Spanish world number two Rafa Nadal will play France's Richard Gasquet in the opening singles rubber of their Davis Cup semi-final on Friday, it was decided at Thursday's draw. Nadal's participation in the best-of-five tie on clay in Cordoba had been in doubt after he lost a grueling U.S. Open final to number one Novak Djokovic ...
If prize money is the measuring stick, Novak Djokovic’s magnificent season is already the best in men’s tennis history — $10.6 million earned and more than two months of paydays still to come.But what if results are the measuring stick? John McEnroe said on CBS that Djokovic was having “the greatest year in the history of ...
For her latest United States Open outburst, Serena Williams received a $2,000 fine Monday from the tournament referee Brian Earley. The fine accounted for about 14-hundredths of a percent of her $1.4 million payday the night before. Williams collected $900,000 Sunday for her runner-up finish to Samantha Stosur in women’s singles. She also earned $500,000 for ...
Serena Williams' latest volley could land her in a whole lot of trouble. The American ace suffered a shock defeat to Samantha Stosur in the US Open final and took out some of her frustration on umpire Eva Asderaki during the match. Having lost the first set 6-2, Williams was defending a potential break of serve in ...
Andy Roddick's legs felt fatigued. The crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium was hushed. And defending champion Rafael Nadal was at his court-covering, groundstroke-whipping, serve-stopping best. Hardly a good combination for the last American man in the U.S. Open. Overwhelming Roddick right from the start, Nadal compiled a stunning 22-0 edge in forehand winners, broke six times and ...
Roger Federer avenged his Wimbledon defeat with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to set up a semi-final rematch with Novak Djokovic at the US Open. Tsonga had come from two sets down to beat Federer in the last eight at the All England Club earlier this year, the only player to manage such ...
On a day that seemed destined to serve as the annual litmus test for the state of American tennis, the US Open got a blast of good and bad. Venus Williams, a two-time Open champion trying to resurrect her career at age 31, pulled out of the tournament before her second-round match against No. 22 ...
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