Rich Benvin

Once again, Steffi Graf and Martina Navratilova needed a tiebreaker to settle the score. Playing "Dream Match 2008" before a sellout crowd at Tokyo's Ariake Stadium on Saturday, Graf defeated Navratilova 8-7 after winning a tiebreaker 10-5. "It was great that it went to a tiebreaker," Graf said. "It was a lot of fun playing Martina again.

A Boca Raton man has been sentenced to a year and one day in prison for the death of a Lithuanian tennis player. David Walsh pleaded guilty Friday to driving drunk and killing Aivaras Balzekas in 2005. Balzekas was a member of the Lithuanian national team who faced the likes of Andy Roddick and Roger Federer in junior tournaments.

The years first masters series is here and the ATP’s best are ready to shine in the desert. The 96 man hardcourt field will be spearheaded by Swiss number one Roger Federer, and the two men vying for his number 1 ranking, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic. The fab 3, each have some work to do over the next month on tour in order to sustain their ranking positions. Federer is in the best position of the 3, with practically no points to defend at Indian Wells. Losing 1st round last year to Canas has turned into a blessing for R-Fed this year, as the 2 men who are trying to catch him, have many points to defend. (more…)

Even though the tour had only 2 tournament stops this week, there was still more than enough action for fans to embrace. Its starting to become the norm this year as most tournaments are having surprise winners or finalist. Dubai and Las Vegas continued in this trend and did not disappoint in bringing forth new names for the public to support. (more…)

Past and present stood across the net from each other during a third-set tiebreaker at Madison Square Garden. On one end, a winded Pete Sampras tried to summon enough energy to give the New York fans another memorable win to talk about it on the subway ride home. On the other side, Roger Federer wore a sly grin like he knew age was about to catch up to the former world No.

Lindsay Davenport said Friday the Pacific Life Open tennis tournament has always been one of her favorites, for personal and professional reasons. "One, it was the first one I ever played professionally," she said during a conference call. "Two, I had my first date with my husband there one year. And three, last year when I was there, it was really the first time that I had begun thinking that maybe...

Roger Federer couldn't figure out why he felt so sluggish at the start of this season. His doctors eventually gave him an explanation: The world's No. 1 tennis player had mononucleosis. "Roger found out he had mono, and didn't know it. He found out a couple of weeks ago. That's probably what was wrong with him," Federer's agent, Tony Godsick, said Friday.

Aerogel Lineup Solidified for Spring

I had a tough choice this time, picking which player deserved player of the month honor’s. There were many good results from lower ranked players, most notably, Nicolas Almagro (ESP) who captured both Brazil and Mexico, during the South American swing. The Spaniard, will surely be 1 of the favorites at this years French Open. Robin Soderling (SWE), also had a great month, reaching the finals or Rotterdam as well as Memphis. How about Michael Llodra (FRA) or Andy Murray (GBR), who both locked up there 2nd title’s of 2008, with Rotterdam and Marseille respectively. The final decision did go to “King David” from Argentina, as David Nalbandian proved to me that his fitness is back to where it should be by making 2 tough claycourt finals in a row. (more…)

Super Heroes all have their kryptonite. Whether, it’s dealing with high backhands on a slow clay court, over anxious umpires, or even the pressure of defending tournament points.

Roger Federer’s second straight loss this week at the Dubai Championships to Andy Murray, raised many eyebrow’s as to whether his reign atop the ATP is coming to a close. Opponents are starting to feel confident against the guardian of the tour, and they are making there voices heard. Novak Djokovic, commented after Rogers loss by saying: (more…)

WTAWorld.com: The 2008 Bangalore Open When: March 3rd to March 9th Event Location: Bangalore, India Prize Money: $600,000 Defending Champion: Yaroslavia Shvedova The 2008 Bangalore Open is underway in India with 22 year-old Jelena Jankovic as the tournament’s top seed....

Andy Roddick and Jimmy Connors are done working together. Connors resigned as coach of the sixth-ranked player "about a week ago," Roddick said Thursday after upsetting Rafael Nadal 7-6 (5), 6-2 at the Dubai Tennis Championships. Roddick and Connors paired up in July 2006, and within months Roddick reached the U.S.

Tennis' Rising Stars Share Their Passion Host: MICHEL MARTIN Time 09:00-10:00 AM Play Audio MICHEL MARTIN, host: Of course, winning the U.S. Open or any of the other Grand Slam titles is the ultimate goal of a tennis champion. But to develop a devastating power serve like Serena's or the mental

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Roger Federer has lost two straight matches, but you can still get him at 6-5 to win the French Open. Better hurry, though, because it may not be long before all bets are off. That's the hope of French Open officials, anyway, though the odds of winning a ban on betting the tennis tournament are probably worse than those of Federer losing his opening-round match.

PHOENIX – March 5, 2008 –- HEAD Penn Racquet Sports and Beach Tennis USA have renewed their partnership for another year. HEAD will serve as the official racquet and Penn will be the official ball for all the events, comprising...