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STAN WAWRINKA JOINS KEI NISHIKORI IN THE TOKYO SECOND ROUND – TENNIS NEWS

Stan Wawrinka began his quest for a fourth title of the season on Tuesday at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships.

JEREMY CHARDY BATTLES PAST ALEXANDER ZVEREV; VASEK POSPISIL ADVANCES AND MORE TENNIS NEWS

Sixth seed Jeremy Chardy battled past rising German star Alexander Zverev 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Tuesday to reach the second round of the Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur.

ROGER FEDERER SWITCHES HIS TENNIS RACKET FOR A HOCKEY STICK TO PLAY TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

Roger Federer swapped his tennis racquet for a hockey stick on Sunday at the Rexall Centre as the Toronto Maple Leafs took on stars of the ATP World Tour on a transformed centre court.

FEDERER GETTING BACK IN BUSINESS WITH AN ACTION-PACKED WEEK IN TORONTO BY RICKY DIMON

In 2013, Roger Federer went back to clay to test out a new racket in between Wimbledon and the U.S. Open Series. This time around, however, there was no sign of the 17-time Grand Slam champion.

RAONIC FALLS TO FEDERER AT WIMBLEDON / RAONIC TOMBE AUX MAINS DE FEDERER À WIMBLEDON

Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON) was defeated by Switzerland’s Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in his first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon on Friday. / Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON) s'est incliné 6-4, 6-4 et 6-4 aux mains du Suisse Roger Federer à sa première participation à une demi-finale du Grand Chelem, vendredi, à Wimbledon.

WIMBLEDON LADIES UPDATE & PLENTY OF INTERESTING OBSERVATIONS INCUDING GRUNTING BY CHERYL JONES

Excitement may be like beauty. In essence, it is in the eye of the beholder. Lots of things are that way. Several men’s matches were filled with tense moments – just one element within the definition of excitement. But Wednesday at The Championships, the women’s matches were really not out of the ordinary.

A LOOK AT MONDAY’S FIRST-ROUND MEN’S SINGLES MATCHES AT WIMBLEDON BY RICKY DIMON

Wimbledon gets off to its traditional Monday afternoon start with the defending champion taking Centre Court. This time around, it is none other than Great Britain's own Andy Murray.

PHOTOS FROM THE AEGON CHAMPIONSHIPS, ALEJANDRO’S EPA PICKS

Here are some of today's EPA photos of the day from the Aegon Championships in London.

HEWITT AMONG FINAL ATLANTA ENTRANTS, TIAFOE ON QUALIFYING LIST BY RICKY DIMON

The full entry list for the BB&T Atlanta Open, the first stop during this summer's U.S. Open Series, was revealed earlier this week. Among others rounding out the field are Lleyton Hewitt, Radek Stepanek, Dmitry Tursunov, Vasek Pospisil, and 2013 runner-up Kevin Anderson.

ANDY MURRAY BACK WITH A BANG AS MAURESMO WATCHES @QUEENS

Andy Murray returned to where his glorious grass-court journey started twelve months ago and immediately picked up where he left off.

FEDERER, DJOKOVIC LEAD CHARGE INTO FRENCH OPEN FOURTH ROUND BY RICKY DIMON

Roger Federer dropped a set for the first time this fortnight but still managed to book a spot in the last 16 of the French Open with a 7-5, 6-7(7), 6-2, 6-4 victory over Dmitry Tursunov on Friday. Federer needed three hours and seven minutes to set up a meeting with Ernests Gulbis.

ALEJANDRO’S EPA PHOTOS. “KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL.”

Here are just a few of our favorite EPA photos for today and we wanted to share with you guys so you could enjoy them.

GOOD DAY AT THE BARCELONA OFFICE FOR GUNTHER BRESNIK’S “THIEM” by Ricky Dimon

Gunther Bresnik has an impressive team--or Thiem, if you will--on his hands these days. Each one of the coach's two charges in Dominic Thiem and Ernests Gulbis are making moves in 2014.

Federer, Isner Double The Fun @ The BNP Paribas Open

Twelve matches down. Ten to go? That's right; seven days into the BNP Paribas Open, Roger Federer and John Isner boast an incredible combined record of 12-0. They are both 6-0; 3-0 in singles and 3-0 in doubles.

Paes can’t quite get even with God — By Ricky Dimon

When you have an even record with "God" on the other side of the net, you know you're doing something right. That's whom Leander Paes was going up against on Thursday night at the BNP Paribas Open--at least according to Rick Leach, a former No. 1 doubles player in the world who now works with Paes on a part-time basis.

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