Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia defeated Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova 1-6, 6-1, 6-0 for her first WTA title at the Monterrey Open on Sunday The 28-year-old Pavlyuchenkova came back from a set down to overwhelm Hantuchova in the final of the hard-court tournament. Pavlyuchenkova also defeated Hantuchova earlier this season in a hard-court match in Dubai.

The Davis Cup run for the United States is over in the first round. Novak Djokovic withstood 24 aces and outlasted John Isner 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-4 on Sunday, giving Serbia a clinching 3-1 lead against an American team looking for its 33rd Davis Cup title. In the last rubber, Sam Querrey beat Viktor Troicki 7-5, 6-2 to make the final score 3-2.

Israel's doubles team of Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram defeated Chile's Paul Capderville and Jorge Aguilar on Sunday, narrowing Chile's lead to 2-1 in the best-of-five Davis Cup tie. Erlich and Ram won 6-7 (5), 7-6 (9), 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 to set up the key reverse singles matches Monday. Fernando Gonzalez faces Dudi Sela and Nicolas Massu plays Harel Levi.

David Nalbandian has sent Argentina into the Davis Cup quarterfinals by defeating Sweden's Andreas Vinciguerra in the last reverse singles for a 3-2 series win. Nalbandian secured a 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 victory on Sunday to clinch the series at Stockholm's Royal Tennis Hall. Nalbandian broke for a 2-1 lead in the fourth set and held his serve the rest of the way, converting his first match...

Jo Wilfried Tsonga has retired with a sprained ankle against Simon Greul of Germany, ending the Frenchman's unbeaten run in the Davis Cup. Tsonga retired while trailing 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 on Sunday, a day after France qualified for the quarterfinals when Michael Llodra and Julien Benneteau defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber and Christopher Kas for an insurmountable 3-0 lead.

David Ferrer has sent Spain into the Davis Cup quarterfinals by beating Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 in the first reverse singles match. Ferrer was in control throughout Sunday's match and broke twice in the third set before serving out the victory to give Spain an unassailable 3-1 lead.

Russia is advancing to the Davis Cup quarterfinals after Mikhail Youzhny defeated Somdev Devvarman 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 in the first reverse singles to secure an insurmountable 3-1 lead over India. Youzhny dominated for the start Sunday, breaking his opponent six times while never losing his serve to close out the match in less than two hours.

Daniela Hantuchova came from a set down to defeat fellow Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 on Saturday in the semifinals of the Monterrey Open. Second-seeded Hantuchova will be looking for her fourth WTA title in Sunday's final against either third-seeded Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova or unseeded Latvian Anastasija Sevastova at the Mexican outdoor hard-court event.

The Czech Republic advanced to the Davis Cup quarterfinals after Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek beat Olivier Rochus and Steve Darcis of Belgium 7-6 (0), 6-0, 6-3 to gain an insurmountable 3-0 lead. The Czechs switched from their original choice of inexperienced pair Lukas Dlouhy and Jan Hajek for the doubles on Saturday.

Croatia has clinched a spot in the Davis Cup quarterfinals after Marin Cilic and Ivo Karlovic earned a straight-set win in doubles to give the hosts an insurmountable 3-0 lead over Ecuador. The Croatian duo defeated brothers Nicolas and Giovanni Lapentti 7-6 (3), 6-3, 7-5 after sweeping the opening singles on Friday.

Hello Tennis Buddies Kids & Parents!

Matches are being played today as scheduled.  The rain has decided to hold off until tonight.

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John Isner lost to Viktor Troicki 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-4 to give Serbia a 1-0 lead over the United States in the first round of the Davis Cup. Isner had 21 aces in his Davis Cup debut, but Troicki converted his fourth match point with a crosscourt volley after 3 hours, 36 minutes on the clay court at Belgrade Arena.

Retired stars Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova and Lindsay Davenport are joining current women's player Justine Henin in a second match at a charity tennis exhibition to raise money for Haiti. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will team with retired stars Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi in an already announced men's match during the "Hit for Haiti" benefit to be played March 12 at the...