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Soderling maturing before our eyes

Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com

LONDON -- There was a moment when Robin Soderling might have crumbled Monday. Nursing a slender 3-1, 15-0 first-set lead in his debut at the elite y...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

A dangerous game

Patrick Hruby, Page 2

For many tennis players, too much sweat is a serious issue. Which explains the bottles of pickle juice, the extra shirts and all those wet towels.

Story | Conversation | September 03, 2009

Chat with Jonas Bjorkman

Welcome to The Show! On Tuesday ATP tennis star Jonas Bjorkman will be here to take your questions. Bjorkman is the ATP's active career leader in...

ESPN Insider Chat | February 14, 2006

Stich loses doubles match in comeback

Reuters

Former Wimbledon champion Michael Stich's return to competitive action 12 years after his retirement lasted only 62 minutes, losing his doubles first round at the German Open.

Story | Conversation | July 21, 2009

Soderling ruled out of Davis Cup

Reuters

Sweden's highest-ranked player, Robin Soderling, has been ruled out of next week's Davis Cup first-round tie against Israel because of a back injury.

Story | Conversation | February 23, 2009

Henin leads pack of players who called it quits in 2008

Kamakshi Tandon, Special to ESPN.com

Having survived the big babe era to earn seven Grand Slam titles, Justine Henin sent shock waves through the WTA Tour when she retired in May. But she wasn't the only star to hang up her racket in 2008.

Story | Conversation | December 07, 2008

Tennis had its share of off-the-court episodes in 2008

Sandra Harwitt, Special to ESPN.com

By this time, we're acutely aware of tennis' on-court transpirations in 2008. But there were also plenty of reasons to both toast and lament the marriages, births and deaths off of it.

Story | Conversation | December 04, 2008

Ascension of Djokovic, Murray creates new dynamic in men's game

Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.com

From Novak Djokovic's WWE lashing to Roger Federer's creepy cult ritual, the 2008 tennis season had wild and wacky moments aplenty. And that Nadal guy -- he did a few things, too.

Story | Conversation | December 01, 2008

Esoteric round-robin format has its share of flaws

Sandra Harwitt, Special to ESPN.com

Four Points Except for this coming weekend, where the Argentineans and Spanish will contest for Davis Cup supremacy, the year came to a close at th...

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Bjorkman the last of a dying breed

Sandra Hartwitt, Special to ESPN.com

One of the most charismatic players to ever set foot on a court, Jonas Bjorkman will call it a career following the Masters Cup. He'll leave behind the unique legacy of stardom in singles and doubles.

Story | Conversation | November 11, 2008

Nothing goofy about Nadal clinching the year-end No. 1

Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.com

Four Points Nothing left undone The news that Rafael Nadal had clinched the year-end No. 1, ending Roger Federer's run at four, spurred a lot of di...

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Bjorkman reaches doubles milestone in Stockholm

Associated Press

Jonas Bjorkman played his 1,000th career ATP doubles match on Wednesday, teaming with Kevin Ullyett to defeat Americans Scott Lipsky and David Martin 6-2, 7-5 in the quarterfinals of the Stockholm Open.

Story | Conversation | October 08, 2008

Reynolds poses no threat to top-seeded Nalbandian at Stockholm Open

Associated Press

Top-seeded David Nalbandian cruised past American Bobby Reynolds 6-1, 6-1 Tuesday and advanced to the second round of the Stockholm Open.

Story | Conversation | October 07, 2008

Nadal, Federer supplement singles wins with doubles flourish

ESPN.com news services

Rafael Nadal made a successful debut in Olympic singles Monday, overcoming numerous missed chances by sweeping the final four games to beat Italy's Potito Starace.

Story | Conversation | August 10, 2008

Federer set against Tursunov in Olympics first round

Associated Press

Top-ranked Roger Federer will play Russia's Dmitry Tursunov in the first round of the Beijing Olympics tennis tournament.

Story | Conversation | August 06, 2008