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  • Serena's primed for U.S. Open return

    Serena's primed for U.S. Open return

    July 21, 2011

    The 172nd-ranked women's player in the world is unfazed some sports books have her the favorite to win the U.S. Open next month. Serena Williams said she could be at her most...

  • Protected ranking gets Serena into U.S. Open field

    July 20, 2011

    Serena Williams is using her special injury-protected No. 1 ranking to get into the U.S. Open field. She is ranked 172nd this week, and only the top 105 players have been granted...

  • Borg vs. McEnroe seems like old times

    July 15, 2011

    Nostalgia took a detour. In the shadow of the RFK Bridge, where three boroughs converge, two legends collided. Playing in World TeamTennis at the Randall's Island Tennis Center...

  • McEnroe-Borg rivalry renewed tonight

    July 14, 2011

    John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg will renew their once-fabulous rivalry tonight at Randall's Island on the 30th anniversary of their epic Wimbledon match that spawned a recent HBO...

  • U.S. Open champions to earn record prize

    U.S. Open champions to earn record prize

    July 13, 2011

    The U.S. Tennis Association says the singles champions at this year’s U.S. Open will each receive a record $1.8 million. Total prize money is rising by more than $1 million to...

  • NBC loses Wimbledon rights to ESPN after 43 years

    NBC loses Wimbledon rights to ESPN after 43 years

    July 05, 2011

    BRISTOL, Conn. -- ESPN finalized a deal with Wimbledon Tuesday to carry the Grand Slam tennis tournament for the next 12 years. "We are proud to have been a partner of The All...

  • Djokovic proudest of putting lone loss behind him

    July 04, 2011

    WIMBLEDON, England -- Novak Djokovic is on the path to greatness, and one way to fully grasp that is to focus not on his many successes but instead on a setback. Indeed, for all...

  • Serena plummets to 175th in world rankings

    July 04, 2011

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Thirteen-time grand slam winner Serena Williams hit a 14-year low Monday as she plummeted 150 places to 175th in the world rankings following her fourth...

  • Djokovic tops Nadal in Wimbledon final

    Djokovic tops Nadal in Wimbledon final

    July 04, 2011

    WIMBLEDON, England -- Novak Djokovic never managed to win a grass-court tournament of any sort, let alone Wimbledon -- until yesterday. Djokovic never was able to beat Rafael...

  • U.S. Open next goal for Wimbledon champ Djokovic

    July 04, 2011

    Look out Flushing Meadows: Hurricane Djokovic is on its way, touching down soon. Novak Djokovic is the new king, the new Wimbledon champion, the new No. 1 in the tennis world in...

  • New No. 1 Djokovic beats Nadal for Wimbledon title

    New No. 1 Djokovic beats Nadal for Wimbledon title

    July 03, 2011

    WIMBLEDON, England — When Novak Djokovic realized he was the Wimbledon champion, he fell to the ground and covered the grass like a blanket. It was a fitting celebration for a man...

  • No Djok: Novak's No. 1

    July 03, 2011

    WIMBLEDON, England -- From 1983 to 2003, the world's top two players never met each other in the Wimbledon men's final. It's about to happen for the seventh time in eight years...

  • Kvitova stops Sharapova for Wimbledon title

    Kvitova stops Sharapova for Wimbledon title

    July 03, 2011

    WIMBLEDON, England -- Soft-spoken 21-year-old Czech Petra Kvitova celebrated her Wimbledon singles title with a shy smile yesterday, a stark contrast to the destructive tennis she...

  • Kvitova beats Sharapova in Wimbledon final

    Kvitova beats Sharapova in Wimbledon final

    July 02, 2011

    WIMBLEDON, England — Petra Kvitova won her first Grand Slam title Saturday by beating Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-4 in the Wimbledon final. Kvitova was playing in her first major...

  • Sharapova in Wimbledon final for 1st time in seven years

    Sharapova in Wimbledon final for 1st time in seven years

    July 02, 2011

    WIMBLEDON, England -- Seven years after winning Wimbledon as a 17-year-old, Maria Sharapova is back in the final, this time as a three-time Grand Slam winner and heavy favorite. ...

