BEIJING (AP) U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters will miss next month's China Open because of an infection on her right foot. The three-time major title winner tweeted Tuesday that she had a mole removed under my right foot and the wound got infected'' and her Web site saysKim has

The gossip site TMZ.com gave John McEnroe some serious respect, saying the 52-year-old "proved he's still got game" in a photo of him walking along a beach in St. Barths, wearing only swim trunks, a chain holding what looks like his wedding band and a (New Agey-looking?) tattoo on his

Just before his first tour appearance on hard courts in nearly a year, Rafael Nadal says he’s unsure whether he can bring the same level to the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells that he did in the final of Acapulco last weekend, when he beat world No. 4 David

Who says cross-over athletes are a thing of the past? Well, not exactly crossing over, but it was a start, when one of tennis’ biggest names was found at one of the year’s biggest sporting events, Super Bowl XLII. Perhaps a bigger surprise than the New York Giants’ win over

The clay season could be wildly different from the just-concluded US Open, says No. 4-ranked Karolina Pliskova. A few weeks into the game's return from shutdown, the top names now have to adjust to playing back-to-back big events on hard courts and clay as the Premier 5-level WTA event in

WASHINGTON (AP)—Weeks after waking up in the middle of the night feeling ill, Mardy Fish is not certain when he'll return to the tennis tour and says he could miss the French Open. The highest-ranked American is also still trying to figure out exactly why he felt the way he

WASHINGTON (AP)—Venus Williams says LeBron James would look good in a Miami Heat uniform. Williams spoke at the National Press Club Wednesday promoting her new book and James was one of the topics she touched on during a question-and-answer session. The Florida resident endorsed the Miami Heat as a new

"I know this is off topic," Coco Gauff said to start the press conference that followed her most exhilarating Wimbledon win yet, in which she came back from a set down and saved two match points. "But I wanted to say: Please stream Erys by Jaden Smith. His album dropped

With his silky-smooth voice, the public address announcer milked the pre-match introduction of Roger Federer for all it was worth before the Swiss’ third-round match with Janko Tipsarevic today. He recited all of Federer’s Grand Slam victories, but instead of saying, for example, that he won five Wimbledons from 2003

Roger Federer says that last year after he won the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, he chose to practice on clay for the Davis Cup final in France despite the ATP World Finals being played on hard courts. Andy Murray could use a similar strategy, Federer said, but the Scot has

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) U.S. captain Mary Joe Fernandez says the Fed Cup format may have to change if the world's best players are to find time in their schedules to take part more consistently in the international women's tennis competition. The United States will be without its top three singles

Eugenie Bouchard, who knocked off world No. 2 Angelique Kerber in three sets in Rome on Wednesday, says that even though she slumped last year, she learned a lot in the process. The former world No. 5, Bouchard hadn’t beaten a Top 10 player since September of 2014, when she

Maria Sharapova says she has benefited from coach Thomas Hogstedt's work with her since the pair reunited a few weeks ago. Though Sharapova fell to Caroline Garcia in the first round of Stuttgart this week, the two players had a high-quality encounter that went more than two and a half

Kyle Edmund has spoken in detail about what he has learned from Andy Murray, saying the world No. 2's commitment to practice and training was eye-opening for him as a teenager. The 21-year-old from Great Britain recently broke into the Top 100, and cited Murray as both an example and

The 1990 French Open champion, Andres Gomez, says that players who don't follow tournament safety measures should "get penalized and "stay home" instead. The issue has received a lot of attention since several players and team members have tested positive for coronavirus during the Novak Djokovic-organized Adria Tour in Serbia

BANGKOK(AP) Former ninth-ranked Paradorn Srichaphan announced his nearly three-year comeback from injury on Saturday, saying he'll play doubles at the Thailand Open next week. The 30-year-old Thai hasn't played on the ATP Tour since March 2007 because of a wrist injury. He'll team up with his countryman Danai Udomchoke as

Stanislas Wawrinka's wife, Illham Vuilloud, tells Swiss media that the couple separated in September. "He left us after he returned from the Davis Cup on September 20," Vuilloud was quoted as saying. "He said, 'Since I got my new coach [Peter Lundgren], I've changed—I have other needs, other desires. Tennis

BUENOS AIRES (AP) Former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro could miss the French Open because of a left thigh injury. The 22-year-old del Potro has a muscle tear, but says he will do ``everything possible'' to play in Paris when the tournament starts May 22. The injury appears

After her 7-6, 6-3 victory over Laura Robson in the second round of Wimbledon, Maria Sharapova says the British teenager has a bright future, but must show that she can shine away from the big stage. "I think she has great potential," Sharapova told reporters. "I think for everyone it's

After falling to Feliciano Lopez, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2), 6-4, in the third round of Wimbledon, Andy Roddick says he hasn't improved in more than a year. Roddick was saddled with knee problems in 2010 and shoulder trouble this year. The 28-year-old former No. 1 hasn't reached a Grand Slam