History was made on two fronts when Joao Sousa beat Julien Benneteau to win the Malaysian Open.
Andy Murray hopes to return to training in November after undergoing a successful operation on a troublesome back injury.
Novak Djokovic admitted that this year could have been better for him at the grand slams. He won the Australian Open but lost two finals and had clay-court king Rafael Nadal on the ropes at the French Open.
Andy Murray thrilled his home crowd in July when he became the first British man in 77 years to win the Wimbledon singles title.
Tennis hero, inspiring role model for African Americans, social activist and high-profile campaigner for the HIV and AIDS communities, Arthur Ashe died in 1993, but it is a measure of his influence that 20 years on his legacy burns as brightly as ever.
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic could meet in the Davis Cup next year after Switzerland was paired with Serbia in the first round of the world group.
Novak Djokovic's Serbia will play holders the Czech Republic in the Davis Cup final but it was his teammate Janko Tipsarevic who proved the final day hero.
The Czech Republic remain on course for a second consecutive Davis Cup triumph after beating Argentina 3-0 in the semifinal at Prague's O2 Arena on Saturday.
U.S. Open champion Rafael Nadal has admitted to real doubts he could return to his best after yet more knee injury problems.
Two years after losing part of her lung during an operation to remove a life-threatening blood clot, newly-crowned U.S. Open champion Serena Williams insists playing tennis "is just fun now."
Serena Williams retained her U.S. Open title with a hard-fought 7-5 6-7 6-1 victory over Victoria Azarenka in a gripping final at Flushing Meadows Sunday.
Novak Djokovic ensured he will remain world No. 1 next week after overcoming a titanic challenge from Stanislas Wawrinka to reach the U.S. Open final for the fourth year in a row.
World No. 1 Serena Williams will play second-ranked Victoria Azarenka in a rematch of last year's U.S. Open final on Sunday as she attempts to become the oldest winner of the New York grand slam.
The odds were against Richard Gasquet when he went to a fifth set against David Ferrer at the U.S. Open.
Practice made perfect for Stanislas Wawrinka at the U.S. Open as he beats his hitting partner Andy Murray in the quarter-finals.
Serena Williams underlined her status as the overwhelming favorite for the women's U.S. Open title with a crushing "double bagel" win over Carla Suarez Navarro in the quarterfinals of the New York grand slam.
Before she was even born, Micaela Bryan already had her own Twitter handle.
Victoria Azarenka woke up in time to beat Ana Ivanovic at the U.S. Open and keep alive her chances of reaching a fourth consecutive hard-court grand slam final.
Roger Federer will not feature in a Grand Slam final in the same calendar year for the first time since 2002, after he was knocked out of the U.S. Open by Spain's Tommy Robredo.
Andy Murray became the first member of the so-called Big Four in men's tennis to flinch at the U.S. Open. He lost a set to Argentina's Leonardo Mayer on Friday.
Entering this season Petra Kvitova had reached the quarterfinals at every grand slam except for the U.S. Open.
What a difference a slam makes as Sabine Lisicki again found to her cost Friday at the U.S. Open.
They are two titans of Flushing Meadows and on Thursday both Roger Federer and Serena Williams breezed into the third round of the U.S. Open.
Two-time champion Venus Williams is out of the U.S. Open following a battling 6-3 2-6 7-6 (7-5) second-round defeat to world No. 56 Zheng Jie.
In 2011, Yani Tseng surprised the world with a feat that neither Tiger Woods nor Jack Nickalus could accomplish. On August 1, aged 22, the Taiwanese became the youngest golfer to win five major championships.
Five-time champion Roger Federer breezed through a potentially testing first round match at the U.S. Open Tuesday to lift some of the pessimism surrounding his latest title bid.
Tennis parents don't always have the best of reputations. Think Damir Dokic, John Tomic and Jim Pierce.
So used to being the only British man in the second round at grand slams -- especially outside Wimbledon -- Andy Murray will have company at the U.S. Open.
He's the greatest player in the modern tennis era, perhaps even of all time, but is Roger Federer's stellar career fading to twilight?
