Articles filed under Tennis
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Federer upset by U.S.'s Blake in Olympic tennisAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Roger Federer's bid for his first Olympic singles medal ended Thursday night when he lost to American James Blake. Soon after, Serena Williams was also elimin...
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Federer avenges Olympic defeatAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Signaling his recent tailspin may be over, Roger Federer avenged a defeat four years ago at the Olympics by beating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6-3, 7...
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Easy win for Serena Williams at OlympicsAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING _ Serena Williams raced into the third round at the Olympics, winning the final 10 games Tuesday to beat Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-2, 6-0 in 44 minutes. Wil...
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Top-seeded Ivanovic pulls outAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- The biggest surprise on a dismal first day of Olympic tennis came from Ana Ivanovic, who didn't even play. The top-seeded Ivanovic withdrew Sunday because of ...
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Nadal, Federer win twiceAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Rafael Nadal took the court at 10:30 a.m. and hit his final shot more than 11 hours later. Roger Federer's first day of Olympic tennis was slightly shorter bu...
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Murray nets first Masters titleAug 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Four match points had just slipped away from Andy Murray. Frustration was starting to build. The nearly 100-degree temperatures on the court were getting to him, too. Wa...
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Sharapova will miss U.S. OpenAug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Maria Sharapova will sit out the U.S. Open because of a bad right shoulder, the first major championship she'll miss since her Grand Slam debut in 2003. The three-time G...
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Stevenson's Speer picks IowaJul 30, 2008 11:00 pm - The whole process took longer than he would have liked, but Stevenson graduate Chris Speer's dream to play Division I tennis became reality recently when he decided on t...
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Nadal beats Kiefer to win Rogers CupJul 27, 2008 11:00 pm - TORONTO -- Rafael Nadal beat Nicolas Kiefer 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday to win the Rogers Cup, his fifth straight tournament victory. The second-seeded Spaniard has won 29 consec...
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ATP suspends 2 for bettingJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Doubles specialists Frantisek Cermak and Michal Mertinak, both coming off tournament titles, were suspended Monday by the ATP for betting on t...