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Venus Williams pulls out of Wimbledon, citing back
After 16 consecutive years of always showing up at Wimbledon, winning five titles along the way, Venus Williams pulled out of the grass-court Grand ...
Federer wins 1st title of year, beats Youzhny
Roger Federer found the perfect place to end his title drought — a small town in western Germany that has a big tennis stadium and a street named ...
Over 30s: Federer beats Haas to reach Halle final
In a match featuring two men over 30, Roger Federer rallied past defending champion Tommy Haas 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 Saturday to reach the final of the Gerry ...
Roger Federer records 'double bagel' in Halle
Roger Federer cruised past Mischa Zverev 6-0, 6-0 to reach the Gerry Weber Open semifinals on Friday, recording his second career double bagel and ...
Rafael Nadal drops from 4th to 5th in ATP rankings
Eight-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal drops from No. 4 to No. 5 in the ATP rankings this week, swapping places with David Ferrer, the man he ...
AP PHOTOS: Nadal and Williams reign at French Open
Rafael Nadal takes down David Ferrer with a final ferocious forehand. Serena Williams gets redemption from her previous year's loss to Maria Sharapova ...
Nadal beats Ferrer for record 8th French Open win
If Rafael Nadal truly was going to be challenged, if his bid for an unprecedented eighth French Open championship would be slowed even a bit, this ...
Protesters with flares interrupt French Open final
A man who jumped onto the court with a fiery flare spurting white smoke briefly interrupted the French Open final Sunday between Rafael Nadal and ...
Makarova, Vesnina win French Open women's doubles
Fourth-seeded Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina of Russia won their first Grand Slam title together by defeating defending champions Sara Errani ...
Williams beats Sharapova for 2nd French Open title
Serena Williams knew, of course, that 11 years had passed since her only French Open championship. She also knew, of course, what happened a year ago ...
Nadal withdraws from Gerry Weber Open to rest
Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Gerry Weber Open on Saturday to rest ahead of Wimbledon. Nadal said the grueling physical demands of recent weeks, ...
Nadal edges Djokovic 9-7 in 5th in French semis
His dramatic and delightful French Open semifinal was 4½ hours old — and 14 games into the fifth set — when Rafael Nadal raced from the net to the ...
Tough times fill Williams' French Open history
For a decade, the French Open has presented more problems for Serena Williams than any of the other Grand Slam tournaments. Her collection of 15 major ...
11 years later, Williams back in French Open final
Done with a dominating performance in the French Open semifinals, Serena Williams climbed the stairs leading from the locker room to the players' ...
French Open semifinal showdown: Nadal vs Djokovic
Rafael Nadal groused last week that he was playing so badly he might soon be home fishing in Mallorca. Then came a transformation. Nadal stood at the ...
Hradecka, Cermak win French Open mixed doubles
Five years after teaming up, Frantisek Cermak and Lucie Hradecka won their first doubles title together at the French Open. The players from the Czech ...
5 things to watch in French Open men's semifinals
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will face each other in a French Open semifinal that feels like a final. Djokovic is trying to win his first ...
Nadal, Djokovic to meet in French Open semifinals
The French Open showdown between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic might lack some sizzle because they're not playing in the final, but in the ...
After losing set 6-0, Sharapova makes French semis
For one full set, Maria Sharapova was about as bad as can be. The French Open's defending champion could not direct the ball where she wanted at the ...
Federer loses quick French QF; Williams back in SF
A point from losing the first set of his French Open quarterfinal, Roger Federer shanked a routine forehand, sending the ball 10 feet beyond the ...
Errani beats Radwanska in French Open quarters
Sara Errani of Italy showed her surprising run to last year's French Open final was no fluke, beating fourth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-4, ...
American women go 0 for 3 Monday at French Open
A day before Serena Williams puts her 28-match winning streak on the line at the French Open, the three other U.S. women left in field tried to join ...
Djokovic, Nadal on course for semifinal in Paris
Less than 48 hours after learning of the death of his childhood coach, Novak Djokovic was on court at the French Open, determined to complete a career ...
Federer comes back to beat Simon at French Open
Chasing a shot, Roger Federer caught his right shoe in the French Open's red clay, twisting that foot awkwardly and tumbling to the ground.
Nadal, Djokovic seem vulnerable at French Open
For the third time in three matches this year in the French Open, Rafael Nadal hardly looked himself for a set. Unlike in the first two rounds, Nadal ...