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Fifth seed Lukas Rosol was a first- round loser Sunday at the inaugural Power Horse Cup, a final French Open tune-up. Rosol, the only seeded player to see action on the red clay at Rochusclub, lost 6-4, 6-3 to German Daniel Brands.

First impressions, second thoughts: Before Stephen Ames' first-round match against Tiger Woods in the 2006 Match-Play Championship, he was asked about his chances.

AUSTRALIAN tennis coach Josh Eagle is confident the lure of grand slam tennis will ensure Bernard Tomic casts aside recent drama and fronts up at the French Open.

The rivalry between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will be rekindled when they clash in the final of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia Sunday.

The 38-year-old former England captain leaves the field in tears after helping his team to victory in Paris.

A 50-acre compound on the Greenwich waterfront with a pair of private islands, a driveway longer than most highway interchanges and a 19th century French Victorian mansion with as many bedrooms as there are days of Christmas hit the market Friday at an other-worldly $190 million.

A week out from the French Open, Serena Williams is only one victory away from winning her fourth straight tournament.

Jessica Korda shot a 7-under 65 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over Hall of Famer Karrie Webb after the second round of the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic.

Defending champion Rafa Nadal recovered from losing the opening five games against Ernests Gulbis to book his place in the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters on Thursday.

Olivia Janowicz and Brianna Morgan posted straight-set singles wins and helped top-seeded Florida blank No.

Serena and Venus Williams celebrate a point during their women's doubles match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in August 2012.

French tennis has certainly picked up the pace in recent years -- well, on the men's side anyway -- and the latest of its quality ball-strikers is Benoit Paire.

Tomas Berdych recorded the comeback of the tournament so far with a shocking three-set victory over world No.

Two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova has withdrawn before her Italian Open quarterfinal match against seventh-seeded Sara Errani because of an illness.

Sprinter Mark Cavendish did what he does best overnight winning the 12th stage of the Giro d'Italia in a sprint finish.

Members of Merton's Clinical Commissioning Group , who are now in charge of Merton's healthcare, have voted unanimously in favour of letting the Better Services Better Value review go forward to the next stage.

Rafael Nadal is the undisputed "King of Clay" but the Spaniard only just managed to cling onto his crown at the Rome Masters.

Simple facts most eloquently state the case for David Beckham's status among the leading footballing figures of the age.

The U.S. Open tennis tournament will leave CBS after nearly a half-century and move all TV coverage to cable starting in 2015 under an 11-year contract with ESPN.

Stars from different eras included, from left, Bjorn Borg, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Rod Laver.