Tennis Players News

World number two Rafael Nadal said on Tuesday tennis was free of doping and repeated his view that the testing procedures were too tough.

Ninth-ranked Vera Zvonareva's agent says she will have arthroscopic surgery on her right ankle.

Back in Paris for the first time since his fourth round exit at the French Open, Rafael Nadal doesn't hold a grudge toward the French crowd.

ACHING Andy Murray insists his Valencia Open triumph at the weekend left him "feeling like an old man". Murray, 22, roared back after six weeks out with a wrist injury to beat Russian Mikhail Youzhny 6-3 6-2 and claim his sixth title of the year.

Even for a venue as grand as New York's Carnegie Hall, there was a pretty dazzling concentration of star power at Glamour magazine's Women of the Year awards.

Serena Williams has 23 Grand Slam victories to her name, but she still has one burning ambition - to win Olympic gold.

Former U.S. tennis star Andre Agassi has agreed to be a guest on "Late Show with David Letterman," CBS announced Monday.

Tomas Berdych has beaten French qualifier Vincent Millot 6-3, 7-6 to reach the second round of the Paris Masters.

Andre Agassi, mired in controversy after admitting to using crystal meth, pleaded for compassion from his critics in a television interview that will be broadcast on Sunday in the United States.

The governing body of women's tennis would like to see the World Anti-Doping Agency revise its 'whereabouts rule' to give players more flexibility when they are competing.

James Blake of the United States beat French veteran Fabrice Santoro 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the Paris Masters on Sunday.

Andre Agassi insists tennis should be proud of its anti-doping progress and says drug testing is now watertight.

Andy Murray picked up his sixth title of the year and the 14th of his career with a comprehensive victory over Mikhail Youzhny at the inaugural Valencia Open.

Australian News.Net Sunday 8th November, 2009 Melbourne, Nov.8 : US tennis star Serena Williams is expected to play in January's Australian Open despite her disgraceful behaviour at the US Open.

Aravane Rezai won the Tournament of Champions in Bali on Sunday when opponent Marion Bartoli retired with injury after losing the first set 7-5. Bartoli had broken her fellow Frenchwoman to lead 3-2 but failed to serve out the set at 5-4 and was unable to convert a break point on Rezai's serve at 5-5. Rezai held for 6-5 and then struck a backhand ...

Tennis will bid farewell to one of the greatest stars of the game's recent history this week when Russian former world number one Marat Safin takes his final bow at the ATP Paris Masters .

Charlottesville , Nov 7: India's No.1 Somdev Devvarman stormed into the semifinals while compatriot Sanam Singh went down fighting in the $50,000 Association of Tennis Professionals challenger.

Caption: Serena Williams outside the GMTV studios London, England .... WILLIAMS EYES ACTION ROLE Tennis ace SERENA WILLIAMS is eyeing a move into acting when her sporting career ends.

The Scottish Government has branded the Tories "utter hypocrites" over their opposition to an independence referendum.

The last two tickets to the World Tour finals are still to play for at the Paris Masters tournament starting on Sunday, with Russia's Nikolay Davydenko and Spaniard Fernando Verdasco ideally placed to grab them.