Rafa and Serena Continue Their Winning Ways In Rome — Mondays with Bob Greene

May. 20 | By Bob Greene STARS Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 6-1 6-3 to win the men’s singles at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, Italy Serena Williams beat Victoria Azarenka 6-1 6-3 to win the women’s singles at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia...

Novak Djokovic Survives Upset Bid; Not So For Samantha Stosur & Other Seeds — Mondays with Bob Greene

Jan. 21 | By Bob Greene STARS Australian Open (First Week) Ekaterina Makarova beat fifth-seeded Angelique Kerber 7-5 6-4 Jeremy Chardy beat sixth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro 6-3 6-3 6-7 (3) 3-6 6-3 Carla Suarez Navarro beat seventh-seeded Sara Errani 6-4 6-4 Laura...

Monfils Is New Tennis Ambassador for ASICS: This Week in Tennis Business with Justin Cohen

Jan. 9 | By Justin Cohen Gael Monfils for ASICS ASICS signs Monfils as latest Tennis Ambassador ASICS just announced it has signed French tennis star, Gaël Monfils, as its latest worldwide tennis ambassador. Monfils, a former world No. 7 and four-time ATP tournament...

Thomaz Bellucci upsets Janko Tipsarevic to win Swiss title — Monday with Bob Greene

Jul. 23 | STARS Juan Monaco beat Tommy Haas 7-5 6-4 to win the bet-at-home Open – German Tennis Championships in Hamburg, Germany Dominika Cibulkova beat Marion Bartoli 6-1 7-5 to win the Mercury Insurance Open in Carlsbad, California, USA Andy Roddick beat...

Could Indian Wells Stomach Bug Be Worse Than 1988 U.S. Open?

Mar. 13 | The major storyline after the first weekend of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., has been more about the stomach bug and not the tennis. France's Gael Monfils (PASCAL GUYOT/AFP/Getty Images) Players such as Francesca Schiavone, Vera...

Federer, Azarenka Capture Tournament Titles — Mondays With Bob Greene

Feb. 20 | STARS Victoria Azarenka beat Samantha Stosur 6-1 6-2 top win the Qatar Total Open in Doha, Qatar Roger Federer beat Juan Martin del Potro 6-1 6-4 to win the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, the Netherlands Nicolas Almagro beat Filippo...

Australian Open: Midnight at the Oasis

Jan. 11 | by Thomas Swick The Australian Open is the oasis in the tennis fan’s desert, coming four months after the previous grand slam and four months before the next grand slam. Watching the tournament on TV has the same restorative effect as a mid-winter...

Nadal Signs Three-Year Contract To Participate in Gerry Weber Open in Halle: This Week in Tennis Business with Justin Cohen

Dec. 14 | Rafael Nadal to return to Gerry Weber Open World No. 2 Rafael Nadal will return to Halle, Germany in 2012 to compete in the Gerry Weber Open after signing a three-year contract with the ATP World Tour grass court event. “The Gerry Weber Open is a...

Janko Tipsarevic wins All-Serb final

Oct. 24 | STARS Janko Tipsarevic beat Viktor Troicki 6-4 6-2 to win the men’s singles at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow, Russia Gael Monfils beat Jarkko Nieminen 7-5 3-6 6-2 to win the If Stockholm Open in Stockholm, Sweden Dominika Cibulkova beat Kaia Kanepi 3-6...

Serena Williams in, Sharapova out as US Open reaches halfway point

Sep. 5 | STARS (US Open, First Round) Flavia Pennetta beat third-seeded Maria Sharapova 6-3 3-6 6-4 Serena Williams beat fourth-seeded Victoria Azarenka 6-1 7-6 (5) Alexandra Dulgheru beat fifth-seeded Petra Kvitova 7-6 (3) 6-3 Simona Halep beat sixth-seeded...

Roger Federer, Serena Williams on cruise control

Sep. 1 | NEW YORK – One day after older sister Venus pulled out of the US Open with an illness, Serena Williams put a hurting on Michaella Krajicek. Considered a favorite to win her fourth title on Arthur Ashe Stadium, Williams powered her way into the third...

What strange racquet was used to win Washington last week?

Aug. 8 | Wilson? Head? Babolat? Volkl? Pffffft. None of those big-money racket manufacturers won last week’s Legg-Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C. Bosworth rackets The racket in Radek Stepanek’s right fist — the won with the “B”...