http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/subjects/2256-mens-tennis.html http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2097904-lleyton-hewitt-andreas-seppi-beaten-nice-open.html NICE, France (AP) — Former No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt of Australia and fifth-seeded Andreas Seppi of Italy lost Monday in the first round of the Nice Open. Hewitt, playing in this tournament for the first time, was beaten by Pablo Andujar of Spain 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Seppi fell to Lu Yen-Hsun of Taiwan 7-5, 1-6, 6-4. Lu will next play Andujar, a semifinalist at this... Mon, 20 May 2013 21:40:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2097904-lleyton-hewitt-andreas-seppi-beaten-nice-open.html 2013-05-20T21:40:29Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2098188-jarkko-nieminen-2nd-round-power-horse-cup.html DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Sixth-seeded Jarkko Nieminen of Finland advanced to the second round of the Power Horse Cup by beating Lukas Lacko of Slovakia 6-3, 6-1 on Monday. Brazilian qualifier Andre Gham defeated Go Soeda of Japan 6-4, 6-0. Gham is ranked No. 260 in the world, Soeda is No. 115. Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain landed 80 percent of first s... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:50:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2098188-jarkko-nieminen-2nd-round-power-horse-cup.html 2013-05-20T16:50:03Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2096486-ricardas-berankis-upsets-denis-istomin-nice.html NICE, France (AP) — Ricardas Berankis reached the second round of the Nice Open by beating eighth-seeded Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday. The Lithuanian broke Istomin five times in the opening match of the tournament. He will face Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France, who advanced when Colombia's Alejandro Falla retired with a left calf injury ... Sun, 19 May 2013 18:17:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2096486-ricardas-berankis-upsets-denis-istomin-nice.html 2013-05-19T18:17:33Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2096084-nadal-beats-federer-serena-wins-italian-open.html ROME (AP) — After all these years, Rafael Nadal still knows how to dominate Roger Federer. In the 30th meeting between the two tennis greats, Nadal controlled the final from start to finish to win 6-1, 6-3 Sunday for his seventh Italian Open title. "Rafa was just too good today," Federer said. It tied for the second ... Sun, 19 May 2013 17:18:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2096084-nadal-beats-federer-serena-wins-italian-open.html 2013-05-19T17:18:20Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2096274-rosol-eliminated-1st-round-power-horse-cup.html DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Daniel Brands of Germany upset fifth-seeded Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the Power Horse Cup on Sunday. The clay-court tournament replaced the World Team Cup to become the warm-up event for next week's French Open, the second Grand Slam event of the season. Ivan Dodig of Croatia defeated Blaz... Sun, 19 May 2013 16:02:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2096274-rosol-eliminated-1st-round-power-horse-cup.html 2013-05-19T16:02:25Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2094854-federer-to-renew-rivalry-with-nadal-rome-final.html ROME (AP) — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will renew their rivalry in the Italian Open final Sunday — exactly a week before the French Open starts. In Saturday's semifinals at the Foro Italico, Federer held off a stiff challenge from rising Frenchman Benoit Paire 7-6 (5), 6-4, and six-time Rome champion Nadal defeated sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych 6-2, 6-4 ... Sat, 18 May 2013 20:41:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2094854-federer-to-renew-rivalry-with-nadal-rome-final.html 2013-05-18T20:41:02Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2092794-top-ranked-djokovic-beaten-berdych-rome.html ROME (AP) — 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 back of two early defeats. The top-ranked Serb wasted a chance to serve out the match and was beaten 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 by sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych in the Italian Open quarterfinals Friday. In the s... Fri, 17 May 2013 22:21:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2092794-top-ranked-djokovic-beaten-berdych-rome.html 2013-05-17T22:21:02Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/sports/tennis/2090034-nadal-struggles-to-beat-qualifier-gulbis-rome.html 2013-05-16T20:47:42Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/sports/soccer/2090766-reaction-to-beckham-announcing-retirement.html 2013-05-16T19:05:08Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/sports/tennis/2087086-murray-retires-with-pain-nadal-wins-rome.html 2013-05-15T19:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/sports/tennis/2087202-murray-retires-with-pain-doubtful-paris.html 2013-05-15T15:56:20Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/sports/tennis/2084208-djokovic-federer-improved-form-rome.html 2013-05-14T21:04:21Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/sports/tennis/2081830-robson-beats-venus-faces-serena-rome.html 2013-05-13T21:34:55Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/sports/tennis/2080034-serena-williams-rafael-nadal-win-madrid-open.html 2013-05-12T19:40:37Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/sports/tennis/2080402-federer-to-take-advantage-7-week-break.html 2013-05-12T18:20:13Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/sports/tennis/2080356-djokovic-ankle-bothering.html 2013-05-12T17:33:08Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/sports/tennis/2080304-dimitrov-opens-with-win-baghdatis-rome.html 2013-05-12T16:52:29Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/sports/tennis/2078690-nadal-reaches-7th-straight-final-madrid-open.html 2013-05-11T19:31:42Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/sports/tennis/2076340-nadal-rallies-ferrer-serena-wins-madrid.html 2013-05-11T00:16:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/sports/tennis/2073664-federer-loses-to-nishikori-madrid-open.html 2013-05-10T00:15:25Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/sports/tennis/2071224-azarenka-loses-cool-madrid-nadal-rolls.html 2013-05-08T20:41:50Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/sports/tennis/2068256-help-coming-tomic-fathers-ban.html 2013-05-08T07:49:18Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/sports/tennis/2068660-djokovic-loses-to-dimitrov-2nd-round-madrid.html 2013-05-07T23:40:49Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/sports/tennis/2066640-sharapova-azarenka-advance-madrid-open.html 2013-05-06T22:39:30Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/sports/tennis/2067116-with-wild-cards-kuznetsov-rogers-head-to-paris.html 2013-05-06T22:21:50Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/sports/tennis/2066558-tomics-father-charged-with-assault-madrid.html 2013-05-06T18:34:06Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/sports/tennis/2064008-serena-williams-advances-madrid-open.html 2013-05-05T22:22:05Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/sports/tennis/2064392-wawrinka-beats-ferrer-to-win-portugal-open.html 2013-05-05T16:11:03Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/sports/tennis/2064182-haas-defeats-kohlschreiber-to-win-bmw-open.html 2013-05-05T15:07:43Z