Toni Nadal says in an interview that he does direct comments at his nephew Rafael during matches. On-court coaching is not allowed on the ATP Tour or at Grand Slams. “I talk to Rafa during matches. I know that it’s not allowed but I think that at my age I

Ernests Gulbis, who lost a long four-set match to Gael Monfils at Roland Garros yesterday, said that his conditioning is lacking and that he must improve it if he is to join the elite. “I need to stand for two-and-a-half hours,” Gulbis said. “If I play my top tennis, there

Forty-two-year-old Kimiko Date-Krumm wins her first Australian Open match since returning to the tour in 2008, upsetting No. 12 Nadia Petrova, 6-2, 6-0. Date-Krumm, who has no plans to retire, said that the secret to her longevity is rest. “I eat a lot; I sleep a lot,” she said. “Last

Poland’s Jerzy Janowicz, who has reached his first Masters Series semifinal at the Paris Masters by upsetting Top 10 players Andy Murray and Janko Tipsarevic along the way, describes his remarkable roll. “I slept very well two hours, so no problem to sleep whatsoever," the 6'8" Pole told reporters. "I

Milos Raonic, who is in the quarter of the U.S. Open draw led by David Ferrer and Richard Gasquet, believes he’s capable of winning a Grand Slam title. “I think I can put myself in that position,” the 10th-ranked Canadian said. “I just have to make the opportunities and convert

Serena Williams tells CNN that after splitting sets with Agnieszka Radwanska in this year's Wimbledon final, she “panicked.” Serena continued, “Then after that I thought, ‘I’m never going to win another Grand Slam, I’m going to be stuck at 13 for the rest of my life. I should have been

World No. 2 Novak Djokovic says he believes that his level has picked up after the U.S. Open. Djokovic won titles in Beijing and Shanghai and has reached the semifinals of the Paris/Bercy Masters. “I played really well in the Grand Slams, even though I thought I could have won

How did Victoria Azarenka feel about the long delay in the first set of her quarterfinal with Yulia Putintseva on Tuesday in Miami? No one needed to ask her twice, including chair umpire Marija Cicak. “Absolute ridiculousness,” Azarenka said to Cicak as she stalked off the court, leaving tournament officials

Bernard Tomic admits that he did not give 100 percent in the second set of his 6-4, 6-0 defeat to Florian Mayer at the Shanghai Masters. Tomic told reporters he only gave "about 85 percent…Today I gave 100 percent in the first set. I felt in the second set, my

Former U.S. Open champion Gabriela Sabatini tells La Nacion that she was so overwhelmed by media attention when she was young that she deliberately lost matches to avoid talking to the press. "When I was younger and thought that I had to talk after winning a tournament, I often lost

NEW YORK (AP) -- If it's true, as they say, that the toughest Grand Slam title to win is your first, then Andy Murray was right to feel relief, above all, when he finally got No. 1 out of the way at the U.S. Open. ''I certainly was doubting myself

Laura Robson says that she and fellow young Brit Heather Watson remain friends, and that it’s possible for two competitors from the same nation to be close. “So far it’s been very easy,” she told the Guardian. “I don’t know if it’ll get harder as we get older, and both

After losing to Flavia Pennetta in the second round of the U.S. Open, world No. 5 Sara Errani admits that the pressure of being a top-ranked player has gotten to her and says she has lost her love of the battle. “I think these things happen to everybody when you

Dominika Cibulkova, who beat world No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska for the first time in the final of the Bank of the West Classic, says she has the game to be a Top 10 player, but needs to develop the mentality of one. The Slovakian is currently ranked No. 21. “I

The name Jelena Dokic was associated with competitiveness and emotion on the WTA Tour, and the former prodigy's recent message about herself on social media shows the same attributes. Dokic, 38, explained why she has been offline for a while. "I am sure you have all noticed that I have

ROME (AP) After a decade at or near the top of tennis, Rafael Nadal can accept that he's no longer dominating. ''Obviously today I'm not as good as I (was),'' Nadal said Tuesday at the Italian Open. ''Life has been fantastic with me. Today I'm not winning as much as

Ahead of the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 tournament, Andy Murray tells L’Equipe that he is in better shape now than he was at this time last year and feels prepared for an assault on the clay-court season. “I love playing on clay, but it takes me a little more time

After Francesca Schiavone crushed her at Roland Garros, 6-2, 6-1, top French player Marion Bartoli, who has not won three consecutive matches this season, admits to being totally out of sort. “Maybe I'm paying for the fact that I haven't done many matches since the beginning of the year,” she

David Ferrer, who played seven tournaments in seven weeks prior to the ATP World Tour Finals, said the long journey took a toll on him in London. The Spaniard went 0-3 in his round-robin group. “I know is a lot of tournaments,” he said. “But after last year I want

After being suspended from Australia’s first round Davis Cup tie by captain Patrick Rafter and Tennis Australia, Bernard Tomic tells AFP that wasn’t planning on playing in the competition to begin with. Australia opens its 2013 Davis Cup campaign in early February against Taiwan. “I was never meant to play