Veteran Frenchman Fabrice Santoro announced Thursday he would compete in the Australian Open later this month making him the first player to participate in 70 Grand Slam tournaments in four decades. The 37-year-old - ranked still 68 in the world - had announced his retirement last November following the indoor tournament in Paris. But he insisted his latest decision did not signal ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Frenchman Fabrice Santoro brought down the curtain on a remarkable and atypical career by losing to American James Blake in the first round of the Paris Masters Sunday. The oldest player on the men's circuit, Santoro, who will turn 37 next month, confirmed after a 6-4 6-3 defeat that he was now retiring. "I've had lots ...

LYON (Reuters) - Top seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga needed two tiebreaks to overcome American Kevin Kim 7-6 7-6 and reach the Lyon Grand Prix second round on Tuesday. The Frenchman never looked in danger of losing his serve as he fired 14 aces but he only created two break points and wasted both in the second set. The world number eight has ...