Federer beats Seppi to advance

Roger Federer reached the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors by beating Andreas Seppi of Italy 6-3, 6-3.

U.S. Fed Cup leaning on kids again

Despite her pledge to play the Fed Cup finale unless she was in a wheelchair, Serena Williams has bowed out. So it's up to emerging U.S. talent to come through again.

Time running out for slumping Venus

Shortly after Venus Williams won Wimbledon in 2005, a victory that ended a three-plus-year stretch without a major title, Richard Williams proudly tol...

Rafael Nadal of Spain hits a backhand return against James Blake of the US during their second round match at the ATP Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai...

Nadal wins; injury sidelines Del Potro

U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro retired because of right wrist tendinitis while trailing Jurgen Melzer of Austria 7-5, 2-1 Wednesday at the Shanghai Masters.

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Blake advances at Shanghai Masters

James Blake rallied to defeat Ivo Karlovic of Croatia 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3 Monday in the first round of the Shanghai Masters.

Blake finishing '09 with Jones as coach

No. 24 James Blake, struggling to regain the form that kept him in the top 10 for much of a three-season stretch from 2006-08, said he and lifelong coach Brian Barker mutually decided that Barker would stop traveling with him after the U.S. Open.

Nadal advances; Serena knocked out

Serena Williams was knocked out of the China Open on Thursday, losing to Nadia Petrova of Russia 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5) only days before regaining the No. 1 ranking.

Second-round win makes Serena No. 1

Serena Williams reclaimed her world No. 1 ranking with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Russia's Ekaterina Makarova in the second round of the China Open on Tuesday.

Spain draws Switzerland in Davis Cup

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal could face each other in the first round of next year's Davis Cup after Spain drew Switzerland on Wednesday.

Karlovic hits record 78 aces in loss

In one of the longest matches in tennis history, Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic survived a record 78 aces to beat Ivo Karlovic of Croatia in a Davis Cup semifinal.

Assessing the stars' Slam seasons

Now that we've had a couple of days to digest the U.S. Open, it's time to take stock of the 2009 Grand Slam men's winners and losers.

Isner finally utilizing massive game

John Isner hasn't always understood how to maximize his massive attributes. But to the chagrin of his opponents, Isner's inner beast is finally awakening.

Who's who of women's tennis?

As the men's round of 16 stepped off on Monday, the top quarter was simply loaded from top to bottom, with No. 1 seed Roger Federer versus No. 14 Tomm...