What’s next for Roger Federer at this year's Australian Open? Coming back from two sets, 5-0, triple match point down in the third? So far, it looks like the Swiss superstar’s survival instincts are at their sharpest. After clawing his way back from the brink of defeat in the third

The thought process behind carb loading the night before a match is that eating complex carbohydrates (a huge bowl of pasta or plate of mashed potatoes) will fill your muscles with with stored sugar (glycogen). This is then supposed to provide your muscles with more fuel during your competition, allowing

The outstanding feature of the 33rd meeting between rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal was the terrible inevitability of the outcome. For those hoping for a new and perhaps final twist in this saga of mutual greatness, it was less like watching a clash of titans than a B-grade horror

Neither Venus Williams nor Kirsten Flipkens has played much tennis lately, and at frequent intervals of their first-round match at the Rogers Cup it showed. Flipkens, seeded No. 13, had been sidelined by a sore knee after her impressive semifinal run at Wimbledon. Williams was out for even longer with

[[I have good news for you this morning; Bobby Chintapalli will be filing daily reports for TW from Charleston for the rest of the week and weekend. I'll be focused on Davis Cup - and Easter with my family.I suggest you use Bobby's daily posts for match-calling and general socializing.

As Andy Murray walked toward his chair after holding serve for a 5-4 lead in the third set of his second-round match in Madrid with Nicolas Almagro, you were entitled to ask yourself, “Why is this guy smiling?” After all, Murray had let the bullish Spaniard back into the match

By Jackie, TW Social Director Hi, everyone! Many thanks for the warm reception last week. As Pete suggested, if you have ideas for Deuce Club topics, please feel free to contact me at my Tennis.come-mail address. A little over a week ago, Rosangel noted that TennisWorld was overdue for another

In a few weeks’ time at the Davis Cup final, in Lille, the French will be cheering against Roger Federer—at least if Gilles Simon gets his way. Today, however, the Swiss star remained their hero. A fallen hero, it turned out, as he was beaten—although “brutalized” might be a better

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- An early exit at the Sony Open and a postponed humanitarian trip to Haiti left Caroline Wozniacki with a big hole in her schedule -- something she was glad to fill with a trip to the Family Circle Cup. The 2011 Family Circle champion won her sixth

MADRID -- Serena Williams kept the No. 1, and added No. 50. Williams beat Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Madrid Open Sunday to retain her No. 1 ranking and collect her 50th career title, while Rafael Nadal eased by Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2, 6-4 for his fifth

MADRID -- Rafael Nadal cruised into the Madrid Open quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-3 victory Thursday over Mikhail Youzhny that featured an array of creative shots. Top-ranked Serena Williams and No. 2 Maria Sharapova also reached the quarterfinals in straight sets. Having already established control by winning Youzhny's second service

NEW YORK -- The numbers are not the sort that Roger Federer likes to see beside his name. One of them -- his age, 32 -- he cannot control. The other -- his ranking, No. 7 -- he insists he can. "People are going to say what they like," Federer

PARIS -- Kei Nishikori of Japan put an end to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's bid for a World Tour Finals spot by defeating the Frenchman 1-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) on Tuesday in the second round of the Paris Masters. In other second-round matches, Richard Gasquet of France outlasted Fernando Verdasco of

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Roger Federer rekindled his dominance over Andy Murray in Grand Slam matches and advanced to his 11th consecutive Australian Open semifinal with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3 win Wednesday. Federer clinched it on his third match point with an ace to set up a showdown with

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Serena Williams got on and off court as quickly as she could in the scorching heat Friday, registering yet another record with match win No. 61 at the Australian Open as she advanced to the fourth round with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Daniela Hantuchova. The five-time

PARIS (AP) -- Nothing came easily for Maria Sharapova in the French Open final. Serves hit by her surgically repaired shoulder often missed the mark, resulting in 12 double-faults. Shots that would be winners against most opponents were retrieved by Simona Halep and sent right back. Leads that usually hold

Svetlana Kuznetsova shut her eyes tightly as if trying to block out the memory of the match points Petra Kvitova erased. Then the 27th-seeded Russian refocused, ran down everything in sight and rallied for a dramatic comeback win to reach the French Open fourth round for the 10th time. Staring

YESTERDAY (July 8) Austin Aces d. Springfield Lasers, 19-17 In the league's first nationally televised match on Tennis Channel this season, Andy Roddick's hometown team picked up the first win in franchise history over the Springfield Lasers on Tuesday night. Roddick got the team off on the right foot as

WIMBLEDON—Every time I enter Centre Court at Wimbledon, music runs through my head. The primary reason for this is that one of my favorite rituals in SW19 is to enter the grounds by 8:30 a.m., head to a massively vacant Centre Court, sit by myself in a familiar corner, listen

NEW YORK—A flash of Marin Cilic's arm sent a serve blurring past a lunging Kei Nishikori and splattering off the back wall, like a streak of yellow on a blue canvas. Cilic painted Nishikori into a corner with his booming serve and rubbed him right out of the U.S. Open