Merlisa Lawrence Corbett Serena Williams played coy about her health and readiness going into the Italian Open in Rome. But as if she wanted to quiet the skeptics and feed her fans, Williams erased all doubts by defending her title…
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett Serena Williams played coy about her health and readiness going into the Italian Open in Rome. But as if she wanted to quiet the skeptics and feed her fans, Williams erased all doubts by defending her title…
Victoria Azarenka has confirmed she will miss this month’s French Open.
Rome — Roger Federer appeared to lose focus in his first match back after the birth of his second set of twins, losing to 47th-ranked Jeremy Chardy of France 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (6) in the second round of the Italian…
By Dana Hudepohl You know her as the driven, intense superstar tennis player. Now meet the real Serena — a woman who loves to laugh, sings cheesy karaoke songs, and admits that Zumba is the one workout that’s too hard…
Monte Carlo – Roger Federer beat an injured Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-2 to set up an all-Swiss Monte Carlo Masters final with Stanislas Wawrinka after the Australian Open champion ousted David Ferrer 6-1 7-6 (3) on Saturday.
Monaco — Roger Federer is prepared to skip tournaments – including possibly the French Open – to be with his wife when she gives birth again.
Top-ranked Serena Williams is too wiped out to play in the Fed Cup against France on April 19-20, U.S. captain Mary Joe Fernandez said Wednesday.
Paris – Roger Federer saved Stanislas Wawrinka’s blushes after the Australian Open champion suffered a shock defeat to unheralded Kazakh Andrey Golubev in the Davis Cup quarter-finals on Friday.
Charleston — Venus Williams couldn’t dig herself out of a hole this time and lost to Eugenie Bouchard 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-4 at the Family Circle Cup on Thursday.
Charleston, US – World number one Serena Williamscrashed out of the WTA Tour’s Family Circle Cup on Tuesday, losing her opening match in straight sets to world number 78 Jana Cepelova.
Novak Djokovic stretched like a rubber band to hit a backhand. He sprinted into the other corner and scooped out forehands as if he was wielding a shovel.
Key Biscayne, Fla.– Between points, Serena Williams stood motionless behind the baseline with her back to the net, as if trying to match – or mimic – the methodical ritual of her opponent, Maria Sharapova.
Miami – Six-times Miami champion Serena Williams and five-times runner-up Maria Sharapova remained on another Sony Open collision course after each recorded fourth-round wins on Monday.
Nieminen, 32, took 28 minutes and 20 seconds to advance to the second round.
Indian Wells, Calif. — Roger Federer could have been upset about losing a close final in one of the biggest events outside the Grand Slam tournaments.
Indian Wells (US) – Four-time champion Roger Federer marched into the final of the Indian Wells ATP Masters on Saturday with a masterful 6-3, 6-1 victory over Alexandr Dolgopolov.
March 13 – Roger Federer charged into the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells on Thursday with a straight sets win over South African Kevin Anderson.
Indian Wells, Calif — Camila Giorgi claimed an upset win over defending champion Maria Sharapova 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Monday, giving the young Italian her first victory over a top-five player.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Roger Federer won a record sixth Dubai Championships — and 78th career title — by beating Tomas Berdych 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the final on Saturday.
Dubai — Fourth-seeded Roger Federer ended top-seeded Novak Djokovic’s chance of defending his Dubai Championships title with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 semifinal win on Friday.
Dubai – World number one Serena Williams’ comeback trail endured further feisty moments with Jelena Jankovic, the former world number one from Serbia, On Thursday before she reached the semi-finals of the Dubai Open.
Dubai – Serena Williams’ bid to extend her phenomenal career into her 33rd year will take a tentative but crucial step forward when she unexpectedly lines up at the head of the field for the Dubai Open which starts on…
Novisad, Serbia – Novak Djokovic has earned his right to miss Serbia’s Davis Cup first round tie against a full-strength Switzerland, team coach Bogdan Obradovic said on Thursday.
Paris — Top-seeded Maria Sharapova of Russia maintained her dominance over Daniela Hantuchova, thrashing the Slovak player 6-0, 6-1 to reach the Open GDF Suez quarterfinals on Wednesday.
For Rafael Nadal and his supporters, the dream of a second career Australian Open title transformed into a nightmare during the final round of the tournament Sunday.
Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka won his first Grand Slam title with victory over an injury-hit Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final.
Rafael Nadal powered past Roger Federer to reach the Australian Open final and maintain his dominance over the 17-time Grand Slam champion.
Four-time champion Roger Federer ended Andy Murray’s Australian Open hopes with a dramatic win in the quarter-finals.
Stanislas Wawrinka ended the three-year reign of Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic with a stunning quarter-final victory.
Novak Djokovic continued his impressive progress at the Australian Open with a straight-sets win over Denis Istomin.