Tennis

Federer to renew rivalry with Nadal in Rome final
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will renew their rivalry in the Italian Open final Sunday. In Saturday's semifinals at the Foro Italico, Federer held ...
Top-ranked Djokovic beaten by Berdych in Rome
Novak Djokovic can't seem to find any consistency on clay courts. And with the French Open less than 10 days away, he will enter Roland Garros on the ...
Sick Sharapova withdraws from Rome quarterfinal
Two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova has withdrawn before her Italian Open quarterfinal match against seventh-seeded Sara Errani because of an ...
Nadal struggles to beat qualifier Gulbis in Rome
Six-time champion Rafael Nadal overcame one of the worst opening sets of his career to edge Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday ...
Murray retires with back pain; Nadal wins in Rome
Back pain forced Andy Murray to retire midway through his second-round match at the Italian Open on Wednesday. He may have to sit out the French Open, ...
Brazilian player received 8½-month doping ban
The ITF says Brazilian tennis player Fernando Romboli has completed an 8½-month suspension for a doping violation. The International Tennis Federation ...
Murray retires with back pain; doubtful for Paris
Andy Murray retired from his second-round match with Spanish opponent Marcel Granollers at the Italian Open on Wednesday with lower back pain and ...
Djokovic and Federer show improved form in Rome
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer appear back on track after early losses in Madrid last week. Serena Williams, meanwhile, is maintaining her dominance
Madrid court adjourns John Tomic case to October
A Madrid court has postponed the trial for the father of Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic because of the victim of an alleged assault was unable ...
Robson beats Venus, faces Serena next in Rome
Venus Williams lost in the first round of the Italian Open to Laura Robson. Now sister Serena will get a chance to even the score. Robson, a quickly ...
Serena Williams & Rafael Nadal win Madrid Open
Serena Williams kept the No. 1, and added No. 50. Williams beat Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Madrid Open Sunday to retain her No.
Federer looking to take advantage of 7-week break
It's time for Roger Federer to step up his game if he wants his recent seven-week break from the tennis circuit to start paying off. The 17-time Grand ...
Djokovic says his ankle not bothering him anymore
Novak Djokovic says his right ankle is not bothering him anymore. The top-ranked player twisted his ankle while representing Serbia in the Davis Cup ...
Dimitrov opens with win over Baghdatis in Rome
Coming off his upset of top-ranked Novak Djokovic in Madrid, Grigor Dimitrov opened his Italian Open campaign with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Cypriot veteran ...
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 ...