Madison Keys has added Maria Sharapova's former hitting partner, Dieter Kindlmann, to her team. Kindlmann will join Lindsay Davenport, who works with Keys at the bigger events. "I definitely needed someone who was to be there 100 percent of the time," Keys said in Madrid. "I've known him for a

With rain falling Tuesday, defending Rome champion Novak Djokovic served for his second-round match up 6-3, 5-4 on Taylor Fritz. But instead of getting into the locker room with an opening win, Djokovic was broken when Fritz finished off a terrific game with a backhand pass to level for 5-all.

After Saturday's Wimbledon final, Steve Tignor and Joel Drucker discuss Angelique Kerber's win, Serena Williams' run, and the moment when their title match didn't turn around. Steve, To start our discussion of the Wimbledon ladies’ singles final, the first thing I want to do is praise Serena Williams. This was

Serena Williams withdraws from Sunday's World TeamTennis match for the Washington Kastles to rest her back for London Olympic Games. Her sister Venus will replace her. "After winning Wimbledon and Stanford, I need to rest my back," Serena said in a statement. The Kastles have won 23 consecutive matches.

"I said to her at the end it was an honor to play her, " 30-year-old Schiavone said. "To come back and show the people anything is possible is really inspiring. And today we were playing on the senior tour -- we were 70 together."

GENEVA—The Laver Cup continues to astonish and amuse. Now in its third edition in Geneva, following unheralded success in Prague and Chicago, Roger Federer’s brainchild delivered what the capacity crowd of 17,500 had come to see: the game’s most storied stars playing competitive tennis in a unique format. By the

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• Picby Pete Bodo* You know we'll probably be in for a rough ride in 2012 with Serena Williams when, in her first post-match press conference of the New Year, she declares: "I don't love tennis today" and then adds, ". . . I've never actually liked sports." It kind

In my preview of the Madrid men’s final between Casper Ruud and Jack Draper this weekend, I wondered whether the conditions at the Caja Magica might make the difference in the outcome. Ruud was clearly the more accomplished clay-courter; he had 11 titles on the surface, to none for Draper.

During the opening round of Australian Open qualifying in Doha on Monday, Elliot Benchetrit fell, 6-4, 6-3, to Denis Kudla, but would have reached the next round if he had won just one more game. At 5-3 in the second set, the players learned that Kudla had tested positive for

Earlier this week, NFL star Kirk Cousins showed off his forehand and one-handed backhand on the beautiful grass courts at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Cousins, who plays quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, turned to his racquet after seeking a creative outlet to stay in shape. “I love the

LONDON (AP) — British tennis player Johanna Konta announced her retirement on Wednesday, saying: "I just ran out of steam." The 30-year-old Konta reached a high in the rankings of No. 4 and was a four-time title winner on the WTA. She became the first British woman to reach the

The left wrist injury that reduced Rafael Nadal’s participation at the Laver Cup will keep the Spaniard off the courts for a big longer. On Friday, the Shanghai Rolex Masters announced Nadal has withdrawn from next week’s event. In a statement sent to the tournament director, Nadal said, “I had

Daniil Medvedev knows what he likes about the grass. "To be honest, almost everything," he told press before the start of Wimbledon. "Just sometimes bad bounces can be tough. I like the feel of being on grass; you can lay down, you can jump for the ball and you can

If so many people picked Kim Clijsters to win Down Under, why do I still hear the women's tournament called, essentially, the Wide Open Open? Maybe it's because the No. 30 and No. 25 seeds made it to the final eight. Maybe it's because the top two seeds still have

Well, I'm enroute to the farm in game-rich Andes, folks, but I will post from there over the weekend (probably just once, though). We still have to get to our year-end citations and awards, right? Anyway, here are the answers to yesterday's pop quiz. Don't be bashful about telling us

Greetings, everyone. I just thought I'd stop by, while still reeling from the bombshell result of last night. The things that struck me about Federer's loss was less the result itself - it isn't like Gilles Simon is chopped-liver, you know, just ask James Blake. Or Andy Roddick. The more

INDIAN WELLS, CALIF.—It’s Tuesday, which we might call the midpoint in the action here. I can’t decide whether it feels like the tournament is flying by, or whether it’s been going on forever. Remember when Larry Ellison had the stars in construction hats, hitting balls at photographers? That was Friday,

105204821 by Pete Bodo Yesterday, I listed five things I'd like to see more of before we call it quits for the year. Today, I'm going to focus on five things of which I've had enough for one year, perhaps even time immemorial, otherwise known as that long period between

Novak Djokovic’s silent swagger and clean bill of health are making Nick Bollettieri think he has a good shot at winning the Wimbledon title. Novak Djokovic is one of the hottest players entering the semifinals of this year’s Wimbledon Championships. I know people expected the Serb to explode to No.