More to be thankful for than the Detroit Lions

...keeping with the theme of the holiday, let's make a short list of certain ATP and WTA icons we should be thankful for as the tennis year comes grinding to a halt. Roger Federer...

Recognizing tennis's generous charities

Lost in the shuffle of the grinding tennis season is the ambitious charity work from a bevy of players. Here's a sampling of those who give back.

Year-end event in London: simply brilliant

...championships with some heft, a grand finale deserving of praise. This is in stark contrast to the WTA's season-ending event in Doha, which played out in front of empty crowds and received little...

Zvonareva to have ankle surgery

Ninth-ranked Vera Zvonareva's agent says she will have arthroscopic surgery on her right ankle.

Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium hits a return against Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan during WTA Bali Open Tennis Tournament round robin at Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Wickmayer won...

Wickmayer, Malisse paying stiff penalty

Andre Agassi's mea culpa 12 years ago was enough to avoid suspension, but two high-profile Belgian stars are proof of today's rigorous drug-testing standards.

Team-before-self mentality serves Italians well

...Roberta Vinci qualified to play in Bali this week -- the second tier year-end event on the WTA Tour. They sent their regrets and put country before self, something U.S. Fed Cup captain Mary...

Italy clinches Fed Cup title over U.S.

Italy surged to their second Fed Cup title by taking an unassailable 3-0 lead over the United States in the final on Sunday.

Rezai claims Bali title when Bartoli quits

Aravane Rezai won the Tournament of Champions in Bali on Sunday when top seed Marion Bartoli retired with a quad injury after losing the first set 7-5.

ITF confirms Wickmayer, Malisse bans

The International Tennis Federation has confirmed a one-year suspension for Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse.

Bartoli, Rezai advance in straight sets

Top-seeded Marion Bartoli and Aravane Rezai had straight-set victories on Saturday to line up an all-French final at the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions.

Oudin ready for Fed Cup pressure

REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy -- If there's a cloud hanging over the Fed Cup final this week in Reggio Calabria, Italy, it probably centers around whether U....

Martinez Sanchez bounces Stosur

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez upset second-seeded Samantha Stosur of Australia 7-6 (4), 7-5 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions.

Ruling on Serena tirade expected soon

A ruling on Serena Williams' U.S. Open tirade is expected in the next two weeks.

Wickmayer plans to appeal

US Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer has voluntarily withdrawn from the ongoing Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions after receiving a one-year suspension by a Belgian anti-doping tribunal.