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No matter how grim the situation, Serena Williams was always a legitimate threat. But with a title now under her belt, the situation is grim for her foes.

The much-anticipated fight, pitting junior welterweight champ Ricky Hatton and pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao, is signed, sealed and delivered, promoters Top Rank and Golden Boy announced.

On Aug. 3, tennis promoter Steve Bellamy will stage what's believed to be the first tournament involving world-ranked men and women going head to head.

If you were the promoter of the Thailand Open right about now, somebody with a bullhorn would be looking up at you on the ledge, pleading with you to step back, think it over, and realize what a good life it really is. That's because Andy Roddick, Ra...

The tennis center in Soweto founded by Arthur Ashe 30 years ago was reopened by his widow, Jeanne Ashe, on Saturday after a two-year, $620,000 renovation.

Attorneys for a pair of promoters suing tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams and their father over a tennis match accused the three of perjury.

Richard Williams falsely represented himself as having authority to commit daughters Venus and Serena to play in a "Battle of the Sexes" match, a promoter suing them all testified.

Serena Williams told a jury Wednesday that she felt "harassed" and "violated" when one promoter of a "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match called her personal cell phone and repeatedly urged her to take part in the event.

Opening statements began Friday in a lawsuit accusing tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams of reneging on a deal to play in a 2001 "Battle of the Sexes" match.

The ATP Championships in Shanghai experienced an interesting glitch yesterday. The tournament promoters put on two doubles matches, back-to-back, starting at 2 p.m. Both matches were hard-fought, tense and entertaining three-setters -- so tense, in f...

A judge ordered Venus and Serena Williams to turn over tax returns to prosecutors who claim the documents prove the tennis stars lied about their father's involvement in their careers.

A judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in a lawsuit by promoters claiming that Venus and Serena Williams reneged on a deal to play in a proposed 2001 "Battle of the Sexes."

Sunday's centenary Australian Open final between local hero Lleyton Hewitt and Russian Marat Safin is more than just a promoter's dream -- it is a classic battle between one man's destiny and another's determination.

Two-time U.S. Open champion Patrick Rafter will end his yearlong retirement next month by playing in a doubles match.

Pete Sampras may be retiring from competitive tennis, but promoters are counting on him still to be a draw.

It's probably not the dream matchup the promoters had in mind at the start of the tournament, but the Australian Open men's singles final between Marat Safin and Thomas Johansson could turn out to be an unexpected classic.