
Nadal upset at Madrid, threatens not to return
Rafael Nadal lost to Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 Thursday at the Madrid Open, then threatened not to return if the new blue clay-court wasn't ...

Pettersson holds 1-stroke lead at RBC Heritage
Carl Pettersson couldn't have had a better time with Colt Knost at the RBC Heritage. He hopes to have as much fun when the two play again on Sunday.

Sharapova edges Wozniacki in Key Biscayne semis
Maria Sharapova was confused and Caroline Wozniacki was mad. The linesman was wrong and the chair umpire was right. Sharapova won the disputed final ...
Weary Venus Williams loses at Key Biscayne
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Serena Williams loses to Wozniacki at Key Biscayne
Serena Williams kept swinging on the final point, and Caroline Wozniacki kept chasing the ball down, running from side to side in a grueling, ...

Serena Williams beats Stosur at Key Biscayne
Unhappy about losing a point midway through the second set, Serena Williams stood near the backstop, gritted her teeth and swung her racket as hard ...

Federer beats American Harrison at Key Biscayne
On the verge of victory, Roger Federer stopped playing when he thought a pivotal point had ended. He mistook a fan's shout for a linesman's call, ...

Serena Williams wins opening match at Key Biscayne
Serena Williams looked right at home, and not just because her purple dress matched the color of the court. Playing in her backyard tournament for the ...

Donald wins and goes back to No. 1
Coming off a historic season, Luke Donald was starting to feel forgotten. All the talk at the start of the year was whether Tiger Woods was trending ...

Donald wins and returns to No. 1
One great round. One solid swing out of the rough. One clutch birdie putt. That's what Luke Donald needed to win the Transitions Championship in a ...

Djokovic, Sharapova win in Calif; Roddick out
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic defeated Kevin Anderson 6-2, 6-3 to reach the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open on Monday, while American men had mixed ...

Sharapova beats Wozniacki, Roddick beats Federer
Maria Sharapova beat Caroline Wozniacki but lost the one point she played against Rory McIlroy. Roger Federer dropped the one point he played against ...

McIlroy a No. 1 that gets no argument
Rory McIlroy made quite a first impression in America, even when he lost. He made his pro debut on American soil in the Arizona desert at the 2009 ...

McIlroy wins Honda and becomes golf's new No. 1
Rory McIlroy, the new No. 1 player in golf, is not easily rattled. He didn't see a scoreboard in the final round of the Honda Classic until he walked ...
McIlroy holds off Tiger, goes to No. 1
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Defending champion Wozniacki beaten in Dubai semis
Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki lost in the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Friday, her game undone by mistakes in a 7-6 (3), ...

Wozniacki, Jankovic reach Dubai semis; Stosur out
Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki reached the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Thursday, while U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur lost ...

Stosur, Wozniacki advance in Dubai
U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur defeated Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-1 Wednesday to advance to the third round of the ...

McIlroy returns to scene of American debut
Rory McIlroy made his pro debut in America, a 19-year-old from Northern Ireland identified by his freckles, the brown curls coming out of his cap and ...

Azarenka overcomes injury to top Stosur in Qatar
Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus shook off a lingering ankle injury to win the Qatar Open on Sunday, routing Sam Stosur of Australia 6-1, 6-2.

Azarenka, Safarova, Stosur advance at Qatar Open
Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka defeated Simona Halep of Romania 6-3, 6-1 to reach the Qatar Open quarterfinals, while Lucie Safarova stopped Svetlana ...

Azarenka routs Sharapova to win Australian title
Victoria Azarenka started celebrating, then suddenly did a double-take to ask her coach, "What happened?" The answer: She had just produced one of the ...

Azarenka wins Australian Open women's title
Victoria Azarenka beat Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-0 Saturday to win the Australian Open and take over the women's No. 1 ranking. Azarenka, playing in her ...

Azarenka, Sharapova into Australian Open final
After 25 Grand Slam tournaments, Victoria Azarenka is through to her first final. Maria Sharapova, her opponent in Saturday's Australian Open title ...

Nadal tops Federer in Australian Open semifinal
Rafael Nadal outlasted Roger Federer 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (5), 6-4 in an Australian Open semifinal on Thursday night, the longtime rivals playing with ...