The elimination of wild-card entrant Jeff Morrison in Saturday’s semifinal match against Nicolas Kiefer set the stage for an all-German final. But Morrison, an American, put up a worthy fight in three sets that kept the crowd guessing until the last point. Read more...

It’s been said his career has come to a close. But Andre Agassi put up a fight Friday night to convince any spectator otherwise. He still fell to Germany’s Tommy Haas ““ 7-6 (5), 6-7 (6), 6-3 ““ but was clearly the crowd’s favorite at the quarterfinals of the Mercedes-Benz Cup, receiving multiple standing ovations, including one as he departed the court after Haas advanced to the semis. Read more...

There’s Andre Agassi, and there’s not exactly. On Thursday night at the Mercedes-Benz Cup, Agassi displayed some of the skills that have helped him to 801 career victories and 58 career singles titles. Read more...

Who pays attention to seedings, anyway? At this point, it seems like no one playing in this week’s Mercedes-Benz Cup seems too concerned – especially those who were fortunate enough not to be seeded. Read more...

It seems to be something of a general rule in the sport of tennis ““ once players reach the age of 30, their years are numbered. Read more...

Wednesday night found the Bryan brothers one step closer to their goal of winning the Mercedes-Benz Cup. The doubles team ““ of twins ““ defeated the team of Alex Bogomolov-Taylor Dent, 6-2, 7-6 in a match that, despite a small comeback from Bogomolov-Dent in the second set, went to the Bryans easily. Read more...

The icing was the cake itself. After becoming only the sixth player in the Open Era to reach 800 wins, Andre Agassi received a standing ovation from the crowd at the Los Angeles Tennis Center and a chocolate cake from Mercedes-Benz Cup tournament officials. Read more...