Venus Williams tops Sharapova; top-seeded Serena Williams loses to Stosur in quarterfinalSTANFORD, Calif. — Venus Williams defeated Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-2 at the Bank of the West Classic on Friday night. Jankovic joins the Williams sisters in the quarterfinals at StanfordSTANFORD, Calif. — With both Serena and Venus Williams reaching the quarterfinals of the $700,000 Bank of the West Classic on Thursday, Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic may have felt a little bit overlooked and left out. Venus and Serena Williams overcome inconsistent play, win openers at Bank of the West ClassicSTANFORD, Calif. — Serena Williams and big sister Venus know their newfound focus on doubles is sure to affect their energy in singles. They’re willing to make that sacrifice if it leads to more Grand Slam titles together. Levine beats Reynolds in opening round of LA Tennis OpenLOS ANGELES — Jesse Levine beat fellow American Bobby Reynolds 6-2, 6-3 on Monday in the opening round of the L.A. Tennis Open. Federer, Nadal, Roddick head US Open men’s field that includes 8 Grand Slam singles championsWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Five-time defending champion Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick are among eight Grand Slam winners leading the men’s field for the U.S. Open. Former Wimbledon champion Michael Stich to play doubles at Hamburg tournament next weekHAMBURG — Former Wimbledon champion Michael Stich will break his 12-year retirement to play doubles at next week’s Hamburg tournament. Martina Navratilova: Time running out for Williams sisters to match record 9 Wimbledon titlesNEW YORK — Martina Navratilova says the Williams sisters need to hurry to match her record of nine Wimbledon singles titles. Wimbledon champion Serena Williams visits White House
A tired Federer basks in glow of 15th Slam title: ‘I don’t know if I can ever top this’WIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer certainly is not ready to stop at a record 15 Grand Slam titles. Roger Federer returns to No. 1 in rankings, overtaking Rafael Nadal, after Wimbledon winWIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer is back at No. 1. Roddick pulls out of Davis Cup with bad hip, was it an excuse?
Roger Federer reclaims Wimbledon title, No. 1 ranking and record 15th Grand Slam crownWIMBLEDON, England — From his front row seat in the Royal Box, Pete Sampras watched as Roger Federer broke his record for most Grand Slam singles titles in men’s tennis history. Federer beat Roddick in a gruelling Wimbledon Final to clinch his ‘record’ 15th
Andrey Kuznetsov of Russia beats Jordan Cox of US to win boys’ title at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Andrey Kuznetsov of Russia won the boys’ title at Wimbledon on Sunday by beating Jordan Cox of the United States 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the final. Federer and Roddick play 30 games in record-breaking 5th set in Wimbledon finalWIMBLEDON, England — Serve after booming serve, game after nerve-racking game, Roger Federer and Andy Roddick went at each other with everything they had in the fifth set of the Wimbledon final. Roddick takes no solace from coming so close in yet another loss to Federer in Wimbledon finalWIMBLEDON, England — Andy Roddick slumped forward in his changeover chair, hands covering his grass-stained baseball cap, stung by his third loss in a Wimbledon final, all to Roger Federer. Knowles, Groenefeld win Wimbledon mixed doubles title over Paes, BlackWIMBLEDON, England — Mark Knowles of the Bahamas and Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany won the mixed doubles titles at Wimbledon on Sunday by beating top-seeded Leander Paes of India and Cara Black of Zimbabwe 7-5, 6-3. Serena Williams wins another major title, but still chasing true Grand SlamWIMBLEDON, England — Even with three of the last four major titles in hand, Serena Williams is still a bit upset about the one that got away. Roger Feder beats Andy Roddick for 6th Wimbledon title and record 15th Grand Slam championshipWIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer hoisted the trophy and celebrated making Grand Slam history, a year removed from an epic five-set final when he left Wimbledon a broken man, his title ripped away and his aura of invincibility shattered. Federer holds off Roddick in 5 sets to win 15th Grand Slam title and 6th at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer has won his