LONDON -- Playing in his opening match at the ATP finals, Novak Djokovic dove right in. The top-ranked Serb twice landed hard on the court Monday at the O2 Arena, but it didn't stop him from beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6 (4), 6-3 and setting up a Wednesday showdown with Group

Andy Murray will face Roger Federer for Olympic gold in a repeat of the Wimbledon final. Fighting off three breaks in three different service games in the second set, Murray defeated Novak Djokovic, 7-5, 7-5, in today's second semifinal. It was a stellar display of power tennis and unfathomable court

Viktor Troicki vs. James Blake Head-to-head: First meeting Opposing strengths are at play here: Blake's flat forehand can be an imposing weapon when he's landing it, while Troicki's two-handed backhand is his best groundstroke. Blake will try to control the center of the court, run around his backhand, and hammer

Sydney suits these two. Li Na won her first Premier title here last year, and Victoria Azarenka reached at least the quarterfinals in two earlier appearances. They weren’t even supposed to be in this final, not after being breadsticked in the first set of their semifinal matches, but here they

LONDON (AP)—Injuries knocked three key players out of Wimbledon on Wednesday — second-seeded Victoria Azarenka, the man who stunned Rafael Nadal in the first round and the American man who won the longest match in tennis history. The start of Day 3 of the grass-court Grand Slam was less about

Each day during the Australian Open, Richard Pagliaro will preview three must-see matches—and offer his predictions. 1. (2) ROGER FEDERER vs. BERNARD TOMIC Third Round; Rod Laver Arena, first night match Head-to-head: Federer leads 3-0

By TennisWorld Guest Contributor, James LaRosa -- Greetings from Carson, California. I’m talking to you, Venus and Lindsay. And to you Svetlana, Na and Tatiana. At least Serena was able to make it here on that seemingly doomed US Open Series bus, even if she never set foot on the

Novak Djokovic has many talents and skills, but one of the least conspicuous but most vital is his resistance to panic. That ability came in handy today in the semifinals of the Paris Masters, as he had to endure a dazzling onslaught by Roger Federer to win, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

98695336 by Pete Bodo You have to hand it to Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal; they sure know how to work the dramatic moment. They meet today for the first time in about a year, exactly a year, if you're observing the Gregorian calendar (the one named for Greg Rusedski,

by Pete Bodo It wasn't an earth-shattering revelation or a piercing observation, but ESPN commentator Patrick McEnroe hit the Lleyton Hewitt nail right on the head. As the Aussie veteran left Rod Laver Arena last night after his truncated win over Andy Roddick (Roddick retired with a bum hamstring when

Victoria Azarenka won the Australian Open title today because. . . well, because somebody had to, and as the bizarre and oft-interrupted match went on, it was impossible to avoid the growing conviction that it wasn’t going to be Li Na. Going into this match, 24 of the past 25

As it sometimes turns out in pro tennis, this time the wrong guy had the second-set letdown. Andy Murray, the No. 4 seed in this Rome Masters, easily rolled through a first-set tiebreaker against Richard Gasquet (7-1), after which we were entitled to think the fragile Frenchman would quietly go

Andy Murray vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Head-to-head: Murray leads 6-1 Andy Murray let a big one get away the other day, surrendering a one-set lead and psychological control of his match with Djokovic—a lapse that enabled Djokovic to wriggle (or, rather, blast) his way out of the desperate situation to win,

NORCROSS, GA—Sachia Vickery and Victoria Duval have been playing tennis together since they were seven or eight-years-old, according to Vickery. But today’s contest between the two, now both 18, would have a bit more meaning: The winner would earn a main-draw berth into next month's Australian Open. Neither woman has

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- One point from victory, Maria Sharapova chased after a shot in the corner but couldn't reach it, so she had to keep playing. Nearly an hour later she was still at it, trying to win that elusive clinching point against stubborn Lucie Safarova. Sharapova needed nine

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP)—A succession of long rallies Saturday left Serena Williams grunting, stumbling, lunging, squealing, flailing her arms and scolding herself. Despite all the drama and trauma, she reached the fourth round at the Sony Open by beating Caroline Garcia 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Williams is playing in her first

WATCH: Barbora Krejcikova improved to 16-1 in her last four events with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Isabella Shinikova in Prague.

YESTERDAY (July 23) Live Stream of the Day: CALIFORNIA DREAM def. San Diego Aviators 20-19 The California Dream earned their second win in three encounters with their fellow Western Conference team, cementing their second place position with some solid tennis -- and a little help from top doubles team, Bob

*Fedsampras_thanksgiving By Jackie, TW Social Director (I know I had a Federer picture up last week, as well, but this one was too perfect to pass up!) Happy Thanksgiving, TWibe! Before I get into the meat and potatoes - or turkey and potatoes? - of this post, I thought I'd

• NandoRafa by Jackie Roe, TW Social Director* Hi TWibe! More All About Me fun this week, so let’s jump right in. (If you’ve missed the past few weeks and have no idea what’s going on here, click here to catch up.) Introducing the "real" __! Gender: Female Hair color: