Second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki rallied for a win in her first tournament in a month. However, former champion Justine Henin's comeback hit a roadblock. Henin, playing her third tournament since ending a 19-month retirement, trailed 4-1, in the third set Friday and lost to Gisela Dulko of Argentina, 6-2, 1-6, 6-4, in the second round of the BNP Paribas […]
Martina Hingis will face top-ranked Serena Williams and two former No. 1 players in World Team Tennis competition. The WTT announced its 10-team schedule on Thursday. Hingis will play for the New York Buzz and face Serena on July 9 at the Glens Falls Civic Center. Hingis is a five-time Grand Slam singles champion and the youngest woman to be ranked No. […]
U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters and Caroline Wozniacki will begin their 2010 grass-court seasons at Eastbourne. Clijsters celebrated her return to professional tennis following a two-year layoff with victory at last year's U.S. Open -- where the 26-year-old Belgian beat Wozniacki in the final. She won the Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award on Wed […]
Rafael Nadal will return to Queen's this year after he was unable to defend his title at the grass-court tournament in 2009. In 2008, Nadal was the first man to win at the French Open, Queen's Club and Wimbledon in the same year, but his persistent knee problems prevented him from defending his titles on grass at Queen's and Wimbledon last yea […]
Usain Bolt won his second Laureus Sportsman of the Year award, and Serena Williams won the woman's prize. Bolt won three gold medals at last year's track world championships and set world records in the 100 and 200-meter races. Williams, who also earned the award for a second time, won the Australian Open and Wimbledon titles and regained the No. […]
Guus Hiddink has pulled out of the race to lead Ivory Coast at the World Cup in June. Hiddink wrote in his newspaper column Saturday that taking charge of the Ivory Coast temporarily could have affected his commitment to Russia and Turkey, his current and future employers. Turkey will play friendlies against Ireland, Czech Republic and the U.S. […]
Federico Higuain scored twice to lead Godoy Cruz to a 2-1 victory over Atletico Tucuman on Friday, lifting the Mendoza club into first place in Argentina's Clausura tournament. In Friday's other match, Velez Sarsfield defeated Lanus 1-0 to keep the 2009 Clausura champions near the lead. Godoy Cruz has 18 points followed by Independiente with 17, Sa […]