David Ferrer and Stanislas Wawrinka stepped out of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer's shadows on Friday as defending champions Spain and Switzerland were locked 1-1 in their Davis Cup World Group opener. Ferrer, the world number 16, eased past Marco Chiudinelli 6-2, 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 after Wawrinka, the world number 19, had come back to defeat Nicolas Almagro ...

David Ferrer and Stanislas Wawrinka stepped out of the shadows of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer on Friday as defending champions Spain and Switzerland were locked at 1-1 in their Davis Cup World Group opener. Ferrer, the world number 16, eased past Marco Chiudinelli 6-2, 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 after Wawrinka, the world number 19, came back from a set ...

David Ferrer and Stanislas Wawrinka stepped out of the shadows of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer on Friday as defending champions Spain and Switzerland battled to 1-1 in their Davis Cup World Group opener. Ferrer, the world number 16, eased past Marco Chiudinelli 6-2, 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 after Stanislas Wawrinka, the world number 19, came back from a set ...

The cull of leading players at the Dubai Open continued in spectacular fashion as Australian Open finalist Andy Murray, Nikolay Davydenko, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga all fell in the second round on Wednesday. With Roger Federer having announced his withdrawal on Sunday, and Gilles Simon being beaten in the first round, it means that only three of the eight seeds have ...