record-breaking 15th Grand Slam title and sixth Wimbledon championship by beating Andy Roddick 5-7, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5), 3-6, 16-14. Sampras arrives to watch Federer play Roddick in Wimbledon finalWIMBLEDON, England — Pete Sampras has arrived at the All England Club to watch Roger Federer and Andy Roddick play in the men’s final at Wimbledon. Rod Laver, last man to win calendar-year Grand Slam, thinks it could happen againWIMBLEDON, England — The last man to win a true Grand Slam in tennis thinks it could happen again. Venus and Serena Williams win fourth Wimbledon doubles championshipWIMBLEDON, England — Venus and Serena Williams have won their fourth women’s doubles title at Wimbledon by beating Rennae Stubbs and Samantha Stosur of Australia 7-6 (4), 6-4. Serena Williams remains No. 2 in rankings despite another major title at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Even with three of the last four Grand Slam titles in her possession, Serena Williams will stay behind No. 1 Dinara Safina when the WTA rankings are released Monday. Sister Slam: Serena beats Venus in all-Williams final for 3rd Wimbledon, 11th major titleWIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams kept telling herself she was facing just another foe in the Wimbledon final Saturday, just another woman who hits the ball quite hard, just another player trying to deny her a Grand Slam title. Nestor and Zimonjic beat Bryan brothers to win men’s doubles title at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Daniel Nestor of Canada and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia won their second straight Wimbledon men’s doubles title Saturday, beating top-seeded American twins Bob and Mike Bryan 7-6 (7), 6-7 (3), 7-6 (3), 6-3. Serena beats big sister Venus in straight sets for 3rd Wimbledon title and 11th SlamWIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams fell to her knees on the grass, eyes closed, arms raised, and threw back her head. Roger Federer seeks 15th Grand Slam title when he faces Andy Roddick in Wimbledon finalWIMBLEDON, England — A year ago, plenty of people were feeling sorry for Roger Federer. Another sister act: Serena beats Venus in straight sets for third Wimbledon title, 11th SlamWIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams fell to her knees on the grass, eyes closed, arms raised, and threw back her head. Serena Williams beats big sister Venus in Wimbledon final for third timeWIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams has won her third Wimbledon title, beating sister Venus Williams 7-6 (3), 6-2 in the final. Venus Williams faces little sister Serena in 4th Wimbledon final at All England ClubWIMBLEDON, England — Venus Williams is just about the perfect older sibling: She supports Serena endlessly, protects her fiercely and even lets her pick which bedroom she wants when they’re on the road. Where does Venus draw the line? At Grand Slam championships. The sisters face each other again in a major final, meeting Saturday for the Wimbledon title for the fourth time. 14 down, 1 to go: Federer to face Roddick in Wimbledon final, with chance to break Slam markWIMBLEDON, England — Rising, rising, rising, high above the most famous patch of grass in tennis, Roger Federer channeled Pete Sampras on match point in the Wimbledon semifinals Friday, tucking both feet back beneath his body and uncorking an overhead smash. Federer beats Haas and Roddick downs Murray to set up their 3rd Wimbledon finalWIMBLEDON, England — Five-time champion Roger Federer reached his seventh straight Wimbledon final Friday and will face Andy Roddick for a chance at a record 15th Grand Slam title. Federer beats Haas and Roddick downs Murray to set up their third Wimbledon finalWIMBLEDON, England — Five-time champion Roger Federer reached his seventh straight Wimbledon final Friday and will face Andy Roddick for a chance at a record 15th Grand Slam title. Andy Roddick reaches 3rd Wimbledon final by beating Andy Murray in 4 setsWIMBLEDON, England — Andy Roddick has reached his third Wimbledon final by beating British hope Andy Murray 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (5). |
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WASHINGTON — It was tennis before baseball for President Barack Obama on Tuesday.
WIMBLEDON, England — Andy Roddick failed to restore his co-countryman’s record, Federer won by 5-7, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5), 3-6, 16-1.
