Richard Gasquet News

Switzerland's Roger Federer serves during his semifinal tennis match against Germany's Tommy Haas at the Gerry Weber Open tournament in Halle Westphalia, Germany, on Saturday.

Grass tennis is a beautiful thing, and if you don't believe me have one look at Florian Mayer's ridiculous backhand volley against Richard Gasquet today in Halle.

Roger Federer blew past Mischa Zverev 6-0, 6-0 to reach the Gerry Weber Open semifinals on Friday, teaching a painful lesson to a player trying to serve and volley on grass.

The Seahawks announced Thursday night they have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with quarterback Tarvaris Jackson to compete with Brady Quinn for the backup role behind starter Russell Wilson.

Second-seeded Richard Gasquet swept past Jurgen Melzer 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Gerry Weber Open.

Rafael Nadal will rest his knees instead of playing as expected in the Halle grass event.

Eighth seed Florian Mayer opened his Gerry Weber Open campaign on Monday in Halle with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Austria's Martin Fischer .

Grass season main draw play starts tomorrow in Queens and Halle, and in an incredibly short two weeks, all the top players will meet back at Wimbledon ready to fight it out for another Grand Slam title.

Just in time for Friday's French Open semifinals, a YouTube comedian's smooth impressions of the tennis world's biggest stars will leave you in stitches.

Stanislas Wawrinka will draw on the advice and experience of the man who coached the only person to beat Rafa Nadal at Roland Garros when he meets the seven-times French Open champion in the quarter-finals on Wednesday.

Tsonga, the high-octane player with the potent smile and gentle nature, overwhelmed Roger Federer on Tuesday in the quarterfinals 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 to advance to his first semifinal at the French Open.

All the complaints about lousy weather, windy courts and rotten schedules were forgotten as the sun finally shone on birthday boy Rafa Nadal's pursuit of a record eighth French Open title on Monday.

It's never too late to make a rookie mistake. And Jamie Hampton made a whopper today, even if, technically speaking, there's no such thing as a rookie in tennis.

The seventh-seeded Frenchman appeared on the way to a win, especially when the ninth-seeded Wawrinka's temper frayed in the third set.

At just 5'10", Philipp Kohlschreiber is taller than a Jack Russell terrier, but not by all that much - and that advantage would be considerably reduced if, like the dog, he had to walk and run around on all fours.

Rafael Nadal endured another slow start at the French Open on Saturday before finding his form to defeat Italy's Fabio Fognini 7-6 , 6-4, 6-4 and qualify for the last 16.

Richard Gasquet, once crushed by the weight of expectation, has matured on and off the court and is ready to burst on to the big stage, according to coach Sebastien Grosjean.

World No. 9 Richard Gasquet will bid to reach the Roland Garros quarter-finals for the first time after dismissing Nikolay Davydenko 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday in Paris.

The Grand Slam Rule Book, which details how the sport's four major tournaments should be conducted, has 15 pages devoted to "player offences", covering everything from clothing regulations and punctuality to racket abuse and verbal obscenities.

Samantha Stosur's season of frustration continues after crashing out in the French Open third round at the hands of Jelena Jankovic.