http://www.mail.com/people/2356-roger-federer.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/people/2356-roger-federer.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2101446-andy-murray-french-open-to-injury.html LONDON (AP) — Andy Murray withdrew from the French Open on Tuesday because of a chronic back injury and will now focus on preparing for the start of the grass-court season next month. The U.S. Open champion met with specialists this week after being forced to pull out of his second-match against Marcel Granollers of Spain at the Italian Open last Wednesda... Tue, 21 May 2013 22:35:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2101446-andy-murray-french-open-to-injury.html 2013-05-21T22:35:58Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2096132-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 tennis greats, Nadal controlled the final from the start and won 6-1, 6-3 Sunday for his seventh Italian Open title. "Rafa was just too good today," Federer said. It tied for the second most lop-sided win in the series since Nadal als... Sun, 19 May 2013 17:56:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2096132-nadal-beats-federer-serena-wins-italian-open.html 2013-05-19T17:56:48Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2094858-federer-nadal-to-renew-rivalry-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 Frenchman Benoit Paire 7-6 (5), 6-4. Six-time Rome champion Nadal defeated sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych 6-2, 6-4, a day afte... Sat, 18 May 2013 20:46:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2094858-federer-nadal-to-renew-rivalry-rome-final.html 2013-05-18T20:46:32Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2094294-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 22:31:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2094294-top-ranked-djokovic-beaten-berdych-rome.html 2013-05-17T22:31:14Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2091030-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 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 the F... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:18:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2091030-nadal-struggles-to-beat-qualifier-gulbis-rome.html 2013-05-16T19:18:38Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2083012-venus-loses-to-robson-who-faces-serena.html ROME (AP) — Beating one of the Williams sisters is an accomplishment any young tennis player should celebrate. Winning consecutive matches against both of them would likely be a career highlight. British teenager Laura Robson faces that task after beating Venus Williams 6-3, 6-2 on Monday at the Italian Open to set up a second-round match against younger ... Mon, 13 May 2013 22:29:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2083012-venus-loses-to-robson-who-faces-serena.html 2013-05-13T22:29:38Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2082054-venus-williams-exits-1st-round-italian-open.html ROME (AP) — Venus Williams lost to Laura Robson 6-3, 6-2 in the wind at the Italian Open on Monday, ending prospects for a sister showdown in the second round. Serena Williams, who won the Madrid Open on Sunday, watched the match from the stands. Robson had eight double-faults and Williams six, the gusts complicating play at Foro Italico. Williams' errors... Mon, 13 May 2013 16:10:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2082054-venus-williams-exits-1st-round-italian-open.html 2013-05-13T16:10:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2077326-nadal-rallies-ferrer-serena-wins-madrid.html MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal rallied past David Ferrer 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0 Friday in the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open, maintaining his bid to reach a seventh straight final since returning from a knee injury. Top-ranked Serena Williams struggled before defeating Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3, 0-6, 7-5, and second-ranked Maria Sharapova joined her in the sem... Fri, 10 May 2013 18:22:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2077326-nadal-rallies-ferrer-serena-wins-madrid.html 2013-05-10T18:22:02Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2074488-no-2-ranked-federer-ousted-nishikori-madrid.html MADRID (AP) — Roger Federer was ousted by Kei Nishikori of Japan with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 loss Thursday in the third round of the Madrid Open. Following the loss by the second-ranked Swiss, Rafael Nadal is now the clear favorite for the title — or the next big name who should be wary of an upset. Nadal didn't let his sore knee get in the way in a 6-2, 6-3 win... Fri, 10 May 2013 00:42:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2074488-no-2-ranked-federer-ousted-nishikori-madrid.html 2013-05-10T00:42:01Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2074286-nadal-swilliams-sharapova-reach-madrid-quarters.html MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal cruised into the Madrid Open quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-3 victory Thursday over Mikhail Youzhny that featured an array of creative shots. Top-ranked Serena Williams and No. 2 Maria Sharapova also reached the quarterfinals in straight sets. Having already established control by winning Youzhny's second service game, Nadal kept a... Thu, 09 May 2013 16:00:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2074286-nadal-swilliams-sharapova-reach-madrid-quarters.html 2013-05-09T16:00:56Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2073788-swilliams-sharapova-win-to-reach-madrid-quarters.html MADRID (AP) — Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova reached the quarterfinals at the Madrid Open on Thursday, with the two top-ranked players winning in straight sets. Williams needed a little more than an hour to defeat Maria Kirilenko 6-3, 6-1, after Sharapova got past Sabine Lisicki of Germany 6-2, 7-5. Top-ranked Williams dominated Kirilenko, who droppe... Thu, 09 May 2013 13:35:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2073788-swilliams-sharapova-win-to-reach-madrid-quarters.html 2013-05-09T13:35:29Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2073678-sharapova-beats-lisicki-to-reach-madrid-quarters.html MADRID (AP) — Second-seeded Maria Sharapova beat Sabine Lisicki of Germany 6-2, 7-5 Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open. Sharapova used her big serve to take the first set with relative ease, but Lisicki put up stubborn resistance in the second. Both players traded early breaks in the second set before Sharapova finally converted a... Thu, 09 May 2013 11:56:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2073678-sharapova-beats-lisicki-to-reach-madrid-quarters.html 2013-05-09T11:56:09Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2069070-djokovic-loses-2nd-round-madrid-open.