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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 in Belgium. Clijsters retired ...
Williams caps off great summer with win at US Open
Serena Williams wrapped up her remarkable summer with the latest rendition of a scene that has become familiar the past few months. —Williams jumping ...
Serena Williams comes back to win US Open
Given all of the setbacks Serena Williams shrugged aside over the years — on tennis courts and, more daunting, away from them — she probably shouldn't ...
Azarenka surprises Sharapova in 3; Williams next
Normally so good, so gritty, in the crucible of the third set, Maria Sharapova finally met her match against Victoria Azarenka. Coming all the way ...
Serena Williams easily reaches US Open final
The latest woman to absorb a lopsided loss against Serena Williams thinks the 14-time Grand Slam champion should take on a new challenge. "Given that ...
Roddick beats Fognini to postpone retirement
Knowing full well each match could be his last, Andy Roddick is putting on a show while soaking up every moment along the way. So when he pounded a ...
S. Williams, Federer ease into US Open's 4th round
Serena Williams does not enjoy viewing videos of her losses. Not one bit. She used to engage in that sort of film work, Williams said, but "it was so ...
Roddick extends career with easy victory at Open
Andy Roddick was discussing his retirement-postponing victory during a TV interview when a group of fans interrupted by chanting, "One more year! One ...
On day Roddick says he'll retire, V.Williams loses
At a U.S. Open that will be remembered for goodbyes by Andy Roddick and Kim Clijsters, another former No. 1 and Grand Slam champion, Venus Williams, ...
2003 champ Roddick says he'll retire after US Open
Andy Roddick's tennis career will close at the U.S. Open, the site of his biggest triumph. The 2003 champion at Flushing Meadows and former No.
Clijsters says goodbye with 2nd-round loss at Open
Preparing for what she knew would be her last professional tennis tournament, Kim Clijsters — four-time Grand Slam title winner; mother of 4-year-old ...
Sharapova eases into 2nd round at US Open
Maria Sharapova's stomach ache turned out to be nothing more than that. That lopsided loss she suffered at the Olympics — well, that may have only ...
Long Grand Slam season wraps up at US Open
Champion at Wimbledon in both singles and doubles. Winner again in both events at the All England Club, four weeks later at the London Olympics.
Federer, Murray could have rematch in Open semis
Though no player would admit to looking so far ahead, Novak Djokovic may have been the biggest winner when the U.S. Open bracket was set Thursday.
Venus Williams loses in 3rd round of Olympics
Playing Olympic tennis twice a day proved too much for Venus Williams, and her workload at Wimbledon will now be a lot lighter. Williams squandered ...
Venus, Serena Williams advance at Olympics
Four-time Olympian Venus Williams walked off Wimbledon's cozy Court 2 gleefully waving her fist as fans chanted, "U-S-A! U-S-A!" Twenty minutes later, ...
Carly Rae Jepsen, Djokovic on for Ashe Kids Day
Tennis is calling Carly Rae Jepsen. The "Call Me Maybe" singer has been tapped for the Annual Arthur Ashe Kids' Day at the U.S. Open. She'll join The ...
Serena wins at Stanford in final Olympic tuneup
Serena Williams has spent most of her career matching — and often breaking — older sister Venus' records. After tying Venus for the most WTA Tour ...
Feathers, Federer both on Centre Court on wet day
While rain fell over the rest of the All England Club on Monday, the only thing falling over Centre Court was feathers. On another wet day at ...
Lisicki ousts Sharapova in 4th round at Wimbledon
A month after completing a career Grand Slam and securing the No. 1 ranking, Maria Sharapova failed to get past the fourth round of Wimbledon and lost ...
Sharapova loses to Lisicki in Wimbledon 4th round
Top-seeded Maria Sharapova was knocked out of Wimbledon on Monday, losing 6-4, 6-3 to Sabine Lisicki in the fourth round a month after completing a ...
Kim Clijsters eliminated in her last Wimbledon
Kim Clijsters has played her last Wimbledon match, losing in straight sets to eighth-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany in the fourth round.
After Nadal's loss, anything possible at Wimbledon
No matter what happens in Week 2, this Wimbledon will be remembered. Most of all, for 11-time major champion Rafael Nadal's second-round defeat to a ...
What might Wimbledon have in store for Week 2?
Whew. Good thing Wimbledon schedules its middle Sunday as a day off. This year, that gave everyone a chance to catch their breath after an eventful ...
Down 2 sets, Federer comes back, wins at Wimbledon
When Roger Federer found himself down two sets and staring at an early exit from Wimbledon, the crowd at Centre Court thought back to the stunning ...