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US qualifier Hampton advances at Eastbourne

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:22:10 -0400

EASTBOURNE, England - American qualifier Jamie Hampton upset top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska 7-6 (2), 6-2 Tuesday in the first round at Eastbourne on Tuesday.

Malisse ousts Ferrer on grass in Netherlands

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:59:35 -0400

ROSMALEN, Netherlands - French Open finalist David Ferrer lost his first-round match Tuesday at the Topshelf Open, a grass-court tournament held the week before Wimbledon.

American Steve Johnson gets Wimbledon wild card

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:11:17 -0400

LONDON - Steve Johnson of the United States joined Frenchman Nicolas Mahut as a wild card at Wimbledon.

Murray beats Cilic to win Queen's for 3rd time

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:30:04 -0400

LONDON - Top-seeded Andy Murray rallied to beat defending champion Marin Cilic 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 on Sunday to win the Queen's Club tournament for the third time.

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.

Arkansas hires former Fla. coach for men's tennis

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:41:53 -0400

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas - Arkansas has hired former Florida coach Andy Jackson as the Razorbacks' new men's tennis coach.

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.

AP PHOTOS: Nadal and Williams reign at French Open

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 17:00:45 -0400

Rafael Nadal takes down David Ferrer with a final ferocious forehand. Serena Williams gets redemption from her previous year's loss to Maria Sharapova with a victory over the defending champ. But even before these final wins there were great shots by a range of players. Here's a gallery of images from the French Open.

Protesters with flares interrupt French Open final

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:12:37 -0400

PARIS - Protesters have briefly interrupted the French Open final between Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer, with one man jumping onto the court with a fiery flare spurting white smoke.

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.

Column: Williams slowly ending "greatest" debate

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 17:06:51 -0400

PARIS - Great? Undoubtedly. Serena Williams' latest Grand Slam title, at the French Open, confirmed what tennis already knew. But greatest? That is still too early to say.

Bryans win men's doubles title at French Open

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 17:05:12 -0400

PARIS - Ten years ago, Bob and Mike Bryan were still desperate to win a Grand Slam title and were sleeping on the floor of their bargain hotel room. Their lives changed for good when they won their first major championship in 2003 at the French Open.

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.

Column: In tennis, Rafa vs. Roger is so yesterday

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:45:53 -0400

PARIS - If variety is the spice of life, then we should be sick by now of Rafael Nadal, with his seven titles in eight years at the French Open and another waiting for him in Sunday's final. Perhaps tennis and its only Grand Slam tournament played on clay could do with a change, a new champion.

Bolt, Sanchez to present French Open trophies

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:47:08 -0400

PARIS - Six-time Olympic track champion Usain Bolt and eight-time Grand Slam champion Arantxa Sanchez Vicario will present the men's and women's winners' trophies at the French Open this weekend.

Woods tops Forbes list of money makers

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:58:27 -0400

Tiger Woods is back on top of Forbes' list of highest-paid athletes.

Bryans reach doubles final at French Open

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:50:48 -0400

PARIS - Top-seeded Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States will aim for a record 14th major doubles title after beating Alexander Peya of Austria and Bruno Soares of Brazil 6-1, 6-4 in the semifinals of the French Open on Thursday.

Hradecka, Cermak win French Open mixed doubles

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 07:54:04 -0400

PARIS - Frantisek Cermak and Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic won the French Open mixed doubles title Thursday, beating Daniel Nestor of Canada and Kristina Mladenovic of France 1-6, 6-4, 10-6.

Nadal easily beats Wawrinka to reach French semis

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:48:34 -0400

PARIS - Turning in his finest performance yet at this year's French Open, seven-time champion Rafael Nadal reached the semifinals with a 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 victory over ninth-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka on Wednesday.

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.