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Tennis is a sport usually played between two players (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles).
Read More at Wikipedia ›Roger Federer remembers the day he launched himself into tennis's collective consciousness when he walked out to face his hero Pete Sampras at Wimbledon in 2001 and beat him.
On Sunday the boot will be firmly on the other foot when the Swiss maestro takes on young Belgian David Goffin in the French Open fourth round.The 21-year-old Goffin is the first lucky-loser to reach the fourth round of a grand slam since 1995 and grew up idolizing Federer as the Swiss stamped his mark on men's tennis by winning a record 16 grand slams.Now he has the chance to do to Federer what the then 19-year-old Federer did to Sampras and upset a strong favorite early in a grand slam."I've been watching Roger playing on telly for so many years," he told reporters after beating Poland's Lukasz Kubot on Friday."Roger has always been my favorite. He has perfect tennis, perfect technique, and I like the man. From a human standpoint, he is a great person, whether on the court or outside the court."So I expect a very...Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova reached the third round of the French Open by beating Urszula Radwanska of Poland 6-1, 6-3 Thursday.The fourth-seeded Czech was neve...
As the early morning mist rises over Pontevedra on Spain's northwest coast, one of their hottest Olympic medal prospects powers his canoe under the Roman bridge afte...
Rafael Nadal has made a habit of celebrating at Roland Garros, and it's not just because his June 3 birthday falls during the French Open.This year, he is focused is...
Ana Ivanovic lost in the third round of the French Open, while American teen Sloane Stephens advanced on Friday.Ivanovic fell to Sara Errani of Italy 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, ...
Ana Ivanovic lost in the third round of the French Open, while American teen Sloane Stephens advanced on Friday.Ivanovic fell to Sara Errani of Italy 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, ...
American teen Sloane Stephens and Maria Sharapova advanced on Friday, while Ana Ivanovic lost in the third round of the French Open.Stephens reached the fourth round...
A flat-footed Ana Ivanovic and a completely out-of-sorts Polish third seed Agnieszka Radwanska bade an early farewell to a cool and blustery Roland Garros on Friday....
A flat-footed Ana Ivanovic and a completely out-of-sorts Polish third seed Agnieszka Radwanska bade an early farewell to a cool and blustery Roland Garros on Friday....
Well, that's settled: 19-year-old Sloane Stephens is bumping herself up to first class for the flight home from the French Open, whenever that might be.That extra-co...
A flat-footed Ana Ivanovic and an out-of-sorts Polish third seed Agnieszka Radwanska bade an early farewell to a cool and blustery Roland Garros on Friday.Roger Fede...
If it seems Roger Federer breaks one record or another every time he wins a match, that's because he does these days.Then again, good as Federer is, he can't top thi...
Nicolas Mahut entertained with a swashbuckling performance, Nicolas Devilder got the crowd behind him, Gilles Simon battled for almost five hours but, on day six, Jo...
Just over a year ago, Paul-Henri Mathieu was in a plaster cast and could only manage 15 minutes of tennis. Sitting on a bench, that is.On Thursday, he stayed out for...
For Roger Federer, setting records on the tennis court is getting to be ho-hum.The perks that come with them, like dining with Queen Elizabeth II, are the things to ...
Los Angeles Kings captain Dustin Brown summed up the ice conditions at Prudential Center for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals by saying, "It was like playing with a ...
As the man who emerged victorious from "the endless match", John Isner should have known a thing or two about winning grand slam marathons.Except that, on Thursday, ...
Grimacing in pain with almost every step, Andy Murray nearly had to call it quits Thursday because of a bad back at the French Open.Instead, the fourth-seeded Brit r...
Grimacing in pain with almost every step, Andy Murray nearly had to call it quits Thursday because of a bad back at the French Open.Instead, the fourth-seeded Brit r...
Six-time champion Rafael Nadal and three- time Grand Slam runner-up Andy Murray were a pair of winners, while 6-foot-9 American John Isner lost in an epic second-rou...
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