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After the Grand Slams and before the season-ending championships, Davis Cup semifinals provides much needed tennis drama.

Novak Djokovic and James Blake add subplots to the main story of the Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal Grand Slam Rivalry and US Open Championships.

Early upsets are possible on the hard courts of Montreal's Roger's Cup, but Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are poised to meet in the final of another major ATP event.

The second round at Wimbledon sent several seeds slipping into the sunset on both the gentlemen's and ladies' sides of the Championships.

Spain's Davis Cup Captain Emilio Sanchez surprisingly chose Fernando Verdasco instead of David Ferrer to play against Andy Roddick and James Blake in Davis Cup quarters.

The US Davis Cup team, seeking revenge for a finals loss against Spain in 2004, will only advance in Davis Cup play if Roddick's hamstring and Blake's psyche are healthy.

Several Americans hope to have a strong showing at this year's U.S. Open but a look at the favorites shows a mostly international flavor.

The Davis Cup semifinals are coming up this weekend, where Spain hosts the USA and Russia flies to Argentina to fight for a spot in the final.

Val McDermid's latest thriller sees DCI Carol Jordan investigating a string of brutal murders - but this time she must do it without the help of profiler Tony Hill.

For fans of tennis and bettors, there are a host of matches today with good value as the ATP and WTA tours wind down for the season.

The Davis Cup quarterfinals took place last weekend as 8 nations including defending champion, USA, and 2007 runner-up, Russia, competed for a spot in the semifinals.

But for the works of ancestors such as Rosa Parks and John Lewis, Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama may not have become who they are, Dr. King's friend has said.

Andy Roddick and Rafael Nadal have as easy a draw as they could want in 2008's first Grand Slam, because most of the heavy hitters are in the draw's upper sections.

There are tight matches in Madrid and Zurich this afternoon with a lot of players coming into form. But, a couple of standout bets exist in the markets on offer today.

Marion Bartoli said she had nothing to lose. Now the 24-year-old French woman has everything to gain.

Roger Federer is the favorite to win his fifth consecutive gentlemen's singles title at Wimbledon, but his confidence may have been shaken by his loss to Rafael Nadal.