Tennis News

Saturday May 25, 2013 10:34 PM
Last native or naturalized citizens to win their nation's Grand Slam singles title:
Saturday May 25, 2013 3:54 PM
BRUSSELS- Kaia Kanepi of Estonia beat Peng Shuai of China 6-2, 7-5 to win the Brussels Open on Saturday.
Saturday May 25, 2013 12:19 PM
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Saturday May 25, 2013 12:04 PM
PARIS- In the moments immediately following her stunningly early exit from the 2012 French Open, as her eyes welled with tears and she bemoaned how she's "been through so much in my life," Serena Williams could not possibly find anything positive to take from the experience.
Saturday May 25, 2013 11:57 AM
PARIS-Women to watch at the French Open, where play begins Sunday:
Saturday May 25, 2013 11:57 AM
PARIS-Men to watch at the French Open, where play begins Sunday:
Saturday May 25, 2013 11:09 AM
PARIS- A quick glance at the French Open, the year's second Grand Slam tennis tournament, which starts Sunday:
Saturday May 25, 2013 10:57 AM
STRASBOURG, France-Alize Cornet won the Strasbourg International by beating Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic 7-6 (4), 6-0 in the final on Saturday.
Saturday May 25, 2013 10:56 AM
PARIS- Serena and Venus Williams are teaming up at the French Open for the first time in three years.
Saturday May 25, 2013 10:40 AM
Saturday May 25, 2013 10:40 AM
Saturday May 25, 2013 10:34 AM
PARIS- French Open officials say they're moving ahead with plans to build a retractable roof over center court and add night sessions there, despite a court ruling last month that put the project on hold.
Saturday May 25, 2013 10:15 AM
NICE, France- Albert Montanes of Spain clinched his sixth title by defeating French wild-card entry Gael Monfils 6-0, 7-6 (3) in the final of the Nice Open on Saturday.
Saturday May 25, 2013 10:10 AM
STRASBOURG, France- Third-seeded Alize Cornet of France beat Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic 7-6 (4), 6-0 Saturday to win the Strasbourg International final.
Saturday May 25, 2013 9:41 AM
NICE, France-Albert Montanes of Spain clinched his sixth title by defeating French wild-card entry Gael Monfils 6-0, 7-6 (3) in the final of the Open de Nice on Saturday.
Saturday May 25, 2013 9:28 AM
Saturday May 25, 2013 7:41 AM
BRUSSELS- Peng Shuai of China will face Kaia Kanepi of Estonia in the final of the Brussels Open.
Saturday May 25, 2013 7:31 AM
DUESSELDORF, Germany- Juan Monaco beat Jarkko Nieminen 6-4, 6-3 Saturday to win the inaugural Power Horse Cup for his first title of the year.
Friday May 24, 2013 5:52 PM
STRASBOURG, France- Third-seeded Alize Cornet of France beat Eugenie Bouchard of Canada 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-3 on Friday to reach the Strasbourg International final.
Friday May 24, 2013 5:46 PM
NICE, France- France's Gael Monfils beat Spain's Pablo Andujar 7-5, 6-4 in the Nice Open on Friday to advance to the final.
Friday May 24, 2013 3:42 PM
PARIS- Boris Becker is backing a new tennis league in Asia featuring former and current players.
Friday May 24, 2013 3:25 PM
BRUSSELS-Jamie Hampton of the United States came from behind for the third day in a row to reach the semifinals of the Brussels Open, beating second-seeded Roberta Vinci 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 on Friday.
Friday May 24, 2013 2:25 PM
Friday May 24, 2013 1:27 PM
PARIS-Three U.S. men have qualified for the French Open for the first time in more than 30 years.
Friday May 24, 2013 1:17 PM
PARIS-Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal could face top-seeded Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinals a year after they met to decide the title.
Friday May 24, 2013 12:21 PM
PARIS-Perhaps not surprisingly, the first three questions posed to Roger Federer at his pre-French Open news conference Friday concerned rival and nemesis Rafael Nadal.
Friday May 24, 2013 12:13 PM
STRASBOURG, France-Third-seeded Alize Cornet will take on last year's runner-up Lucie Hradecka in Saturday's final of the Strasbourg International.
