ITF honors Serena, Federer

Roger Federer and Serena Williams were selected Tuesday as the International Tennis Federation's world champions of 2009.

Top men's matches of the decade

Men's tennis has witnessed some remarkable matches in the past decade. And it starts with the crowning of the all-time Grand Slam champ.

ESPN Classic: Best of the decade

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Digital Serve: Best of the decade

The past decade of tennis in review

Jimmie Johnson Wins AP Male Athlete Of The Year

...as the Male Athlete of the Year by members of The Associated Press. He beat out Roger Federer, Usain Bolt, Albert Pujols, Kobe Byrant and Tiger Woods. He is the first race car driver...

My best and worst of the almost decade

...subject to revision at my discretion this time next year. Player of the Almost Decade, male: Roger Federer. I'm picking Roger because ... for gosh sakes, do I have to spell it out? Player...

Johnson is AP's top male athlete of '09

NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson has been picked as the Male Athlete of the Year by members of The Associated Press.

Serbia picks indoor clay against U.S.

The United States will face Serbia on an indoor clay surface in Belgrade for its first-round Davis Cup match next year.

The year's most memorable quotes

As usual, tennis players didn't just let their rackets do the talking this season. Here's a look back at some of the funniest quips, fighting words and foot-in-mouth moments of 2009.

Yes, we're handing out more 2009 tennis awards

...my selections for 2009: Men's player of the year: In another no-brainer, it's Roger Federer. But this time around he deserves a higher degree of appreciation than maybe ever before. At...

Over the top

The "Greatest Story Ever Told" is about Jesus himself, but these days you'd half-expect to find that title on a bookseller's sports shelves. A quick glance at the genre shows many epic tales of triumph, glory and agony. Way, way too many, actually.

Notable 2009 off-the-court events

With the holiday season upon us, some of tennis's stars -- for better or worse -- have further reason to kick back and guzzle the eggnog.

...BASEL, SWITZERLAND - APRIL 11: Roger Federer and Mirka Vavrinec embrace after their wedding on April 11, 2009 in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo by...

Gasquet avoids doping ban

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

Tiger Named Athlete Of The Decade

...a player in any decade. He also won 12 majors. Woods edged out Lance Armstrong and Roger Federer for the honor. More than half of the ballots were returned after Woods' November 27 car...