Nuria Llagostera Vives, who was suspended for two years after testing positive for methamphetamine this July in Stanford, isn’t sure whether she will appeal the ITF Tribunal decision to the Court of Arbitration of Sport. “I do not know if I have the strength to fight,” the 33-year-old told El

Roland Garros champion Li Na, who struggled during the second half of the 2011 season, says she needs to bear down during the last stage of her career. "I am not young any more and I do not have time to waste," the 29-year-old Li told reporters at the Hopman

Serena Williams criticizes herself after losing to former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, the first time she has fallen to the Dane in four tries. "The good thing is I could've played a lot better," Serena told reporters. "I probably played about 20 percent.

Hi Steve, Yes, tennis is bigger in Montreal than in Toronto, but I have to say the grounds were packed yesterday and all the upper-stands tickets were sold out before 12:30. Maybe it's because Monday was a holiday, or maybe this tennis thing is catching on. It's funny that you

Former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki tells Tennis Journal that she temporarily lost her motivation last spring. At the time she was dealing with back and ankle injuries, as well as allergies. “I don't like to make excuses so I am just going to go out there and play, but it

Jelena Jankovic opned up about her different personalities: Her fun-loving side off the court, and her more serious and driven side on the court. “It’s like as soon as I step off the court I’m like really goofy and I just like to laugh and talk,” she told reporters in

Marion Bartoli has hired former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna as her full-time coach. The 11th-ranked Frenchwoman and her father Walter recently decided that he would no longer travel with her. Bartoli met with Novotna in Doha and hired her just before Indian Wells. “I knew I needed a woman because

After his four-set loss to Great Britain's Andy Murray at Wimbledon, Croatian Ivo Karlovic says he was cheated in the match by linesmen. "Foot-faults. I don't know what to say, but it was a little bit outrageous," Karlovic said. "In my whole life, ever since I was eight years old,

Jack Sock wins the USTA Winnetka Challenger and cracks the Top 100 for the first time at No. 84. The 20-year-old is now the fourth-highest-ranked U.S. male and has secured himself a main draw spot in the U.S. Open. “I have a good amount of confidence. Hopefully I can ride

Serena Williams tells SI.com that if she could replay any match it would be at 1998 Roland Garros fourth round, when Arantxa Sanchez Vicario moonballed her off the court 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. Sanchez Vicario went on to win her third French Open title that year. The Spanish veteran accused Williams

Stefan Edberg says Roger Federer is playing at a high level again this season but still picks his own backhand as the better of the two. "A lot of the other strokes I think he does a lot better than I did," Edberg said in a conference call. "But I`ll

Keep your opponents guessing with this baseline attack. For many club players, a traditional doubles formation doesn’t work, especially if you’re more comfortable on the baseline than at net. If you’re looking for something new, try this variation on the “I” serving formation. Prepare to serve in the deuce court

After winning his record eighth Roland Garros title, Rafael Nadal admits that he wasn’t positive that his knee would hold up when he returned to the tour in February after taking seven months off to rehabilitate his injury. “I am a positive guy,” he said. “But the doubts are part

Andy Murray says the upcoming London Olympics are well-timed, considering his loss to Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final less than three weeks ago. "I think I needed a tournament like this to get ready for and to get over the disappointment of losing in the final at Wimbledon," Murray

LONDON (AP) To hear Serena Williams and her coach tell it, the process of getting her ready to win Wimbledon for a record-tying 22nd Grand Slam title began with a series of chats over the phone not long after her loss in the French Open final. That setback in Paris

Roger Federer reflects on becoming the first player to be ranked No. 1 for 300 weeks. “It’s obviously an amazing number,” Federer told reporters. “I never thought of something like this when I was a little kid, that’s for sure. I was just hoping one day my dream was going

It's kind of late, I'm wasted from two non-stop weeks, and I'm going to keep this brief and unsentimental. It was a blast writing TennisWorld for these past two-plus weeks, and I really appreciate the way so many of you stepped up to comment on my posts. I need to

Victoria Azarenka says she predicted that Caroline Wozniacki would become engaged with in a year’s time last season. Wozniacki and golfer Rory McIlroy became engaged on New Year’s Eve in Sydney. “If she will remember, and I don't know if she will, I called it last year when I saw

Juan Martin del Potro is aiming to start his comeback to competitive action towards the beginning of next season. "I'm much better," the former US Open champion said in an interview with Argentine station C5N. "I hope January or February to return to the court to do what I like

At a press conference in Eastbourne prior to her first match in nearly a year, former No. 1 Serena Williams said she could have died from the blood clots that developed in her lungs in February. "I had several clots bilaterally, in both lungs," said Williams, who suffered from a