TOUGH DRAW TO GREET NADAL AT WIMBLEDON

Jun. 18 | Rafael Nadal will face some tough early tests at Wimbledon in 2010 as the draws for The Championships were released Friday. Nadal, the world No. 1 but Wimbledon’s No. 2 seed behind six-time champion Roger Federer, opens against the tough Japanese...

MONDAYS WITH BOB GREENE: FED CUP WEEKEND

Feb. 8 | STARS Marin Cilic beat Michael Berrer 6-4 6-7 (5) 6-3 to win the PBZ Zagreb Indoors in Zagreb, Croatia Feliciano Lopez won the SA Tennis Open in Johannesburg, South, Africa, defeating Stephane Robert 7-5 6-1 Thomaz Bellucci beat Juan Monaco 6-2 0-6...

RODDICK WINS SHOOTING MATCH WITH LOPEZ

Jan. 22 | By Bud Collins Bud Collins, the world’s most famous tennis journalist and author of the definitive tennis history book THE BUD COLLINS HISTORY OF TENNIS, profiles the Andy Roddick and Felciano Lopez match Friday at the Australian Open. The following...

FEDERER IS SECOND-MOST POPULAR ATHLETE ON FACEBOOK; SHARAPOVA’S $70 MILLION DEAL WITH NIKE: THIS WEEK IN TENNIS BUSINESS

Jan. 13 | By Justin Cohen · According to Marca, Roger Federer is the second most popular athlete on Facebook. The current World No. 1 has 3.18 million Facebook fans. · Maria Sharapova has signed an eight-year sponsorship deal with Nike, which...

FEDERER, THE BEST OF ALL JUNIORS

Dec. 22 | Eleven years ago this week, Roger Federer was staking his claim as the top player in the world – in the juniors. Federer ended his junior career by winning the 1998 Orange Bowl in Key Biscayne, Fla. The win placed him in the No. 1 ranking in the International...

Mondays With Bob Greene: Spain Retains Davis Cup

Dec. 7 | STARS Spain wins Davis Cup Michael Berrer beat Jarkko Nieminen 6-7 (4) 6-4 6-4 to win the Salzburg Indoors in Salzburg, Austria Konstantin Kravchuk beat Marcel Granollers 1-6 6-3 6-2 to win the Yugra Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia Pat Rafter beat...

SPAIN CLINCHES DAVIS CUP

Dec. 5 | Spain won the Davis Cup for a fourth time Saturday in Barcelona as Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez defeated Radek Stepanek and Thomas Berdych 7-6, 7-5, 6-2 to clinch a 3-0 victory over the Czech Republic. Spain wins Davis Cup Spain firmly established...

BARCELONA’S OFFERINGS FOR THE TENNIS TRAVELER

Dec. 1 | The Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Finals are going to be held in Barcelona Dec 4-6, 2009 as Spain will host the Czech Republic. The event will take place at Barcelona’s Palau Saint Jordi, the arena built for the 1992 Olympics. The site has...

Mondays With Bob Greene: Wickmayer and Malisse to appeal against ban

Nov. 23 | STARS Michael Berrer beat Dominik Hrbaty 6-7 (6) 64 7-6 (3) to win the men’s singles at the Ritro Slovak Open in Bratislava, Slovak Republic Michael Russell won the JSM Challenger of Champaign-Urbana, beating Taylor Dent 7-5 6-4 in Champaign, Illinois,...

This Week in Tennis Business: Buchholz to step down in 2010 as Sony Ericsson Open chairman

Nov. 18 | By: Justin Cohen Butch Buchholz, founder and tournament chairman of the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, will be stepping down following the 2010 event. The event started in 1985 by Buchholz, is now owned by IMG. Roger Federer signs a 10-year...

Mondays With Bob Greene: It’s difficult to play 11 months at a high level

Oct. 19 | STARS Nikolay Davydenko beat Rafael Nadal 7-6 (3) 6-3 to win the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 in Shanghai, China Yanina Wickmayer won the Generali Ladies Linz, beating Petra Kvitova 6-3 6-4 in Linz, Austria Samantha Stosur beat Francesca Schiavone...

Nadal and Davydenko reach Shanghai final

Oct. 17 | Nikolay Davydenko Rafa Nadal reached the final of the Shanghai Masters when Feliciano Lopez retired on Saturday, the second evening in a row when the top seeded Spaniard’s opponent had to withdraw injured. World number two Nadal was coasting at 6-1...