by Pete Bodo We had a hint of Nadal's feelings about Davis Cup at one US Open press conference, when a reporter asked Nadal an absurd question about the place he awarded winning the title in Sopot on his list of accomplishments. BTW, it wasn't even a reporter, but a

Each day during the U.S. Open, Peter Bodo will recap the previous day's events and look ahead to the upcoming day's play. We encourage you to discuss the action from Flushing Meadows in the comments section below. NEW YORK—A great deal of U.S. Open tennis had been played at the

If you've watched enough tennis, you know that all other things being equal , style is destiny. Of course, all other things are not always equal, which is how Rafael Nadal came to be the defending champion at the Pacific Life Open this year. Courage, fitness, determination, self-control, emotions, mental

Pic by Pete Bodo NEW YORK—The rain may have stopped the qualifying tournament this morning, and the pending hurricane may wreak havoc with the main event come Monday, but they make the draw indoors and this morning the U.S. Open brackets were filled in, with names missing only from the

Greetings, Tribe, this is Steve from one door down. I’m filling in for a day for Pete. He’s away for a very good reason, of course—his niece’s wedding. I feel like I should make my identity clear from the start; the last time I did guest labor here on the

NEW YORK—Say what you will about Patrick McEnroe, the USTA, Arlen Kantarian, Billie Jean King, Mardy Fish, or Serena Williams. I find it impressive and gratifying, personally as well as professionally, to approach Arthur Ashe Stadium from almost any direction and see those highway signs of various size and shape

Howdy, everyone (and way to keep your eye on the ball, dude!) Well TW's OKRECS (Official Keeper of the Records), Master Ace/Patrick Hinton set the table with his 3-set highlights of 2008 yesterday, so today it's time to roll out marquee matches of an entirely different order of magnitude -

• Picby Pete Bodo* When we left Long John Isner at Wimbledon, he was not merely a beaten man—the victim of a first-round upset inflicted by Alejandro Falla—but a confused one. He tried to explain in a doleful press conference that might just as easily have been conducted on a

In a pair of gripping semifinals, Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka emerged victorious to win their three-set clashes over Jennifer Brady and Serena Williams. The two were due to meet less than two weeks ago at Flushing Meadows, before Osaka was forced to pull out of their Western & Southern

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Each day during the Australian Open, we'll select three of the most intriguing matches on the schedule and offer our predictions. Jarmila Gajdosova vs. Maria Kirilenko [27] (Hisense Arena, first match) They are separated by just 10 spots in the rankings, and in their lone prior meeting, Gajdosova edged Kirilenko,

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Evening sessions at this year's Australian Open are starting to resemble a remake of the Alfred Hitchcock horror movie, ``The Birds.'' In search of locusts, swarms of seagulls have been circling Melbourne Park, occasionally swooping down to capture the tasty treats below. On Monday, it was Novak

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Maria Sharapova overcame Petra Kvitova to set up a women's final against Victoria Azarenka at the Australian Open before the attention quickly shifted to a much anticipated semifinal showdown between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Sharapova broke Kvitova's serve in the last game to finish off a

PARIS (AP) For more than a decade, whatever the state of her health or her game, no matter the opponent or arena, Serena Williams always won first-round matches at Grand Slam tournaments. Always. Until Tuesday at the French Open. Until Williams came within two points of victory nine times, yet

PARIS (AP) Sometimes, when everything's on the line, it's easier to play like there's nothing to lose. Novak Djokovic knows that drill. Four times on a gray, drippy Tuesday at Roland Garros, Djokovic got ready to serve on the red clay and listened to the French fans cheer against him,

MELBOURNE, Australia -- After being sidelined with injuries for nearly six years, Brian Baker was finally back on the court with a second chance at a professional career. Playing in his first Australian Open at the age of 27, Baker had just won the first set in his second-round match

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- For more than a century, some of the best men's tennis players in the world have come to the Bay Area almost every year. From its birth in 1889 as the Pacific Coast Championships in Monterey to stints in Berkeley and San Francisco and its current

After Etienne de Villiers vacated his spot atop the ATP men’s tennis bureaucracy last year, tour officials saw a pressing need for an ace salesman and diplomat to replace him. They found their man in Adam Helfant, a former Nike executive. The ATP named Helfant, 44, as its executive chairman

BRISBANE, Australia(AP) Novak Djokovic doesn't think his first-round loss to Ernests Gulbis at the Brisbane International is any cause for panic ahead of his Australian Open title defense. Struggling to find his rhythm with a new racket, top-seeded Djokovic was upset 6-4, 6-4 in his opening match of the season

COLLEGE STATION, Texas(AP) The Southern California men's tennis team is likely to be Texas A&M's biggest backer if the university makes another bid to host the NCAA tennis tournament. The Trojans won their second national title played at the Mitchell Tennis Center on Tuesday, disposing of No. 3 seed Ohio