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Thrills Await In Marrakech

If the ending of last year’s Grand Prix Hassan II is any sign of what is to come this week in Marrakech, fans will be in for an absolute treat. Philipp Kohlschreiber, who held five championship points against Borna Coric in last year's epic final at the tournament, will get another chance to claim glory in Morocco. The third-seeded German will begin his title assault against local wild card Lamine Ouahab. Top seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas pursues his second ATP World Tour title on his beloved red clay. According to the FedEx ATP Performance Zone, the left-handed Spaniard ranks fifth on the Tour in the past 52 weeks with 19 victories on the surface. The 30-year-old advanced to the final at...

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United States Into First SF Since 2012

USA 3, BELGIUM 0 Venue: Curb Event Center, Nashville, USA (hard - indoor) The United States is the first team to advance to the semi-finals, eliminating defending Davis Cup finalist Belgium as Ryan Harrison and Jack Sock defeated Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen 5-7, 7-6(1), 7-6(3), 6-4 to clinch the tie, 3-0, on Saturday evening in three hours.  "It feels great. My partner was awesome out there," Harrison said on court after the match. "I was up and down today and he was pretty consistent and helped me get through it. We have a great team. We have a lot of options that can really pull us through and I think we all do our part." The 32-time Davis Cup...

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Tribute: Paes Records 750th Doubles Match Win

Leander Paes continues to span the sport’s generations, entertaining with the same youthful enthusiasm and passion that he first showcased 29 seasons ago. The evergreen Indian, a feisty competitor with a familar smile never far away, has today become the sixth player in ATP World Tour history (since 1973) to record 750 doubles match wins (750-433). It is perhaps apt, that the 44-year-old hit the milestone on Davis Cup duty by recording his 43rd doubles victory for India since his debut in March 1990, to break the long-standing team match wins record of Italy's Nicola Pietrangeli. In tandem with Rohan Bopanna, the duo has kept India in its Asia/Oceania Group I tie versus China on Saturday. Only five other players...

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Isner Looks To Continue Momentum In Houston

John Isner is fresh off the biggest title of his career, as the 32-year-old became the oldest first-time ATP World Tour Masters 1000 champion when he triumphed at the Miami Open presented by Itau last weekend. Now, it’s on to the next challenge for the American — Isner will have to immediately dig into the red clay of the River Oaks Country Club as he seeks his second tour-level clay-court title, and his second in Houston at the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship. View Draw “It's up to me now to keep pushing forward,” Isner said after his Miami victory. “This is a big hurdle for me, mentally more than anything, to get over the hump...

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