Tennis

The Tennistalk panel has voted and the writers have spoken. After an almost unanimous vote, the Australian Open semifinal between Nadal and Verdasco has been named the 2009 ATP Tour Match of the Year.  

Richard Gasquet has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the Court of Arbitration for Sport after the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) failed in their appeal against the decision to overturn a ban he had received  

AP Photo - FILE - This is an Oct. 16, 2009, file photo showing Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer making a return against Italy's Sara Errani during their quarterfinal match of the Generali Ladies tennis tournament in Linz, Austria. Wickmayer is still not ...  

Victoria Azarenka, ranked No. 7 in the world, joined former No. 1-ranked Maria Sharapova, current No. 4-ranked Caroline Wozniacki and 18-year-old American Melanie Oudin in the field for the 2010 Family Circle Cup, which will be played April 10-18 at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Daniel Island.  

Justine Henin didn’t manage to add the Miami title to her collection, while Serena Williams accompanies Steffi Graf as the only two female tennis players who won both the Australian Open and Miami in the same year. Justine won the first set with an astonishing 6-0 I was afraid that I was going to watch a boring final. But, things slowly began to change, which made the match much more exciting. In the second set Serena began to fight. ...  

Roddick, 27, the men’s world number seven, has had discussions with Williams, 28, the women’s number one. And Roddick said on Twitter: “It’s confirmed! Serena and Andy teaming up for mixed doubles at 2012 games if they push the mixed doubles through.” The tennis events at London 2012 will take place on Wimbledon’s grass courts. The International Olympic [...]  

Current world number two Dinara Safina has postponed the start of her 2010 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour tennis season. The three-time Grand Slam finalist has pulled out of the Brisbane International because of a lingering back injury.  

Telegraph.co.ukFormer No. 1 Mauresmo retires from tennisPhiladelphia Daily NewsTwo-time Grand Slam champion Amelie Mauresmo retired from tennis yesterday, saying she no longer had a burning desire for competition. ...Former No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo retires from tennisThe Associated PressTwo time grand slam winner Amelie Mauresmo retires from tennisguardian.co.ukTwo-Time Grand Slam Winner Mauresmo Retires From TennisAHNall 498 news articles »  

BBC SportTennis Champ: Love All or Just PlayStation?ABC NewsBritish tennis player Andy Murray and longtime girlfriend Kim Sears have broken up. According to news reports, the tennis champ spent more time playing his ...US Open tennis player Andy Murray split from Kim Sears (photo)Examiner.comTennis Star Dumped Over Video GamesMy Fox BostonTennis player Andy Murray had a choice to make. His girlfriend or his PS3. The ...FanIQ (blog)CMR...  

The 63rd Dunlop Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships at a glanceMiamiHerald.comWhere: Crandon Park Tennis Center, Key Biscayne. (early-round 16s matches at Biltmore Tennis Center). Admission: Free. Also, free clinic for kids 10-under ...  

SportingoTennis Championship Won't Return To IndyINDYchannel.comINDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis Tennis Championship officials on Saturday confirmed that the tournament has been sold to an Atlanta marketing firm and would be ...Davis Cup: Reviving a tennis tradition behind its timeSportingoUSTA confirms local tennis event likely headed to AtlantaIndianapolis Business JournalATP buys back rights to local tennis tourneyIndianapolis StarFOXSports.com...  

Serving to bring races together | Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/06/2009Philadelphia InquirerA sound track of tennis great Arthur Ashe's legacy was heard this weekend in Philadelphia. A performance bereft of melody, it was only the ...and more »  

The Usual Suspects: Fixers' Actions and FIFA's InactionNew York TimesIt was not that all or even a number of players were fixing matches, but it was that when many tennis players heard about fixing or corrupt approaches, ...and more »  

BBC NewsTennis coach cycles to Copenhagen climate summitBBC NewsA Hampshire tennis coach has begun a 638 mile (1027km) cycle ride to raise awareness of climate change. Jeremy Hunter, a coach at Basingstoke's Manydown ...and more »  

Shriver sees effects of her Tennis Challenge on familiesBaltimore SunTennis Hall of Fame member and Baltimore native Pam Shriver is busy these days with her three young children, ...and more »