Serena Williams has lost only four matches this year -- and the world No. 1 is hoping her most recent setback can help her become the oldest winner of a U.S. Open women's singles title.
They've met in three of the past four grand slam finals but after Thursday's draw, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic can't face each other in this year's final.
When the winner of the women's singles at the U.S. Open picks up her check for $2.6 million -- buck for buck the same as the men's champion -- she might well reflect that, if not for Billie Jean King's pioneering efforts, those riches might not exist.
Maria Sharapova has been forced out of the U.S. Open with a right shoulder injury, continuing a turbulent few months for the four-time grand slam winner.
Rafael Nadal completed his preparations for the U.S. Open by claiming the title in Cincinnati for the first time with a hard-fought 7-6 7-6 win over home hope John Isner Sunday.
John Isner has continued his remarkable run at the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati defeating Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro to set up a meeting with Rafa Nadal in Sunday's final.
Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray might be the favorites to reach the U.S. Open final since they were the last men standing in three of the four previous majors.
Roger Federer suffered unexpected losses in his three previous tournaments and needed to rally to set up a clash with Rafael Nadal at the Cincinnati Masters.
Rain has played havoc with the U.S. Open but a new retractable roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium means the weather-related woes will soon be a thing of the past.
Marion Bartoli has retired from tennis with immediate effect, just six weeks after winning her first grand slam title at Wimbledon.
Serena Williams was extended to three sets by one of the next generation of stars hoping to assume her No.1 mantle before advancing to the third round of the WTA event in Cincinnati Wednesday.
Andy Murray's preparations for the defense of his U.S. Open title hit a wall in Montreal as he was beaten in the last 16 by Ernests Gulbis.
Third seed Maria Sharapova was stunned on her return to action at the Western and Southern Open, losing to American starlet Sloane Stephens.
Rafael Nadal might not like playing on hard courts because they affect his knees but he hasn't lost a match on the surface this year.
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic can't stop playing classics.
Novak Djokovic wasted little time in delivering a 6-1 6-2 defeat to France's Richard Gasquet to move into the semifinals of the Montreal Masters Friday.
Rafael Nadal dropped just two games as he eased through his first singles match since his shock Wimbledon exit.
Novak Djokovic's tennis shoes turned into dancing shoes when he returned to action at the Rogers Cup.
Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka has joined the growing list of injury casualties at the WTA Rogers Cup tournament in Toronto.
Roger Federer, hampered by a back injury in recent weeks, pulled out of the Rogers Cup in Montreal with the U.S. Open just around the corner.
Martina Hingis is back -- but the five-time grand slam winner says she has no plans to take on the world's best any time soon.
It was a fable made famous by football -- now Japan's rising tennis star Kei Nishikori is doing his best to dismiss the long-held sporting notion that size does matter.
Maria Sharapova has been forced to pull out of the WTA Rogers Cup tournament in Toronto next month, still plagued by a nagging left hip injury.
A leading tennis player believes he has been "treated like a criminal" after being hit with an 18-month ban for flouting doping regulations and plans to take his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Roger Federer's first appearance in Gstaad for nine years lasted just over an hour as the former World No.1 made an untimely exit to Germany's Daniel Brands.
World No.1 Serena Williams put her Wimbledon loss behind her with a solid win in the Swedish Open.
The saying goes that a bad workman blames his tools but Roger Federer refused to pin a shock defeat in Hamburg on his new racquet.
Five-time grand slam singles winner Martina Hingis is to make a return to the WTA Tour later this month in a tournament in the United States.
As Britain continues to celebrate Andy Murray's Wimbledon title, things aren't going quite as well for Roger Federer.
You can be forgiven for losing track of time the morning after a night 77 years in the making.
France's Marion Bartoli has claimed the women's singles title at Wimbledon with a crushing 6-1 6-4 victory over Sabine Lisicki.
Bob and Mike Bryan won a third Wimbledon men's doubles champions on Saturday to complete a Golden Slam following their success at last year's Olympics.
Novak Djokovic fought off a brave challenge from Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro to reach the Wimbledon final Friday after a compelling Centre Court marathon.
