Month of December , 2006

David Nalbandian produced his best tennis of the season to defeat Marat Safin in straight sets and level the Davis Cup final up at 1-1 in Moscow on Friday.

Nikolay Davydenko drew first blood for Russia in the Davis Cup final when he defeated Juan Ignacio Chela 6-1 6-2 5-7 6-4 in Moscow.

The Hobart International will boast the strongest player field in the tournament’s history, with 10 of the world’s top 50 players signing on for the event, organisers announced today.

Russia's Nikolay Davydenko will hope to break his jinx against Juan Ignacio Chela when he takes on the unheralded Argentine in the opening match of the Davis Cup final on Friday.

Tim Henman has revealed he is targeting a return to the top twenty in 2007 along with a possible return to Britain's Davis Cup team.

Russia took a big step towards Davis Cup glory on Saturday as Dmitry Tursunov and Marat Safin triumphed 6-2 6-3 6-4 over David Nalbandian and Agustin Calleri of Argentina.

Season 2006 started with a super-hyped comeback and ended with a tense, three-way battle for the No.1 ranking. In between those two events, we witnessed a Grand Slam destiny finally fulfilled (twice), the return of two former No.1s to the very top of the game, a megastar's re-entry into the major winners' circle and the ongoing rise of a future tennis superpower.

Russia have won the Davis Cup on home soil for the first time and taken the title for the second time since 2002.

David Nalbandian kept Argentina in the Davis Cup with a four set victory over Nikolay Davydenko to tie the match 2-2.

Nikolay Davydenko can cap the best year of his life by winning the Davis Cup for Russia in Moscow on Sunday.

While most of his contemporaries are resting from competition between ATP Tour seasons, Paradorn Srichaphan is in Doha to defend a title.

The McDonald's Williams Sisters Tour, a three-city exhibition featuring Venus and Serena Williams, is coming to New Orleans Arena on Tuesday, December 5, at 7:30pm. The Tour began in Denver on Thursday, November 30 and will conclude in Charlotte Thursday, December 7.

Fallen tennis star Jelena Dokic has left her tennis academy in Munich for the second time in month, and this time she has revealed she has no intention of returning.

Venus Williams and Mardi Fish will represent the United States in the 18th annual Hopman Cup matches, which will begin on December 30th in Australia.

Tennis legend Bjorn Borg believes Andy Murray could be Roger Federer's closest challenger next season.

Andre Agassi said goodbye.

Former world number one Gustavo Kuerten has said that he is considering participating at this year’s Australian Open.

Seven more of the world's top 50 women tennis players will contest the Moorilla Hobart International in January, further boosting the tournament's strongest player field.

Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi made up for Sania Mirza's loss in the singles final by winning the men's doubles at the Asian Games on Wednesday.