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Nadal seeded No. 5 for Wimbledon

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:44:14 -0400

LONDON - Rafael Nadal will be seeded No. 5 at Wimbledon, setting up the possibility of a quarterfinal match against Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic or Andy Murray.

Federer wins 1st title of year, beats Youzhny

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:22:26 -0400

HALLE, Germany - Roger Federer found the perfect place to end his title drought - a small town in western Germany that has a big tennis stadium and a street named Roger-Federer-Allee leading to it.

Roger Federer records 'double bagel' in Halle

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:21:04 -0400

HALLE, Germany - Top-seeded Roger Federer beat German wild card Mischa Zverev 6-0, 6-0 on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Gerry Weber Open grass-court tournament.

Will Nadal, Williams be unbeatable at Wimbledon?

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:33:42 -0400

PARIS - Right now, French Open champions Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams are as good as it gets in tennis.

Rafael Nadal drops from 4th to 5th in ATP rankings

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:12:04 -0400

PARIS - Eight-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal drops from No. 4 to No. 5 in the ATP rankings this week, swapping places with David Ferrer, the man he beat in the Roland Garros final.

Weekend Sports In Brief

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 04:06:34 -0400

NBA FINALS

Nadal overcomes doubts to win 8th French title

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 03:32:52 -0400

PARIS - Rafael Nadal harbored plenty of doubts when he returned to tennis in February after a seven-month layoff because of a left knee injury.

Serena Williams thinks her peak is yet to come

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 10:09:29 -0400

PARIS - Serena Williams thinks her best years may still be ahead of her at the age of 31.

Nadal withdraws from Gerry Weber Open to rest

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 09:02:22 -0400

HALLE, Germany - Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Gerry Weber Open on Saturday to rest ahead of Wimbledon.

Murray set for return at Queen's Club

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:08:24 -0400

LONDON - Andy Murray is set to make his return from a back injury in next week's grass-court tournament at Queen's Club in London.

Ferrer beats Robredo in French Open quarters

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:33:05 -0400

PARIS - There was no stunning comeback for Tommy Robredo as fourth-seeded David Ferrer beat him 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 Tuesday at the French Open.

Tsonga beats Troicki to reach French Open quarters

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 11:27:09 -0400

PARIS - Sixth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga rolled past Viktor Troicki of Serbia 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday to reach the French Open quarterfinals.

Simon comes back, beats Querrey in 5 sets in Paris

Fri, 31 May 2013 13:46:46 -0400

PARIS - Gilles Simon of France came back after trailing by two sets to one and a break in the fourth to beat Sam Querrey of the United States 2-6, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 Friday in the third round of the French Open.

Federer tops Benneteau in 3rd round of French Open

Fri, 31 May 2013 10:51:03 -0400

PARIS - Roger Federer reached the fourth round of the French Open by beating Julien Benneteau of France 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 Friday.

Column: Federer becoming "Iron Man" of tennis

Thu, 30 May 2013 15:58:03 -0400

PARIS - In the dark times in sports, when serial doping, cheating, greed, bad sportsmanship and corruption make you want to switch off for good, there has always been an unfailing rock of good hope to cling to this millennium: the sight of Roger Federer turning tennis into art four times a year at the Grand Slam tournaments.

Wrestling, baseball-softball, squash on IOC list

Wed, 29 May 2013 16:00:32 -0400

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - And now for the gold-medal match.

Player takes video of crowd at French Open

Wed, 29 May 2013 15:58:48 -0400

PARIS - As a French Open keepsake, Gael Monfils took some video of the center court crowd Wednesday.

Nadal could get Djokovic in French Open semifinals

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:59:04 -0400

PARIS - Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal could face top-seeded Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinals a year after they met to decide the title.

How tweet it is: Federer gets around to Twitter

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:30:04 -0400

PARIS - Yes, tennis fans, Roger Federer is finally on Twitter.

10 things to know for the French Open

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:29:21 -0400

PARIS - A look at 10 of the top topics at the French Open, the clay-court Grand Slam tennis tournament that begins Sunday and ends June 9:

Andy Murray out of French Open due to back injury

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:40:46 -0400

LONDON - Andy Murray withdrew from the French Open on Tuesday because of a chronic back injury and will now focus on preparing for the start of the grass-court season next month.