Friday May 24, 2013 11:58 AM
NICE, France-France's Gael Monfils beat Pablo Andujar 7-5, 6-4 at the Open de Nice on Friday to line up a final against Albert Montanes of Spain.
Friday May 24, 2013 11:56 AM
DUESSELDORF, Germany- Juan Monaco and Jarkko Nieminen won semifinal matches Friday, setting up the inaugural Power Horse Cup final with both players eyeing their first title of the year.
Friday May 24, 2013 10:35 AM
STRASBOURG, France- Third-seeded Alize Cornet of France edged Eugenie Bouchard of Canada 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-3 Friday to reach the final of the Strasbourg International.
Friday May 24, 2013 10:24 AM
STRASBOURG, France-Third-seeded Alize Cornet of France edged Eugenie Bouchard of Canada 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-3 on Friday to reach the final of the Strasbourg International.
Friday May 24, 2013 10:19 AM
NICE, France- Albert Montanes of Spain reached the Nice Open final by beating French wild-card entry Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 Friday.
Friday May 24, 2013 9:56 AM
NICE, France-Albert Montanes of Spain reached the final of the Open de Nice on Friday by beating French wild-card entry Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-4, 4-6, 6-0.
Friday May 24, 2013 9:28 AM
PARIS- Yes, tennis fans, Roger Federer is finally on Twitter.
Friday May 24, 2013 9:24 AM
PARIS-Roger Federer is finally on Twitter.
Friday May 24, 2013 9:04 AM
BERN, Switzerland- Roger Federer says he won't play for Switzerland in the Davis Cup playoffs against Ecuador in September.
Friday May 24, 2013 8:07 AM
DUESSELDORF, Germany- Juan Monaco reached the final of the Power Horse Cup by beating Guido Pella 6-4, 7-6 (8) on Friday.
Friday May 24, 2013 5:08 AM
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Friday May 24, 2013 5:02 AM
PARIS- Serena Williams will begin her bid for a second French Open championship and 16th Grand Slam title overall by facing 83rd-ranked Anna Tatishvili in the first round.
Thursday May 23, 2013 4:25 PM
NICE, France- American Sam Querrey was eliminated from the quarterfinals of the Open de Nice clay-court event Thursday, losing to French wild-card entry Edouard Roger-Vasselin 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1.
Thursday May 23, 2013 2:58 PM
PARIS- Used to be the French Open was the scene for clay-court specialists and surprise champions.
Thursday May 23, 2013 2:58 PM
NICE, France-Second-seeded Gilles Simon of France and third-seeded Sam Querrey of the United States were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Open de Nice on Thursday.
Thursday May 23, 2013 2:56 PM
BRUSSELS-Jamie Hampton of the United States came back from 5-1 down in the third set Thursday to beat fifth-seeded Kirsten Flipkens 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 and advance to the quarterfinals of the Brussels Open.
Thursday May 23, 2013 2:17 PM
STRASBOURG, France-Third-seeded Alize Cornet and Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard won in straight sets Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Strasbourg International.
Thursday May 23, 2013 1:22 PM
NICE, France-Third-seeded Sam Querrey was eliminated from the quarterfinals of the Open de Nice on Thursday, losing to French wild-card entry Edouard Roger-Vasselin 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1.
Thursday May 23, 2013 10:50 AM
DUESSELDORF, Germany-Qualifier Guido Pella of Argentina mastered cold and damp conditions to reach his first semifinal match on the ATP Tour by beating seventh-seeded Viktor Troicki 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the Power Horse Cup on Thursday.
Thursday May 23, 2013 10:30 AM
STRASBOURG, France- Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard reached the semifinals of a tournament for the first time by beating Anna Tatishvili of Georgia 6-3, 6-2 Thursday in the Strasbourg International.
Wednesday May 22, 2013 5:55 PM
NICE, France- American Sam Querrey reached the quarterfinals of the Nice Open, beating Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine 7-5, 6-3 on Wednesday.
Wednesday May 22, 2013 2:01 PM
STRASBOURG, France- Seeded players Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan and Monica Niculescu of Romania were beaten Wednesday in the second round of the Strasbourg International.
