BASEL, Switzerland Roger Federer will play Novak Djokovic in the Swiss Indoors final in a bid for a fourth straight title in his hometown tournament.
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BASEL, Switzerland Roger Federer will play Novak Djokovic in the Swiss Indoors final in a bid for a fourth straight title in his hometown tournament.
Serena Williams of the United States serves to Venus Williams of the United States during their singles final at the WTA Tennis Championships, in Doha, Qatar Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009.
REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy Top-ranked Serena Williams will most likely receive a "significant" fine but no suspension for her U.S. Open tirade, the president of the International Tennis Federation said.
Flavia Pennetta and Francesca Schiavone each won singles matches to give Italy a commanding 2-0 lead over the United States in the Fed Cup final.
Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium reacts as she win a point 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 7-6, 6-3.
LONDON The International Tennis Federation has confirmed a one-year suspension for Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse.
Marion Bartoli and Aravane Rezai will meet in an all-French final at the WTA Tournament of Champions event after each posted straight-set semifinal wins on Saturday.
REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy Alexa Glatch and Melanie Oudin lost in straight sets Saturday to give Italy a 2-0 lead over the United States in the Fed Cup final.
BASEL, Switzerland Tennis player Richard Gasquet will go before the highest court in sports Tuesday for what he says was a cocaine-tainted kiss in a nightclub.
Top seeds Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic highlighted Friday's quarterfinal winners at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament.
Saturday's opening singles rubber at the 2009 Fed Cup final will pit American Alexa Glatch against world No. 11 Italian Flavia Pennetta. The United States and host Italy will decide the champion in a best-of-five affair on an outdoor clay court at Rocco Polimeni.
Serena Williams of the United States returns to Venus Williams of the United States during their singles final at the WTA Tennis Championships, in Doha, Qatar Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009.
REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy A ruling on Serena Williams' U.S. Open tirade is expected in the next two weeks.
Belgian tennis player Yanina Wickmayer has been suspended, effective immediately, by the Flemish Doping Tribunal for failing to notify officials of her location.
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 7-6, 6-3.
NUSA DUA, Indonesia US Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer voluntarily withdrew from the ongoing Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions on Friday after receiving a one-year suspension by a Belgian anti-doping tribunal.
Top-seeded British star Andy Murray, second-seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko and Spanish crowd favorite Fernando Verdasco were among Thursday's second-round winners at the $2.98 million Valencia Open.
NEW YORK Andre Agassi responded to criticism of his crystal meth use with a plea for compassion, telling "60 Minutes" he needed help when he took the drug while depressed in 1997.
Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium reacts after beating Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan in WTA Bali Open Tennis Tournament round robin at Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Wickmayer won 7-6, 6-3.
BRUSSELS U.S. Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer was suspended for one year by a Belgian anti-doping tribunal Thursday, accused of failing to report her whereabouts to drug-testing officials three times.
BASEL, Switzerland Novak Djokovic recorded his first 6-0, 6-0 win at an elite event Thursday, shutting out Jan Hernych at the Swiss Indoors.
Veteran Japanese Kimiko Date Krumm upset fifth-seeded Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues in Thursday's round-robin action, while France's Aravane Rezai secured a berth in Saturday's semifinals at the $600,000 Tournament of Champions tennis event.
REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy Alexa Glatch of the United States will open against Flavia Pennetta in the Fed Cup final against Italy.
Reigning three-time champion and hometown hero Roger Federer was an easy second-round winner Wednesday at the Swiss Indoors.
Top seeds Marion Bartoli and Samantha Stosur were among Wednesday's round-robin winners at the $600,000 Tournament of Champions tennis event.
PARIS The building of a new stadium for the French Open has been blocked because of political issues, but the French Tennis Federation said Wednesday that it was confident it will go ahead as planned.
Second-seeded Serbian star Novak Djokovic highlighted Tuesday's opening-round winners at the Swiss Indoors
Top-seeded Andy Murray and reigning champion David Ferrer were among Tuesday's opening-round winners at the $2.98 million Valencia Open.
Tennis star Tommy Haas has been diagnosed with a case of swine flu.
FILE - In this July 3, 2009 file photo Tommy Haas, of Germany, reacts during a break in play with Roger Federer, of Switzerland in their semifinal match on centre court at Wimbledon. Tommy Haas, Germany's top-ranked tennis player, is doing better after contracting swine flu. "I did a test because I suspected that I had swine flu. The test was positive," Haas told the Bild newspaper for their edition on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. "Of course, it was a shock for me." Haas told the paper he was already doing better.
