As Davis Cup fever takes hold in Switzerland, Stanislas Wawrinka says his big goal after winning the Australian Open is winning the team competition. With Roger Federer rejoining the team this year, Switzerland is the favorite, particularly with perennial contender Spain going out in the first round and two-time defending

Justine Henin would consider becoming a coach on tour, but first wants to have more children. "When I think about how to stay connected to the world of tennis, the idea of becoming a coach is tempting," she told Belgian press. "It will take more time. The difficulty would be

Andy Murray's team was not fully consulted about Murray's decision to appoint Amelie Mauresmo as his coach, report British press. ''Neither Murray’s long-serving assistant coach Dani Vallverdu nor any other member of his backroom staff — which also includes fitness trainers Jez Green and Matt Little as well as physio

In Denver for golf's BMW Championship, Rory McIlroy, engaged to Caroline Wozniacki until he broke it off over the phone earlier this year, appeared to mimic his one-time fiancée's fleeting early-round follicle issue at the U.S. Open. Footage shows McIlroy over the weekend in a PGA Tour circle-up with pal

NEW YORK (AP)—Peng Shuai beat another seeded player at the U.S. Open to reach her second straight Grand Slam round of 16. Two days after upsetting fourth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska, Peng defeated 28th-seeded Roberta Vinci 6-4, 6-3 on Friday. The Chinese veteran had gone two years without making it past the

Eugenie Bouchard was named the Most Improved Player on the WTA tour this year, but the world No. 7 says the increased attention wasn't easy once she reached the Wimbledon final. “Probably after I got back to Montreal [after Wimbledon, where she lost to Petra Kvitova], it took me a

James Blake, who will be working with Jack Sock in 2015, says he won’t travel with him all year as a full-time coach. Sock, 22, ended the season with a singles ranking of No. 42, a career high. Blake, a former No. 4, retired in 2013 and helped coach the

Jelena Jankovic considered retiring due to a bad back toward the end of last fall and early winter, she told TENNIS.com. The former No. 1 said she sat in her bed for two months, barely standing up, and said the pain was so bad that she thought her tennis career

Once a highly touted teenager, Donald Young says he is much more mature these days after experiencing some rough patches on the pro tour. Currently ranked No. 56, the now 25-year-old American reached the semifinals in Memphis last week, beating Bernard Tomic in the quarterfinals before losing to Kevin Anderson,

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Playing for the first time since winning the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic came through with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Vasek Pospisil on Tuesday in the first round of the Dubai Tennis Championships. The top-ranked Djokovic won his fifth title in Melbourne at the beginning

Victoria Azarenka, who retired in the second set of her third-round match against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in Cincinnati, has a leg injury and said she didn’t want to risk not being fit at the U.S. Open. Azarenka won the first set 6-1 and retired after losing the first three games of

KRALJEVO, Serbia (AP) Viktor Troicki rallied to beat Borna Coric 4-6, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 Friday to give Serbia a 2-0 lead against Croatia in the first round of the Davis Cup. Earlier, Novak Djokovic gave Serbia a 1-0 lead by defeating Mate Delic 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. The top-ranked Serb

Rafael Nadal has criticized the Penn tennis ball being used at several tournaments, including this week at Indian Wells. "With a normal ball during day and night there is differences, but with that ball is completely dramatic how the things change," he said. "During the day especially the ball is

Press Clips If you're an Andy Roddick fan, you might find this interview revealing—especially if you're wondering how he really feels about his former coach, Brad Gilbert. It's free, but you have to register: * Note to USTA*It’s a gray, rainy morning in Melbourne; makes you realize how wise

JMDP by Jackie Roe, TW Social Director Hi, gang. Late . . . again. Just one of those days. Or weeks. I've felt off balance since returning from my trip to California, and unfortunately it means I don't have much of a Deuce Club to share with you guys

Rod by Jackie Roe, TW Social Director Er, things gettin’ hairy on the other thread . . . think we could use a change of subject. Enter the Deuce Club! I haven’t forgotten about our All About Me TWiber profiles—lots of fun ones in my “queue”—but this week I wanted

Before a ball was struck at the 2012 Davis Cup final in Prague's own O2 Arena, the players and coaches from the Czech and Spanish squads began volleying verbally. First to tee off: Tomas Berdych, to no one's surprise. The world's No. 6 pro called periodic nemesis Nicolas Almagro, himself

Andre Agassi and Stefanie Graf sure know how to do it right at Halloween. Last year, the retired German great—with 22 Grand Slam singles titles to her credit, lest we forget—went as Smurfette, even as her husband caked on the body paint and became Mr. T. Going a bit lower

In victory or defeat, Tsonga has a flair for the dramatic. The shotmaking showman has suffered two painful losses in the previous two French Opens: In 2011, he wasted a two-set lead over Stanislas Wawrinka; last year, he had four match points against Novak Djokovic, before eventually losing in five

Rafael Nadal doesn't plan to make any big changes following his quarterfinal defeat to Dominic Thiem at Madrid, staying with the playing style that has helped him dominate the clay-court season again. The Spaniard came in having won a record 50 consecutive sets on clay, but fell in straight sets—his