http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/2256-mens-tennis.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/2256-mens-tennis.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2090034-nadal-struggles-to-beat-qualifier-gulbis-rome.html ROME (AP) — 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 and reach the Italian Open quarterfinals. Nadal's performance, and sometimes sluggish movement on the court, raised questions about whether he will be able to successfully defend his title at th... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:47:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2090034-nadal-struggles-to-beat-qualifier-gulbis-rome.html 2013-05-16T20:47:42Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2090766-reaction-to-beckham-announcing-retirement.html Reaction to David Beckham's decision to retire from football at the end of the season, which he announced Thursday: "David Beckham, one of the most iconic figures in global football is retiring from playing. It's the end of a chapter of an amazing story. David grew up as a football-loving child & achieved his dreams, and unquestionably ... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:05:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2090766-reaction-to-beckham-announcing-retirement.html 2013-05-16T19:05:08Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2087086-murray-retires-with-pain-nadal-wins-rome.html ROME (AP) — 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, too. Elsewhere at the Foro Italico, Rafael Nadal began his bid for a seventh Rome title by cruising past local hope Fognini of Italy 6-1, 6-3 in just 61 minutes. Similarly, two-time defending ch... Wed, 15 May 2013 19:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2087086-murray-retires-with-pain-nadal-wins-rome.html 2013-05-15T19:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2087202-murray-retires-with-pain-doubtful-paris.html ROME (AP) — Andy Murray retired from his second-round match with Spanish opponent Marcel Granollers at the Italian Open on Wednesday with lower back pain and listed himself as doubtful for the French Open. Murray, who was celebrating his 26th birthday, walked off the court after winning the second set to even the match. "I have an issue with my lower back... Wed, 15 May 2013 15:56:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2087202-murray-retires-with-pain-doubtful-paris.html 2013-05-15T15:56:20Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2084208-djokovic-federer-improved-form-rome.html ROME (AP) — Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer appear back on track after early losses in Madrid last week. Serena Williams, meanwhile, is maintaining her dominance. Top-ranked Djokovic quickly overcame an early break to cruise past Spanish qualifier Albert Montanes 6-2, 6-3 and second-seeded Federer routed Italian wild card Potito Starace 6-1, 6-2 Tuesday ... Tue, 14 May 2013 21:04:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2084208-djokovic-federer-improved-form-rome.html 2013-05-14T21:04:21Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2081830-robson-beats-venus-faces-serena-rome.html ROME (AP) — 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 improving 19-year-old British player, beat Venus Williams 6-3, 6-2 on Monday to set up a second-round match with top-ranked Serena. Robson won the Wimbledon junior title at 14 and at last week's M... Mon, 13 May 2013 21:34:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2081830-robson-beats-venus-faces-serena-rome.html 2013-05-13T21:34:55Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2080034-serena-williams-rafael-nadal-win-madrid-open.html MADRID (AP) — 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. 1 ranking and collect her 50th career title, while Rafael Nadal saw off Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2, 6-4 for his fifth title since returning from a knee injury. The second-ranked Sha... Sun, 12 May 2013 19:40:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2080034-serena-williams-rafael-nadal-win-madrid-open.html 2013-05-12T19:40:37Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2080402-federer-to-take-advantage-7-week-break.html ROME (AP) — 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 Slam winner returned to action last week at the Madrid Open and got his clay-court season off to a difficult start with a third-round loss to Kei Nishikori of Japan. "I hope it's going to have s... Sun, 12 May 2013 18:20:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2080402-federer-to-take-advantage-7-week-break.html 2013-05-12T18:20:13Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2080356-djokovic-ankle-bothering.html ROME (AP) — 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 in April then appeared to hurt it again in a second-round loss to Grigor Dimitrov at the Madrid Open on Tuesday. "I feel better. The ankle is not bothering me anymore, which is great news," Djokov... Sun, 12 May 2013 17:33:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2080356-djokovic-ankle-bothering.html 2013-05-12T17:33:08Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2080304-dimitrov-opens-with-win-baghdatis-rome.html ROME (AP) — 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 Marcos Baghdatis on Sunday. At 21, Dimitrov is the youngest player in the Foro Italico draw. The Bulgarian is ranked No. 28. Dimitrov will next face ninth-seeded Richard Gasquet, who beat Sam Qu... Sun, 12 May 2013 16:52:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2080304-dimitrov-opens-with-win-baghdatis-rome.html 