Tennis News
Suspect held over $331,000 poker heist
Former tennis star Boris Becker was among the 950 people taking part in the competition, although he had been eliminated on the previous day. The gang escaped in a black Mercedes with 242,000 euros ($331,000) in cash, but the Berliner Morgenpost ...
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Hingis to face Serena in World Team Tennis
Take a look at some of the best matches, biggest stories and most shocking upsets from 2009's tennis action. NEW YORK - Martina Hingis will face top-ranked Serena Williams and two former No. 1 players in World Team Tennis competition. The WTT ...
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Wozniacki rallies for 2nd-round win, Henin loses
Take a look at some of the best matches, biggest stories and most shocking upsets from 2009's tennis action. INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) -Second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki rallied for a win in her first tournament in a month. However, former champion ...
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Wozniacki battles past American King at Indian Wells
I just kept fighting for every point," a relieved Wozniacki said in a courtside interview at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden after booking a third round spot at the $4.5 million event. "Vania was playing really, really good and it was a tough match ...
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NZ asks for Davis Cup move from Pakistan
Take a look at some of the best matches, biggest stories and most shocking upsets from 2009's tennis action. WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand has asked the International Tennis Federation to move its upcoming Davis Cup match against Pakistan to ...
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Dallas Doesn't Want Wild Pigs to Make Kiest Park Home
It was a rumor at first, but Animal Control was out here quite a bit, and people have seen signs," said James Thomas, director of the park's tennis courts. "So the trapper saw it, and evidently he feels it's for real." Thomas said people have found ...
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Fish advances to second round at Indian Wells
Take a look at some of the best matches, biggest stories and most shocking upsets from 2009's tennis action. INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - American Mardy Fish, the BNP Paribas Open runner-up in 2008, beat Michael Berrer of Germany, 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 in a first ...
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Serbia beats US 3-1 in Davis Cup
I knew I had to play my best tennis to have a chance against Djokovic," Isner said. "He returns the serve real well, and my hat is off to him for the victory." "I double-faulted on two important break points and that's what probably cost me the match ...
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Usain Bolt, Serena Williams win Laureus Awards
Take a look at some of the best matches, biggest stories and most shocking upsets from 2009's tennis action. ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Usain Bolt has won his second Laureus Sportsman of the Year award, and Serena Williams won the woman's ...
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Israeli TV ad spoofs Hamas killing
The commercials for the Mahsaney Kimat Hinam supermarket chain shows actors carrying tennis rackets, and wearing hats, glasses and wigs — the same disguises worn by the alleged killers — as they make their way through store aisles.
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