Jeff Rees is retiring after more than four years in charge of tennis' anti-corruption group, and former police officer Nigel Willerton will replace him on Jan. 1.
At a U.S. Open that will be remembered for goodbyes by Andy Roddick and Kim Clijsters, another former No. 1 and Grand Slam champion, Venus Williams, left with a spirited second-round loss that felt nothing like a farewell.
After blowing a two-set lead and losing to Mardy Fish in five at the U.S. Open on Thursday, Nikolay Davydenko offered a solution for avoiding that in the future: Men should play best-of-three-set matches at Grand Slam tournaments and in Davis Cup.
Serena Williams arrived at the Western & Southern Open with an Olympic gold medal and a chance to win another tournament she had never won before.
Brian Baker is living the type of comeback story that only happens in movies.
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will begin the defense of his Wimbledon title Monday against Juan Carlos Ferrero, the former No. 1 player and 2003 French Open champion.
The red clay courts of the Italian Open are a bit of heaven for Novak Djokovic after a week on the experimental blue surface in Madrid.
Roger Federer's reticence to join other players in voicing complaints about issues affecting the men's game came under fire again at the Australian Open on Monday.
A day after a rare show of discord, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal quickly closed ranks.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are eyeing a confidence-boosting victory at the season-opening Qatar Open. But Novak Djokovic, elsewhere in the Persian Gulf, is already showing signs that made him such a force in 2011.
Alex Bogomolov Jr. will play for Russia instead of the United States after the International Tennis Federation approved the switch Thursday _ a decision the U.S. Tennis Association found disappointing.
Jim Courier is part captain, part trainer heading into his first match leading the U.S. Davis Cup team.
able> (H-hard, C-clay, G-grass) Jan. 3-10 - Brisbane International, HO (Andy Roddick) Jan. 4-9 - Qatar ExxonMobil Open, HO (Nikolay Davydenko) Jan. 4-10 - Aircel Chennai Open, HO (Marin Cilic) Jan. 11-16 - Medibank International, HO (Marcus Baghdatis) Jan. 11-16 - Heineken Open, HO (John Isner) Jan. 18-31 - Australian Open, HO (Roger Federer) Feb. 1-7 - Movistar Open, CO (Thomaz Bellucci) Feb. 1-7 - PBZ Zabreb Indoors, HI (Marin Cilic) Feb. 1-7 - SA Tennis Open, HO (Feliciano Lopez) Feb. 8-13 - Brasil Open, CO (Juan Carlos Ferrero) Feb. 8-14 - ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, HI (Robin Soderling) Feb. 8-14 - SAP Open, HI (Fernando Verdasco) Feb. 14-21 - Copa Telmex, CO (Juan Carlos Ferrero) Feb. 15-21 - Open 13, HI (Michael Llodra) Feb. 15-21 - Regions Morgan Keegan Championships, HI (Sam Querrey) Feb. 22-27 - Abierto Mexicano Telcel, CO (David Ferrer) Feb. 22-27 - Barclays Dubai Championships, HO (Novak Djokovic) Feb. 22-28 - Delray Beach International Championships, HO (Ernests Gulbis) March 1-7 - Davis Cup I March 11-21 - BNP Paribas Open, HO (Ivan Ljubicic) March 24-April 4 - Sony Ericsson Open, HO (Andy Roddick) April 5-11 - U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, CO (Juan Ignacio Chela) April 5-11 - Grand Prix Hassan II, CO (Stanislas Wawrinka) April 11-18 - Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, CO (Rafael Nadal) April 19-25 - Barcelona Open BancSabadell, CO (Fernando Verdasco) April 25-May 2 - Internazionali BNL d'Italia, CO (Rafael Nadal) May 2-9 - Estoril Open, CO (Albert Montanes) May 2-9 - BMW Open, CO (Mikhail Youzhny) May 3-9 - Serbia Open, CO (Sam Querrey) May 9-16 - Mutua Madrilena Madrid Masters, CO (Rafael Nadal) May 16-22 - Open de Nice Cote d'Azur, CO (Richard Gasquet) May 16-22 - ARAG ATP World Team Championship, CO (Argentina) May 23-June 6 - Roland Garros, CO (Rafael Nadal) June 7-13 - Gerry Weber Open, GO (Lleyton Hewitt) June 7-13 - AEGON Championships, GO (Sam Querrey) June 13-19 - UNICEF Open, GO (Sergiy Stakhovsky) June 13-19 - AEGON International, GO (Michael Llodra) June 21-July 4 - The Championships, GO (Rafael Nadal) July 5-11 - Campbell's Hall of Fame Championship, GO (Mardy Fish) July 5-11 - Davis Cup II July 12-18 - MercedesCup, CO (Albert Montanes) July 12-18 - SkiStar Swedish Open, CO (Nicolas Almagro) July 19-25 - International German Open, CO (Andrey Golubev) July 19-25 - Atlanta Tennis Championships, HO (Mardy Fish) July 25-Aug. 1 - Allianz Suisse Open, CO (Nicolas Almagro) July 26-Aug. 1 - Farmers Classic Open, HO (Sam Querrey) July 26-Aug. 1 - Studena Croatia Open Umag, CO (Juan Carlos Ferrero) Aug. 1-8 - Legg Mason Classic, Washington, HO Aug. 9-15 - Rogers Cup, Toronto, HO Aug. 15-22 - Western &Southern Financial Group Masters, Mason, Ohio, HO Aug. 22-28 - Pilot Pen Tennis, New Haven, Conn., HO Aug. 30-Sept. 12 - U.S. Open, New York, HO Sept. 13-19 - Davis Cup III Sept. 20-26 - Open de Moselle, Metz, France, HI Sept. 20-26 - BCR Open Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania, CO Sept. 27-Oct. 3 - Proton Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, HI Sept. 27-Oct. 3 - PTT Thailand Open, Bangkok, Thailand, HI Oct. 4-10 - China Open, Beijing, H0 Oct. 4-10 - Rakuten Japan Open, Tokyo, HO Oct. 10-17 - Shanghai Rolex Masters, Shanghai, China, HO Oct. 18-24 - If Stockholm Open, Stockholm, Sweden, HI Oct. 18-24 - Kremlin Cup, Moscow, HI Oct. 24-31 - St. Petersburg Open, St. Petersburg, Russia, HI Oct. 25-31 - Grand Prix de Tenis de Lyon, Lyon, France, HI Oct. 25-31 - Bank Austria Tennis Trophy, Vienna, Austria, HI Oct. 25-31 - TBA, Montpellier, France, HI Nov. 1-7 - Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel, Basel, Switzerland, HI Nov. 1-7 - Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana, Valencia, Spain, HI Nov. 7-14 - BNP Paribas Masters, Paris, HI Nov. 14-21 - Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, London, HI Nov. 22-28 - Davis Cup Final
For Roger Federer, Wimbledon nearly ended at the beginning.
Davydenko said, reviving a familiar debate.
"Why are we playing five-set matches? We need to play best of three in Grand Slams. Everybody will support (that idea, even Roger) Federer. For Federer, it's easy to win in one hour, two sets. No need to run (for) a third set," Davydenko said.
