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AP Interview: Agassi drug inquiries dropped

2010-03-17T14:45:32Z

<div id="subtitle">AP Interview: Tennis officials close the book on Agassi's drug revelations in autobiography</div><div><p>Tennis officials have closed the book on Andre Agassi's drug revelations.</p><p>International Tennis Federation president Francesco Ricci Bitti told

2010-02-22T13:06:14Z

<div><p>MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Roger Federer supped champagne and partied until dawn in Melbourne Monday, savoring his first grand slam victory as a father but already looking forward to the defense of his French Open crown.</p>&am...

Hewitt has hip surgery again; Court honored

2010-02-22T13:20:55Z

<div id="subtitle">Lleyton Hewitt gets hip surgery again; tennis legends honor Margaret Smith Court</div><div><p>Lleyton Hewitt hobbled into a news conference on crutches Saturday to announce he had hip surgery and doubted he'd play again before the French Open<...

Abu Dhabi feels like home for Kaymer

2010-02-22T15:59:46Z

<div><p>Martin Kaymer shot his third successive round of five-under-par 67 to lead the 1.5 million euro Abu Dhabi Golf Championship by one stroke and on course to repeat his success here in the 2008 edition.</p><p>Going into the final day, the super-talented German - who was second here last year - was at 15-under-par 201, but snappin...

Henin is exception to comebacks rule

2010-02-22T16:21:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Unlike Schumacher and Armstrong, Justine Henin's comeback feels completely right</div><div><p>Sporting comebacks, often, are like breakfasting on the dregs of last night's champagne. The taste is still more or less the same but the fizz has mostly gone.</p><p>But Justine Henin is looking very promising as an exception to the loose rule t...

Federer and Serena advance under clouds

2010-02-22T18:20:51Z

<div><p>MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The dark clouds were still hovering above Roger Federer and Serena Williams when they made their first appearances at the Australian Open on Tuesday.</p><p...

Nadal not sure of being at best for Melbourne Park

2010-02-22T19:36:48Z

<div><p>MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Defending champion Rafa Nadal has declared himself fighting fit for the rigors of a grand slam but the world number two is not certain he will be back to his best at the Australian Open next week.</p><p>Nadal, wh...

Frenchman Simon pulls out of Australian Open

2010-02-22T19:38:05Z

<div><p>French world number 15 Gilles Simon pulled out of the Australian Open on Saturday with a knee injury that has hampered him since Roland Garros last year.</p><p>Simon, 24, travelled to Melbourne bu...

Late bloomer Soderling to challenge the kingpins

2010-02-22T19:53:01Z

<div><p>MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Injury-prone, middle-aged by tennis standards and owning precious little silverware, Robin Soderling would seem an unlikely candidate to challenge the heavyweights for the Australian Open crown.</p><p>Yet p...

Sharapova rates Wimbledon ahead of French Open

2010-02-22T23:07:57Z

<div><p>SOFIA (Reuters) - Former world number one Maria Sharapova rates the Wimbledon tennis championships ahead of the French Open even though the Roland Garros title is the only major missing from her collection.</p><...

French vote ex-tennis champ Yannick Noah favourite

2010-02-23T07:10:17Z

<div><p>The French have voted pop singer and former tennis champion Yannick Noah their favourite celebrity once again, with the star beating off stiff competition from film-makers to politicians.</p><p>A poll to be published on Saturday showed the flamboyant ex-French Open winner trouncing a string of opponents including former foot...

Tennis star Nadal wins, Federer sinks in desert

2010-02-23T07:11:42Z

<div><p>Rafael Nadal gets an early New Year opportunity to avenge the worst defeat of his career Saturday when he tackles bitter rival Robin Soderling, the man who dumped him out of the French Open.</p><p>World number two Nadal was defeated for the first time at Roland Ga...

Soderling beats Federer at lucky 13th attempt

2010-02-23T07:14:08Z

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - Robin Soderling celebrated the New Year by claiming his first victory over Roger Federer at the 13th attempt, finally seeing off the world number one 6-7 7-6 6-2 at an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi on Fri...

Nadal feels in better shape for 2010 season

2010-02-23T08:06:26Z

<div><p>MADRID (Reuters) - World number two Rafael Nadal believes he is in better shape for the start of the 2010 tennis season than he was this year despite having a relatively short time to prepare.</p><p>Nadal, who was plagued by knee and stomach injuries during 2009, helped...

Federer and Serena named ITF World Champs

2010-02-23T12:37:39Z

<div><p>Roger Federer has been named International Tennis Federation (ITF) champion for the fifth time with Serena Williams taking the women's award for the second time.</p><p>They will receive their awards at the annual ITF World...

Federer and Serena named ITF World Champions

2010-02-23T12:38:07Z

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - Roger Federer and Serena Williams were named 2009 ITF World Champions on Tuesday after capturing four grand slam singles titles between them in 2009.</p><p>It is the fifth time Swit...

Nadal's season ends with a whimper

2010-02-24T00:25:34Z

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - It seems hard to believe that only six months ago Andre Agassi was predicting Rafa Nadal would complete a calendar grand slam in 2009.</p><p>Agassi's statement proved to be the kiss of death for Nadal's season as instead of emulating the f...

French Open's extension project on hold

2010-02-24T10:09:27Z

<div id="subtitle">French tennis federation confident Roland Garros' extension project will go ahead as planned</div><div><p>The building of a new stadium for the French Open has been blocked because of political issues, but the French Tennis Federation said Wednesday that it was confident it will go ahead as...

Agassi admits using crystal meth

2010-02-24T13:12:31Z

<div><p>Tennis great Andre Agassi has admitted he tested positive for hard drugs during his career and lied to sporting authorities to escape a ban, reports said on Wednesday.</p><p>Agassi, one of the world's greatest tennis players with eight Grand Slam titles, reveals in his autobiography to testing positive for the highly addictive drug crystal methamphetamine.</p>&...

Tennis: Agassi admits using crystal meth

2010-02-24T13:16:23Z

<div><p>Tennis great Andre Agassi has admitted he tested positive for hard drugs during his career and lied to sporting authorities to escape a ban, reports said Wednesday.</p><p>Agassi, one of the world's greatest tennis players with eight Grand Slam titles, reveals in his autobiography to testing positive for the highly addictive drug crystal methamphetamine.</p>&lt...