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Nadal seeded No. 5 for Wimbledon
If Rafael Nadal is going to win Wimbledon for a third time, he'll have to do it the hard way. Fresh from winning his eighth French Open, Nadal is ...
Federer beats Youzhny for 1st title of the year
If there is one place for Roger Federer to end a title drought, then it's Halle, a small town in western Germany that has a big tennis stadium and a ...
Federer beats Haas in 3 to reach final in Halle
Top-seeded Roger Federer came from behind to beat defending champion Tommy Haas 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 and reach the Gerry Weber Open final on Saturday.
Roger Federer breezes into Halle semifinals
Roger Federer blew past Mischa Zverev 6-0, 6-0 to reach the Gerry Weber Open semifinals on Friday, teaching a painful lesson to a player trying to ...
Haas, Gasquet reach Halle quarterfinals
Defending champion Tommy Haas advanced to the quarterfinals of the Gerry Weber Open on Thursday by outlasting Ernests Gulbis 7-6 (5), 6-4.
Monfils wins in Halle, says he'll skip Wimbledon
Top-seeded Roger Federer looked rusty in beating German wild card Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Gerry ...
Hewitt rallies past Russell in Queen's 1st round
Former No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt rallied past Michael Russell of the United States 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 in the first round at the Queen's Club on Monday.
Federer expects 2nd half of year to be better
It's nearly mid-June and Roger Federer is still without a title in 2013. Back on grass in one of his favorite tournaments, Federer is confident his ...
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 ...
Nadal beats Ferrer for record 8th French Open win
If Rafael Nadal truly was going to be challenged, if his bid for an unprecedented eighth French Open championship would be slowed even a bit, this ...
Protesters with flares interrupt French Open final
A man who jumped onto the court with a fiery flare spurting white smoke briefly interrupted the French Open final on Sunday between Rafael Nadal and ...
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 ...
Vying for 8th French Open title, Nadal gets Ferrer
His words catching in his throat, an emotional Toni Nadal called it "really a miracle" that his nephew is back in the French Open final.
Nadal withdraws from Gerry Weber Open to rest
Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Gerry Weber Open on Saturday to rest ahead of Wimbledon. Nadal said the grueling physical demands of recent weeks, ...
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 ...
Nadal edges Djokovic 9-7 in 5th in French semis
His dramatic and delightful French Open semifinal was 4½ hours old — and 14 games into the fifth set — when Rafael Nadal raced from the net to the ...
Nadal outlasts Djokovic in French Open epic
Rafael Nadal won an epic semifinal against Novak Djokovic at the French Open to remain the King of Clay — for another couple of days, at least.
5 things to watch in French Open men's semifinals
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will face each other in a French Open semifinal that feels like a final. Djokovic is trying to win his first ...
Murray set for return from injury
Andy Murray is set to make his return from injury in next week's grass-court tournament at Queen's Club in London. The U.S. Open champion missed the ...
Federer loses quick French QF; Williams back in SF
A point from losing the first set of his French Open quarterfinal, Roger Federer shanked a routine forehand, sending the ball 10 feet beyond the ...
Ferrer beats Robredo in French Open quarters
There was no stunning comeback for Tommy Robredo on Tuesday as fourth-seeded David Ferrer easily beat him 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 in an all-Spanish match to ...
A homage, a birthday and 3 firsts at French Open
Novak Djokovic played through his grief, Rafael Nadal celebrated a birthday with the center court crowd and three newcomers advanced to the ...
Djokovic, Nadal on course for semifinal in Paris
Less than 48 hours after learning of the death of his childhood coach, Novak Djokovic was on court at the French Open, determined to complete a career ...