Wednesday May 22, 2013 1:26 PM
DUESSELDORF, Germany- Top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic lost in the second round of the Power Horse Cup on Wednesday, falling 7-6 (1), 6-1 to Argentine qualifier Guido Pella.
Wednesday May 22, 2013 10:55 AM
DUESSELDORF, Germany-Top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic lost in the second round of the Power Horse Cup on Wednesday, falling 7-6 (1), 6-1 to Argentine qualifier Guido Pella.
Wednesday May 22, 2013 9:18 AM
PARIS- Seventh-ranked Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina has pulled out of the upcoming French Open because of a respiratory virus.
Wednesday May 22, 2013 9:01 AM
PARIS-Seventh-ranked Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina has pulled out of the upcoming French Open because of a respiratory virus.
Wednesday May 22, 2013 8:19 AM
PARIS- American players Brian Baker and Mardy Fish have pulled out of the upcoming French Open.
Wednesday May 22, 2013 7:54 AM
PARIS-American players Brian Baker and Mardy Fish have pulled out of the upcoming French Open.
Tuesday May 21, 2013 11:04 PM
URBANA, Ill.- With Kristie Ahn back in the lineup after missing parts of the last two seasons, 12th-seeded Stanford was a different team.
Tuesday May 21, 2013 7:41 PM
URBANA, Ill.- Virginia finally took that last step and won an NCAA men's tennis championship.
Tuesday May 21, 2013 5:36 PM
LONDON- 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.
Tuesday May 21, 2013 5:05 PM
NICE, France- Fabio Fognini overcame a sloppy first set to beat Italian countryman Marco Cecchinato 1-6, 6-1, 6-2 Tuesday in the first round of the Nice Open.
Tuesday May 21, 2013 2:50 PM
DUESSELDORF, Germany- Nikolay Davydenko lost his fourth straight match Tuesday, falling 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 to "lucky loser" Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia in the first round of the Power Horse Cup.
Tuesday May 21, 2013 2:40 PM
DUESSELDORF, Germany-Eighth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko lost his fourth straight match Tuesday, falling 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 to "lucky loser" Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia in the first round of the Power Horse Cup.
Tuesday May 21, 2013 1:42 PM
STRASBOURG, France-Top-seeded Marion Bartoli and No. 2 Tamira Paszek were beaten Tuesday in the first round of the Strasbourg International.
Tuesday May 21, 2013 1:42 PM
STRASBOURG, France- Top-seeded Marion Bartoli and No. 2 Tamira Paszek were bounced from the first round of the Strasbourg International on Tuesday.
Tuesday May 21, 2013 10:49 AM
NICE, France-Sixth-seeded Fabio Fognini of Italy overcame a sloppy first set to beat Marco Cecchinato 1-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the first round of the Nice Open on Tuesday.
Monday May 20, 2013 5:50 PM
NICE, France- Lleyton Hewitt of Australia and fifth-seeded Andreas Seppi of Italy lost Monday in the first round of the Nice Open.
Monday May 20, 2013 3:17 PM
STRASBOURG, France- Heavy rain prevented any play at the Strasbourg International, forcing all seven first-round matches to be postponed to Tuesday.
Monday May 20, 2013 1:50 PM
NICE, France-Lu Yen-Hsun of Taiwan upset fifth-seeded Andreas Seppi of Italy 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 Monday to reach the second round of the Open de Nice.
Monday May 20, 2013 12:14 PM
DUESSELDORF, Germany- Sixth-seeded Jarkko Nieminen of Finland beat Lukas Lacko of Slovakia 6-3, 6-1 Monday to reach the second round of the Power Horse Cup, a clay-court tuneup for the French Open.
Monday May 20, 2013 11:57 AM
DUESSELDORF, Germany- 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.
Monday May 20, 2013 9:49 AM
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Monday May 20, 2013 9:49 AM
Monday May 20, 2013 9:48 AM
NICE, France- Lu Yen-Hsun of Taiwan upset fifth-seeded Andreas Seppi of Italy 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 Monday to reach the second round of the Nice Open.
