Yes, we're handing out more 2009 tennis awards

...we all know, the window of opportunity in tennis can open -- and slam shut -- very quickly. Rafael Nadal dealt Federer an enormous blow at the Australian Open. During the U.S. hard-court season...

Gasquet avoids doping ban

French tennis player Richard Gasquet has won another court ruling to avoid a ban after testing positive for cocaine.

Carson Palmer's Elbow is Fine. His Math Skills, Not So Much.

...extra degree of emphasis regarding degree of readiness or effort with specific regard to tennis. See: Nadal, Rafael and tendinitis. I am going to give my 200 percent to be ready for the most...

2009: The year of the trophy ceremony

...trophy stands than on the court during Grand Slam matches. You probably thought Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal couldn't give us anything more indelible than their 2008 Wimbledon final. But they kicked off...

Making Memories

As we approach the end of the decade, many sports shows, newspapers and magazines are counting down the top moments of the last 10 years. Fans are...

Doling out our 2009 ATP awards

With supreme competition and daunting up-and-comers, only one name returned to the summit of men's tennis. Care to guess who?

Spain's Rafael Nadal left, shakes the hand of Switzerland's Roger Federer after winning the men's final on...

A match for the ages

Page 2 presents a look back at the best games of the decade.

End of Roger-Rafa as we know it?

...durability, determination and opportunism … or the wacky nature of round-robin events. And the way Rafael Nadal disappeared, Roger Federer struggled every step of the way and Novak Djokovic ran out of gas...

...November 28, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 27: Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts during the men's singles round robin match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia...

Dynastic Spaniards the team of the decade

...Juan Carlos Ferrero -- who's been a sub for the past few years. The nucleus of Rafael Nadal, Fernando Verdasco, David Ferrer and Feliciano Lopez could remain intact for another five, six years. Spain...

Davis Cup whitewash validates Nadal's supremacy

Rafael Nadal might not have put together a wildly sensational year, but he delivered a strong message during...

Spain's Fernando Verdasco, left, sprays champagne over Rafael Nadal after winning the Davis Cup trophy at Sant Jordi stadium in Barcelona, Spain, on Sunday, Dec...

Nadal puts Spanish champions up 4-0

Rafael Nadal has beaten Jan Hajek 6-3, 6-4 to stretch Davis Cup champion Spain's lead over the Czech Republic to 4-0 in the best-of-five final.

Spain's Rafael Nadal, right, Albert Costa, second right, David Ferrer, third right, and Juan Carlos Ferrero, left, celebrate after...