  • Djokovic to face Nadal in his first Wimbledon final

    Djokovic to face Nadal in his first Wimbledon final

    July 02, 2011

    WIMBLEDON, England -- Having ensured his first trip to a Wimbledon final and first turn at No. 1 in the rankings with a thrill-a-minute victory, Novak Djokovic dropped to his back...

  • Murray finds new way to lose in semis

    July 02, 2011

    WIMBLEDON, England -- Andy Murray can't win -- at least not in the Wimbledon semifinals. Chastened by last year's straight-set loss to Rafael Nadal at the same stage, Murray...

  • Djokovic, Nadal reach final at Wimbledon

    Djokovic, Nadal reach final at Wimbledon

    July 01, 2011

    WIMBLEDON, England -- Having ensured a first trip to a Wimbledon final and first turn at No. 1 in the rankings with a thrill-a-minute victory, Novak Djokovic dropped to his back...

  • Sharapova shaky in semi, but reaches Wimbledon final

    July 01, 2011

    WIMBLEDON, England -- So what if Maria Sharapova managed to win only two of the first 13 points of her Wimbledon semifinal yesterday, dropping the first three games? So what if...

  • Crowd fave Murray aims to oust Nadal

    July 01, 2011

    WIMBLEDON, England -- Rafael Nadal's left foot is bothering him, and that alone is giving just about every tennis fan in Britain hope that Andy Murray can finally end the nation's...

  • Wimbledon: Sharapova to meet Kvitova in women's final

    Wimbledon: Sharapova to meet Kvitova in women's final

    June 30, 2011

    WIMBLEDON, England -- So what if Maria Sharapova managed to win only two of the first 13 points of her Wimbledon semifinal Thursday, dropping the first three games? So what if...

  • Federer blows two-set lead, falls to Tsonga

    Federer blows two-set lead, falls to Tsonga

    June 30, 2011

    WIMBLEDON — For two superb sets yesterday, everything looked so routine for Roger Federer, precisely the way it did for so many years at Wimbledon — and nearly everywhere else,...

  • Sharapova has ace up her sleeve

    June 30, 2011

    WIMBLEDON — Once a teen sensation, Maria Sharapova is the elder stateswoman at Wimbledon this year. At 24, the Russian is the oldest of the women’s semifinalists at the All...

  • Wimbledon: Federer blows two-set lead in Tsonga shocker

    Wimbledon: Federer blows two-set lead in Tsonga shocker

    June 29, 2011

    WIMBLEDON, England -- Six-time champion Roger Federer was upset in the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the second straight year Wednesday, squandering a two-set lead for the first...

  • Maria rolls into semis

    Maria rolls into semis

    June 29, 2011

    WIMBLEDON — Maria Sharapova’s coach called it “a statement.” For exactly one hour of excellence, Sharapova played — and sounded — exactly the way she did when she was a teenager,...

  • Nadal OK to go Fish in quarter

    June 29, 2011

    WIMBLEDON -- Give Uncle Toni credit for honesty. Toni Nadal, Rafael's uncle and coach, watched Wimbledon's defending champion put in about an hour of practice on a left foot...

  • Wimbledon: Sharapova rolls into semifinal matchup with wild card

    Wimbledon: Sharapova rolls into semifinal matchup with wild card

    June 28, 2011

    WIMBLEDON, England -- Maria Sharapova looked like a champion under the Centre Court roof at Wimbledon, advancing to the semifinals at the All England Club for the first time since...

  • Wimbledon: Fish last American left standing

    Wimbledon: Fish last American left standing

    June 27, 2011

    WIMBLEDON, England — Mardy Fish of the United States has reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time by beating 2010 runner-up Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 7-6...

  • Wimbledon: Serena, Venus fall in fourth round

    Wimbledon: Serena, Venus fall in fourth round

    June 27, 2011

    WIMBLEDON, England — Walking away from Centre Court, Oracene Price — mother and sometimes-coach to Serena and Venus Williams — shook her head after watching one daughter lose at...

  • Stars still glittering at Wimbledon

    Stars still glittering at Wimbledon

    June 27, 2011

    WIMBLEDON -- About 18 months removed from his last Grand Slam championship, Roger Federer figures it's about time for another -- his record-tying seventh at Wimbledon. Despite...

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