James Blake's frustration rose to a crescendo. The top U.S. man in the French Open was talking to himself Thursday, and the words were growing louder. He was bothered by the clay underfoot. By the chair umpire. By his own play. And, most of all, by the drop shots and assorted other winners his up-and-coming foe produced. ...more

May 30, 2008

Everything about tennis is topsy-turvy heading into the French Open. Roger Federer, seemingly invincible against anyone but Rafael Nadal, is off to his worst start to a season since 2001. Nadal, meanwhile, recently lost a match on clay - for only the second time in three years. ...more

May 25, 2008

Novak Djokovic started making peace with the crowd as soon as he lifted the trophy. ...more

January 28, 2008

When Maria Sharapova walked on the court for the Australian Open women's final, she kept thinking about the sage advice of another champion. ...more

January 27, 2008

Maria Sharapova won the Australian Open without losing a set, wrapping up her third Grand Slam title with a 7-5, 6-3 victory against Ana Ivanovic today. ...more

January 26, 2008

Even after watching Roger Federer win 12 Grand Slam singles titles, he can still catch you off guard. ...more

January 24, 2008

Venus Williams followed her sister Serena out of the Australian Open in the quarterfinals, both in losses to Serbian players. ...more

January 23, 2008

Venus Williams reached the Australian Open quarterfinals for the first time in five years, beating Poland's Marta Domachowska 6-4, 6-4 today at Melbourne Park. ...more

January 21, 2008

Justine Henin ran her winning streak to 31 matches today, overcoming serving troubles to hold off 25th-seeded Francesca Schiavone 7-5, 6-4 in the third round of the Australian Open. ...more

January 18, 2008

Maria Sharapova looked up and spotted a 7-month-old kid staring her down. ...more

January 17, 2008