Because a neck injury can make every move an ordeal, playing tennis with neck pain usually is near impossible. Dr. D.J. Kennedy, a rehabilitation specialist in Gainesville, FL, suggests that the best way to prevent neck injuries is by doing core training and upper-body stretching, the usual strengthening methods, to

PARIS (AP) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has pulled out of the Nottingham Open with an abdominal injury, casting doubts on his participation at Wimbledon. The 12th-ranked Tsonga, who has not played since his semifinal loss to Stan Wawrinka at the French Open, picked up the injury in Paris. He already withdrew from

Kei Nishikori is still confident he will be ready for Wimbledon despite withdrawing from Halle with a calf injury. The 25-year-old retired down 1-4 against Andreas Seppi in the semifinals, but said he experienced the injury during his previous match. Though he won that match in three sets, the injury

Ana Ivanovic, who is coming off of a foot injury, says there is little glory in competing when your body is aching. "It's part of the game in sport, and I always joke because people say sport is good for you," she said. "But we are always hurting. It's hard

Bernard Tomic says a hip injury, not the flu, is the reason he withdrew from his U.S. Open second-round match against David Ferrer. The 21-year-old Australian said he became ill a week ago, but also did not want to play because of the injury. "It was difficult having the flu,

Court Report: Rafael Nadal retires at the US Open with a knee injury

Rafael Nadal, who called the trainer for a foot injury during the Beijing final, still plans to play Shanghai but said he will have to see how much the injury will affect him. The Spaniard said he began experiencing problems during the 6-2, 6-2 loss to Novak Djokovic, but could

Even though the tennis season has just begun, a rash of injuries has affected the first few tournaments of 2013. Kei Nishikori (knee) retired in the semifinals of Brisbane, joining Victoria Azarenka (toe), Daniela Hantuchova (hamstring), Maria Sharapova (neck), Radek Stepanek (eye), and Jarrko Nieminen (migraine) as tournament casualties. At

Ana Ivanovic will play the Miami Open after undergoing an examination for a knee injury that she suffered at Indian Wells. Ivanovic fell, 6-2, 6-0, to Karolina Pliskova in Indian Wells, and said she re-aggravated an existing injury. But with doctors saying she is fit enough to compete, the world

MIAMI (AP) — Six-time champion Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the upcoming Miami Open because of a lingering right elbow injury. In a statement Sunday, Djokovic said the injury has bothered him for months and worsened in the past week. He beat Kei Nishikori in last year's final. Djokovic's most

A new knee injury that required surgery prompted her retirement, reveals Li Na. The 32-year-old Chinese said she began experiencing swelling in her left knee, not the right knee that has previously had three surgeries, and had another procedure in July. The injury left her being unable to train properly

SINGAPORE (AP) — U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka finished her debut appearance at the WTA Finals on Friday with an injury and an 0-3 record. Osaka was trailing Kiki Bertens 6-3 when she retired from the match with an upper left leg injury. Bertens was awarded a straight-set victory and

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) Nick Kyrgios of Australia says he will be out at least 2 to 4 weeks with a foot injury. The tennis player fell and rolled his ankle in the ninth game of the last set of his match at the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday. He

MADRID (AP) Roger Federer's injury woes continue. In the latest setback to an already complicated season, Federer was forced to withdraw from the Madrid Masters on Monday because of a back injury. The third-ranked Federer said that he was hurt in practice during the weekend and didn't want to take

PARIS (AP) — Top-ranked Ash Barty withdraws from French Open with injury.

LONDON (AP) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has pulled out of next week's Wimbledon warmup tournament at Queen's Club because of an adductor injury. The 12th-ranked Frenchman, who retired from his third-round match against Ernests Gulbis at the French Open, has not recovered in time to play in the grass-court event in London.

LONDON (AP)—A tennis tribunal says Marin Cilic hid behind the excuse of a knee injury to withdraw from Wimbledon this year to avoid negative publicity after failing a doping test. The Croatian player was suspended for nine months last week by the International Tennis Federation after testing positive for a

TORONTO (AP) Canadian tennis player Aleksandra Wozniak is returning after an 11-month injury layoff. Tennis Canada said Wednesday that Wozniak, the Blainville, Quebec, player once ranked No. 21 in the world, will play a Challenger Series event in Winnipeg, Manitoba, starting Aug. 22. The 27-year-old Wozniak, currently ranked 696th on