Sunday May 19, 2013 1:35 PM
NICE, France- Ricardas Berankis reached the second round of the Nice Open by beating eighth-seeded Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday.
Sunday May 19, 2013 1:17 PM
NICE, France-Ricardas Berankis reached the second round of the Nice Open by beating eighth-seeded Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday.
Sunday May 19, 2013 12:56 PM
ROME- After all these years, Rafael Nadal still knows how to dominate Roger Federer.
Sunday May 19, 2013 11:39 AM
DUESSELDORF, Germany- 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.
Sunday May 19, 2013 10:58 AM
ROME-After all these years, Rafael Nadal still knows how to dominate Roger Federer.
Sunday May 19, 2013 9:07 AM
ROME- Serena Williams won her fourth consecutive title of the year in dominating fashion Sunday, beating third-seeded Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-3 in the Italian Open final.
Saturday May 18, 2013 4:04 PM
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will renew their rivalry in the Italian Open final Sunday.
Saturday May 18, 2013 3:46 PM
ROME- Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will renew their rivalry in the Italian Open final Sunday - exactly a week before the French Open starts.
Saturday May 18, 2013 3:38 PM
ROME-Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will renew their rivalry in the Italian Open final Sunday - exactly a week before the French Open starts.
Saturday May 18, 2013 11:27 AM
ROME- A week out from the French Open, Serena Williams is one victory away from winning her fourth straight tournament.
Saturday May 18, 2013 11:25 AM
A week out from the French Open, Serena Williams is only one victory away from winning her fourth straight tournament.
Saturday May 18, 2013 11:20 AM
ROME-A week out from the French Open, Serena Williams is one victory away from winning her fourth consecutive title this year.
Friday May 17, 2013 5:31 PM
ROME- 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.
Friday May 17, 2013 8:18 AM
ROME- Serena Williams is on the longest winning streak of her career. And she feels better than ever at age 31.
Friday May 17, 2013 7:59 AM
ROME-Serena Williams is on the longest winning streak of her career. And she feels better than ever at age 31.
Friday May 17, 2013 5:33 AM
ROME-Two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova has withdrawn before her Italian Open quarterfinal match against seventh-seeded Sara Errani because of an illness.
Friday May 17, 2013 5:28 AM
ROME- Two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova has withdrawn before her Italian Open quarterfinal match against seventh-seeded Sara Errani because of illness.
Friday May 17, 2013 5:25 AM
ROME-Two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova has withdrawn before her Italian Open quarterfinal match against seventh-seeded Sara Errani with an unspecified physical problem.
Thursday May 16, 2013 5:34 PM
MELBOURNE, Australia- Tennis Australia expects that Bernard Tomic will play in the French Open, despite coach John Tomic recently declaring his son's participation unlikely.
Thursday May 16, 2013 3:46 PM
ROME-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.
Thursday May 16, 2013 2:03 PM
The U.S. Open tennis tournament will leave CBS after nearly a half-century and move all TV coverage to cable starting in 2015 under an 11-year contract with ESPN.
Thursday May 16, 2013 8:11 AM
ROME-Top-ranked Novak Djokovic improved his clay-court record this season to 8-1 and reached the Italian Open quarterfinals by beating Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-1, 6-4 Thursday.
Wednesday May 15, 2013 3:59 PM
ROME- 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.
Wednesday May 15, 2013 2:38 PM
COLUMBUS, Ohio- Those who follow college men's tennis closely know that Ohio State has a powerhouse program.
Wednesday May 15, 2013 1:15 PM
LONDON- The ITF says Brazilian tennis player Fernando Romboli has completed an 8 1/2-month suspension for a doping violation.
Wednesday May 15, 2013 12:34 PM
LONDON-The ITF says Brazilian tennis player Fernando Romboli has completed an 8 1/2-month suspension for a doping violation.
Wednesday May 15, 2013 11:38 AM
ROME-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.
Wednesday May 15, 2013 11:02 AM
Wednesday May 15, 2013 10:32 AM
ROME- Andy Murray retired from his second-round match with Spanish opponent Marcel Granollers in the second round of the Italian Open on Wednesday with an apparent injury.

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