The Finals Club, commemorating the 1980s year-end championship winners, took place in London during the ATP World Tour Finals. (If you recall, the current pros took on a 1980s knowledge test during the tournament). "I played this event, actually the last year it was ever played in the Royal Albert

Dojo Mornin', everyone. Yeah, I'm at my post and ready to go. The last day or two has been a little hectic and distracting, but I'll all fired up because I stopped at a Target on my way to the Key this morning and found a Star Wars "Destroyer Droid"

In a doubles match I called a double bounce on my opponent’s shot, but he claimed that only the hitter could make that call. He based this on a previous match where an opponent ticked the ball before his partner hit it, but an official ruled that only the player

Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from Russia's Fed Cup semifinal tie against Germany in Sochi this weekend. The world No. 2 said she injured her leg during practice before losing in her first match in Miami, and just started to play again a few days ago. "I need to be at

Andy Murray, who has not won a set in three previous Grand Slam finals, says he expects good things from himself in the Wimbledon final against Roger Federer. "On Sunday, almost every time you step on the court you're trying to prove something to yourself," Murray said. "I think that's

Christmas is less than three weeks away, and that means it's time to get shopping. Here are some gift ideas for the tennis lovers in your life who seem to have everything. I doubt they will have the following: For Catholic tennis fans: Leave it to the creative geniuses at

Really, since the Clash released that London Calling album/song, it has been ambrosia for every hack headline writer from LIverpool to Kuala Lampur. Enough already! It isn't even a great song (and yes, I did attend the legendary Clash shows at Bond's). My favorite Clash number is Safe European Home,

With the Australian Open’s roughly 15 percent increase in prize money, said to be largest increase in the history of the sport, the ATP Players Council has decided that the players will not boycott the 2013 Australian Open, TENNIS.com has learned. “I was really impressed with what [Australian Open Tournament

When Roger Federer lost to Andreas Seppi in the third round of the Australian Open, he chose to look at it as an opportunity, rather than a problem, following a busy 2014 season. "I had champagne with my team that night," Federer told the press before this week’s tournament in

Juan Martin del Potro What will I remember from this most logical and inevitable—though still stunning—Grand Slam breakthrough? —Del Potro lumbering slowly behind the baseline as he set up to serve, and finishing by blowing on the heel of his right hand. It was a ritual that exuded self-assurance, and

by Pete Bodo Howdy, everyone. I thought Andrew Burton's overflow post (the one right below this one) was truly amusing, many thanks both for jumping in to create the post, and also for you wit. This reminds me that with comments going through the roof and the Aussie Open still

In a column in the newspaper El Mundo, former Top 10 player Emilio Sanchez-Vicario of Spain responds to former Roland Garros champion Yannick Noah’s allegations that Spanish athletes are doping. "I felt a profound disappointment," wrote Sanchez, who is the President of the Athletes’ Association of Spain. "You have hurt

"I proved him wrong" Stefanos Tsitsipas was impressive in his 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win over 20-year-old Jannik Sinner on Day 10. The Greek is through to his third Australian Open semifinal in the last four years and will look to reach his first final at the event. None of this

EASTBOURNE, England (AP)—Australia’s Samantha Stosur, coming off a loss in the French Open final to Francesca Schiavone, defeated Melanie Oudin 6-4, 6-4 Monday at the Aegon International. Stosur eliminated an American opponent who last year beat Jelena Jankovic at Wimbledon to reach the fourth round as a qualifier. “I was

Mornin'. Blogging will be light today, because I am taking my lovely wife, Lisa, to the US Open, where we are guests in the USTA President's Suite. You know, that place to the left of the chair umpire, at the north baseline, where they usually stick personages, past champions, celebrities,

Howdy, Tribe. Regular comment posters, along with Steggy and I, often wish we could lure more of our legions of lurkers out into the daylight of the Comments section. As this is the absolute, total, no ifs-ands-or-buts, ultimate, final, definitively conclusive week of the tennis year, we'd love to see

Mornin', folks. Just wanted to give you a little watercooler fodder by posting the contents of the press release issued recently by the Lords of Tennis, regarding their new Clean Team. The only parts I am editing out are the usual, tedious "drop-in-here" quote from a relevant official or functionary.

Martina Hingis figures she wouldn't have needed any help from fans to earn her spot in the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Still, she likes the idea that folks around the world now will have a say in who gets elected. "I would have hoped that people liked me and

MADRID (AP) Rafael Nadal will skip Spain's Davis Cup quarterfinal against the United States in July, with the top-ranked Spaniard blaming his decision on the ITF for a lack of scheduling consideration. Nadal says his ``priority is to be healthy and I have to stop ... after the first part

I hit a volley that struck one of our opponents on the back of his hand that was holding his racquet. The ball went in our court for a winner; he immediately let us know the ball hit him in the hand. We didn’t know who should get the point,