LONDON (AP)—The International Tennis Federation is changing the dates for the 2012 and 2013 Davis Cup finals as part of a shorter calendar for men’s tennis. The ITF says Monday that next year’s Davis Cup final will be Nov. 16-18, two weeks earlier than originally planned. The new dates are

TOKYO (AP)—French Open champion Francesca Schiavone beat local favorite Kimiko Date Krumm 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Pan Pacific Open. Date Krumm celebrated her 40th birthday on Tuesday with a win over Daniela Hantuchova in the second round, but was no match for the

Even in a year crammed with comebacks by former world No. 1s named Sharapova, Clijsters and Henin, Kimiko Date Krumm has managed to stand out. The Japanese veteran's title-winning performance in Seoul last month, acclaimed around the globe, came a day before her 39th birthday and made her the second

BALI, Indonesia (AP)—Former No. 1 Ana Ivanovic dispatched third-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-0, 6-1 and wild card Kimiko Date Krumm edged top-seeded Li Na 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in the Tournament of Champions on Thursday. The unseeded Ivanovic won the first 11 games against Pavlyuchenkova, a two-time winner on tour this year.

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—Five-time champion Venus Williams needed three sets and nearly three hours to overcome the oldest player in the field Wednesday and reach the third round at Wimbledon. With rain delaying play on the other courts at the All England Club, Williams outlasted Kimiko Date-Krumm 6-7 (6), 6-3, 8-6

Way back on March 17, Roland Garros rescheduled its 2020 tournament to begin on September 20 due to the coronavirus pandemic. It turns out that it wouldn't be the only time the clay-court major would have to shift its start date. On Tuesday, the French Tennis Federation confirmed that the

[Ed. note - Great job, Ed. This will be the Off-Topic post until the next Locker Room later in the week, and I am opening a Crisis Center for today shortly - PB] Tournoi de la semaine dernière (Last week) Roland Garros (ATP & WTA - Paris, France) - Men's

LONDON (AP)—Wimbledon will start a week later in 2015 to give players more time to recover after the French Open. The All England Club announced the change on Thursday, saying in a statement that it will ``benefit the sport as a whole by creating a three-week gap between the French

Today we have a special tri-Rally, between myself and my fellow editors at TENNIS.com, Ed McGrogan and Richard Pagliaro. Our subject is a timely one: The Olympics, with a few comparisons to tennis. Ed leads off. ** Rich, Steve, Tennis has always had difficulty retaining the spotlight after the Australian

[Ed. Note: Peter Bodo is on vacation until March 5th. In his absence, we are proud to present TennisWorld's Greatest Hits (and Misses). We hope you'll find these entries as relevant today as when they were originally posted. --S.] DATE: 3/29/2006 So here I am in Miami, and I have

[Ed. Note: Peter Bodo is on vacation until March 5th. In his absence, we are proud to present TennisWorld's Greatest Hits. We hope you'll find these entries as relevant today as when they were originally posted. --S.] DATE: 10/18/2005 A few minutes ago, I started to write a comment in

He sang a song in Ibiza! Carlos Alcaraz has made a vacation in Ibiza something of a post-Roland Garros tradition in recent years, having first "turn[ed] off his mind" for a few days after losing to Novak Djokovic in a four-set semifinal at the clay-court Grand Slam in 2023, in

STANFORD, California (AP)—Elena Dementieva, in her comeback tournament from injury, was forced to fight hard to see off Japanese veteran Kimiko Date Krumm in the opening round of the Bank of the West Classic on Wednesday. Dementieva missed Wimbledon with a left calf injury—her first grand slam absence in more

The 133rd-ranked wild card crushed the world No. 1 just weeks after Ivanovic surrendered only one set en route to the French Open title. Signs of the Serbian's vulnerability were apparent as she saved match points in her 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 10-8 second-round win over 97th-ranked Nathalie Dechy. Ivanovic's

PARIS (AP)—Andy Roddick slipped, then kicked the dirt. He chirped at the umpire about a call. When an unlucky bounce cost him a key point, he waved his arms in disgust. And at the finish, he raised his fist to celebrate a French Open triumph. Roddick’s clay-court season began Tuesday,

TENNIS.com's Monday morning quarterback recaps last week's pro tennis action—and offers his reaction. Last Week's Tournaments

Every morning during Wimbledon, we'll take a look back at a memorable match that occurred on that calendar day at the All England Club. June 27, 2008: Zheng Jie d. Ana Ivanovic Third round; 6-1, 6-4

Each week, Tennis Channel and TENNIS.com will feature a Tough Call around a thought-provoking topic, and our panel of experts will weigh in both on-air and online. Be sure to join the discussion by voting in our polls and by commenting on Facebook and Twitter using #TennisToughCall. In this week's

By TW Contributing Editor, Ed McGrogan Last Week's & This Week's Tournament Pacific Life Open (ATP & WTA - Outdoor Hard - Indian Wells, United States) - Men's Singles Bracket - Men's Doubles Bracket - Women's Singles & Doubles Bracket - Television Schedule - Website By the Letter T...hirty-three years

RoddickBy TW Contributing Editor, Ed McGrogan Last Week's Tournaments Copa Telmex (ATP - Clay - Buenos Aires, Argentina) Singles Bracket: Tommy Robredo def. Juan Monaco Doubles Bracket: Marcel Granollers/Alberto Martin def. Nicolas Almagro/Santiago Ventura Open 13 (ATP - Indoor Hard - Marseille, France) Singles Bracket: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def. Michael Llodra