Serena Williams says she has "nothing to hide" regarding her mysterious illness at Wimbledon. Williams withdrew during a doubles match two days after her third-round defeat in singles to Alize Cornet. She was seen by doctors during the warm-up and hit four consecutive double faults before retiring. Speaking to Sports

Juan Martin del Potro makes his return this week at Sydney, but is seeing it as the first step in a long road back. The Argentine admits that playing the tournament will be a "big challenge," but no longer wants the frustration of being on the sidelines, when he would

WIMBLEDON, England—Victoria Azarenka, who will play Serena Williams in the Wimbledon quarterfinals, says she won’t be satisfied until until she can beat the 20-time Grand Slam champion at a major. Williams is 16-3 against Azarenka, a former No. 1. The 25-year-old has played Williams twice this year, losing in three

WIMBLEDON, England—Andy Roddick, who will work as a broadcaster for the BBC during Wimbledon for the first time, believes Roger Federer can still win the Grand Slam tournament. The 17-time Grand Slam champion last won a major in 2012, at Wimbledon. Last year, the 33-year-old Federer reached the Wimbledon final

WIMBLEDON, England—Milos Raonic, who lost to Nick Kyrgios in four sets in the third round of Wimbledon, says that while the Australian played better than he did, he was in pain throughout the match. In May, Raonic had minor surgery for a nerve problem in his right foot. The Canadian

Ana Ivanovic, who rehired Nigel Sears following Wimbledon, said she is happy to be back with the British coach. Ivanovic contacted Sears when she stopped working with her former coach, Dejan Petrovic, during the clay season. "We've been always in touch, and I've been seeing him on tour quite a

Sam Sumyk says he decided to stop coaching Victoria Azarenka during the Australian Open, suggesting they could both benefit from working with someone else. In an interview with the New York Times, the French coach said it was time for a change following five years with the former No. 1,

STANFORD, Calif.—Agnieszka Radwanska says that Serena Williams is a heavy favorite to win the U.S. Open, which would give her a calendar-year Grand Slam. Radwanska, speaking to press in Stanford, said that the 21-time Grand Slam champion has few challengers and has won four majors in a row. Williams withdrew

Rafael Nadal says he is looking to regain his top form before he considers himself a contender at Flushing Meadows. The Spaniard fell to Feliciano Lopez in the third round in Cincinnati in three sets, but said that unlike his quarterfinal loss to Kei Nishikori in Montreal the previous week,

NEW YORK—Rafael Nadal says he is still making progress despite his five-set defeat at the U.S. Open. Nadal, who had never previously lost a match from two sets up at a major, fell to Fabio Fognini after leading their third-rounder by two sets and break. It was his third defeat

Roger Federer admits that he had a good opportunity to win the Indian Wells final as he broke Novak Djokovic back early in the third set. The Serb had been up a set and a break before Federer leveled the match and sent it to a decider. Down 2-0 in

Petra Kvitova says she is ready to get back on court, having taken a six-week break from the game. The Czech withdrew from Indian Wells, citing exhaustion, and also did not play Miami. She returned this week to play against France in Fed Cup. In a column for BBC Sport,

With his quarterfinal loss to Stan Wawrinka in Rome, Rafael Nadal could be the No. 7 seed at the French Open, his lowest ever seeding at the clay-court Grand Slam. The Spaniard had been ranked in the Top 5 for over a decade before his loss to Andy Murray in

Lleyton Hewitt, who will retire at the end of the 2016 Australian Open, spoke highly about the young crop of Australians, and their potential to win major titles. “I think Nick [Kyrgios] and Bernie [Tomic] are in a decent position now, the next three years, to have a real crack,”

MELBOURNE—Roger Federer, who reached the fourth round of the Australian Open by besting Grigor Dimitrov, said that young players in today’s game have to be patient. It’s harder these days, the 17-time Grand Slam champion said, to reach the top quickly. The 34-year-old said that when he was very young,

Nick Kyrgios and Alja Tomljanovic have publicly confirmed they are in a relationship, according to Australian media. The two played mixed doubles at the Australian Open. After falling to the top-seeded team of Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig, they acknowledged in their press conference that they were dating. Kyrgios, asked

LONDON—Elena Vesnina says she is "very surprised" to have reached the semifinals at Wimbledon, having begun the season outside the Top 100 in the rankings. "It was like a dream came true," she said following her win over Dominika Cibulkova. "...I was not putting any pressure on myself going on

Juan Martin del Potro has announced that he will return to the ATP tour in Delray Beach, Florida, the week after next. The 2009 U.S. Open champion played just two tournaments—in Sydney and Miami—in 2015, and only four tournaments in 2014. In 2015, del Potro underwent a third procedure on

MOSCOW (AP) -- Last year's finalist Russia suffered a surprise first-round defeat in the Fed Cup on Sunday as the Netherlands built an unassailable 3-0 lead when Kiki Bertens beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-4 in the first reverse singles match. Russian No. 1 Maria Sharapova had been scheduled to play

Marin Cilic will begin training with new coach Jonas Bjorkman this week following his title at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. The 27-year-old Croatian announced before the tournament that he would be adding the Swedish coach to his team, having recently decided to stop working with Goran Ivanisevic.