WATCH: Before Federer pulled the plug in Paris, he gave an extended interview that touched upon, among other things, how his return to tour will continue to be impacted by pandemic restrictions.

MATCH POINT: Brooksby outclasses Thompson at the Hall of Fame Open

*98230946 by Pete Bodo Here at the Sony Ericsson Open, Venus Williams has been wearing an outfit I'd describe as a candy-apple red teddy with black lace trim, and she's seduced and ruined plenty of opponents with it. But hausfrau Kim Clijsters, who misses no chance to remind us that

Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal may not have a lot in common as people—he’s "not my type,” she has joked—but their careers have run on parallel tracks. They’re both in the elite club of career Grand Slammers, both have been at their best on clay, and both have spent long

Those you you who read my recent Check it Out! post know that I recently did a treatment on Ana Ivnaovic's serve for a feature of the New York Time's quarterly sports magazine, Play, in an interesting department called, The Gift. That's where the magazine breaks down the outstanding talent

NEW YORK (AP) The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local): 10:50 p.m. Second-seeded Angelique Kerber ended 17-year-old American qualifier CiCi Bellis' stay at the U.S. Open in the third round. Kerber, who has a chance to overtake Serena Williams at No. 1 in the rankings at tournament's end,

Q. Why is Sharapova getting all these fines? Sharapova is facing fines on two separate counts. The first is for her withdrawal from Berlin, the second if she opts to miss a WTA photo shoot designed to promote the Sony Ericsson year-end Championships in Doha this November. Q. Why is

For those who’ve seen Robert Lindstedt on a tennis court, there’s one common takeaway from watching him play: the dude has a full tank of passion. An energetic character who’s never been afraid to express how he’s feeling whether on a high or a low, Lindstedt enjoyed a stretch of

Alexander Zverev vs. Rafael Nadal Zverev and Nadal agree: Roland Garros brings out the best in Rafa. “In some way, this place is magical for me, no?” Nadal says. “So happened a lot of times things that was difficult to imagine.” “He becomes different,” Zverev says. “His ball becomes all

The description "tennis mom" usually refers to parents, not players, but that could be changing as more female pros return to tour with children in tow. Mothers factored prominently on the WTA this season, with Serena Williams returning from the birth of her first child, Victoria Azarenka resuming a full

PARIS (AP) — The Latest from the French Open (all times local): 9:20 p.m. Bothered by her surgically repaired left wrist, 12th-seeded Madison Keys of the United States was upset in the French Open's second round 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 by 290th-ranked qualifier Petra Martic of Croatia. Martic was the lowest-ranked

NEW YORK—It’s kind of hard to leave the U.S. Open after being pre-occupied with it for 15 days and nights. But before I go, I’m going to try to capture a sense of what transpired this past fortnight-plus by publishing 14 thoughts on the just-completed tournament. These are in no

HIGHLIGHTS: Rafael Nadal's three-set loss to Mackenzie McDonald

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) Sam Querrey came from a set down to beat Alexandr Dolgopolov on Friday and reach the final of the Nottingham Open, where the American will play Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan. The 12th-seeded Querrey won 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the Wimbledon warm-up tournament and is in contention to

PARIS (AP) A look at Day 6 of the French Open on Friday: Weather: Sunny. High of 75 degrees (24 Celsius). Men's third round: No. 2 Andy Murray beat No. 27 Ivo Karlovic, No. 3 Stan Wawrinka beat No. 30 Jeremy Chardy, No. 5 Kei Nishikori beat Fernando Verdasco, No.

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) Algerian qualifier Lamine Ouahab upset sixth-seeded Robin Haase 6-3, 6-2 in the first round at the Grand Prix Hassan II on Tuesday. Ouahab is ranked 752nd, and had not won a tour-level match in four years. He broke the Dutchman's serve twice in each set, winning in

Former No. 1 Guillermo Vilas tells 2 de Punta de radio Concepto that he would like to become captain of Argentina’s Davis Cup team, even though Martin Jaite has indicated that he will come back to captain the squad in 2013. “I want to be Davis Cup captain," four-time Grand

Dinara Safina tells Sport Express in Russia that Victoria Azarenka’s No. 1 ranking is legitimate, even though she holds a career 1-10 record against world No. 4 Serena Williams and has lost to the American four times this year. Serena won two majors this year (Wimbledon and the U.S. Open)

The race is on between two Australian tournaments to try and secure a commitment from Rafael Nadal to accept a wild card invitation. Nadal just pulled out of the Abu Dhabi exhibition with the stomach flu, and it is unclear whether he will be healthy enough to contest the ATP