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Top-seeded Americans Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond lost in the first round of the French Open women's doubles Wednesday, falling 6-3, 7-5 to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia and Zhang Shuai of China.Huber and Raymond were broken five times and managed to convert only three of their 10 break points.Last year, Huber and Raymond won the U.S. Open and reached the semifinals at Roland Garros."It's been a tough few weeks for us on clay," Lisa Raymond said. "We thought we were as prepared as we could have been. Unfortunately, I guess we weren't."In the men's tournament, the second-seeded Bob and Mike Bryan beat Mikhail Youzhny of Russia and Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine 7-5, 6-3."It's always nice to get out of the first round because that's when the nerves are probably at their highest," Bob Bryan said.The American twins won the French Open in 2003....
Competition in track and field finally begins Friday at Olympic Stadium. In addition to medal events in the women's 10,000 meter and men's shot put, there will also ...
Reigning world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka and Wimbledon champion Serena Williams were a pair of third-round winners, while Venus Williams exited the singles draw Wednes...
Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka, French Open titlist Maria Sharapova and Wimbledon winner Serena Williams were a trio of third-round winners Wednesday at ...
World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka and former top-ranked stars Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams were second-round winners Tuesday at the 2012 Olympic Tennis Event.Azare...
Back on top. That's where Michael Phelps was, the winningest Olympian of all time in every way possible."This was a good day," he said.Well, yeah.Phelps broke the al...
Wimbledon champion Roger Federer has been installed as the top seed for the men's Olympic tennis tournament, while Australian Open champ Victoria Azarenka of Belarus...
World No. 1s Roger Federer and Victoria Azarenka will be among those on hand playing for gold at the London Olympic Games, which will stage the tennis portion of the...
The mighty Williams sisters, Venus and Serena, secured a berth in their fifth Wimbledon women's doubles final on Friday.The unseeded siblings came from behind to upe...
Venus and Serena Williams played their first doubles match in two years Thursday and looked like their usual dominant selves, breezing into the second round of Wimbl...
Twelve players, including John Isner, Andy Roddick and Serena Williams, were named to the United States tennis team for the London Olympic Games.The tennis portion o...
After a two-year hiatus, Serena and Venus Williams are bringing their sister act back at Wimbledon.The Americans are entered in doubles at the All England Club, thei...
Serena and Venus Williams have been chosen to extend their unbeaten streak in Olympic doubles when they seek a third gold medal in the event beginning late next mont...
Lisa Raymond surpassed Billie Jean King as the oldest Grand Slam women's doubles champion Sunday, teaming with Liezel Huber for a 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) victory over ...
Top-seeded Americans Liezel Huber and Bob Bryan won their second Grand Slam title in mixed doubles Thursday.The pair beat Kveta Peschke of Czech Republic and Aisam-u...
Roberta Vinci kept Italy alive in its Fed Cup quarterfinal against the United States with a singles win, then teamed up with Sara Errani for a doubles victory Sunday...
The United States and host Italy are even at 1-1 in their best-of-five opening-round Fed Cup tie.Fed Cup rookie Varvara Lepchenko rallied from a set down to beat Ita...
French Open runner-up Sara Errani will lead off for Italy on Saturday, as the hosts take on the United States in an opening-round Fed Cup affair.A weak U.S. team is ...
Melanie Oudin will replace Sloane Stephens on the United States Fed Cup team for a first-round tie in Italy this week.The rising 19-year-old Stephens suffered an abd...
Sloane Stephens will lead the U.S. Fed Cup team that is without the Williams sisters for the World Group first-round match against Italy on Feb. 9-10.U.S. captain Ma...