(CNN) — Rafael Nadal is through to the last eight of the Cincinnati Masters, but the world number one had to save a match point before defeating France’s Julien Benneteau in three sets.
The world number one, who had won 36 of his previous 38 matches, rescued a match point in the second set tie-break before [...]
The saga of Roger Federer’s most fascinating Grand Slam season produced a surprise ending on Monday night when he was caught from behind by Juan Martín del Potro, the huge-hitting 20-year-old Argentine, in the United States Open final.
Del Potro’s 3-6, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2 victory put an end to Federer’s extended run of [...]
WIMBLEDON, England — Andy Roddick had hoped to make Roger Federer wait for another Grand Slam tournament to win his record 15th singles title.
But despite playing what looked very much like the match of his life on Sunday, Roddick could only succeed in delaying Federer’s celebration on Centre Court.
On and on the fifth set stretched, [...]
Roger Federer remains on course for a sixth Wimbledon and record 15th Grand Slam title after beating Tommy Haas in straight sets in the semi-finals.
The world number two won 7-6 (7-3) 7-5 6-3 and heads into Sunday’s final against Andy Murray or Andy Roddick having dropped just one set so far.
Federer served superbly and did [...]
WIMBLEDON, England — It was the women’s match of this Wimbledon, brimming with baseline power and lunging defense, and the surprise was that Serena Williams was just one point from losing it to Elena Dementieva.
But Williams, hardly for the first time, found a way to fight and serve her way through big tennis trouble. Down, [...]
Serena Williams overcame a late wobble against Roberta Vinci to win 6-3 6-4 and reach the last 16 at Wimbledon.
The second seed, champion in 2002 and 2003, was surprisingly asked to play on the new Court Two but the unfamiliar surroundings did not affect her game.
Vinci, the world number 53 from Italy, battled gamely but [...]
Former champion Maria Sharapova suffered a second-round upset for the second straight year at Wimbledon on Wednesday.
The 2004 champ Sharapova, seeded 24th this year, was ousted by scrappy Argentine Gisela Dulko 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 on Centre Court at the storied All England Club.
It appeared as though Dulko might win in straight sets on [...]
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