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Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Maria Sharapova hopes that a nagging right shoulder injury is behind her now so she can concentrate on returning to the top of women's tennis. The 21-year-old missed quite a bit of action in 2008 because o

Barcelona, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former French Open champion Albert Costa has been named as the new captain for the Spanish Davis Cup team. Spain captured the 2008 title in Argentina last month. Costa replaces Emilio Sanchez, who

Laguna Beach, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Three-time Grand Slam winner and American Lindsay Davenport announced Wednesday that she has withdrawn from the WTA Tour indefinitely after disclosing that she is pregnant. She recently entered the 2009

London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The International Tennis Federation has honored Rafael Nadal and Jelena Jankovic as its 2008 world champions. The world No. 1 Nadal captured Wimbledon, the French Open and an Olympic gold medal while

White Plains, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 2009 first-round Davis Cup tie between the host United States and Switzerland will be played in Birmingham, Alabama, as announced by the U.S. Tennis Association. The best-of-five tie will be

Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Surprise, there's yet another up-and- coming Russian to keep your eye on, and this one would be Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who's just one of a whopping 11 Russians right now in the women's Top 50. This 17-

Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lindsay Davenport signaled her return to WTA Tour duty by entering the 2009 Australian Open. The 32-year-old American has not played an event since August, when she competed at the U.S.

Amsterdam, Netherlands (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former French Open finalist Martin Verkerk announced his retirement from tennis. The 6-foot-5 Dutchman captured two singles titles during his career, which became a professional one in 1996. H

Perth, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - U.S. Open champion Serena Williams has decided to skip next month's Hopman Cup, citing a hamstring injury. The nine-time major titlist and former world No. 1 star does plan on competing at the 2009 Au

Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 2008 men's tennis season was full of highlights, but the biggest ones were provided by Rafael Nadal, who halted Roger Federer's five-year reign at Wimbledon and supplanted the mighty Swiss atop the rankin