
Venus Williams pulls out of Wimbledon, citing back
After 16 consecutive years of always showing up at Wimbledon, winning five titles along the way, Venus Williams pulled out of the grass-court Grand ...

Top-seeded Radwanska loses to US qualifier Hampton
Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska slumped to a 7-6 (2), 6-2 defeat by American qualifier Jamie Hampton in the first round at Eastbourne on Tuesday.
Malisse ousts Ferrer in 1st round of Topshelf Open
French Open losing finalist David Ferrer lost his first round match Tuesday at the Topshelf Open, depriving him of valuable practice time on the grass ...
American Steve Johnson gets Wimbledon wild card
Steve Johnson of the United States joined Frenchman Nicolas Mahut and seven British players invited to compete in the men's and women's singles as a ...
Vesnina beats Ivanovic in Wimbledon warmup
Ana Ivanovic was the first seed to fall at Eastbourne when she was beaten 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 by Russia's Elena Vesnina, and 2012 men's runner-up Andreas ...
Seeded players struggle before rain at Rosmalen
John Isner led an exodus of seeded players at the rain-interrupted Topshelf Open when he crashed out 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-4 to Evgeny Donskoy on Monday.

Hantuchova wins Aegon Classic in straight sets
Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova won her sixth career title on Sunday, beating Croatian teenager Donna Vekic 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 to win the Aegon Classic.
Hantuchova, Croatian teen reach Birmingham final
Croatian teenager Donna Vekic reached her second career WTA final when she beat 2009 champion Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-3 in ...

Hantuchova beats Schiavone in Aegon Classic
Daniela Hantuchova rallied from a set and 4-1 down Friday to beat former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone and advance to the semifinals of the ...

Petkovic beats Jankovic in Nuremberg semifinal
Andrea Petkovic reached her first WTA final since October 2011 when she upset top-seeded Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 6-3 in the inaugural Nurnberger ...

Top-seeded Flipkens out of Aegon Classic
Top-seeded Kirsten Flipkens was eliminated from the Aegon Classic on Thursday, leaving just four seeded players remaining in the quarterfinals of the ...
Jankovic to play Petkovic in Nuremberg semifinals
Top-seeded Jelena Jankovic cruised past sixth-seeded Lourdes Dominguez Lino 6-4, 6-0 on Thursday to set up a semifinal against Andrea Petkovic in the ...
Flipkens reaches 3rd round in Aegon Classic
Top seeded Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium came from a set down to beat Croatia's Ajla Tomljanovic and advance to the third round of the Aegon Classic in ...
Jankovic advances, next 3 seeds fall in Nuremberg
Top-seeded Jelena Jankovic went on court twice Wednesday at the rain-disrupted Nurnberger Versicherungscup and cruised into the quarterfinals by ...
Barthel advances to 3rd round at Aegon Classic
Sixth-seeded Mona Barthel of Germany advanced to the third round of the Aegon Classic on Tuesday with a 7-5, 2-6, 7-5 victory over Serbia's Vesna ...
Rains disrupts play again in Nuremberg
Third-seeded Alize Cornet beat Pauline Parmentier 6-3, 6-4 in an all-French first-round match at the rain-drenched Nurnberger Versicherungscup on ...
Oudin's defense ends in 1st round at Aegon Classic
Melanie Oudin's defense of her Aegon Classic title lasted only 57 minutes Monday, with the American losing 6-3, 6-1 to Croatian qualifier Ajla ...

Rafael Nadal drops from 4th to 5th in ATP rankings
Eight-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal drops from No. 4 to No. 5 in the ATP rankings this week, swapping places with David Ferrer, the man he ...

Will Nadal, Williams be unbeatable at Wimbledon?
Right now, French Open champions Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams are as good as it gets in tennis. The next time we see them competing, at Wimbledon ...

Makarova, Vesnina win French Open women's doubles
Fourth-seeded Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina of Russia won their first Grand Slam title together by defeating defending champions Sara Errani ...

Serena Williams thinks her peak is yet to come
Serena Williams thinks her best years may still be ahead of her at the age of 31. She overcame stubborn resistance from defending champion Maria ...

Serena Williams beats Sharapova in French final
Serena Williams knew, of course, that 11 years had passed since her only French Open championship. She also knew, of course, what happened a year ago ...

Column: Williams slowly ending "greatest" debate
Great? Undoubtedly. Serena Williams' latest Grand Slam title, at the French Open, confirmed what tennis already knew. But greatest? That is still too ...

Williams takes lead over Sharapova in French final
Serena Williams took the final two games of the first set Saturday for an early lead against Maria Sharapova in their French Open final, 6-4.

French hopes fade as Tsonga crushed by Ferrer
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's hopes of ending France's 30-year wait for a men's Grand Slam champion faded with a whimper, and instead it will be two players ...