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 23:56:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2069070-djokovic-loses-2nd-round-madrid-open.html 2013-05-07T23:56:04Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2064428-serena-williams-advances-2-sets-madrid-open.html MADRID (AP) — Top-ranked Serena Williams won her opening match on the red clay of the Madrid Open on Sunday. She and other stars are glad the tournament returned to the traditional surface after its trial with blue "Smurf" clay flopped last year. After dispatching Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 7-6 (5), 6-1, the defending champion said she liked the new c... Sun, 05 May 2013 18:57:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2064428-serena-williams-advances-2-sets-madrid-open.html 2013-05-05T18:57:03Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2039120-wimbledon-announces-40-percent-hike-prize-money.html LONDON (AP) — This year's singles champions at Wimbledon will each receive $2.4 million after the All England Club increased overall prize money by a record 40 percent for the biggest total payout in tennis history. Wimbledon also announced Tuesday that it plans to build a retractable roof on Court No. 1 in the latest move to combat the rain delays that a... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:49:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2039120-wimbledon-announces-40-percent-hike-prize-money.html 2013-04-23T14:49:48Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2034930-djokovic-beats-nadal-to-win-monte-carlo-masters.html MONACO (AP) — Novak Djokovic kissed the clay and marveled at this sudden turn. The top-ranked Serb won the Monte Carlo Masters, and for the first time in nine years the trophy belonged to someone other than Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard's record reign at this tournament ended Sunday with a 6-2, 7-6 (1) loss in the final. "Rafa, thank you ... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:41:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2034930-djokovic-beats-nadal-to-win-monte-carlo-masters.html 2013-04-21T17:41:14Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2031252-nadal-tsonga-to-face-monte-carlo-semifinal.html MONACO (AP) — Rafael Nadal edged Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 Friday to win his 45th straight match at the Monte Carlo Masters and reach the semifinals. Top-ranked Novak Djokovic had less trouble with Jarkko Nieminen, beating the Finnish veteran 6-4, 6-3. Djokovic won despite a balky right ankle, which the Serb twisted two weeks ago a during Davis Cup ma... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:19:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2031252-nadal-tsonga-to-face-monte-carlo-semifinal.html 2013-04-19T18:19:55Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1989610-murray-rallies-ferrer-sony-open-title.html KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — As a dramatic men's final at the Sony Open neared its conclusion in a winner-take-all tiebreaker, Andy Murray waged a 28-shot exchange with David Ferrer, who was left so exhausted by the rally he crumpled to the court. CBS viewers missed it. They also missed seeing Murray accept the trophy after he erased a championship point Sun... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:11:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1989610-murray-rallies-ferrer-sony-open-title.html 2013-03-31T21:11:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1987422-murray-beats-gasquet-sony-open-semifinal.html KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Even from the cheap seats, the ones with a lovely view of the Miami skyline, a thud reverberated when Andy Murray angrily whacked his tennis bag with his racket. Murray was miffed after losing the first set of Friday's semifinal at the Sony Open. But he found no further need to punish his equipment, rallying past a gimpy Richard ... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 03:32:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1987422-murray-beats-gasquet-sony-open-semifinal.html 2013-03-30T03:32:24Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1984980-serena-williams-vs-sharapova-sony-open-final.html KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Maria Sharapova keeps drawing a different opponent in the Key Biscayne final, and has yet to find one she can beat. Now she'll give it a try against Serena Williams. Sharapova, a four-time runner-up, earned another berth in the final by beating Jelena Jankovic 6-2, 6-1 Thursday at the Sony Open. Eight hours later, five-time champ... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:45:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1984980-serena-williams-vs-sharapova-sony-open-final.html 2013-03-29T02:45:55Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1983070-sharapova-beats-errani-key-biscayne-quarters.html KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — The grunts were long and loud in the final game, as if Maria Sharapova was pushing a couch across nearby Crandon Beach. Trying to win the Sony Open must feel that way to Sharapova, a four-time runner-up. She returned to the semifinals Wednesday despite a patchy performance, beating Sara Errani 7-5, 7-5. Sharapova had 57 unforced ... