TENNIS NEWS

• Sampras beats McEnroe in return to England 12/3/2008, 5:20 p.m. CST
LONDON (AP) — A fast court, plenty of fast serves and a straight-sets win. It was all vintage Pete Sampras.

• Connors charged for altercation at basketball game 11/26/2008, 6:57 p.m. CST
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Tennis great Jimmy Connors has been charged with a misdemeanor for an altercation last week before a basketball game between UC Santa Barbara and top-ranked North Carolina.

• Nadal and Federer to play at Qatar Open 11/26/2008, 9:23 a.m. CST
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will open the 2009 ATP season by playing at the Qatar Open.

• Agent to AP: Sharapova 'on track' for Australia 11/25/2008, 3:32 p.m. CST
(AP) — Maria Sharapova expects to be back on the tennis tour at the start of 2009 and defend her Australian Open title after being sidelined since July with an injured right shoulder. Sharapova's agent, Max Eisenbud, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that she is "on track" to return to action at the Jan. 7-10 exhibition in Hong Kong that she usually enters.

• Nadal-less Spain upsets Argentina in Davis Cup 11/23/2008, 3:44 p.m. CST
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina (AP) — Who needs Rafael Nadal?

• Spain wins doubles, leads Davis Cup final 2-1 11/22/2008, 4:12 p.m. CST
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina (AP) — Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco sent a chill through Argentine tennis Saturday, winning their doubles match to give Spain a 2-1 lead in the Davis Cup final.

• Jimmy Connors arrested in Santa Barbara 11/22/2008, 9:04 a.m. CST
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Tennis great Jimmy Connors was arrested outside the campus arena where UC Santa Barbara and top-ranked North Carolina were playing a basketball game.

• Jimmy Connors arrested in Santa Barbara 11/22/2008, 2:21 a.m. CST
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Tennis star Jimmy Connors was arrested outside the campus arena where UC Santa Barbara and North Carolina were playing a men's basketball game.

• Lopez upsets del Potro as Spain evens final 11/21/2008, 4:36 p.m. CST
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina (AP) — Feliciano Lopez upset Juan Martin del Potro 4-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4), 6-3 Friday, allowing Spain to escape the first day of the Davis Cup final tied 1-1 tie with Argentina.