MONFILS LOSES CONTROVERSIAL CONCLUSION; RODDICK, ISNER ADVANCE

May. 27 | Gael Monfils lost in the second round of the French Open Thursday, losing the conclusion of his much-discussed controversial match to Fabio Fognini of Italy 2-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 9-7. The 13th-seeded Monfils had saved three match points before their...

Another Serena Incident?!?! Koubek Ejected

Oct. 4 | Call this a Serena incident (before there was a Serena incident). From the book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, New Chapter Press, www.TennisHistoryBook.com), it was on Oct. 4, 2007 that Stefan Koubek used “strong language” to challenge...

Bizarre Ending To Serena Williams’ US Open Title Defense

Sep. 13 | NEW YORK — Serena Williams excited the US Open in unprecedented fashion Saturday night as she was issued a point penalty on match point for threatening a linesperson who had just called a foot-fault on her. Williams, the defending champion, lost...

Kim Clijsters reaches US Open finals

Sep. 13 | NEW YORK – Suddenly, too suddenly, Kim Clijsters was back in the women’s singles final at the US Open. She had, it seemed, just loaned out her title for a few years. Kim Clijsters But while the Belgian mother earned her semifinal victory on the...