They've taken contrasting routes to the Wimbledon final, have very different styles of play and polar opposite personalities, but Sabine Lisicki and Marion Bartoli will have one thing in common on Saturday afternoon on the famous Centre Court.
The final game of one of the most memorable matches in Wimbledon history, featuring two fan favorites, took on a life of its own.
Sabine Lisicki survived another emotional roller coaster to claim her place in the women's singles final at Wimbledon with a thrilling three-set victory over fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska Thursday.
In a tournament which has produced so many shocks perhaps the only surprise is that it took Andy Murray so long to put his legions of fans through the mill.
Kirsten Flipkens is just one game away from a Wimbledon final -- a year ago, she was just happy to be alive.
The feat has not been achieved since 1936 but with every victory, the pressure on Andy Murray to deliver a first British winner of the men's singles at Wimbledon since Fred Perry grows.
The seeds just can't stop tumbling out of Wimbledon and on Monday it was the turn of world No.1 and five-time champion Serena Williams to experience that sinking feeling.
It was the ultimate gathering of tennis talent.
Novak Djokovic gave a perfect illustration of why he's the top ranked player in the world as he dismantled France's Jeremy Chardy in the last 32 at Wimbledon.
It did not take long for Sergiy Stakhovsky to be handed a sober dose of reality after his upset defeat of seven-time champion Roger Federer.
For 101 years, an American male had always reached the third round of the men's singles at Wimbledon but that proud run ended on Thursday as Novak Djokovic summarily dismissed Bobby Reynolds.
A glance at some of the Wimbledon semifinalists in 1989 -- such as Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, John McEnroe and Ivan Lendl -- evokes distant memories of yesteryear but one player from those championships is, remarkably, still playing today: Kimiko Date-Krumm.
Roger Federer, the seven-time Wimbledon champion, suffered one of the most staggering defeats in the history of the tournament after being beaten by Ukraine's 116th ranked Sergiy Stakhovsky.
Victoria Azarenka unleashed a fierce volley of criticism at the Wimbledon tournament organizers after blaming the court conditions for her injury-enforced withdrawal.
Maria Sharapova suffered a shock defeat in the second round at Wimbledon Wednesday after being beaten by Portuguese qualifier Michelle Larcher De Brito.
World number one Novak Djokovic began his bid to win a second Wimbledon title with a straight sets victory as he focused hard on avoiding a shock Rafael Nadal-style defeat.
World number one Serena Williams put her recent controversies to one side as she cruised past Mandy Minella of Luxembourg 6-1 6-3 in the first round at Wimbledon.
Roger Federer breezed through the opening match of his bid for a record eighth Wimbledon crown then spared a thought for the ailing Nelson Mandela.
Maria Sharapova only wanted to talk tennis after coming through a testing opening match at Wimbledon Monday against promising young French player Kristina Mladenovic.
Serena Williams refused to get drawn into a pre-Wimbledon war of words with Maria Sharapova Sunday -- claiming she had apologized to her Russian rival.
Maria Sharapova took aim at arch-rival Serena Williams Saturday as she told the World No.1 to stick to tennis rather than courting controversy.
Novak Djokovic's hopes of winning a second Wimbledon title were boosted Friday when the world No. 1 was drawn in the opposite half of the field from his three main tennis rivals.
When Andy Murray won the Brisbane International, a warmup event for January's Australian Open, few were surprised.
Five-time champion Venus Williams has pulled out of next week's Wimbledon championships because of injury.
Roger Federer is back where he feels most comfortable -- on grass, and winning trophies.
Roger Federer had to work a little harder than he did Friday but the 17-time grand slam still won to move a match away from winning his first title this season.
If this is an indication of what Roger Federer will do at Wimbledon, his opponents had better watch out.
Andy Murray is back on court and loving life again after being forced to miss out on the French Open following the recurrence of a back injury.
Roger Federer cruised into the last eight at the Halle Open Wednesday as he stepped up his preparations for the defense of his Wimbledon title.
She spent her teenage years ruling the tennis world, and now Monica Seles is hoping her world of tennis can rule today's teenagers.
Rafael Nadal raced to a record eighth French Open title Sunday with a straight sets 6-3 6-2 6-3 dismissal of fellow Spaniard David Ferrer.
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