Juan Martin del Potro News

During the span of his 14-year career, Roger Federer has concocted a "cookbook" of new shots.

Roger Federer returns to the ATP Rotterdam Open for the first time in seven years, hoping to pick up where he left off since winning the 2005 title.

If Novak Djokovic , Lareus World 2011 Sportsman of the Year keeps playing tennis at the level he currently exhibits, nothing can curtail his tenure atop tennis' mantel.

Del Potro took Nadal to four sets and Ferrer to five on clay in Spain, but came away without a win.

Juan Martin del Potro will return to the Estadio Nacional this year in a bid to retain his Estoril Open title.

The status quo has been maintained at the top of the men's rankings after Novak Djokovic's dramatic win over Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open, unlike the situation on the women's tour.

He is a deity of the court but with each agonising loss, the champion's powers seem to be fading.

Roger Federer fell for the illusion of the open court in his semi-final loss to Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open Thursday morning.

Swiss great Roger Federer takes a break during his men's quarterfinal defeat of Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro.

Three years later, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will meet again Thursday night in front of 15,000 people in Rod Laver Arena and millions more around the world.

Roger Federer played his third outstanding match in row as he defeated Juan Martin Del Potro 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 in Tuesday's quarterfinal.

Maria Sharapova's 6-2, 6-3 quarterfinal win over Ekaterina Makarova this afternoon was not, as the saying goes, "closer than the scores indicated." Or at least it wasn't closer than the scores of a pro tennis match typically indicate-many of the contests in the latter stages of Grand Slams are tighter than they appear.

FEDERER IMPRESSED BY DELPO; LOOKING FORWARD TO NADAL SEMI-FINAL Roger Federer , who won his 1000th match on Tuesday by beating Juan Martin del Potro in the quarter-finals, praised his Argentinean opponent by saying, "I definitely see him in the Top 8 [in the South African Airways ATP Rankings]A at the end of the year.

World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki's hopes of winning her first Grand Slam title were dashed Tuesday when she lost to defending champion Kim Clijsters in the women's singles quarterfinals at the Australian Open here Tuesday.

Police said the shark, possibly a bronze whaler or white pointer, was about 50 metres from the shore, forcing about a dozen swimmers from the surf.

Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts after winning a point against Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic during their quarterfinal at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan.

Roger Federer enjoyed a comfortable 6-4 6-3 6-2 win over Juan Martin Del Potro to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Stop a man in the street and ask him which tennis player he'd most like to resemble, and 999 times out of 1,000, that man will say Roger Federer.

After looking like a shoo-in for a berth in at least the final four, Williams was ousted in the fourth round Monday to Russia's Ekaterina Makarova because of 37 unforced errors and a first-serve percentage that was barely over 50 percent.

Roger Federer hasn't really been tested yet at Melbourne Park. He has yet to drop a set, and yet to play a seeded opponent.