Day 2 at Roland Garros sees the defending champion under siege, the debut of both No. 1s and the fabulous story of Brian Baker. No. 7 Li Na vs. Sorana Cirstea (second match, Court Philippe Chatrier):...
Andy Roddick dropped to 9-10 in his career at the French Open. (David Vincent/AP) Day 1 of the French Open is in the books, and while the American women had a perfect day, Andy Roddick won’t be...
Andy Roddick is 9-9 in his career at Roland Garros, never reaching the quarterfinals. (Frank Augstein/AP) I’ve never been a fan of the French Open’s Sunday start, a novelty that began in ...
The draws are out. Who got the short stick and who looks to be in cruise control? Let’s break it down. Rafa, Vika enjoy easy road trips: If you’re Novak Djokovic or Roger Federer this mor...
The Daily Bagel is your dose of the interesting reporting, writing and quipping from around the Internet. • The French Open begins on Sunday. Since Rafael Nadal is the clear favorite, let’s loo...
Maria Sharapova and Novak Djokovic are both chasing the lone Grand Slam title that eludes them at Roland Garros. (Getty Images) Another Thursday, another Toss. Last week, Toss regular Ben Rothenberg ...
Tomas Berdych’s only losses on clay this year came at the hands of the ATP’s top three players. (AP) There are the white-hot (Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Maria Sharapova and Serena Will...
The Daily Bagel is your dose of the interesting reporting, writing and quipping from around the Internet. • Maria Sharapova celebrates her successful defense of Rome by taking a swig of champagne in ...
The Daily Bagel is your dose of the interesting reporting, writing and quipping from around the Internet. • Be sure to check out the highlights of the women’s final in Rome between Maria Sharap...
John Isner took a disappointing second-round loss to Andreas Seppi at the Italian Open. (AP) With a week to go before the French Open, there are a number of smaller tournaments this week offering a h...
Rafael Nadal (right) and Novak Djokovic have played in nine finals since the start of 2011, with Nadal winning the latest at the Italian Open. (Getty Images) ROME — Assorted thoughts from the I...
Maria Sharapova has won two straight Rome titles and Rafael Nadal has six overall. (Getty images) The Report Card hands out grades for the week in tennis. This past week, most of the top players comp...
Maria Sharapova said of Victoria Azarenka: “It’s pretty tough to know what her state is and how she’s feeling.” (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) ROME — No. 2 Maria Sharapova on Friday...
Venus Williams is making a charge to qualify for the Olympics and represent the U.S. (Getty Images) ROME — It’s been a lovely week of pizza and pasta and I’m growing more and more c...
The Daily Bagel is your dose of the interesting reporting, writing and quipping from around the Internet. • Sometimes this works: Novak Djokovic completely vaporizes a racket after dropping the first...
Roger Federer has started 2012 off with four titles and is giving chase to Novak Djokovic’s No. 1 ranking. (SIPA) With Roger Federer’s return to the No. 2 ranking after his win in Madrid,...
The Daily Bagel is your dose of the interesting reporting, writing and quipping from around the Internet. • Another day, another Hot Shot from Rafael Nadal. He’s become quite the master of that...
For the first time of the season, Agnieszka Radwanska lost to someone not named Victoria Azarenka. (Getty Images) ROME — Upsets and near-upsets dominated the news Wednesday in the second round ...
Sloane Stephens, 19, has steadily improved and beat a former top-five player in Rome on Tuesday. (Getty Images) ROME — Sloane Stephens has never been allergic to Europe’s red clay, and wh...
The Daily Bagel is your dose of the interesting reporting, writing and quipping from around the Internet. • Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova launch Head’s “Golden Ticket”-style co...
The Daily Bagel is your dose of the interesting reporting, writing and quipping from around the Internet. • Roger Federer gives his wife, Mirka, a Mother’s Day kiss as his twin daughters look o...
After capturing the Madrid Open title, Roger Federer hasn’t announced whether he will play in the Italian Open. (Getty Images) ROME — If you can believe it, we’re one week away from...
Rafael Nadal fell to No. 3 in the rankings after a third-round loss to Fernando Verdasco in Madrid. (Getty Images) ROME — Rafael Nadal trails Roger Federer in the rankings for the first time in...
Serena Williams is 13-0 on clay this year, with titles in Madrid and Charleston. (Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) The Report Card hands out grades for the week in tennis. This past week, Roger Federer cont...
Recently retired Ivan Ljubicic took to Twitter over the weekend to call out the American men for skipping the European clay-court season. Mardy Fish has been sidelined since Houston with an illness t...
The Daily Bagel is your dose of the interesting reporting, writing and quipping from around the Internet. • In case you missed it over the weekend, here are the highlights from Serena Williams’...
Roger Federer and Serena Williams, born seven weeks apart in 1981, are showing no signs of slowing down. (Susana Vera/Reuters; Juan Carlos Hidalgo/EPA) The more things change, the more they stay the ...
After losing to Fernando Verdasco at the Madrid Open, Rafael Nadal is threatening to skip the event next year if the surface isn’t changed. (EPA) The talk of the town is the Madrid Open’s...
By C.W. Sesno, SI.com Yes, Serena Williams has a rap song. And quite frankly, it’s not bad. If we’re grading on a scale relative to other songs recently released by tennis players, Serena...
Venus and Serena Williams won doubles gold at the Beijing Olympics despite a less than stellar commitment to Fed Cup. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) In last week’s Toss, SI.com tennis producer ...
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