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For more than a century, some of the best men's tennis players in the world have come to the Bay Area almost every year.
The Farmers Classic men's tennis tournament at UCLA has been discontinued, and its ATP sanction has been sold to a group in Bogota, Colombia.
Mary Laver, wife of tennis great Rod Laver, has died after a long illness. She was 84.
Roger Federer avoided wading into the subject of equal prize money for men and women at Grand Slams events.
Roger Federer avoided wading into the subject of equal prize money for men and women at Grand Slams events.
Men to watch at Wimbledon, which begins Monday:
Moments after his rain-interrupted French Open final against Rafael Nadal resumed Monday, Novak Djokovic netted a forehand and punished himself by smacking his racket strings against the side of his head three times.
Rafael Nadal — The King of Clay — overwhelmed the No.1-ranked Novak Djokovic for the 50 minutes and nine games they played Monday, wrapping up a 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 victory that allowed Nadal to earn French Open trophy No. 7, breaking a tie with Bjorn Borg.
Novak Djokovic has won 27 matches in a row at Grand Slam tournaments. If he can make that 28 by beating Rafael Nadal in Sunday's French Open final, Djokovic will earn a fourth consecutive major title, something no man has accomplished since 1969.
A year ago in the French Open semifinals, Roger Federer put a stop to Novak Djokovic's 43-match winning streak.
Men to watch at the French Open, where play begins Sunday:
As daylight disappeared and wind whipped loose dirt around the court, Novak Djokovic watched one last ace fly off Roger Federer's racket and end their thrill-a-minute semifinal at the 2011 French Open.
As daylight disappeared and wind whipped loose dirt around the court, Novak Djokovic watched one last ace fly off Roger Federer's racket and end their thrill-a-minute semifinal at the 2011 French Open.
Novak Djokovic's bid to win a fourth consecutive Grand Slam championship _ and first at the French Open _ might require a semifinal victory over Roger Federer.
Men to watch at the French Open, where play begins Sunday:
Rod Laver said Tuesday that Mary Laver died Monday morning at their home in Carlsbad in northern San Diego County.
Djokovic is chasing history, too: Only two men, Don Budge in 1938 and Rod Laver in 1962 and 1969, claimed four major trophies in succession.
