As most everyone who regards sports knows by now, Serena Williams became this Wimbledon event's latest upset victim on "Manic Monday," the day on which all 32 remaining men's and women's singles players are in action. She fell to Sabine Lisicki by a score of 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 on a

Facing each other for the second time in their careers, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal staged an epic battle at the 2005 Nasdaq-100 Open (now the Miami Open). In Miami in 2004, 17-year-old Rafael Nadal announced himself to the world by stunning world No. 1 Roger Federer in straight sets.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Bob and Mike Bryan are retiring from Davis Cup play after 14 years representing the United States. The 38-year-old twin brothers made the announcement on their Instagram account, saying that clinching the 2007 Davis Cup final was "one of the greatest highlights of our career." "We've

David Ferrer and Kei Nishikori faced off for the second time in the early part of 2015 in the Mexican Open final. By the end of 2014, David Ferrer saw players such as first-time Grand Slam champions Marin Cilic and Stan Wawrinka overtake him in the rankings, forcing him down

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Andy Roddick is not ready for retirement just yet. A day after surprisingly announcing the U.S. Open will be the last tournament of his career, Roddick dominated Australian teenager Bernard Tomic from start to finish Friday night in Arthur Ashe Stadium and reached the third round

NEW YORK(AP) Everyone, it seems, wanted to talk to Andy Roddick about his loss to Roger Federer in last month's epic Wimbledon final: the 16-14 fifth set, the 77 total games, the Centre Court crowd chanting the American's name afterward. They wanted to console Roddick, pat him on the back,

ROME (AP) — Iga Swiatek stepped up and nobody has brought her down. Swiatek earned the No. 1 ranking in women's tennis by default two months ago when Ash Barty announced her immediate retirement. Add in Serena Williams' absence for nearly a year and there were plenty of questions about

MATCH POINT: Iga Swiatek begins Wimbledon with her 36th consecutive victory

Sebastian Korda backed up his win over two-time Australian Open finalist Daniil Medvedev by taking out his second successive Top 10 player early Sunday evening with a gripping finish—and a little superstition. "The towel got me through it," Korda joked during his on-court interview with Jim Courier. "Every time I

As Rafael Nadal prepares to play what may be his final Roland Garros, we look back at the 10 matches that made him the undisputed King of Clay. MATCH 8: 2012 Roland Garros, final: Nadal d. Novak Djokovic, 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5

When you lose seven times, that stays

Roger Federer said at the start of the year that he expected to be playing his best tennis in a few months’ time; it looks like he may be a little ahead of schedule. On Friday in Dubai, on the final evening of February, Federer recorded what may be his

“I don’t think he answered any of the questions people had about him coming into this tournament,” Tennis Channel commentator Lindsay Davenport said as Novak Djokovic walked off the court after his 6-4, 7-6 (2) loss to Marin Cilic at the BNP Paribas Masters on Friday. Davenport’s words, and her

Rafael Nadal had yet another fantastic fortnight at Roland Garros, emerging with the 18th Grand Slam title of his career. Here are 18 different things the King of Clay achieved in Paris: He won a historic 12th French Open title. Nadal has lifted the Coupe des Mousquetaires a dozen times

Steve, T-minus 26 minutes for the Manchester United-Liverpool kickoff. No novellas in store today; time is short. On with the list: The Fed: His motivation is quite simple, actually. He's out there to end the Greatest of All Time debate. And for that particular objective, he still has quite a

“Her level match after match is rising,” said Patrick Mouratoglou, Serena Williams’ coach, before her semifinal with Elena Vesnina on Thursday. “She’s serving better and better, and moving better and better.” Mouratoglou, the man who watches Serena’s every swing and tracks her every mood, would know. And it was hard

Nobody present in the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, or watching on television, would have confused the work done by Roberta Vinci with that of her fellow Italian whose surname is so similar. Maria Sharapova's 6-2, 6-1 win over the 29-year-old from Taranto was a work of art only in the

When all is said and done—and after last night’s trio of age-defying triumphs, who can possibly say when that might be—the Australian Open will go down as the most significant tennis tournament Roger Federer ever played. Not this year’s Australian Open in particular, although if Federer goes on to win

Torches lit the player party on a chilly Dubai evening, but Serena Williams was in no mood for merriment. Wearing the pained expression of a woman plagued by a major migraine—dangerous left-hander Ekaterina Makarova—the world No. 1 was blowing her nose and scanning her notes during changeovers, shoving the air

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — For a moment as she celebrated her first career title, an emotional, overjoyed Mihaela Buzarnescu stood on the court and made an apology for a tournament missing major star power. No Serena Williams. No Venus. They each had early exits, leaving no Americans to cheer