Kei Nishikori

EVEN before Bernard Tomic completed a clean sweep of the Davis Cup tie against Taiwan, Team Australia was pursuing its next individual goal.

OSAKA — Japan Saturday took an insurmountable, 3-0 lead over the Philippines to secure a place in the second round of the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania zone Group One.

OSAKA, Japan : Japan on Saturday took an insurmountable, 3-0 lead over the Philippines to secure a place in the second round of the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania zone Group One.

Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori has accepted a wild-card invitation to play in the 2010 Sarasota Open, which will take place from May 8-15, at the Longboat Key Club and Resort?s Tennis Gardens facility.

Ernests Gulbis is an underachiever no more after win in Delray Beach.

Commentary: Ernests Gulbis latest unseeded player to win Delray Beach ITC tennis title

The SAP Open announced its wild-card selections.

MELBOURNE: Asian players go into the opening Grand Slam of the season with plenty still to prove, and at least one will be going home today.

Former champion Philipp Kohlschreiber made light work of his replacement first round opponent Inigo Cervantes-Huegun at the Auckland Open yesterday.

TALL Czech Tomas Berdych is having a much better time in Australia this year and hopes the good vibes carry him all the way to Melbourne.