(Ed. note: TennisWorld's Spiritual Advisor Miguel Seabra is blogging - and bringing it to the Tribe, big-time! - from Shanghai. Here is the master of the forehand drop shot's de-construction of today's action - PB) Roger Federer vs. Andy Roddick: It was a great duel today here at the Qi

Court Report: Novak Djokovic to join Roger Federer on Team Europe for Laver Cup

Following consecutive ATP Masters 1000 clay-court tournaments, the Mutua Madrid Open and Internazionali BNL d’Italia, comes five storylines ahead of Roland Garros. Here's what we're taking away going into Paris: 1. Per Usual, Two at the Top The seemingly monolithic structure of an individual sport such as tennis has invariably

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) Third-seeded Dominic Thiem breezed into the quarterfinals of the St. Petersburg Open on Wednesday, beating his fellow Austrian Andreas Haider-Maurer 6-2, 7-6 (2). From 2-1 down in the first set, Thiem won the next seven games to take the set and go a break up in

VALENCIA, Spain (AP) German qualifier Mischa Zverev advanced to the quarterfinals of the Valencia Open by beating fourth-seeded Fabio Fognini 6-2, 7-6 (3) Thursday. Zverev, who was treated for a leg injury in the second set, took advantage of a series of unforced errors in the first set to take

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Jelena Jankovic of Serbia defeated U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur 6-4, 6-2 Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships. Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki also reached the semifinals by defeating the other Serbian quarterfinalist, Ana Ivanovic, 6-3, 7-5. Jankovic will next play fifth-seeded

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Until last week, Jamie Hampton of the United States never had hit tennis balls on a grass court, let alone played - or won - a match at Wimbledon. The 22-year-old Hampton pulled off the biggest victory over her career Monday, beating 27th-seeded Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia

Venus Williams revealed that she first started feeling the effects of the autoimmune disease Sjogren’s Syndrome back in 2007, which was the year before she won her last Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon. The disease, which she was diagnosed with in 2011, makes those who have it feel constantly

Former British No. 1s Annabel Croft and Jo Durie weigh in on how much potential 18-year-old Laura Robson has. Robson reached the final Guangzhou this weekend, where she lost to Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan. "She's got that dangerous game that on her day can challenge anybody," Durie told the BBC.

Jesse Levine, who has been playing under the U.S. flag since he turned pro but was born in Ottawa, is attempting to change his playing allegiance to Canada, the National Post reports. The 25-year-old Levine is currently ranked No. 104 and moved to the U.S. when he was 13. He

TV, movies, and now tennis. Is there no stopping Carmen Electra? Cheaper by the Dozen 2 has recently been released on DVD. Yes, there’s a reason to rent it even though Steve Martin hasn’t been funny since Planes, Trains, and Automobiles). It's Carmen Electra, who busts a move on the

CHENNAI, India(AP) Third-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia reached the final of the Chennai Open with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Marcel Granollers of Spain on Saturday. Cilic, a semifinalist here last year, will face wild-card Somdev Devvarman of India, who advanced to his first ATP Tour final after No. 5

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) Elena Vesnina lost to Russian Maria Kirilenko 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 Tuesday in the first round of the Pilot Pen tennis tournament, a year after making it to the finals. Despite her runner-up status, Vesnina had to go through qualifying to get into the tournament, arriving from

Whenever you take a lesson and the instructor has you moving across the baseline during a drill, you will undoubtedly hear him utter the time honored mantra–shuffle back to the middle. This isn't bad advice, as it gets your feet moving between shots and gives you a better workout. But

ZURICH (AP) Roger Federer beat Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 Tuesday to open a two-match exhibition series for charity between the world's top ranked tennis players. Federer sealed victory on Nadal's serve with a backhand crosscourt return in front of 10,000 fans at sold-out Hallenstadion indoor arena. This was the

PERTH, Australia (AP) Novak Djokovic and Ana Ivanovic combined to give Serbia a 3-0 sweep over Kazakhstan on Sunday in their opening match at the Hopman Cup. Ivanovic defeated Yaroslava Shvedova 7-6 (6), 6-1 in the first match before Djokovic clinched the victory by rallying to beat Andrey Golubev 4-6,

France's Aravane Rezai met the press to explain why she pulled out of Fed Cup and the Paris Indoors. After her early round loss at the Australian Open, the WTA announced it had banned a member of her family from tour events. Australian police also said they were investigating a

Former No. 1 Carlos Moya says that Rafael Nadal is not unbeatable on clay and adds that there are no more surface specialists at the top of the game. "No one is unbeatable on any surface,” Moya told Marca. "If you ask the players who'll get more points on clay

Feliciano Lopez cracks back at commentator Justin Gimelstob, who, at a VIP lunch previewing Friday's matches, said that the Spaniard pays too much attention to his looks and not his tennis. The wire service DPA reported that Gimelstob said that if the Spanish heartthrob spent less time looking the mirror,

In her first match under new coach Nigel Sears, former No. 1 Ana Ivanovic falls 6-3 7-5 to Ayumi Morita at Stanford. Ivanovic just began working with Sears last week. She also rehired her former fitness trainer, Scott Byrnes away from Victoria’s Azarenka's team after Wimbledon. During the grass court