Alexander Peya

Rafael Nadal showed he is back in business by clinching his first title since ending a seven-month knee injury layoff, winning the Brazil Open on Sunday.

Rafael Nadal showed he is back in business by clinching his first tournament title since ending a seven-month knee injury layoff, winning the Brazil Open here Sunday.

Rafael Nadal struggled into the Brazil Open final on Saturday by downing Argentine lucky loser Martin Alund in three sets and later said he was handicapped by nagging knee pain.

Spain's Davis Cup juggernaut collided with an unexpected Austrian roadblock on Saturday while the Czech Republic and Serbia took their bitter quarter-final feud onto Twitter.

Spain's Davis Cup juggernaut collided with an unexpected Austrian roadblock on Saturday while the Czech Republic and Serbia took their bitter quarter-final feud onto Twitter.

Spain's Nicolas Almagro and David Ferrer demolished Austria on the opening day of their Davis Cup quarter-final Friday as the five-time champions moved to the verge of the semi-finals.

The kings of clay are set to reign as holders Spain are favourites to keep their Davis Cup title defence on track despite taking on old foes Austria without world number two Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals at home starting on Friday.

The kings of clay are set to reign as holders Spain are favourites to keep their Davis Cup title defence on track despite taking on old foes Austria without world number two Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals at home starting on Friday.

LONDON (Reuters) - World number one duo Bob and Mike Bryan reached the Wimbledon men's doubles final on Friday after winning a marathon match against Frenchman Michael Llodra and his Serbian partner Nenad Zimonjic 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-7 9-7.

For Nicolas Mahut, an 11-hour, five-minute Wimbledon epic still isn't over. "Even when I sleep, I'm dreaming about the match," he said of the record-setting battle in which he fell 70-68 to John Isner in the fifth set. "It's a crazy story."

Thai star Paradorn Srichaphan is targetting a return to the ATP Tour after making his comeback from two and a half years out through injury with a doubles defeat at the Thailand Open here on Wednesday.