By December 2010, Novak Djokovic was just about to finish his fourth straight year ranked number three in the world. There he stood, behind the dominant players of the ‘00s, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. As of that point, Federer had won 16 majors, Nadal nine. Each had also captured

PARIS (AP)—Australian Open champion Kim Clijsters lost to Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-3 in the final of the Open Gaz de France on Sunday. Clijsters still will unseat Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark as the top-ranked player when the new rankings are released Monday. “I think in the

Early in this third-round match, long before Fred Stolle learned what ‘Ajde’ means, his co-commentator Rennae Stubbs said Ana Ivanovic was in the driver’s seat and that her opponent, Vania King, was “along for the ride, no matter where that ride takes her.” Ivanovic went off track a few times,

PARIS (AP)—American qualifier Michael Yani’s French Open debut lasted one match. It felt like about two or three. Yani lost to Lukas Lacko of Slovakia 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 12-10 in a marathon that began Sunday and finished Monday, covering 4 hours, 56 minutes of playing time.

WIMBLEDON, England—Before I get started, let me assure you that The Big Fourtnight will continue despite Rafael Nadal's shocking first-round loss. As I said in my introductory post, Nadal's knees will forever be the elephant in the room, although I never would have guessed something like this would take place

The sound of Roger Federer reverberated around Court Philippe Chatrier as French fans chanted "Roger! Roger!" in anticipation of impending victory. Name recognition wasn't the only difference in today's second-round match. The Grand Slam king was facing Adrian Ungur, an anonymous major debutant who surprised David Nalbandian in the opening

The skid marks scarring the red clay looked like routes on a road map marking David Ferrer's path to a long-desired destination. Hair flapping against his forehead with almost every determined step, Ferrer beat Andy Murray to the ball and beat him up with his forehand, pounding out a 6-4,

It wasn't the prettiest victory in Andy Murray’s career, but it was his first victory on an American hard court (or any other) since the Australian Open: 6-4, 6-1 over David Nalbandian. Murray’s travails have been well-documented of late and it seems he has been underperforming everywhere but at the

The tallest ATP final in history escalated into the longest three-set final of the year. Managing the minute margins — and crucial moments — with more clarity, a defiant John Isner fought off 11 break points, including two match points to force the final tiebreaker, trimming Kevin Anderson, 6-7 (3),

Washington Kastles Claim Third Successive Mylan WTT Eastern Conference Championship Defending champions will host Mylan WTT Finals presented by GEICO on Sunday, July 28 WASHINGTON (July 25, 2013) – The Washington Kastles are one win away from clinching a King Trophy three-peat after claiming their third successive Mylan World TeamTennis

Pic MIAMI—Survivng a furious fightback by one of the greatest comeback players of this or any other era, Caroline Wozniacki took a big step toward regaining her confidence and place near the very top of the WTA pecking order with a convincing 6-4, 6-4 quarterfinal win over Serena Williams. Wozniacki,

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- Defending champion and top-seeded Simona Halep was upset Tuesday in her opening match at the Connecticut Open, falling 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 to Slovakian Magdalena Rybarikova. Rybarikova, ranked 68th in the world, broke the serve of the world's second-ranked player six times. The final break put

ATHENS, Ga. -- Kyle McPhillips had no trouble putting UCLA's national championship in perspective. The 20-year-old sophomore has played in all four junior Grand Slam events, but she said nothing compares to winning it all with the Bruins. "Winning individually is so different than winning for your team and your

ATLANTA (AP) — John Isner rode an overpowering service game to his fourth Atlanta Open title and second consecutive ATP tournament, beating fellow American Ryan Harrison 7-6 (6), 7-6 (7) on Sunday before a friendly crowd at Atlantic Station. Having won eight straight matches all in straight sets since bowing

Editor's Note: On Tuesday, Rafael Nadal completed a two-day win over Simone Bolelli by winning an 11-9 third-set tiebreak. The overtime session lasted over 16 minutes and both men earned multiple set points. It also featured some of the most impressive shotmaking of the tournament so far. Here are the

Joao Fonseca has made history in Buenos Aires, becoming the youngest Brazilian man to reach an ATP semifinal in the Open Era. The 18-year-old from Rio de Janeiro came back from double match point down in the third set to defeat Argentina’s Mariano Navone, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5, and reach the

WATCH—An update on the ATP race to London:

Leave it to a former player to recognize the awful thoughts swirling around in the head of a current one. Ana Ivanovic was ahead 6-3, 3-1 against Maria Sharapova on Sunday in the Stuttgart final. The Serb was three games from beating the Russian for the first time since 2007

PRAGUE -- The last time the Czechs played Spain in the Davis Cup final, they were swept 5-0 on clay in Barcelona. Three years later, the Czech Republic will play at home on a fast indoor hard court. Plus, Spain will play without injured star Rafael Nadal. The Czechs hope

DOHA, Qatar(AP) Rafael Nadal routed Fabrice Santoro 6-0, 6-1 Tuesday in his first ATP Tour match of the year, with Roger Federer and Andy Murray also breezing into the second round of the Qatar Open. The top-ranked Nadal needed only 46 minutes for the win, breaking Santoro three times in