Andy Roddick has withdrawn from the Masters Cup ahead of his Red Group match against defending champion Roger Federer. An International Tennis Federation official said Roddick had pulled out of the season-ending tournament but did not give a reason

Andy Roddick has withdrawn from the Masters Cup ahead of his Red Group match against defending champion Roger Federer.

Andy Roddick has withdrawn from the Masters Cup ahead of his Red Group match against defending champion Roger Federer. An International Tennis Federation official said Roddick had pulled out of the season-ending tournament but did not give a reason. Roddick was to hold a news conference later Wednesday.

Andy Roddick has withdrawn from the Masters Cup ahead of his Red Group match against defending champion Roger Federer.

Andy Roddick has withdrawn from the Masters Cup ahead of his Red Group match against defending champion Roger Federer. An International Tennis Federation official said Roddick had pulled out of the season-ending tournament but did not give a reason.

Venus Williams advanced to the final of the Sony Ericsson Championships with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 win Saturday over top-ranked Jelena Jankovic. Williams will face Vera Zvonareva, who defeated Olympic champion Elena Dementieva 7-6 (7), 3-6, 6-3 in the other semifinal at the WTA Tour’s season-ending event. Williams saved five break points before winning a grueling service game in the third set to go up..

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Roger Federer doesn’t like hearing himself announced as No. 2 in the world, and hopes his aching back doesn’t hamper his pursuit of regaining the top spot. “I just don’t like the ring of it,” the defending champion said Saturday with a smile on the eve of the season-ending Masters Cup

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Lennart Bergelin, who coached Bjorn Borg for 12 years and captained Sweden to its first Davis Cup title, died Tuesday. He was 83. Peter Bengtsson, a spokesman for the Swedish Tennis Association, said Bergelin died from heart failure at a Stockholm hospital.

Lennart Bergelin, who coached Bjorn Borg for 12 years and captained Sweden to its first Davis Cup title, died Tuesday. He was 83.

Arlen Kantarian resigned as CEO of professional tennis for the U.S. Tennis Association on Thursday after running the U.S. Open since 2000.