ESPN Search

Well, it looks like they didn't name that new stadium in Madrid "The Magic Box" for nothing. It turns out the first event ever held in the joint left the capacity crowd, as well as an enormous television audience, scratching it's collective head and ...

I'm not certain about many things in this world, but this I know for sure: This Sunday, the skies over London will be piercing blue, without a cloud on the horizon. That's because Sunday is the day Wimbledon unveils and tests the new, retractable roo...

If you've followed Richard Gasquet's career at all closely, you've probably spent the past few years wondering just how many ways a guy can screw up a promising career. Gasquet had enough natural talent to earn the nickname "Baby Federer" after he f...

Just a few days ago in Rome, Serena Williams told us that she's the best player in the world. We all know who the real No. 1 is, Williams said, before playing just her second match on clay this year. Quite frankly, she said, I'm the best in the world...

Roger Federer will find his abandoned form in Madrid, upset Rafael Nadal in the final and head into the French Open in high gear. That's plausible -- right?

Mischa Zverev gave Roger Federer all he could handle in the first set of their Italian Open encounter on Friday, and I'm sure that a number of people watching the match hoped that Federer learned something useful in the course of his 7-6 (2), 6-2 wi...

At times, doubles can be riveting. Just ask the U.S. Fed Cup team -- and its fans.

Look, no one is elbowing each other out of the way to take a shot at Rafael Nadal on clay. He owns the dirt and isn't slowing down.

Dinara Safina was rewarded the No. 1 ranking with a resume devoid of a Grand Slam title. And that shows the ineptitude of our flawed rankings system.

Wallowing in his current ragged state, perhaps it's time Roger Federer takes a break -- and we mean all the way through the French Open.

Many moons ago, Juan Carlos Ferrero and Lleyton Hewitt ruled the rankings. And after a lengthy tailspin, each showed signs of life again

Five imperative questions heading into the clay season

The reality that Rafael Nadal might lose ground on clay, and Roger Federer's relief that the hard-court season is over: Are we in complete disarray, or what?

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- Just as we got settled in and comfy, ready to savor the Roger Federer-versus-Rafael Nadal rivalry, a few interested parties began to bang on the door, call the land line, flood the inbox and Twitter away with an overriding messa...

Taylor Dent spent one year in bed and two years removed from the game. But he's back -- and with plenty of horsepower.

One of the most useful proverbs for tennis is the expression "A rising tide lifts all boats." It doesn't hurt the argument that it was one of the favorite sayings of a true titan of the game, the late Arthur Ashe. Just think about it: Remember the S...