WATCH: Safiullin is saving his upgrades for the tennis court after a career-best run at Wimbledon.

Starting on December 7—the 25th day left in 2010—TENNIS.com will countdown from the year-end No. 25 on both tours with "The Last Word," a look back at the year that was and a look ahead at the season to come. Here's who we've looked at so far. Best of 2010

In an interview with Dutch magazine Sportweek, Michaella Krajicek acknowledges that that she has a relationship with her fitness coach, Allistair McCaw, and is now estranged from her family. The former Wimbledon quarterfinalist moved, with the 36-year-old McCaw, to the Nick Bollettieri academy in Florida during the off-season. “For a

Some stars passed on playing in the French Open, while others weren't allowed in. You know all their names. What matters is what took place inside and outside the lines in Paris. On the heels of a fairly predictable and alternately off-the-chain major event, here are the thoroughly vetted, unequivocal–or

1081885 I'm a little late posting today's Your Call, so I'll be brief here and come back later with a red-meat post on an interesting dimension of Roger Federer's career. Meanwhile, here are some odds and ends to contemplate if you can't watch tennis today, and are just doing furtive

NEW YORK—It didn’t take long for the 2013 U.S. Open to have its first authentic U.S. Open moment. You know how those go: Night match, packed house, storybook upset out of nowhere. Victoria Duval’s 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 win over 2011 champion Sam Stosur was all of that, and a little

The Spin's latest edition of Fourhand features sublime shotmaking, a champion rebranding herself away from the courts, an allegedly jealous rage, and the ATP World Tour's titans giving kudos to a marathoner. (Well, all but one.) SCHOOL OF HARD KNOX First, Hunter Reese hit a fantastic point-ending shot around the

Victoria Azarenka overcame diminutive qualifier Aleksandra Krunic, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, in Arthur Ashe Stadium Monday night, weathering the touch, variety, and occasional serving power of her foe to continue on toward a potential third straight U.S. Open final appearance. The Azarenka Show wasn't over, though, as she spoke with ESPN's

The Spin's latest edition of Fourhand is here, featuring the latest celebrity showings, scuttlebutt, and quotables. With further ado: DASHING, ON AND OFF COURT None other than futbol stud and tennis superfan David Beckham was on hand to watch Victoria Azarenka's three-set defeat of Venus Williams in Doha, Qatar, this

Former Top 20 player Varvara Lepchenko was given a four-year doping suspension on Friday by the International Tennis Federation after she tested positive for a banned stimulant during a tournament last year. Her lawyer, Howard Jacobs, wrote in an email to The Associated Press that Lepchenko intends to appeal the

BERLIN (AP) — The son of former tennis star Boris Becker has pressed charges against a German nationalist lawmaker who insulted him with a racist slur, his lawyer said Thursday. Lawyer Christian-Oliver Moser told The Associated Press that charges were filed on behalf of Noah Becker following "unbearable and racist

In the latest installment of Fourhand, the No. 5-ranked Serbian WTA star heats up Florida, plus a certain Swiss mister takes on the concept of parents who upstage the careers—tennis or otherwise—of their offspring. VERY NICE Ana Ivanovic has a page on her website dedicated entirely to magazine covers she

How Do You Say "Cheerleader" in Russian? Fed Cup has always played second fiddle to Davis Cup, and for good reason. For most of its history, Fed Cup has been both poorly promoted and deeply uninteresting—the latter partly because of the chronic lack of depth in the women’s game. In

Elena Rybakina and Goran Ivanisevic will not move forward with their collaboration after two tour-level events together. Ivanisevic confirmed the test phase had ended on his Instagram story Tuesday with a brief message. “After our trial period that finished with Australian Open, I wish Elena and her team the best

“Tennis needs an Opening Day,” was one of the suggestions that used to pop up regularly when fans or writers were asked for ideas on how to raise the sport’s profile. The season, the thinking went, began too inconspicuously, with a few mid-level Australian Open warm-up events and the Hopman

One of the most distinct and enduring forces of nature in tennis history, Nick Bollettieri, died Sunday evening at age 91. Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2014, Bollettieri had coached tennis for more than 60 years. Over the course of his career, he was front and

FLASHBACK: The Break: Becker faces possible prison time

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World No. 3 Maria Sharapova will not compete in next week's U.S. Open due to right shoulder bursitis. "Maria has informed us that she will be unable to compete at the US Open this year due to a right shoulder bursitis and has withdrawn from the tournament,” said US Open