She threatened a player, didn't try most of the year, famously threatened a line judge and was thrown out of a match. The other thing Serena Williams did in 2009 was this: She won the year-end No. 1 ranking. It became official Wed...

Pete Sampras edged by Andre Agassi in three sets on Sunday as the two retired American tennis greats revisited one of the sport's greatest rivalries. The 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 win in this southern Chinese gambling encl...

In a bizarre match of U.S. Open women's tennis Sunday, Kim Clijsters pulled off a major upset of No. 3 Venus Williams, winning 6-0, 0-6, 6-4. To put it in perspective of how strange this match was, the third set took longer than the first two put...

They love Roger Federer now. He has become a superstar athlete, and that's not just about skills. A few years ago, he was the greatest athlete no one ever thought about. So what changed? The records, sure, that helped, I...

This was ugly. But it was ugly in a way that showed something beautiful, too. Venus Williams is limping to the finish line of this season, and I don't think she can make it. As in, I don't think she can get through t...