Olympic Tennis News

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London: Roger Federer gave injured Andy Murray food for thought after suggesting Rafael Nadal had come back stronger thanks to taking some time away from tennis.

Tokyo Skytree will celebrate its first anniversary Wednesday but has not yet completed its prime mission of reliably broadcasting to households in the capital and its suburbs.

The 38-year-old British soccer star David Beckham announced he would not be returning for another season of playing for the Paris St.

It was, without adding much hyperbole, one of the greatest comebacks in Stanford and NCAA women's tennis tournament history.

Todd Woodbridge has called ''disappointing'' the defection of former Australian Open junior champion Brydan Klein to Britain, his mother's birthplace, while insisting that the combustible 23-year-old must take responsibility for the poor behaviour that led to Tennis Australia cutting off the last of its funding assistance in 2010.

Roger Federer played at the Australian Open in 2008 not knowing he had mono. At the height of his powers, he surprisingly needed 4.5 hours to beat Janko Tipsarevic in the third round.

Venus and Serena Williams have never been held to the same standards as other athletes in their sport.

In the 30th meeting between the tennis greats, Nadal controlled the final from the start and won 6-1, 6-3 Sunday for his seventh Italian Open title.

Paris, May 19 : DPR Korea's Kim Hyok Bong and Kim Jong claimed the mixed doubles title at the World Table Tennis Championships here.

In one of the day's many Streak for the Cash options the Detroit Red Wings and center Henrik Zetterberg take on the Chicago Blackhawks, defenseman Brent Seabrook , and goalie Corey Crawford in game two of the second round of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the United Center.

Tennis: Less than 10 days away from the French Open, top-ranked Novak Djokovic wasted a chance to serve out the match and was beaten 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 by sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych in the Italian Open quarterfinals in Rome on Friday.

In the District 2 Class AA final, Scranton Prep freshman Pete Kazmierczak followed a double fault with a powerful ace that helped him and his teammate, Keller McGurrin, win the doubles championship over the top-seeded team from Wyoming Seminary, Henry Cornell-Matt Cartwright, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, Thursday at Kirby Park.

Reaction to David Beckham's decision to retire from football at the end of the season, which he announced Thursday: "David Beckham, one of the most iconic figures in global football is retiring from playing.

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer appear back on track after early losses in Madrid last week.

But when it came on Wednesday - with a 13-5 loss to visiting Arroyo Grande in the semifinals of the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 playoffs - it was one the Bears could live with, given all that had preceded it.

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga senior Jenna Nurik received the Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award for the Ohio Valley Region the Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced this week.

A balky lower back prompted Andy Murray to retire from his second-round match at the Italian Open on Wednesday and he said he doubts that he will be able to play in the French Open.

Paris, May 15 : Japan's Ai Fukuhara was upset 2-4 by little-known Park Seonghye of South Korea in the first round of the World Table Tennis Championships here Wednesday.

Moscow, May 15 : Russian tennis star Maria Kirilenko feels she is reaching her peak as a tennis player and will soon achieve some big victories.