China's Li Na says she became too distracted after winning Roland Garros last year, which lead to poor results. "I lost a lot of time (after the title)," Li told reporters. "I had to do so many things out of tennis. So after Roland Garros I felt I had lost

American veteran Venus Williams says she would like to compete at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The 32-year-old and her sister Serena, 31, won the 2012 doubles gold in London. Serena, who won the singles gold, has also said she would like to compete until at least 2016. Venus has been

MOSCOW(AP) Maria Sharapova will lead Russia in its Fed Cup first-round match against France next season. Russian Tennis Federation President Shamil Tarpischev, who is also the Fed Cup captain, says Sharapova has agreed to play in the competition for the first time since making her debut in Russia's 4-1 first-round

After beating Ana Ivanovic 6-4 7-6 to reach the semifinals of Indian Wells despite being sick, Marion Bartoli says that being France’s top-ranked player matters to her. The perennial Top 20 player has been her nation’s highest ranked player since former No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo retired. "Honestly, yes," Bartoli said.

After expectedly pulling out of the 2011 French Open, Serena Williams releases an official statement saying she hopes to be back competing this summer. Williams hasn't played since winning 2010 Wimbledon due to two foot operations and blood clots in her lungs. "While I am making good progress, unfortunately I

TOKYO (AP)—Tournament organizers say top-ranked Serena Williams has pulled out of the Pan Pacific Open, two months after surgery on her right foot. Williams, who cut her foot on broken glass at a restaurant after winning Wimbledon, returned to practice earlier this month. Williams was to head a strong field

STOCKHOLM (AP)—Two-time French Open runner-up Robin Soderling says he will miss the French Open, Wimbledon and the Olympics as he recovers from mononucleosis. The 27-year-old Swede hasn't played a tournament since winning in Bastad, Sweden, last July. He withdrew from the U.S. Open just before the first round. Soderling said

Gold medalist Monica Puig shares her favorite USANA protein shake recipe, aptly named "Monica’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana." "The good thing about the MySmart shake is it’s super health and easy to make," the Puerto Rican says. Her creation is all about whey protein and chocolate because “what girl doesn’t

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic has withdrawn from next week's Brisbane International tennis tournament with a right shoulder injury. Tournament director Cameron Pearson says the ninth-ranked Cilic has ''lost his race against time to regain full fitness.'' There was no indication whether the injury would affect

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He’s back. Like many of you, I found myself saying that about Juan Martin del Potro, who looked like his old, imposing self early on today against Rafael Nadal. He was even swinging the same racquet—OK, at least the same looking one—as he did in 2009, when he won the

Returning effectively was the biggest problem Roger Federer says he had during his five-set defeat to Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final. ''I couldn't figure out why I wasn't breaking Novak's serve, or actually creating opportunities,'' he said. ''It's really only until the fourth set when I was down a

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — They laughed at each other. They laughed with each other. They shared meals, shared moments, dared teammates to play them in ping-pong, got serious when it was time for schoolwork and got very serious when it was time for basketball. Say this for the South Carolina women's

“I can’t say I prepared for this interview. I’m just speaking how I feel, because so many people are not aware of what’s really going on…” There’s a scrappiness about Valeria Savinykh. For years, the five-foot-six Russian has fought only for herself, through injuries, adversity, and a nearly nine-year gap

After falling to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France in the second round of the Olympics, 6-3, 3-6, 25-23, young Canadian Milos Raonic says he needs to start winning big matches. "I feel like with the last few matches, maybe I had against Roger [Federer] and now against [Tsonga], up against a

ALICANTE, Spain (AP) Spain captain Alberto Costa says top-ranked Rafael Nadal will play for the four-time Davis Cup champions in their first-round series against Belgium. The best-of-five matchup will mark Nadal's first return to the court since an Australian Open quarterfinal loss to fellow Spaniard David Ferrer, who is on

After beating American Ryan Harrison in Cincinnati, 6-2, 6-3, world No. 1 Novak Djokovic says he like the teenager’s upside. "Ryan has a lot of potential in his game," Djokovic said. "He knows when to use the opportunity to come to the net, he mixes up his serve, his serve

ALICANTE, Spain (AP)—Spain captain Alberto Costa says top-ranked Rafael Nadal will play for the four-time Davis Cup champions in their first-round series against Belgium. The best-of-five matchup will mark Nadal’s first return to the court since an Australian Open quarterfinal loss to fellow Spaniard David Ferrer, who is on the

LONDON (AP)—Wimbledon organizers say former champion Lleyton Hewitt has received one of several wild cards for the tournament, which begins June 25. The 109th-ranked David Goffin of Belgium got a wild card. He made his Grand Slam debut at the French Open, winning the first set against Roger Federer in

Our opponent was hitting his second serve when a ball from another court rolled onto our side. The server didn’t see it and didn’t hear his partner say, “Let.” His second serve landed out. We gave him a first serve, but could we have claimed the point? — Jonathan Lockeretz,