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Clijsters beats Venus Williams in farewell game
Former No. 1 Kim Clijsters ended her career with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Venus Williams in a ceremonial farewell match. Clijsters retired after the U.
Djokovic, SWilliams win ITF awards for 2012
Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams are the International Tennis Federation's world champions for 2012. Djokovic won the men's award Tuesday for the ...
Serena Williams named WTA's Player of the Year
Serena Williams has been named the WTA's Player of the Year after winning major titles at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open and claiming gold at the London ...
Top-ranked Djokovic holds off Murray at ATP finals
In what is shaping up to be the new top rivalry in tennis, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray whacked the bounce out of the ball for three more grueling ...
Williams and Sharapova to contest WTA final
Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will play for the title at the WTA Championships. Victoria Azarenka goes home with the No. 1 ranking.
Williams beats Azarenka at WTA Championships
Serena Williams extended her dominance over the top-ranked player in the world on Thursday, defeating Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 6-4 at the WTA ...
Serena Williams opens WTA Championships with win
With the year-end top ranking out of her reach, Serena Williams will settle for the title at the WTA Championships. Playing her first match since ...
Azarenka looks to seal No. 1 spot at WTA finale
Serena Williams returns to WTA Championships with the Wimbledon and U.S. Open titles, plus the Olympic gold medal, yet with no chance of finishing the ...
Williams beats Niculescu to win Luxembourg Open
Venus Williams won her first WTA tournament in more than two years Sunday, beating Monica Niculescu of Romania 6-2, 6-3 to take the Luxembourg Open ...
Nadal not sure when he'll return from knee injury
Rafael Nadal still has no timetable for his return from a knee injury, and the 11-time Grand Slam champion isn't sure if he'll play the Australian ...
Nadal not sure when he'll be back from injury
Rafael Nadal still has no timetable for his return from a knee injury. The Spaniard, who hasn't played since losing in the second round of Wimbledon ...
Federer could play Berdych in 2013 Davis Cup
The first round of the 2013 Davis Cup could feature a matchup between Roger Federer and Tomas Berdych, the man who beat him in the quarterfinals of ...
Murray receives rousing welcome to home town
Thousands of people lined the streets in gloomy Scottish weather Sunday to give Andy Murray a rousing welcome to his hometown of Dunblane as he ...
Spain, Czechs look set to make Davis Cup final
Juan Martin del Potro's injury-enforced withdrawal as Argentina's spearhead looks set to leave the Czech Republic hosting defending champion Spain in ...
Bryan brothers must spark US' slim hopes vs Spain
Down 2-0 to the best clay court playing nation in the world, the U.S. is in a bad place in its Davis Cup semifinal against Spain, but it should be ...
US looks to surprise favorite Spain in Davis Cup
Even without Rafael Nadal, Spain presents a formidable challenge to the United States' bid to reach the Davis Cup final. Defending champion Spain ...
Spain hope to uphold history and oust US in semis
Spain ought to be within one win of a sixth Davis Cup title in this century after the semifinals this weekend. A United States team led by John Isner ...
US Open champ Murray hopes 'it's not the only one'
If it's true, as they say, that the toughest Grand Slam title to win is your first, then Andy Murray was right to feel relief, above all, when he ...
Murray's victory caps amazing summer for Britain
As if an historic victory in the Tour de France and stacks of Olympic medals won by the host nation weren't enough to boost the country's spirits, ...
Britain celebrates Murray's drought-breaking title
Britain's media are unfurling the superlatives they've been waiting 76 years use as the nation celebrates Andy Murray's drought-breaking Grand Slam ...
Column: Williams still partying like it's 1999
The year was 1999. Britney Spears was urging her baby to hit her one more time, Keanu Reeves was discovering alternate reality in "The Matrix," ...
US Open men's final moved to Monday again
With a potentially dangerous storm bearing down on the U.S. Open, play was suspended in the first set of defending champion Novak Djokovic's semifinal ...
Connery, Ferguson crash Murray's news conference
Scotland's own Sean Connery and Alex Ferguson crashed Andy Murray's post-match news conference after he won his U.S. Open semifinal on Saturday.
US Open Glance
A look at Saturday's play at the U.S. Open: WEATHER: Rain delayed the beginning of play, followed by a mix of sun and clouds, before play was ...
US Open women's final delayed until Sunday
Among the many lessons Serena Williams has learned in the 13 years since she played her first Grand Slam final is that routine is overrated. A perfect ...