Southpaw Nadal a rarity among his tennis brethren

...left-handers on the radar screen today are No. 26 Sybille Bammer of Austria, No. 52 Casey Dellacqua of Australia and No. 66 Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic. While two of the men...

Ivanovic survives scare from Dushevina; Williamses roll into second round

Top seed Ana Ivanovic survived a scare at the U.S. Open before scraping past Vera Dushevina of Russia 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in the first round.

NEW YORK - AUGUST 30: Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates a point against Casey Dellacqua of Australia during day four of the 2007 U.S. Open at the Billie Jean King...

Time is ripe for Safina to take advantage of ailing tour members

A majority of the game's top stars will limp into the U.S. Open, leaving the door wide open for red-hot Dinara Safina to claim her first major.

Hantuchova, Mauresmo, Cornet advance at Pilot Pen

Second-seeded Daniela Hantuchova advanced to the quarterfinals Wednesday night at the Pilot Pen.

On-court battles won't challenge unassailable sibling bond

An intense intra-family competition, coupled with an unabashed friendship, is a conflict the Williams sisters have been battling for years.

...doubles tennis match of the 2008 Wimbledon championships against France's Nathalie Dechy and Australia's Casey Dellacqua at The All England Tennis Club in southwest London, on July 4, 2008

Venus rolls past Dementieva; Serena beats Zheng

Defending champion Venus Williams has reached the Wimbledon final for the seventh time by beating Elena Dementieva 6-1, 7-6 (3).

Tennis not necessarily the game of choice for Wimbledon's competitors

Soccer a religion WIMBLEDON, England -- The standing-room-only crowd at the Common Room is focused intently on the several flat screens scattered arou...

Ivanovic puts away Dechy 10-8 in third set to reach third round

Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic survived a big scare Wednesday to advance to the third round at Wimbledon with a 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3), 10-8 win over Nathalie Dechy.

Mauresmo needs three sets to win first-round match

Amelie Mauresmo held off a strong challenge to defeat sixth-seeded Alize Cornet 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 in an all-French matchup at the Eastbourne International.

Dellacqua, Mirza, Govortsova ousted; injured Bartoli loses

Top-seeded Marion Bartoli lost her opening match of the DFS Classic and may miss Wimbledon because of a wrist injury.

Garrigues and Pascual take women's title; Bryan, Azarenka win mixed doubles

Bob Bryan decided at the very last moment to play mixed doubles at the French Open. Good thing he did: Bryan teamed with Victoria Azarenka to win the championship Friday.

Monfils handling pressure of first major semifinal well

Out of this world PARIS -- Striking photos of two tall, expressive men of color stared out from newspapers -- from sporting to ultraserious -- on the ...

Sharapova needs 8-6 win in third set to overcome Rodina

Women's No. 1 Maria Sharapova survived an upset bid by world No. 103 Evgeniya Rodina and her own errors to prevail 1-6, 6-3, 8-6 on Wednesday in the first round of the French Open.