Lleyton Hewitt criticized the International Tennis Federation on Sunday, saying it was a “disgrace” the way the sports body reacted to Australia’s decision to skip a Davis Cup series last month in India for security reasons.
The Australians were fined $10,000 and...
Rory Sabbatini has already won at Hogan’s Alley. Now he shares the lead going into the final round at Byron Nelson’s tournament.
“Anything associated with his name would be an absolute honour,” Sabbatini said after a 5-under 65 Saturday to keep a share of the...
The fortunes of women’s tennis ride on the rather broad shoulders of Maria Sharapova, in particular on the right one, which was surgically repaired last October.
The stately Russian yesterday played her first Grand Slam tournament since Wimbledon in June of 2008, advancing to...
Aleksandra Wozniak of Blainville, Que., advanced to the second round of the French Open on Tuesday with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win over Monica Niculescu of Romania.
Playing during an overcast midday period in Paris when all the opening matches were interrupted by rain, Wozniak, the 24th...
Does being such a good player give Serena Williams licence to be so bad in her behaviour after winning or losing matches?
On Tuesday, after a wildly-fluctuating 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-4 victory over the 100th-ranked player in the world, Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic, Williams launched...
The modern-day King of Clay eclipsed another mark Monday, this time breaking the French Open men’s record for consecutive wins.
Top-seeded Rafael Nadal looked his usual dominant self in the first round, beating Marcos Daniel of Brazil 7-5, 6-4, 6-3 for his 29th straight win...
THE PREVIEW
Marat Safin gets a second consecutive Court Philippe Chatrier appearance today. He plays French wild card Josselin Ouanna. Meanwhile, his sister and world No.1, Dinara Safina, is relegated to the second stadium, Court Suzanne Lenglin, for a match with qualifier and...
Serena Williams struggled to close out her match at a windy French Open on Tuesday, wasting eight match points before finally beating Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-4.
The second-seeded Williams was broken twice during a windy second set, including when she...
Fabrice Santoro walked off the court at the French Open for the last time Wednesday, ending his record-tying run of 20 straight appearances at Roland Garros.
The 36-year-old Frenchman played only eight minutes Wednesday before completing a first-round loss to Christophe Rochus of...
