Former No. 1 Mauresmo retires

Two-time Grand Slam champion Amelie Mauresmo retired from tennis Thursday, saying she no longer had a burning desire for competition.

Stepanek's custom job making a racket

Even a master craftsman is no better than his tools, which is why Radek Stepanek turned his back on an endorsement deal to play with a custom-made model for nothing. His reward is in the results.

Draw of Davis Cup still brings out best

Despite its midmarket venues and scheduling quirks, nothing brings out the national loyalties and exceptional tennis of today's top players like Davis Cup competition.

Williamses, Clijsters, Kuznetsova to play

Serena and Venus Williams, Kim Clijsters and Svetlana Kuznetsova will play a one-night exhibition for the Billie Jean King Cup at Madison Square Garden in March.

Write off Rafa now? No chance

...January to May, Nadal won five titles -- the Australian Open, Indian Wells, Monte Carlo, Barcelona and the Italian...

Williams to play Sydney International

Serena Williams has confirmed her participation in next year's Sydney International, a lead-up to the Australian Open, after escaping a ban over her U.S. Open tirade.

...final to Spain's Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open Tennis Championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 1...

Federer facing ever-growing challenges

After an emotional 2009 season full of unprecedented highs and gut-wrenching lows, 28-year-old Roger Federer is back on top. But he'll find that the going only gets tougher from here.

Williams ruling makes good sense all around

...Williams' expletive-laden outburst at the U.S. Open in September will linger for a good two...tournament that suffers. Why, the promoters of the Australian Open have been wondering for months, should we...

Best of the World Tour Finals

...del Potro in London, thus knocking out the Australian Open champion, French Open and Wimbledon titlist, and U...

Davydenko takes ATP Finals title

Nikolay Davydenko has won the first big tournament of his career, beating U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 6-4 to win the ATP World Tour Finals.

Waxing and waning in the World Tour Finals

...Federer in 2008. The momentum garnered at the Australian Open curtailed due to the knees and his parents...

Roddick hopes to practice next week

After missing the ATP World Tour Finals because of a left knee injury, Andy Roddick is already looking forward to the start of the 2010 season.

Neither Fed nor Murray giving ground in rivalry

...than a stone's throw from the rarified Wimbledon air. Murray recovered to down drifting U.S. Open champ Juan Martin del Potro, and Federer took advantage of Fernando Verdasco's predictable lapse to advance...

Nadal's confidence continues to dwindle

...Soderling who punched Nadal out of the French Open way back in June, ending Nadal's undefeated...that magnificent win over Roger Federer in the Australian Open. But the wheels began to fall off...