NEW YORK—With the exception of the Paris Masters, which gave us a maiden Masters champion (David Ferrer) and ATP finalist (Jerzy Janowicz), it’s been an extremely predictable 2012 season in men’s tennis. Every tournament of significance has been won by Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, or Andy Murray, and

Starting on December 7—the 25th day left in 2010—TENNIS.com will countdown from the year-end No. 25 on both tours with "The Last Word," a look back at the year that was and a look ahead at the season to come. Here's who we've looked at so far. Best of 2010

With a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Alexandr Dolgopolov, Juan Martin del Potro is the first man into the semifinals of Madrid. I thought Dolopolov might pull off the upset today, as his game seems ideally poised to take advantage of the quick, slippery blue clay. He has a super-aggressive style

“It’s an honor just to be nominated…” Last week, the International Tennis Hall of Fame released its list of contenders for induction in 2021, with Lleyton Hewitt, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Jonas Bjorkman, Lisa Raymond and Sergi Bruguera among the nominees. Eligibility for a spot on the ballot comes five years

Deadlocked at one set apiece, Juan Martin del Potro sat on his courtside seat, scanning the red clay like a man in search of a remedy. An aching left knee and a persistent pain-in-the-neck named Albert Montanes prompted del Potro to take treatment after saving break point to hold for

Mornin', everyone. The women's final is bearing down on us, so this will be brief, and mainly just a post to give you a place to call and discuss the women's final between Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka, which may achieve a unique distinction. Unless we end up in one

LONDON (AP) Novak Djokovic is developing a nasty habit of playing Grand Slam matches over two days. He thinks his latest carried-over contest won't have any effect on him in the Wimbledon quarterfinals Wednesday. The defending champion and No. 1 seed at the All England Club will be competing for

In-match coaching is not everyone’s cup of tea. When the WTA first introduced the rule in 2008, it elicited strong reactions from both sides of the spectrum. While the proponents welcomed a peek into the player-coach dynamic, opponents worried that the move would take away the authenticity of the game,

HIGHLIGHTS: Ben Shelton goes deep at the Australian Open

FLASHBACK: Jabeur got support from Kim Clijsters following her Wimbledon defeat to Marketa Vondrousova.

The last ten years have brought us a cavalcade of pulsating battles in every corner of the globe, meetings that have left a lasting impression, duels lingering in our minds for a wide range of reasons. It was indeed a stirring decade for the sport. The way I saw it,

INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—“How does he do that?” Timea Bacsinszky used to wonder years ago, as she watched her countryman Roger Federer win match after match after match while hardly seeming to break a sweat. Bacsinszky still doesn’t know how the Maestro does his conducting, exactly. But she likes to think

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—The King of Clay passed up a chance to meet the Queen of England. Rafael Nadal had another priority—winning at Wimbledon. Queen Elizabeth II visited the All England Club for the first time since 1977 and met a small group of current and former players, including Roger Federer

[Pete Bodo is on vacation, Thurs Feb 14th to Monday Feb. 25th. Meanwhile, enjoy the guest posts!] By Rosangel Valenti, TennisWorld Contributing Editor

On Thursday, the International Tennis Hall of Fame announced that Bob and Mike Bryan—aka the Bryan brothers—will stand side-by-side yet again, in Newport. The Americans will be enshrined next August, as part of reimagined induction ceremony. They will be joined by fellow career Grand Slammer Maria Sharapova. The Bryans redefined

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest from the Australian Open on Monday (all times local): 11:55 p.m. Eugenie Bouchard was late starting her first-round match, so didn't waste any time in beating American Louisa Chirico 6-0, 6-4 in 56 minutes. The pair didn't begin play until nearly 11 p.m. on

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French Open tennis tournament (all times local): ___ 5:55 p.m. Jessica Pegula has made it to the French Open quarterfinals for the first time by coming back to beat Irina-Camelia Begu 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. Pegula joins two other American women in the quarterfinals

The only way to do Rome and this tournament at the same time is to get up early. Today began at the ungodly hour of 7:00 A.M. (who knew there was such a thing?) and went something like — Warning: The entry below begins with much non-tennis-related content and other

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local): ___ 10:55 p.m. Serena Williams is a winner in the first scheduled night session in French Open history. She overcome two set points to beat Irina-Camelia Begu 7-6 (6), 6-2 under the lights in the first round. Matches

Are you ready for the Great Depression, Part Deux? Will we soon be standing in soup lines at Trader Joe’s and doing the Charleston all night to keep the blues away? That last thought may not be as terrible as it sounds. The dances of the 1930s gave us the