Top-ranked Azarenka withdraws from Italian Open
ROME (AP) — Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from the Italian Open because of a right shoulder injury.
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WTA Championships seeks host city for 2014, beyond
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The women's tennis tour is opening the bidding process to find a host city for its season-ending WTA…
Bulgaria's Kutrovsky banned 2 years for doping
LONDON (AP) — Bulgarian tennis player Dimitar Kutrovsky has been banned for two years after testing positive for a banned stimulant.
Rome's red clay feels like 'paradise' to Djokovic
ROME (AP) — The red clay courts of the Italian Open are a bit of heaven for Novak Djokovic after a week on the experimental blue…
Pasarell leaves Indian Wells tennis tourney
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Former pro player Charlie Pasarell is leaving his management post with the BNP Paribas Open tennis…
Williams beats Wozniacki to reach Madrid quarters
MADRID (AP) — Serena Williams overcame a sluggish start to beat Caroline Wozniacki 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 Thursday and reach the Madrid Open…
Billie Jean King takes USTA's case to Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hall of Famer and women's tennis pioneer Billie Jean King is asking members of Congress to help the U.S. Tennis…
German town names street after Roger Federer
HALLE, Germany (AP) — Roger Federer has had his name on the trophy. Now he has it on the street sign as well.
Oudin, star at '09 US Open, gets French wild card
Melanie Oudin was introduced to the world — and to the notion of outsized expectations — when she was an unseeded and unknown…
Melanie Oudin earns USTA's French Open wild card
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — About 2 1/2 years after her captivating run to the U.S. Open quarterfinals, Melanie Oudin of Marietta, Ga.,…