FRANKFURT Tommy Haas, the 17th-ranked player from Germany, is dealing with a case of swine flu.
Playing his first tennis since losing in September's U.S. Open final, Swiss icon Roger Federer returned to the tennis courts with a first-round victory Monday at his hometown Swiss Indoors tournament.
Serena Williams set a new single- season record on the WTA Tour by earning more than $6.5 million in prize money this year.
Switzerland's Roger Federer returns a ball against Belgium's Olivier Rochus during their first round match at the Davidoff Swiss Indoors tennis tournament in Basel, Switzerland, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009.
BASEL, Switzerland Roger Federer made a winning return from a six-week break with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Olivier Rochus of Belgium at his hometown Swiss Indoors tournament.
Second-seeded world No. 7 Nikolay Davydenko was an easy first-round winner Monday at the $2.98 million Valencia Open.
LONDON The World Anti-Doping Agency has asked tennis to investigate Andre Agassi's admission that he took crystal meth in 1997.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Serena Williams has set the record for single-season prize money in women's tennis by topping $6.5 million in 2009.
It seemed like we knew just about everything we needed to know about one Andre Kirk Agassi, but his upcoming tell-all book will probably leave us scratching our heads.
Serena Williams beat sister Venus in straight sets on Sunday to capture the title at the Sony Ericsson Championships.
Austria's Jurgen Melzer toppled Marin Cilic of Croatia in straight sets on Sunday to capture the Bank Austria Tennis Trophy title.
LONDON Andre Agassi says in an excerpt from his soon-to-be-released autobiography that he swallowed a pill given to him by his father - apparently when he was a junior player - that he believes could have been the illegal drug speed.
Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia holds his trophy after winning his final tennis match against Michael Llodra of France at the Grand Prix Tennis indoor tournament, in Lyon, central France, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009.
LYON, France Third-seeded Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia won his first title in more than two years by beating Michael Llodra of France 7-5, 6-3 in Sunday's Lyon Grand Prix final.
Ukrainian qualifier Sergiy Stakhovsky finished off a surprising week with a three-set victory over Argentina's Horacio Zeballos to capture the title at the St. Petersburg Open.
Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia toppled French wild card Michael Llodra to capture the Lyon Grand Prix title.
DOHA, Qatar Serena Williams bested big sister Venus again Sunday, winning 6-2, 7-6 (4) in the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships final.
Marin Cilic from Croatia returns the ball to Philipp Kohlschreiber from Germany during their semi final match at the BA tennis trophy in Vienna, Austria, on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009.
VIENNA Jurgen Melzer defeated top-seeded Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday to win the Bank Austria Tennis Trophy, his second career ATP title.
Top-seeded Marin Cilic moved past fourth- seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber and into Sunday's final at the Bank Austria Tennis Trophy.
Serena Williams and her sister Venus will meet again in a championship final, as both advanced in very different ways during Saturday's semifinals at the $4.55 million Sony Ericsson Championships.
Serena Williams has decided to withdrawal from the Fed Cup final against Italy, the U.S. Tennis Association said on Saturday.
LYON, France Ivan Ljubicic defeated Arnaud Clement 6-2, 6-4 Saturday to reach the final of the Lyon Grand Prix.
Serena Williams of the United States returns during her singles match against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark at the WTA Tennis Championships, in Doha, Qatar Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. Serena Williams withdrew from the U.S. team that will face Italy in the Fed Cup final, deciding she needs to rest after a long season.
Second-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon was among Friday's quarterfinal winners, while former champion Arnaud Clement upended top-seeded fellow Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Lyon Tennis Grand Prix.
NEW YORK Andre Agassi used crystal meth periodically for "a year or so," the eight-time Grand Slam champion revealed in an interview with People magazine.
DOHA, Qatar The Williams sisters are headed for another title matchup.
Two-time champion Marat Safin was among Friday's quarterfinal winners at the $750,000 St. Petersburg Open.
Andre Agassi returns the ball to Pete Sampras during a friendly exhibition at the Venetian Hotel in Macau Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. The two American tennis greats revisited one of the sport's greatest rivalries in the 1990s. They last played in the U.S. Open final in 2002.
MIAMI Martina Navratilova drew a parallel Thursday between Andre Agassi and Roger Clemens, saying she's shocked the eight-time Grand Slam champion lied about drug use.