I have been looking for ways to fade Tommy Paul throughout Roland Garros, as he has looked hampered by a lower abdomen injury he's referenced often. Paul has even noted that the injury was serious enough that it required MRIs. But Paul keeps shaking off the pain and finding ways

WACO, Texas (AP) -- Jamie Loeb made it to the NCAA quarterfinals as a freshman. A year later, she is North Carolina's first singles tennis champion. Loeb defeated second-seeded and fellow sophomore Carol Zhao 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 on Monday, denying Stanford its 15th NCAA women's singles title. ''I'm speechless. It

Caroline Wozniacki says that the WTA is restricting players too much as to which tournaments they are allowed to play. The former No. 1 said that she wanted to defend her green clay-court title in Charleston this year, but was not allowed to and wants a more flexible schedule. WTA

ROQUEBRUNE, France (AP)—Bob and Mike Bryan defeated Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (4) Saturday to give the United States a 2-1 lead over France in their Davis Cup quarterfinal. The Bryans, the top-ranked doubles team, have not lost a Davis Cup match since 2008. They were rarely

After spending Thanksgiving with his family in Texas, Andy Roddick had a chance to reflect on the year. Given his tennis season, some may find it quite ironic that he still wanted to give thanks. “2006 brought me more joy than any other year in my tennis career thus far.

TESSENDERLO, Belgium(AP) Kim Clijsters will center her 2010 schedule as much around young daughter Jada as around the four Grand Slams, planning a limited program that will put family first. The U.S. Open champion will limit the rest of her 2009 program to just one tournament in Luxembourg next month

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) Stanislas Wawrinka held off Fernando Gonzalez 7-6 (3), 6-7 (1), 6-4 on Friday and will face Davis Cup teammate Roger Federer in the final of the Australian Open tuneup tournament at Kooyong. The all-Swiss Kooyong final could be a warmup for the fourth round of the Australian Open.

BRISBANE, Australia (AP)—Richard Gasquet exhaled deeply and stuck out his tongue, relieved that he could finally start scrutinizing a victory on court rather than one in court. The 23-year-old Frenchman had a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win over Finland's Jarkko Nieminen on Monday in the first round of the Brisbane International,

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP)—Second-seeded Ivo Karlovic of Croatia advanced to the semifinals of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championship on Friday, overpowering seventh-seeded James Blake in the third set for a 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1 victory. The 2.05-meter (6-foot-10) Karlovic served 23 aces to reach his first semifinal this year

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP)—Bob Bryan and John Isner defeated Nenad Zimonjic and Janko Tipsarevic 7-6 (8), 5-7, 7-6 (8), 6-3 in doubles to keep the United States alive in the Davis Cup first round, cutting Serbia's lead to 2-1. Isner was a last-minute replacement for Bryan's twin Mike, who was sidelined

BELGRADE, Serbia(AP) Bob Bryan and John Isner defeated Nenad Zimonjic and Janko Tipsarevic 7-6 (8), 5-7, 7-6 (8), 6-3 in doubles to keep the United States alive in the Davis Cup first round, cutting Serbia's lead to 2-1. Isner was a last-minute replacement for Bryan's twin Mike, who was sidelined

HALLE, Germany (AP)—Roger Federer won his 29th consecutive match at this tournament, beating Germany’s Philipp Petzschner 7-6 (3), 6-4 Saturday to reach the final of the Gerry Weber Open against Lleyton Hewitt. Federer will go for his sixth title in this event Sunday against Hewitt, who is seeded eighth and

WIMBLEDON, England(AP) The umpire who presided over the longest match in tennis history said Thursday that he was so enthralled by the epic struggle that he never felt tired. Mohamed Lahyani of Sweden spent 11 hours, 5 minutes over three days in the umpire's chair before declaring victory for John

Last weekend I played in a USTA men’s open singles tournament for the first time in several years. One of the reasons I had stopped entering these events was because I had grown tired of all the disputed line calls ­both by my opponents and myself. So sure enough, in

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Venus Williams let out a scream and doubled over in agony after hitting a shot in her first-set tiebreaker at the Australian Open. Williams had strained a hip muscle and later said she was in so much pain that if she hadn't been playing in a Grand

Hi Nick, I have a problem with my forehand. Most times I hit it too short. How can I flatten it out and hit it closer to the baseline?—Jason Glasgow At our Academy we stand two poles close to the net posts and run an elastic cord between them, several

In an editorial in Le Monde, former Roland Garros champion and French Davis and Fed Cup captain Yannick Noah lashes out at Spanish sporting culture, alleging that the reason for the rise of Spain's success may have to do with taking a “magic potion.” "When I still milled around on

In an interview with El Pais, Rafael Nadal admits that he lost a little drive in 2011 because of many years of playing, and says that it's natural. "Over the years you'll lose a little intensity," he said. "You burn with the [amount of] competition. For the past seven years

There's no shortage of American male tennis prospects. With 12 players from the U.S. in the Top 100, there's a real sense of optimism that at least one of them will break the 18-year major title drought that has plagued a nation rich in the sport's tradition. Taylor Fritz, Sebastian

By now, fans know what to expect from Nick Kyrgios: the unexpected. On Tuesday, the Aussie showed his home crowd how to hit a tweener serve, struck a tweener mid-rally and ended it all with a beer on the court. His straight-set win over Liam Broady was a cause for