Fourth-seeded German Tommy Haas (pictured in January) needed a tiebreaker to get past wild card Devin Britton 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) in the first round of the ATP Tour's SAP Open.

Devin Britton hits a forehand against Tommy Haas of Germany at the SAP Open tennis tournament, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 in San Jose, Calif. Haas beat Britton 6-4, 7-6 (3).

Devin Britton serves against Tommy Haas of Germany at the SAP Open tennis tournament, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 in San Jose, Calif. Haas beat Britton 6-4, 7-6 (3).

Tommy Haas of Germany serve to Devin Britton at the SAP Open tennis tournament, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 in San Jose, Calif. Haas beat Britton 6-4, 7-6 (3).

Devin Britton reaches for the ball during a match against Tommy Haas, of Germany, at the SAP Open tennis tournament Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in San Jose, Calif. Haas beat Britton 6-4, 7-6 (3).

Tommy Haas, of Germany, hits a forehand against Devin Britton at the SAP Open tennis tournament Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in San Jose, Calif. Haas beat Britton 6-4, 7-6 (3).

Tommy Haas, of Germany, waves to the crowd after beating Devin Britton 6-4, 7-6 (3) at the SAP Open tennis tournament Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in San Jose, Calif.

Tommy Haas, of Germany, hits a backhand against Devin Britton at the SAP Open tennis tournament, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in San Jose, Calif. Haas beat Britton 6-4, 7-6 (3).

Serbian Novak Djokovic waits during his match against Sergiy Stakhovsky (unseen) from Ukraine during the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, on February 9, 2010. Sergiy Stakhovsk had to quit the match after 54 minutes because of a knee injury. AFP PHOTO ANP KOEN SUYK netherlands out - belgium out (Photo credit should read KOEN SUYK/AFP/Getty Images)

Serbian Novak Djokovic returns the ball in his match against Sergiy Stakhovsky (unseen) from Ukraine during the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, on February 9, 2010. Sergiy Stakhovsk had to quit the match after 54 minutes because of a knee injury. AFP PHOTO ANP KOEN SUYK netherlands out - belgium out (Photo credit should read KOEN SUYK/AFP/Getty Images)

1. The Fed Cup didn't exactly threaten the Super Bowl -- or, for that matter, UFC 109 -- as the weekend's biggest sporting event. But the competition served up some spirited tennis and intriguing results. In Lievin, France, the U.S. team pulled an upset grande. Melanie Oudin played the best tennis since her U.S. Open breakthrough, winning both her matches. And Bethanie Mattek-Sands won in singles and in doubles alongside Liezel Huber. The Williams sisters didn't play and can't really be blamed; the competition isn't exactly a top priority, even within the sport. But the U.S. B-team earned a solid "A." Well done.

What will it take to get Nadal back into game shape ... for the long run? Take time off? Retire then unretire? Knee surgery? Change his game? Please tell that a six-time Grand Slam champion isn't done at 23. --Yves, Montreal

Cleaning out the Australian Open notebook, a "G Moment" if ever there were one...

Five things we've learned from tonight's Australian Open men's final: