PARIS -- 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 start of her quarterfinal against Serbia's Jelena Jankovic. Point after point ended with a mistake by Sharapova -- long, wide,

PARIS (AP) -- The French Open draw ceremony began with a video showing an artist's rendering of what the tournament site is expected to look like in a couple of years, including a planned retractable roof atop the main stadium. For now, though, Roland Garros is the same as it's

LONDON (AP) -- Eugenie Bouchard is making another deep run at a Grand Slam after reaching the Wimbledon quarterfinals by beating the player who upset Serena Williams. The 13th-seeded Canadian was down 5-3 in the second set but won the last four games to defeat France's Eugenie Bouchard 7-6 (5),

The U.S. Open looks like the laggard among the Grand Slams these days because it has no roofed stadium to ensure that at least some tennis is played every day, and to top it off USTA officials recently announced that their comprehensive $500 million renovation has no provisions for a

NEW YORK -- Novak Djokovic faced two set points early in his second-round match at the U.S. Open. He saved them, won the set, then needed less than an hour to close out a victory. The 2011 champion beat 87th-ranked Benjamin Becker of Germany 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2 on Friday.

MASON, Ohio (AP) -- Novak Djokovic had a ragged start in the one tournament that has always eluded him. The top-ranked player beat Gilles Simon 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in his opening match at the Western & Southern Open on Tuesday night. It's the only Masters series event he has never

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Christina McHale has survived her fair share of endurance-testing matches at the Grand Slams. Few have been as dramatic, though, as her first-round win at the Australian Open on Monday when she vomited on court at 4-all in the third set and saved a match point

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Novak Djokovic has a larger than life presence at the Australian Open. His face smiles at fans from sponsor's billboards. His voice gives inspirational advice over center-court speakers between matches. There's even a new addition to Melbourne Park called ''Novak's World,'' where fans can slip on virtual

NOT PARIS—That would be Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal, of course. Twice this spring, after their wins in Stuttgart and Barcelona and Rome, I referred to the two world No. 2s and Australian Open finalists as the Persistents, and all of their plugging on clay was worth it, as each

WATCH: Tennis Channel Live discusses Serena Williams' final match of her illustrious career.

PARIS (AP) Rafael Nadal was so good, he might have won with a hand tied behind his back. As it turned out, he was still able to capture one point while sitting down on the red clay. Slapping a shot back at David Ferrer even after he'd slipped onto the

TOKYO(AP) Maria Sharapova recovered from a slow start Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over compatriot Alisa Kleybanova. The former top-ranked Russian, who has been struggling since returning from a 10-month injury layoff, will face Iveta Benesova of

REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy(AP) Italy clinched its second Fed Cup title in four years on Sunday after Flavia Pennetta beat U.S. Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin 7-5, 6-2. Pennetta's victory gave the experienced Italians took an insurmountable 3-0 lead over a young United States team in the best-of-five series on an outdoor

PARIS(AP) Rafael Nadal's French Open winning streak reached a record 30 consecutive matches Wednesday. No. 31 could present more of a challenge. Trying to become the first player with five championships in a row at Roland Garros, Nadal moved into the third round by beating 72nd-ranked Teimuraz Gabashvili of Russia

BRISBANE, Australia (AP)—Richard Gasquet exhaled deeply and stuck out his tongue, relieved that he could finally start scrutinizing a victory on court rather than one in court. The 23-year-old Frenchman had a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win over Finland's Jarkko Nieminen on Monday in the first round of the Brisbane International,

Former tennis star Jennifer Capriati was recovering Monday from an accidental overdose of prescribed medication, a family spokeswoman said. The 34-year-old Capriati, once ranked No. 1 in a career sidetracked by personal troubles, was in stable condition and expected to make a full recovery, spokeswoman Lacey Wickline told The Associated

MOSCOW (AP)—Nikolay Davydenko will face David Nalbandian in Friday’s opening singles match between Russia and Argentina in the Davis Cup World Group quarterfinals. Thursday’s draw also pits Russia’s No. 2 Mikhail Youzhny against Leonardo Mayer, named Argentina’s No.1 for the tie, in their first ever head-to-head. Russia captain Shamil Tarpischev

He's Back in the Game—And Still in Shape, Of Course. Sixteen years away was enough. That’s how long Ivan Lendl’s hiatus from competitive tennis lasted. But now the former No. 1 has decided he’s ready to resume some of his most storied rivalries at a few high-profile exhibitions and on

MILAN (AP) The Williams sisters want to defend their Olympic doubles title in London next summer. Serena Williams said Friday that she and sister Venus are eager to go for their third Olympic gold together after victories at the 2000 Sydney and 2008 Beijing Games. First up, the sisters will

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Newly crowned Australian Open women's singles champion Ash Barty has maintained her more than two-year grip on the number one ranking after winning her third major title with a straight sets victory over Danielle Collins on Saturday. Barty, winner of the French Open in 2019 and