Federer did not quite follow the script Friday at the French Open. He decided to go for high drama. Striving to complete a career Grand Slam, Federer came from behind twice in the semifinals to beat big-serving Juan Martin del Potro 3-6, 7-6 (2), 2-6, 6-1, 6-4.