Tennis News

Spain's Rafael Nadal poses for a photo in front of the statues of Pietrangeli court after his straight-sets victory against Roger Federer.

Lleyton Hewitt of Australia and fifth-seeded Andreas Seppi of Italy lost Monday in the first round of the Nice Open.

Sixth-seeded Jarkko Nieminen of Finland beat Lukas Lacko of Slovakia 6-3, 6-1 Monday to reach the second round of the Power Horse Cup, a clay-court tuneup for the French Open.

Sixth-seeded Jarkko Nieminen waited out a two-hour rain delay before putting a quick end to a run of two first-round clay losses with a 6-3, 6-1 defeat of Lukas Lacko at the PowerHorse Cup on Monday.

LEIGH HALFPENNY fears his brilliant form for Wales has made him the No.1 target for the Wallaby hitmen this summer.

Florida seniors Lauren Embree and Caroline Hitimana stepped up and led the Gators to a hard-fought 4-2 win against California and advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Championships played at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex at the Atkins Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon.

World number one Serena Williams swept Belarusian Victoria Azarenka aside 6-1, 6-3 to win the Rome Open title on Sunday.

MOBILE - Even with a long history of success, the celebration after yet another national title never gets old for the AUM women's tennis team.

The Lithuanian broke Istomin five times in the opening match of the tournament. He will face Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France, who advanced when Colombia's Alejandro Falla retired with a left calf injury while trailing 7-5.

Fifth seed Lukas Rosol was a first- round loser Sunday at the inaugural Power Horse Cup, a final French Open tune-up. Rosol, the only seeded player to see action on the red clay at Rochusclub, lost 6-4, 6-3 to German Daniel Brands.

First impressions, second thoughts: Before Stephen Ames' first-round match against Tiger Woods in the 2006 Match-Play Championship, he was asked about his chances.

AUSTRALIAN tennis coach Josh Eagle is confident the lure of grand slam tennis will ensure Bernard Tomic casts aside recent drama and fronts up at the French Open.

The rivalry between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will be rekindled when they clash in the final of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia Sunday.

The 38-year-old former England captain leaves the field in tears after helping his team to victory in Paris.

A 50-acre compound on the Greenwich waterfront with a pair of private islands, a driveway longer than most highway interchanges and a 19th century French Victorian mansion with as many bedrooms as there are days of Christmas hit the market Friday at an other-worldly $190 million.

A week out from the French Open, Serena Williams is only one victory away from winning her fourth straight tournament.

Jessica Korda shot a 7-under 65 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over Hall of Famer Karrie Webb after the second round of the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic.

Defending champion Rafa Nadal recovered from losing the opening five games against Ernests Gulbis to book his place in the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters on Thursday.

Olivia Janowicz and Brianna Morgan posted straight-set singles wins and helped top-seeded Florida blank No.

Serena and Venus Williams celebrate a point during their women's doubles match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in August 2012.