News Tennis

Serena withdraws, Venus loses at Italian Open
Serena Williams withdrew from her quarterfinal match at the Italian Open on Friday due to a back problem, and older sister Venus Williams was beaten by defending champion Jelena Jankovic.

Federer cruises past Verdasco to Hamburg semis
Roger Federer beat unseeded Fernando Verdasco 6-3 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the Hamburg Masters on Friday.

Serena pulls out of Italian Open with back problem
Serena Williams withdrew from her quarterfinal match at the Italian Open on Friday due to a back problem.

Guga among those to get French Open wild card
Three-time French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten was given a wild-card entry into this year's tournament by the French tennis federation.

Jankovic, Serena advance at Italian Open
Defending champion Jelena Jankovic strolled into the quarterfinals of the Italian Open on Thursday with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Russia's Maria Kirilenko.

With Henin retiring, Sharapova now world's No. 1
Maria Sharapova will assume the No. 1 ranking in tennis because of Justine Henin's retirement.

With Henin retiring, Sharapova now WTA's No. 1
Maria Sharapova will assume the No. 1 ranking in tennis because of Justine Henin's retirement.

Federer, Verdasco reach Hamburg quarterfinals
Roger Federer continued his trouble-free progress at the Hamburg Masters with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Robin Soderling on Thursday.

More newsTennis...

News Tennis

Jankovic cruises into Italian Open quarterfinals
ROME -- Defending champion Jelena Jankovic strolled into the quarterfinals of the Italian Open on Thursday with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Russia's Maria Kirilenko.

Women's tennis No. 1 Henin retiring immediately
Justine Henin is retiring effective immediately.

Sharapova wins, Ivanovic upset at Italian Open
Maria Sharapova moved a step closer to the No. 1 ranking, overcoming some erratic moments before beating Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in the second round of the Italian Open.

Federer, Nadal prevail at Hamburg; Blake beaten
Top-ranked Roger Federer eased past Jarkko Nieminen 6-1, 6-3 Wednesday to reach the third round of the Hamburg Masters, a tournament he has won four times.

Thai tennis twins come to rescue during hotel fire
Twin brothers who play as a doubles team helped the wife and son of another doubles player escape from a hotel fire.

Hewitt may miss French Open with hip injury
A hip injury is threatening to force Australia's Lleyton Hewitt out of this year's French Open and Wimbledon championships.

Sharapova, WTA reach photo-shoot compromise
Maria Sharapova reached a compromise with the WTA Tour and completed a promotional photo shoot before the Italian Open began Monday.

Back pain reason for Safina skipping Italian Open
Dinara Safina pulled out of the Italian Open on Monday due to a back injury, one day after the biggest triumph of her career.

More newsTennis...