...Where is women's tennis?" Mattek-Sands said. "Here we are now."American Christina McHale lost to Jana Cepelova of Slovakia 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-4.On the men's side, Michael Russell of the United States retired with a left hamstring injury...

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - For most Americans, Slovakia and its capital city, Bratislava, are still seen as secondary...awash in new construction and new wealth, the spoils of Slovakia's recent entry into the European Union. Yet the mostly...

...Canada 2-1 in one semifinal Friday after Slovakia upset Finland 3-1. The two nations...and we can beat them, too," said Slovakia's Michal Handzus, a forward for the...Miroslav Satan scored the winning goal for Slovakia. "It's our first medal," Handzus...

...hockey world championships Monday by tying Slovakia 3-3. The Americans looked better in...Richard Lintner salvaged the tie for Slovakia when he slapped a shot from the point...Laviolette said. "We played better hockey. Slovakia played hard. Our guys played hard...

...said, "we touched rock bottom."For Slovakia, which beat the Azzurri 3-2 on Thursday...we're not here for a holiday," said Slovakia forward Erik Jendrisek.The party ended...they never recovered.Robert Vittek put Slovakia ahead in the 25th minute, taking advantage...

...4-6, 7-6 (1) Monday to lead Slovakia to victory over the defending champion...his ranking slide to No. 250, gave Slovakia a winning 2-0 edge after teammate Dominika...The U.S., Australia, Germany and Slovakia are playing in Group A, while Russia...

Slovakia and Croatia took 2-1 leads in their...from a first appearance in the final. Slovakia's Karol Beck and Michal Mertinak beat...to reach its first final since 1981. Slovakia reached the semis for the first time after...

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia -- Andy Roddick kept the United States...6-4 Sunday to win the playoff against Slovakia. Roddick, the U.S. Open champion...best-of-five series. A loss to Slovakia would have left the United States outside...

...willing to endure if it means helping Slovakia advance out of the preliminary round...they did and they put us in this." Slovakia is one of six nations in the Olympic...problem for Satan, who will miss two of Slovakia's three preliminary games because the...

LONDON -- The United States will play at Slovakia in Davis Cup playoffs for the World Group. The winner of...Americans into Davis Cup qualifying. The United States and Slovakia have meet once before in the Davis Cup, with the Americans...