Tennis: Rain halts ATP Masters Cup opener
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HOUSTON, United States : Rain halted the opening round-robin match of the ATP Masters Cup between world number one Roger Federer and French Open champion Gaston Gaudio of Argentina after only six minutes.
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Rafael Nadal is among those in action when rain again halts play at Wimbledon.
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The opener of the three-game series between the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday was postponed because of rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ivan.
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The persistent rain at the French Open stopped only long enough for seven more players to complete their first-round victories.
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Heavy rain delayed the start of  Sunday's Masters Cup final between world number one Swiss Roger  Federer and Australian Lleyton Hewitt, third in the rankings.
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It was overcast and chilly at the Westside Tennis Club here yesterday morning when Tim Henman went out to practice for the Masters Cup.
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Roger Federer&#039;s bid for a fourth successive Wimbledon title got off to a whirlwind start only to be stalled by the fickle London weather.
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Tuesday's day session at the U.S. Open   has been canceled because of rain.
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A fired-up Lleyton Hewitt underlined  his determination to end the season with a third Masters Cup  title as he rallied past Spain's Carlos Moya 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 to  complete their rain-delayed opening match on Tuesday.
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A weather-plagued day at the U.S. Open ended with the top-seeded Roger Federer leading the two-time Open champion Andre Agassi, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, when their match was suspended.
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Andre Agassi's third-round match with   German Benjamin Becker will have to wait after rain forced the   cancellation of all U.S. Open matches on Saturday.
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The weather put a damper on the 411,000-dollar ATP tournament here Tuesday, with top-seeded American James Blake among those who had their matches disrupted by rain.
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Torrential rain prevented any play in Austria and Britain&#39;s Davis Cup World Group playoff tie at Portschach on Friday. Friday&#39;s two singles ties and the doubles match could now
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The start of the 121st Wimbledon tennis championships was delayed on Monday because of rain.
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Russia's Marat Safin rolled to a 6-1,  6-4 win over Guillermo Coria of Argentina at the Masters Cup  Tuesday, the rainy conditions doing little to cool off the  ATP's hottest player.
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Continuous rain in Houston postponed the ATP Masters Cup competition for the third straight day. Spaniard Carlos Moya and Gaston Gaudio of Argentina were the latest to have a round-robin match delayed by storms.
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Thunder, lightning and incessant rain delayed the start of the Davis Cup World Group play-off tie between Austria and Great Britain.