ROME (AP)—Novak Djokovic began his bid to reach a third consecutive Rome Masters final with a quick 6-1, 6-1 win over 46th-ranked Jeremy Chardy on Tuesday. Djokovic never faced a break point and served well from start to finish—a sharp contrast from his semifinal loss to Fernando Verdasco at the

Uh oh, he’s pointing again. That would be Lleyton Hewitt, of course, who kept jabbing his finger toward his loyal and long-suffering supporters in the stands this afternoon as he turned the clock back inside Centre Court. The aging, scrapping Aussie upset No. 5 seed Juan Martin del Potro, and

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Andy Murray, Kim Clijsters and Vera Zvonareva found themselves in familiar territory late in a Grand Slam tournament on Wednesday. Murray beat unseeded Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-5, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3 at the Australian Open to advance to the semifinals and a possible match against Rafael Nadal, the player

Is it true, as we hear so often, that Davis Cup doesn’t draw the biggest stars in the men’s game? That depends on whether you have a glass-half-full or glass-half-empty view of the world. This weekend, six of the ATP’s Top 10, and two of its Big 4, will play

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Andy Roddick’s attempt to win another Grand Slam title nearly a decade after his first ended Thursday at the Australian Open when he had to retire from his second-round match due to a right hamstring injury. Former No. 1-ranked Roddick, whose only major singles win came at the

The second in a series of daily photo-dispatches from Steve Tignor, who is currently at Queen's Club. All photos by Anita Aguilar.

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) It's not difficult to pick the odd one out in this group of 28-year-old players: Roger Federer, Lleyton Hewitt, Nikolay Davydenko. Federer has won a record 15 Grand Slam titles and is ranked No. 1. Hewitt was No. 1 before Federer hit the scene and has won the

105627933 by Pete Bodo Afternoon, folks. I'm a little late to the county fair today, but I did post some thoughts on Murray's win in Shanghai over at ESPN.com, focusing mainly on the emerging "best player who's never won a major" narrative. That line of inquiry will now pick up

Roger Federer, seeking an 18th Grand Slam title in his 18th season on tour, will ease into 2015 with a match against either a wild-card entry or a qualifier at the Brisbane International next week. Federer, who arrived in Australia on Saturday, has a first-round bye in the Australian Open

LONDON—“What’s so special about Baron’s Court then?” That’s what the man with the gray ponytail in the ticket booth wanted to know. It was a fair question: I was at the Southwark tube station here, and I'd just told him that I needed to get to the Baron’s Court stop

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) Andy Murray sent Britain into its first Davis Cup final in 37 years on Sunday, securing victory over Australia with a straight-set win over Bernard Tomic. Despite struggling with a back injury and coming off a five-set doubles match on Saturday, Murray managed to find another peak

VIENNA (AP)—David Ferrer came from a break down in the final set to defeat Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (3) on Saturday and set up a final against Andy Murray at the Erste Bank Open. Top-seeded Ferrer will appear in his fourth final of the season. He is

Mornin' folks. Here we are in the men's quarterfinals. The soundtrack is provided by your favorite "oldies" station, what with Juan Carlos Ferrero, Tommy Haas and Lleyton Hewitt still in the hunt for the title. Which of these three men has the best chance to survive today's weeding out? That's

VALENCIA, Spain (AP) -- Top-seeded David Ferrer earned his 600th career win by beating Thomaz Bellucci 6-1, 6-2 Friday to set up a semifinal against Andy Murray at the Valencia Open. Ferrer, a three-time champion in Valencia, became the fourth active player to reach the milestone, joining Roger Federer (986

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- Trailing in the first set of her first match at the Sony Open, Serena Williams grunted with every shot and screamed with every point she won. And then, on the pivotal point, she didn't make a sound -- or take a swing. Williams capitalized on a

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Serena Williams made a much-awaited appearance at the franchise-based International Premier Tennis League on Sunday but could not lift Singapore Slammers as her team succumbed to a third straight defeat in the first leg. ''It wasn't easy but I had a lot of fun,'' the top-ranked

89979896 Hi everyone. The Cincy quarterfinals start any moment now. We have a stellar lineup today, including all of the world top four. First up Andy Murray takes on lucky loser Julien Benneteau. Afterwards Roger Federer will play Lleyton Hewitt for the first time since Wimbledon 2008 (and Lleyton's hip

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Roger Federer improved his six-year winning streak to 15 matches against Lleyton Hewitt with an overpowering 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 victory in the fourth round at the Australian Open on Monday. The top-ranked Federer, beaten in last year’s final at Melbourne Park by Rafael Nadal, hasn’t lost to Hewitt

Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, and Serena Williams are among the players who have been drafted in the inaugural International Premier Tennis League (IPTL), which is scheduled to be held from November 28 to December 14. Four Asian cities—Mumbai, Singapore, Bangkok, and Dubai—will field teams and play each other

TOKYO(AP) Russia's Mikhail Youzhny reached the final of the Japan Open with a 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 over Lleyton Hewitt on Saturday. The unseeded Youzhny had 10 aces in the match that lasted 2 hours, 39 minutes and will face the winner of Saturday's other semifinal between French compatriots Jo-Wilfried Tsonga