NEW YORK -- Ekaterina Makarova describes herself as a person who prefers "to stay in the shade." At this year's U.S. Open, she finally believes she deserves to play under the brightest lights. The ...

MELBOURNE, Australia – Two double faults and a couple of the worst service misses you'll see in tennis, Maria Sharapova needed ten minutes to win the opening game of her Australian Open semifinal ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — No. 30 Ekaterina Makarova didn't make it easy on herself, blowing a one-set, 4-0 lead over No. 6 Dominika Cibulkova, but the Russian player advanced to the fourth round at ...

Serena Williams raced up to the net for a sitter shot, and with a wide open expanse of blue court in front of her and an afternoon full of frustration behind her, she guided a forehand down the line.

NEW YORK -- Ekaterina Makarova describes herself as a person who prefers "to stay in the shade." At this year's U.S. Open, she finally believes she deserves to play under the brightest lights. The ...

If so many people picked Kim Clijsters to win Down Under, why do I still hear the women's tournament called, essentially, the Wide Open Open? Maybe it's because the No. 30 and No. 25 seeds made it to ...