With the title rounds approaching at the Championships, we're counting down the five most memorable Wimbledon finals. No. 5: Chris Evert d. Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 1976 6-3, 4-6, 8-6

NEW YORK—Three thoughts on Kei Nishikori’s 1-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 victory over Andy Murray in the U.S. Open quarterfinals, a result that, as TheNew York Times’ Ben Rothenberg correctly put it on Twitter, is “a bigger upset than rankings show.” 1. An aggressive Kei is a special Kei: How

Agnieszka Radwanska and Sloane Stephens have games that contrast handsomely, but any clash between them isn’t just about the American’s shotmaking skill matched against the Pole’s defensive talents. It’s also about whether Stephens’ familiar lapses of concentration will be more costly to her than unforced errors are to Radwanska. Today

Three weeks after she claimed the Wimbledon title, Serena Williams returned to Centre Court to open her quest for a gold medal with an emphatic, 6-3, 6-1 win over Jelena Jankovic. The sights and sounds of the All England Club retrofitted for the Olympics may have been different, but Williams

A nauseated Andy Murray took treatment for an upset stomach while trailing Janko Tipsarevic by a set and a break today. The third-seeded Scot reflexively reached for his stomach as if trying to suppress lunch from introducing itself to the court. Ultimately, Murray calmed both his churning stomach and queasy

A duel of dipping slice backhands escalated into the longest rally of the second set when Andy Murray casually came under a drop shot that cleared the net with the weight of a whisper. That sleight-of-hand mischief caused Tomas Berdych to recoil briefly. Then Berdych got back to business driving

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,

Novak Djokovic made his return to competitive tennis after 42 days on the sidelines from what he called “the worst injury of his career” and defeated Xavier Malisse, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 in the first round of the Swiss Indoors in Basel. The top-ranked player in the world re-aggravated a back

Andrea Petkovic’s hip-shaking shuffle—the Petko dance—has become tennis’ most distinctive celebration since Andrew Ilie’s shirt-shredding revelry. Today, Petkovic gave Caroline Wozniacki little wiggle room in high-stepping past the top seed, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3. A weary Wozniacki saw her eight-match winning streak come to an end as Petkovic became the first

MADRID -- Andy Murray hit error after error Thursday and was eliminated from the Madrid Masters in the third round. The Wimbledon champion lost to 46th-ranked Santiago Giraldo 6-3, 6-2. Murray's play was erratic throughout the match against the Colombian qualifier, who earned his first career victory against a top-10

Roger Federer buzzed a serve that dabbed the corner of the box like a streak of yellow paint on a green canvas. Powered by a precise serve and all-court artistry, Federer painted Tommy Robredo right out of the picture, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4, to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the 12th

LONDON (AP) There is one more match to play this season, and there is plenty riding on it for both Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. Djokovic, who has had the best season of his career with three Grand Slam titles, is looking to cap his incredible year by becoming the

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) Juan Martin del Potro was stuck with too much idle time the past two seasons, limited to 14 matches in that span because of a series of wrist injuries. So when the 2009 U.S. Open champion was asked about his second-round opponent in the Delray Beach

LONDON (AP) Once deemed the ''next big thing'' in tennis, 2009 U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro grew so frustrated after needing three operations on his left wrist that he considered quitting the sport last year at age 27. Too many setbacks. Too many comebacks. He stayed the course,

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PRESS CONFERENCE: Nick Kyrgios and his physio Will Maher discuss the knee injury that forced the No. 19 seed to pull out of the Australian Open ahead of his first-round match.

Cheers of "Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi!" were all over the courts on Day 4 of the Australian Open, as local favorites looked to find a dose of Melbourne magic. Here are a few of Thursday's notable results. A year ago, at his home major, Alex Bolt put together

PARIS(AP) Jelena Jankovic was two points from winning, just two points from overcoming a disastrous second set and reaching the quarterfinals of the French Open. It was two points too many. The fifth-seeded Jankovic instead lost to Sorana Cirstea of Romania 3-6, 6-0, 9-7 Monday in the fourth round. `I

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) The little gray varmint in Novak Djokovic's backyard at Wimbledon is no nuisance to the second-seeded Serb. Djokovic, who reached the third round at the All England Club with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win over Kevin Anderson, put a picture of his new buddy on Twitter before

World No. 4 Iga Swiatek was our pre-tournament bet to win the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, and we’re certainly not shying away from her after her best performance in the desert thus far. Swiatek faced world No. 29 Madison Keys in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, and won in