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Milos Raonic ready to play in SAP Open

Canadian tennis star Milos Raonic is healthy enough to begin his title defence at the SAP Open in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday.

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Davis Cup

Milos Raonic injury, rival's depth too much for Canada to overcome

Turns out it was the left one. By coincidence, an auto-graphed Milos Raonic tennis shoe, size 14 left, encased in a display box, was up for bids in a Tennis B.C. silent auction inside UBC's Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre.

Davis Cup

Raonic gives Canada hope against France

When does a 1-0 deficit in a best-of-five Davis Cup tie feel like a siege?

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Raonic gives Canada a split to open Davis Cup tie

Canada's Davis Cup World Group tie against France is now a best-of-three.

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Vasek Pospisil of Canada (L) and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France.

Canada needs Pospisil to rebound for Saturday doubles

Putting Vasek Pospisil back together after he'd been dismembered by Jo-Willy Tsonga in the first match Friday of Canada's Davis Cup tie with France was job one for the Canadian team regardless of how Milos Raonic did in Friday night's late game.

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Julien Benneteau ( L ) and Milos Raonic paired at draw for Davis Cup between Canada and France in Vancouver on February 9, 2012.

Gael Monfils' deletion improves Canada's Davis Cup chances

You won't hear anyone on Canada's Davis Cup team call it a lucky break, because that would be . well, an insult to the French, and we're all gentlemen here.

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French Team's Gael Monfils during practice before Davis Cup tournament in Vancouver, B.C., February 7, 2012.

Gael Monfils won't play Davis Cup

You won't hear anyone on Canada's Davis Cup team call it a lucky break, because that would be . . . well, an insult to the French, and we're all gentlemen here.

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Gallagher: Enormous pressure on Pospisil entering Davis Cup tie

The very reason why everyone is excited about the chances of Canada in this Davis Cup tie against these odds is the chief reason why this weekend is going to be so tough for Vasek Pospisil.

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Cole: Monfils' deletion improves Canada's Davis Cup chances

You won't hear anyone on Canada's Davis Cup team call it a lucky break, because that would be . . . well, an insult to the French, and we're all gentlemen here.

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Milos Raonic smiles during a press conference before Davis Cup tournament in Vancouver February 7.

Davis Cup crowd can help Canadians

Francois Mitterrand, the late French president, once enunciated the three events which matter to fans of the Tricolor: soccer's World Cup, cycling's Tour de France and the Davis Cup of tennis.

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Milos Raonic (above) and teammate Vasek Pospisil could play the matches of their lives and still lose.

'Cohesive force' can boost individual performances at Davis Cup

What makes Davis Cup so special? What makes it unique in the world of tennis?

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Veteran Nestor has history of Davis Cup success

Tennis is all about physics and, sometimes, the metaphysical.

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