By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
Mike and Bob Bryan have set one more record together as a doubles team _ and this may be the most special of them all.
The identical twins became the most decorated doubles team in Grand Slam history, beating the unseeded Dutch pair of Robin Haase and Igor Sijsling 6-3, 6-4 in 53 minutes.
Serena Williams frightened a few people, including herself. Defending champion Victoria Azarenka had a momentary lack of concentration. Two of the biggest names on the men's side at the Australian Open — Roger Federer and Andy Murray — had straight-set wins.
Sixth-ranked Czech player Tomas Berdych heads a strong field that includes four top-20 players in the Chennai Open that starts on Monday.
Roger Federer beat Robin Haase 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 to clinch Switzerland's victory against the Netherlands in their Davis Cup World Group playoff Sunday.
Veteran Tommy Haas rallied to upset defending champion Gilles Simon 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 Wednesday for a place in the quarterfinals of the German Tennis Championships.
As the best in his country for years, Andy Roddick has long been the man to turn to when questions about the future of American tennis come up.
Clutching her side and crying out in pain, Venus Williams lasted just seven points Friday at the Australian Open and withdrew from a Grand Slam singles match for the first time.
One day after winning the longest tennis match ever, John Isner lost in about 75 minutes.
