NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) Mike Davies, the chief executive officer of the New Haven Open tennis tournament, has been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. A former top player in Great Britain, Davies has spent more than 40 years promoting tennis. He is a former executive director of World

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.(AP) The U.S. Davis Cup team will go with its regular lineup for an opening-round match against Switzerland. U.S. captain Patrick McEnroe said Tuesday that Andy Roddick, James Blake and the doubles team of twins Bob and Mike Bryan will compete March 6-8 in Birmingham. McEnroe said the Americans

AUSTIN, Texas (AP)—Brothers Bob and Mike Bryan earned the United States its first point of a Davis Cup quarterfinal against Spain, keeping the Americans alive with a doubles victory over Marcel Granollers and Fernando Verdasco. The No. 1 doubles team in the world dropped the first set before earning a

Our own intrepid reporter Matt Cronin, a recent Sports Illustrated pick for its Twitter 100 list, tweeted out a typical gem this morning. It bore an accompanying photo at that, depicting Andre Agassi's father, Mike, and the mother of Victoria Azarenka's boyfriend, Redfoo, on the scene at the Party Rock

The twins are the best doubles team in the world. Here are three things you can learn from them. 1. Find the right partner. The best doubles teams consist of players whose skills balance each other and who know their role in the duo. Bob (the lefty) and Mike (the

POREC, Croatia(AP) Bob and Mike Bryan have beaten Roko Karanusic and Lovro Zovko in doubles to keep the United States alive in the Davis Cup quarterfinals, cutting Croatia's lead to 2-1. The Bryan brothers cruised to a 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 win Saturday on the indoor clay at Zatika Hall. James

Former Grand Slam winners Jennifer Capriati, Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Gustavo Kuerten have been nominated to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Other former player nominees include Thelma Coyne Long and Manuel Orantes. Coach Nick Bollettieri, wheelchair player Randy Snow and administrators Mike Davies and Eiichi Kawatei were

Naomi Osaka is off to a solid start in Flushing Meadows. Although Marie Bouzkova presented a challenge, Osaka managed to raise her level to post a 6-4, 6-1 score in her opener amongst a packed New York crowd. Boxing legend, Mike Tyson and Hall of Fame basketball star Steve Nash

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—Serena Williams won't play mixed doubles at the Olympics, and the two U.S. teams will instead feature four doubles specialists - the Bryan brothers and Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond. Raymond and Mike Bryan will be reunited after winning their third Grand Slam title together at Wimbledon this

Fourhand is the Daily Spin's occasional roundup of various hits and pieces on tour. The operative word this time out: Slump. B'DAY John Isner turned 30 years young, and the ATP World Tour's best-ranked American (No. 18) celebrated by way of a surprise party. Thanks to Mike Bryan for the

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) American twins Bob and Mike Bryan won their fifth Australian Open doubles title and 10th Grand Slam championship, beating India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday. The Bryans have held the No. 1 ranking in doubles for the past eight years. They have also

Pulling off the “Sunshine Double”—winning Indian Wells and Miami back-to-back—is one of the most impressive feats in tennis. Baseline is looking back at some of the rare accomplishments. From their first triumph in 2001 to the end of 2012, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan won more than 80 titles together,

Bob and Mike Bryan, who finished as year-end No. 1's for 10 of the last 12 seasons, lost the top spot this year after falling to Jean-Julien Roger and Horia Tecau in the semifinals of the ATP World Tour Finals. The Bryans began at No.1 to start the season, but

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Americans Bob and Mike Bryan have won their fourth Australian Open doubles title, beating Daniel Nestor of Canada and Serbian Nenad Zimonjic 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3. The top-seeded Bryans faced two break points in the ninth game of the first set Saturday before winning the opener when Zimonjic

Jon Levey answers your Gear Q&A. Email your question to tennis.comproshop@gmail.com. I am in the market for a more elbow-friendly racquet after using a Babolat Pure Aero Rafa. Can you recommend your top picks?—Mike G. Mike, The Pure Aero Rafa is great for hitting with big power and spin, but

The Williams sisters and the Bryan brothers are both out of Wimbledon after losing their quarterfinal matches on Wednesday. Venus and Serena Williams lost 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to Elena Vesnina and Vera Zvonareva, while Bob and Mike Bryan went out 7-6(4), 7-6(5), 6-7(3), 6-4 to Wesley Moodie and Dick Norman.

You don't normally associate a world heavyweight champion with tennis. Mike Tyson, Larry Holmes, Muhammad Ali, Rocky Marciano, Joe Louis and Jack Johnson weren’t known for spending their leisure time hitting forehands, backhands or practicing their second serves. But one all-time great of the ring is an avid fan of

Mylan World TeamTennis celebrates its 40th birthday this year. For more on WTT, including this season's schedule, click here. 2014 Record: New Team Owner: Jeff Launius Key Additions: Bob and Mike Bryan, Jarmila Gajdosova Coach: David Macpherson As Mylan World TeamTennis gears up for its 40th season, Sacramento has plenty

WIMBLEDON, England(AP) Daniel Nestor of Canada and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia won their second straight Wimbledon men's doubles title Saturday, beating top-seeded American twins Bob and Mike Bryan 7-6 (7), 6-7 (3), 7-6 (3), 6-3. Nestor and Zimonjic were playing in their third Grand Slam final together. Besides winning the

LONDON (AP) Novak Djokovic capped an incredible season with the ITF World Champion award on Tuesday, becoming the first player other than Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to win since 2003. Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic won the women's award, while American twins Bob and Mike Bryan were picked