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 03:16:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1983070-sharapova-beats-errani-key-biscayne-quarters.html 2013-03-28T03:16:41Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1981652-djokovic-upset-34-year-old-haas-sony-open.html KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Moments before the match, Tommy Haas sat in his changeover chair jiggling his legs, eager to face the world's No. 1-ranked player and old enough to know such chances don't often come along. Haas took advantage Tuesday night, beating three-time champion Novak Djokovic in the fourth round of the Sony Open, 6-2, 6-4. The upset snapp... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 07:22:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1981652-djokovic-upset-34-year-old-haas-sony-open.html 2013-03-27T07:22:53Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1975542-injury-sidelines-venus-williams-sony-open.html KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — A big match beckoned for Venus Williams on a court where she first hoisted the championship trophy 15 years ago. Alas, on Saturday she wasn't up to any heavy lifting. The three-time Key Biscayne champion withdrew from the Sony Open because of a lower back injury shortly before her third-round match against fellow American Sloane ... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 03:35:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1975542-injury-sidelines-venus-williams-sony-open.html 2013-03-24T03:35:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1966636-us-open-tennis-prize-money-to-reach-50m-2017.html After a year of closed-door meetings with tennis players seeking a greater say in the sport and a larger slice of Grand Slam revenues, the U.S. Open is making big changes. New York's Grand Slam tournament will increase its annual prize money to $50 million by 2017 — roughly double what it was last year — and permanently schedule the men's semifinals on Fr... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:03:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1966636-us-open-tennis-prize-money-to-reach-50m-2017.html 2013-03-20T20:03:42Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1966288-apnewsbreak-us-open-tennis-prizes-to-50m-17.html The U.S. Open tennis tournament will increase its annual prize money to $50 million by 2017 — nearly double what it was last year — and switch back to a Sunday men's final in 2015, The Associated Press has learned. As part of an unprecedented five-year agreement with the men's and women's professional tours, New York's Grand Slam also is making an additio... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:19:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1966288-apnewsbreak-us-open-tennis-prizes-to-50m-17.html 2013-03-20T04:19:31Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1961422-nadal-sharapova-win-indian-wells-titles.html INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Rafael Nadal continued his successful comeback with his third title in four tournaments, and Maria Sharapova broke through, too. Nadal rallied to beat Juan Martin del Potro 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 and win the BNP Paribas Open after Sharapova claimed her first title of the year, 6-2, 6-2 over Caroline Wozniacki in the women's final on Sun... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 08:37:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1961422-nadal-sharapova-win-indian-wells-titles.html 2013-03-18T08:37:18Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1956356-nadal-beats-federer-6-4-6-2-indian-wells.html INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Lured by the anticipation of another duel between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, fans packed the main stadium at the BNP Paribas Open on a sultry evening in the desert. After all, it was the first time in ATP Tour history that two players with 28 Grand Slam titles between them were meeting up. What resulted, however, wasn't vi... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:48:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1956356-nadal-beats-federer-6-4-6-2-indian-wells.html 2013-03-15T05:48:40Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1953472-djokovic-nadal-federer-win-indian-wells.html INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic defeated Sam Querrey 6-0, 7-6 (6) to reach the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open early Thursday morning in a match that began four hours late after a marathon day. Djokovic was brutally efficient in the first set after walking unsmiling onto the court as the remaining fans made their way from the s... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:17:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1953472-djokovic-nadal-federer-win-indian-wells.html 2013-03-14T09:17:44Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1947420-federer-azarenka-advance-indian-wells.html INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Defending champion Roger Federer beat Ivan Dodig of Croatia 6-3, 6-1 in a third-round match at the BNP Paribas Open on Monday, with the Swiss star tweaking his back near the end of the match. Victoria Azarenka, the defending women's champion, needed three sets to move on. Federer earned his 890th career ATP Tour victory, joinin... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 05:00:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1947420-federer-azarenka-advance-indian-wells.html 2013-03-12T05:00:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1940798-nadal-faces-test-indian-wells.html INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Rafael Nadal is not sure how his injured left knee will respond to his first hardcourt match of the year at the BNP Paribas Open. Nadal is a two-time champion and three-time finalist at this event. He hasn't played a match on a hard court in almost a year and is only a month into his comeback from a left knee injury that sideli... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:59:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1940798-nadal-faces-test-indian-wells.html 2013-03-08T14:59:08Z