Rising Canadian tennis star Milos Raonic, ranked 29th in the world, will meet veteran Julien Benneteau, No. 35 on the ATP tour, in this evening's second singles match of the Davis Cup World Group tie against France. Vancouver's Vasek Pospisil will face a formidable Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, No. 6 in the world, in the opening match of the best-of-five tie. Full Story.(Photo: The Canadian Press)
All Square
Ivo Karlovic beat Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 to give Croatia a split against host Japan in their Davis Cup World Group first-round tie on Friday. Karlovic overpowered Nishikori with 18 aces in the day's second singles. Full Story.
Quick Work
Defending champion Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia and American Vania King were among the second-round winners Thursday at the Pattaya Open. The third-seeded Hantuchova notched a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Poland's Urszula Radwanska and will next face the eighth-seeded King in the quarterfinals. Full Story.
