Mornin'. It's too bad Li Na is out of Wimbledon, she's just such a great asset to the game, in so many ways. But I'm also happy for Sabine Lisicki; I know her a bit and think the world of her. She's the quintessential hard-working tennis pro who's had some

Andy Murray, who skipped Roland Garros due to a nagging lower back injury, says that he is feeling much better and found it hard to watch the tournament from home. "I think it can be easy to take things for granted sometimes," Murray told reporters at Queen's Club. "You know,

Heather Watson says that she’s still feeling the effects of glandular fever (mononucleosis) that sapped her energy and hampered her play during the winter and spring. On Tuesday, Watson scored her first win since February, sweeping Melinda Czink, 6-4, 7-6 (0) at the Aegon Classic in Birmingham. Today, qualifier Alla

Sergiy Stahovsky has withdrawn from the Mons Challenger in Belgium this week, protesting the decision not to allow Ukraine to hold a September Davis Cup tie for security reasons. This month's World Group playoff tie between Ukraine and Belgium was to be held in Kiev, but the Belgian Tennis Federation,

Fernando Gonzalez will begin working with Chilean teenager Christian Garin, in addition to coaching Top 30 pro Santiago Giraldo. Garin, 18, is considered a top prospect for Chile. He was 16 years old when he won his first ATP match at Vina del Mar in 2013. He is now ranked

MELBOURNE—Nick Kyrgios says he is not 100 percent fit but will try to play well at the Australian Open. The Aussie is considered to be one of the best young players on the ATP tour and is being heavily featured in local newspapers and broadcasts. Kyrgios reached the quarterfinals of

It was just another day Down Under for Sloane Stephens. She visited Hobart's Great Euro Circus and had knives flung at her:

Rafael Nadal says his recent dip in form does not have him considering retirement, with the Spaniard adding he is still motivated to keep playing on tour. "For sure, there is more behind than in front of my career," he said in Montreal. "But I don't think about retirement. Day

Roger Federer, who won both of his singles matches in Switzerland’s Davis Cup playoff victory over the Netherlands, says he is doubtful for the international team competition next year. Federer and Stan Wawrinka played in all four of Switzerland’s Davis Cup ties in 2014, when the country claimed the title

Agnieszka Radwanska, who reached the Wimbledon semifinals despite a right leg injury, says pain won't stop her from playing on Thursday against Sabine Lisicki. “I think if it's the end of a Grand Slam you don't really think about the pain or anything else,” she said. “You just fight until

Great Britain’s Laura Robson describes the emotions she went through while watching her Olympic mixed doubles partner, Andy Murray, win Wimbledon. Murray pulled off a straight-sets win over Novak Djokovic, becoming the first British man since Fred Perry in 1936 to claim the prestigious singles title. “I was so nervous,

Even though she has played only three matches in the past seven weeks, Maria Sharapova says she will not take a wild card into next week's New Haven Open, the final WTA warm-up tournament before the U.S. Open. Sharapova was upset by Sloane Stephens in her opening match in Cincinnati

My partner, who’s prone to double-faulting, was preparing to serve to the deuce court. The receiver’s partner stood with both feet in the service box. I complained that standing there was done solely to distract the server. He replied that he could stand wherever he wants. Who was right?—Eric Lee,

World No. 2 Victoria Azarenka, who has beaten Serena Williams in their last two hard-court finals after falling to Williams in the 2012 U.S. Open final, explains why she has had success against the world No. 1. “When you play against Serena, you have to play your best because she

Mardy Fish is one step closer to qualifying for the U.S. Open—in golf, that is. The former world No. 7 has been swinging a club instead of a racquet for the past six months, and won an alternate spot in sectional qualifying for next month's major at the TPC Valencia

Count it: 406. No, not the number of seconds Rafael Nadal takes between points in a Wimbledon match, lest some detractors be believed. Rather, it is the number of times he can bounce a tennis ball in a row on the edge of his Babolat racquet before dropping it. Witness

Aw, Ratz.

89879494 Well, it certainly seems to be shaping up as a shootout in the heartland. I look forward to Jackie-Oh's final report from the Western and Southern Financial Group Masters event tonight/tomorrow. But the action in Cincy pales in comparison to the Tsunami passing through Toronto - Sveta, Venus and

There has been such unrest between compatriots lately, what with Benoit Paire-Michael Llodra and Sloane Stephens-Serena Williams spats, that it's high time we come up for air here at the Spin. Let's take a timeout—non-medical; we don't want controversy here—and regard the likes of Roger Federer, Victoria Azarenka, Williams, Petra

Novak Djokovic is returning to the practice courts after winning only two matches in Cincinnati and Toronto, his only hardcourt events going into the U.S. Open. "Just many, many, many things are not clicking these two weeks on hardcourts. It's unfortunate, but it's more than obvious I'm not playing even