Koubek hammers Henman to give Austria 1-0 Davis Cup lead
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Stefan Koubek moved Austria one step closer to a place in the top division of the Davis Cup, winning the opening rubber of the world group play-off tie against Great Britain.
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PORTSCHACH, Austria : Greg Rusedski overcame his dislike of clay to level Great Britain&#39;s Davis Cup World Group play-off with Austria after British number one Tim Henman had been humbled in the first rubber.
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Stefan Koubek ended Britain&#39;s hopes of promotion to the Davis Cup World Group when he beat Greg Rusedski 7-6 6-4 7-5 in the decisive fifth rubber on Sunday to hand Austria a 3-2 win in their playoff tie at Portschach.
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Fifth seed Tim Henman of Britain defeated Slovakia's Dominik Hrbaty 6-1, 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 to reach the semi-finals of the US Open for the first time in his career.
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OSTRAVA, Czech Republic  - The United States took a 2-1 lead over the Czech Republic in their Davis Cup world group first round tie after Saturday's doubles.
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OSTRAVA, Czech Republic  - Former world number one Andy Roddick beat Tomas Berdych 4-6 6-3 6-2 7-6 to give the United States an unbeatable 3-1 lead in their Davis Cup first-round tie against the Czech Republic on Sunday.
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Tim Henman was defeated in the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors in Basle last night by the Czech, Jiri Novak. The British No 1 must now pick up ranking points at the Paris Masters to ensure qualification
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Fifth seed Tim Henman beat Germany's Nicolas Kiefer 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-1, 6-7 (4/7), 3-0 retired to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open for the first time.
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Russia and France take commanding leads in their Fed Cup semi-finals against Austria and Spain.
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Tim Henman finished his competitive career in style by leading Great Britain to a doubles victory at Wimbledon that secured a place in the Davis Cup World Group on Saturday.
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Tim Henman finally found form to drag Britain level at 2-2 in their Davis Cup World Group playoff in Austria on Sunday with just one singles match at Portschach remaining.
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After a death-defying bungee jump, David Nalbandian sprang into the quarter-finals of the BA-CA Tennis Trophy on Thursday with a straight-sets victory over Stefan Koubek of Austria, 6-2 7-6 (8/6).
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In the fifth and final rubber of the Davis Cup tie between Great Britain and Austria Greg Rusedski lost to Stefan Koubek 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 7-5.
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By Mark Ledsom BASEL, Switzerland  - British world number fourTim Henman was knocked out of the quarterfinals of the $1.26million Swiss Indoors tournament Friday, falling 7-6, 7-5 tounseeded Czech Jiri Novak.
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Tim Henman opens 2005 with a 6-1 7-5 win over David Nalbandian.
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Tim Henman shook off a recent bout of fatigue to beat Antony Dupuis of France 6-3, 6-4 Wednesday in the opening round of the Swiss Indoors.
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The Austrian Davis Cup team drew first blood this morning when clay court specialist Stefan Koubek beat Tim Henman in straight sets 6-3 6-3 6-1.