To Tampa's James Blake, 1-0 sounds a lot better than 0-9. A year after all nine U.S. men competing at the French Open lost in the first round, Blake won his opener at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament Sunday, beating former top-10 player Rainer Schuettler 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (3). ...more

May 26, 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

Roger Federer is the first to admit he pays a steep price for all his success. One by one, players try to knock him off, and with each match and each victory, expectations grow. ...more

January 26, 2008

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had been compared to a young Muhammad Ali only because of an uncanny likeness to the boxing great. ...more

January 25, 2008

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

January 24, 2008

The drama started with a rare five-setter for Roger Federer. Then Lleyton Hewitt carried on almost to dawn. ...more

January 20, 2008

Five or six players on the WTA Tour have been approached to throw tennis matches, tour chairman Larry Scott told The Associated Press on Tuesday. ...more

January 15, 2008

Without the glare of the cameras, or the roar of an appreciative crowd, Roger Federer shanked forehands and hit some backhands long inside Rod Laver Arena. ...more

January 13, 2008

The International Tennis Federation is investigating allegations that Tommy Haas was poisoned before Germany's Davis Cup match against Russia. ...more

November 8, 2007