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Marat Safin may have lost his touch. He smashed and crumpled only one tennis racket yesterday during his audition with Roger Federer on Centre Court.

There was a time not so long ago when Spanish tennis players were allergic to grass.

The main draw for this week's Shelbourne Men's Irish Open at Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club will feature at least five Irish players after the wildcards were revealed on Sunday.

WIMBLEDON, England -- Next Sunday evening might just bring the All England Club a black swan, a white peacock, a double rainbow, a pink diamond, a July snow, a clean congressman.

When Pete Sampras was dominating Wimbledon in the 1990s, one of the complaints about men's matches was the points were too short.

That Roger Federer cardigan? It sells for more than $500! Of the 32 women's matches played Monday, half went to three sets Hey, is it just me or does it seem like there have been approximately 350 "retirements" ...

WIMBLEDON, England : When Bobby Reynolds started his first-round match at Wimbledon, U.S. men were 0-4 on Day 1. The pressure was on.

His backhand is among the game's best, and that gives him an edge on Federer and a wash in the crosscourts with Nadal's lefty forehand.

Tennis Week is partnering with legendary coach and New York native Nick Bollettieri to provide previews and in-depth analysis of Wimbledon, which starts on Monday.

Four-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal ousted Australian Open titlist Novak Djokovic in Sunday's final at the $1.12 million Artois Championships, a grass-court Wimbledon tuneup.

Juan Carlos Ferrero has one of the most awesome forehands in the game. He hits with tremendous power, generates terrific topspin but very rarely misses.

The Lawn Tennis Association were accused of letting young British talent go to waste after James Ward, one of the prospects they neglected, came close to shocking former world No1 Marat Safin at Queen's Club.

Roger Federer, 6-1, 6-3, 6-0. 2003 - Juan Carlos Ferrero def. Martin Verkerk, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2. 1978 - Bjorn Borg def.

Rafael Nadal celebrates in Paris after dropping Roger Federer for his worst loss in 173 Grand Slam matches.

Elena Dementieva steps it up to get past Vera Zvonareva PHOTO: AFP HARD-FOUGHT WIN: Roger Federer had a tough time against the unseeded Julien Benneteau in the French Open on Monday.

PARIS, June 2: Big-hitting Fernando Gonzalez of Chile matched his best ever Roland Garros performance on Monday by defeating Robby Ginepri of the United States 7-6 , 6-3, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals. The ...

He will next play either top seed Roger Federer or Frenchman Julien Benneteau for a place in the semi-finals. Federer jumped out into a 6-4, 7-5 lead in that match before rain brought play to a halt.

RAFAEL Nadal survived an injury scare to his blistered right foot and stormed to a 6-1 6-3 6-1 win over Finnish 26th seed Jarkko Nieminen today to reach the French Open last 16.

By Miles Evans Paris - Maria Sharapova came perilously close to an unwanted place in the record books on Wednesday when the sun finally shone at Roland Garros.