2013-05-12T16:52:29Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2078690-nadal-reaches-7th-straight-final-madrid-open.html MADRID (AP) — 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 Open on Saturday. Nadal had little trouble extending his winning streak in clay-court semifinals to 46 matches, polishing off his overmatched Spanish countryman after winning the first six gam... Sat, 11 May 2013 19:31:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2078690-nadal-reaches-7th-straight-final-madrid-open.html 2013-05-11T19:31:42Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2076340-nadal-rallies-ferrer-serena-wins-madrid.html MADRID (AP) — 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 straight final since returning from a knee injury. In a meeting of Spain's top ranked players, Ferrer's baseline game on the outdoor red clay almost proved too much for the fifth-seeded Nadal. B... Sat, 11 May 2013 00:16:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2076340-nadal-rallies-ferrer-serena-wins-madrid.html 2013-05-11T00:16:56Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2073664-federer-loses-to-nishikori-madrid-open.html MADRID (AP) — 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 Japan 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 in Thursday's third round, leaving Rafael Nadal as the either the clear front-runner for the title or the next big name who should be wary of an upset. Nada... Fri, 10 May 2013 00:15:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2073664-federer-loses-to-nishikori-madrid-open.html 2013-05-10T00:15:25Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2071224-azarenka-loses-cool-madrid-nadal-rolls.html MADRID (AP) — 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 she's been runner-up the last two years. Losing to Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the second round ended Azarenka's 18-match winning streak to start the season. Meanwhile, Rafael N... Wed, 08 May 2013 20:41:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2071224-azarenka-loses-cool-madrid-nadal-rolls.html 2013-05-08T20:41:50Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2068256-help-coming-tomic-fathers-ban.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian tennis authorities have rushed to ensure Bernard Tomic receives support ahead of the French Open after his father and coach was suspended from ATP events pending an investigation into allegations of assault. John Tomic was charged with assault after allegedly head-butting Bernard's hitting partner, Thomas Drouet, on ... Wed, 08 May 2013 07:49:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2068256-help-coming-tomic-fathers-ban.html 2013-05-08T07:49:18Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2068660-djokovic-loses-to-dimitrov-2nd-round-madrid.html MADRID (AP) — 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 biggest win of his career. The 28th-ranked Bulgarian saved three set points in the first before taking the lead, and Djokovic then appeared to hurt his right ankle when trailing 4-2 in the second... Tue, 07 May 2013 23:40:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2068660-djokovic-loses-to-dimitrov-2nd-round-madrid.html 2013-05-07T23:40:49Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2066640-sharapova-azarenka-advance-madrid-open.html MADRID (AP) — 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 Madrid Open. The second-seeded Russian said she was still adjusting to changing weather conditions in Madrid and "the altitude as well" after winning the title in Stuttgart last weekend. Madrid is... Mon, 06 May 2013 22:39:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2066640-sharapova-azarenka-advance-madrid-open.html 2013-05-06T22:39:30Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2067116-with-wild-cards-kuznetsov-rogers-head-to-paris.html 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 to a wild card from the U.S. Tennis Association. Now it's Alex Kuznetsov's turn. He is following in Baker's path somewhat on the way to Paris: Kuznetsov was the runner-up in the 2004 French Open boys' tourna... Mon, 06 May 2013 22:21:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2067116-with-wild-cards-kuznetsov-rogers-head-to-paris.html 2013-05-06T22:21:50Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2066558-tomics-father-charged-with-assault-madrid.html MADRID (AP) — The father of Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic has been charged with assaulting his son's hitting partner after allegedly headbutting Thomas Drouet ahead of this week's Madrid Open. A Madrid court said Monday that John Tomic, who is also his son's coach, disputed the charges and will face trial on May 14. Drouet, of Monaco, told Austra... Mon, 06 May 2013 18:34:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2066558-tomics-father-charged-with-assault-madrid.html 2013-05-06T18:34:06Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2064008-serena-williams-advances-madrid-open.html MADRID (AP) — 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 its trial with blue "smurf" clay flopped last year. After dispatching Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 7-6 (5), 6-1, the defending champion echoed the sentiment, saying she liked the new courts at ... Sun, 05 May 2013 22:22:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2064008-serena-williams-advances-madrid-open.html 2013-05-05T22:22:05Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2064392-wawrinka-beats-ferrer-to-win-portugal-open.html OEIRAS, Portugal (AP) — Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland won the Portugal Open by beating top-seeded David Ferrer 6-1, 6-4 in Sunday's final. The second-seeded Wawrinka broke Ferrer's serve three times while not giving up one break point to finish the lopsided match in 1 hour, 5 minutes. It was Wawrinka's fourth career title and first this year. ... Sun, 05 May 2013 16:11:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2064392-wawrinka-beats-ferrer-to-win-portugal-open.html 2013-05-05T16:11:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2064182-haas-defeats-kohlschreiber-to-win-bmw-open.html MUNICH (AP) — Tommy Haas won the BMW Open for the first time at the 10th attempt on Sunday at age 35. Third-seeded Haas beat defending champion Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 7-6 (3) to win the first all-German title match in Munich in 48 years. "I can hardly believe that I still managed to win here after such a long career," said Haas, who emulated Frenchman... Sun, 05 May 2013 15:07:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2064182-haas-defeats-kohlschreiber-to-win-bmw-open.html 2013-05-05T15:07:43Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2062788-pavlyuchenkova-beats-suarez-to-win-portugal-open.html OEIRAS, Portugal (AP) — Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat Spain's Carla Suarez 7-5, 6-2 to win the Portugal Open on Saturday. The 21-year-old Russian saved six of seven break points and overcame five double faults to win her fifth career title and second of the year. In the men's event, top-seeded David Ferrer beat Andreas Seppi 6-1, 6-4, and will play second... Sat, 04 May 2013 17:51:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2062788-pavlyuchenkova-beats-suarez-to-win-portugal-open.html 2013-05-04T17:51:23Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2062780-haas-to-meet-kohlschreiber-bmw-open-final.html MUNICH (AP) — Tommy Haas will play defending champion Philipp Kohlschreiber in an all-German final at the BMW Open on Sunday. The third-seeded Haas defeated Ivan Dodig of Croatia 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday, while Kohlschreiber edged compatriot Daniel Brands 6-7 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (5) to set up the first all-German title match in Munich in 48 years. ... Sat, 04 May 2013 17:01:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2062780-haas-to-meet-kohlschreiber-bmw-open-final.html 2013-05-04T17:01:26Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2061090-atp-chairman-brad-drewett-dies-54.html LONDON (AP) — Brad Drewett, a former tour player who led the ATP as executive chairman and helped increase prize money at Grand Slam tournaments, died Friday after a short battle with motor neurone disease. He was 54. The ATP said in a statement the Australian died at his home in Sydney. Drewett was a top-40 singles and top-20 doubles player before he ret... Sat, 04 May 2013 02:09:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2061090-atp-chairman-brad-drewett-dies-54.html 2013-05-04T02:09:46Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2058964-leading-seeded-mens-trio-portugal-semifinals.html OEIRAS, Portugal (AP) — David Ferrer led the top three seeded players into the Portugal Open semifinals on Friday, beating Victor Hanescu of Romania 6-4, 7-6 (2). Second-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka knocked out local favorite Gastao Elias 6-4, 6-4, and No. 3 Andreas Seppi beat No. 8 Tommy Robredo 6-4, 6-3. Pablo Carreno-Busta rallied past fourth-seeded Fabio... Fri, 03 May 2013 18:38:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2058964-leading-seeded-mens-trio-portugal-semifinals.html 2013-05-03T18:38:24Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2060772-top-seeded-tipsarevic-knocked-munich.html MUNICH (AP) — Daniel Brands beat top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 Friday at the BMW Open to set up an all-German semifinal with defending champion Philipp Kohlschreiber. Kohlschreiber defeated Viktor Troicki of Serbia 6-3, 7-6 (3). He is bidding for his third Munich title after also winning in 2007. Ivan Dodig of Croatia caused another upset by o... Fri, 03 May 2013 17:44:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2060772-top-seeded-tipsarevic-knocked-munich.html 2013-05-03T17:44:47Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2060912-nadal-criticizes-ruling-to-destroy-puerto-evidence.html MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal says the decision to destroy the evidence in the Operation Puerto doping case is "a mistake." "My opinion is that the ruling wasn't positive for anyone," the tennis great said on Friday. "The only ones that benefited were the ones who cheated. The ones that are hurt are Spanish athletes and sports in general." ... Fri, 03 May 2013 15:13:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2060912-nadal-criticizes-ruling-to-destroy-puerto-evidence.html 2013-05-03T15:13:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2058858-janko-tipsarevic-bmw-open-quarterfinals.html MUNICH (AP) — Top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia defeated Grega Zemlja of Slovenia 6-4, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the BMW Open on Thursday. Tipsarevic is bidding for his second title of the year after winning the Chennai Open at India in January. He will face Daniel Brands of Germany, who beat Gael Monfils of France 6-3, 3-6, 6-0. Third-seeded ... Thu, 02 May 2013 19:00:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2058858-janko-tipsarevic-bmw-open-quarterfinals.html 2013-05-02T19:00:21Z