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Federer, Murray: no problem for gay tennis players
Roger Federer and Andy Murray believe there would be no problem if a men's tennis player comes out as gay. The second- and third-ranked players were ...
Nadal reaches 7th straight final at Madrid Open
Rafael Nadal reached his seventh consecutive final since returning from a knee injury by brushing aside wild card Pablo Andujar 6-0, 6-4 at the Madrid ...
Nadal rallies past Ferrer; Serena wins in Madrid
Rafael Nadal fought back to beat David Ferrer 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0 in Friday's quarterfinals of the Madrid Open, maintaining his bid to reach a seventh ...
Federer loses to Nishikori at Madrid Open
The slippery blue clay may be gone, but the Madrid Open continues to produce surprises. Second-ranked Roger Federer was ousted by Kei Nishikori of ...
Azarenka loses cool in Madrid, Nadal rolls on
Victoria Azarenka lost her temper, broke her racket and argued with the chair umpire in an inglorious exit on Wednesday from the Madrid Open, where ...
Help coming for Tomic after father's ban
Australian tennis authorities have rushed to ensure Bernard Tomic receives support ahead of the French Open after his father and coach was suspended ...
Djokovic loses to Dimitrov in 2nd round in Madrid
Grigor Dimitrov stunned Novak Djokovic in the second round of the Madrid Open on Tuesday, beating the top-ranked Serb 7-6 (6), 6-7 (8), 6-3 for the ...
Sharapova and Azarenka advance at Madrid Open
Maria Sharapova rallied from a break down in the first set to beat Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania 7-5, 6-2 Monday and reach the second round of the ...
With wild cards, Kuznetsov, Rogers head to Paris
A year ago, Brian Baker was the former French Open junior finalist who made it into the main tournament at Roland Garros nearly a decade later thanks ...
Tomic's father charged with assault in Madrid
The father of Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic has been charged with assaulting his son's hitting partner after allegedly headbutting Thomas ...
Serena Williams advances in Madrid Open
Top-ranked Serena Williams advanced to the second round of the Madrid Open on Sunday as players applauded the tournament's return to red clay after ...
Wawrinka beats Ferrer to win Portugal Open
Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland won the Portugal Open by beating top-seeded David Ferrer 6-1, 6-4 in Sunday's final. The second-seeded Wawrinka ...
Haas defeats Kohlschreiber to win BMW Open
Tommy Haas won the BMW Open for the first time at the 10th attempt on Sunday at age 35. Third-seeded Haas beat defending champion Philipp ...
Errani, Hantuchova reach 2nd round of Madrid Open
Seventh-seeded Sara Errani advanced to the second round of the Madrid Open by beating Urszula Radwanska of Poland, 6-3, 6-1 on Saturday. The Italian ...
Shelby Rogers wins French Open wild card from USTA
Shelby Rogers will make her debut in the French Open after earning a wild card from the U.S. Tennis Association based on clay-court results on the ...
Pavlyuchenkova beats Suarez to win Portugal Open
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat Spain's Carla Suarez 7-5, 6-2 to win the Portugal Open on Saturday. The 21-year-old Russian saved six of seven break ...
Haas to meet Kohlschreiber in BMW Open final
Tommy Haas will play defending champion Philipp Kohlschreiber in an all-German final at the BMW Open on Sunday. The third-seeded Haas defeated Ivan ...
ATP chairman Brad Drewett dies at 54
Brad Drewett, a former tour player who led the ATP as executive chairman and helped increase prize money at Grand Slam tournaments, died Friday after ...
Leading seeded men's trio into Portugal semifinals
David Ferrer led the top three seeded players into the Portugal Open semifinals on Friday, beating Victor Hanescu of Romania 6-4, 7-6 (2).
Top-seeded Tipsarevic knocked out in Munich
Daniel Brands beat top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 Friday at the BMW Open to set up an all-German semifinal with defending champion Philipp ...
Nadal criticizes ruling to destroy Puerto evidence
Rafael Nadal says the decision to destroy the evidence in the Operation Puerto doping case is "a mistake." "My opinion is that the ruling wasn't ...
Janko Tipsarevic into BMW Open quarterfinals
Top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia defeated Grega Zemlja of Slovenia 6-4, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the BMW Open on Thursday.
Kuznetsov gets USTA wild card for French Open
Alex Kuznetsov earned a wild card into the French Open's main draw from the U.S. Tennis Association based on results on the USTA Pro Circuit.
IOC and WADA condemn ruling on Puerto blood bags
Olympic and anti-doping officials condemned a Spanish court's decision to destroy the blood bags seized in the Operation Puerto case, saying it ...
Dodig ousts 2nd-seeded Cilic at BMW Open
Ivan Dodig of Croatia ousted second-seeded countryman Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-2 in the second round of the BMW Open on Wednesday. Dodig reached his third ...