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Top-seeded Andre Agassi beat 17-year-old Andy Roddick 6-4, 6-4 in a match delayed twice by rain to advance to the semifinals of the Legg Mason Classic in Washington.

Neither Andy Murray nor his coach Brad Gilbert were too downcast following the British No 1’s defeat by Arnaud Clement in the final of the Legg Mason Classic in Washington on Sunday night.

CHENNAI: After having enjoyed a leisurely lunch on Thursday with his elder sister Ankita and mother Indu, India’s next generation tennis player, 17-year-old Yuki Bhambri, emerges from his room for an interview with The Hindu , sporting a warm smile.

Topseeded Serena Williams overcame her own uneven play to beat No 3 Jennifer Capriati 26 64 64 in the semifinals yesterday.

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Monica Seles has withdrawn from the United States team for the Hopman Cup mixed tennis event, tournament director Paul McNamee announced on Tuesday.

ANDY Roddick’s left knee isn’t perfect but he’s hoping for a successful start to the 2010 tennis season at the Brisbane International.

It’s been six months since Andy Roddick’s heart-breaking Wimbledon final loss to grand nemesis Roger Federer.

Now it gets serious. As the evening shadows lengthened on Centre Court, Tim Heman’s championship odds shortened, even if the British No 1 would privately be the first to accept that his victim, Robin Soderling, was the latest in a sequence bearing something of a similarity to Audley Harrison’s opponents.

Sesil Karatancheva learnt a valuable lesson against Maria Sharapova that great athleticism alone is not enough Maria Sharapova rolled over Sesil Karatancheva yesterday in straight sets, as predicted, but the match told us a whole lot more than the 6-0, 6-1, scoreline suggests.

It has taken eight months, eight tournaments and nine matches, but Tim Henman finally took a step forward yesterday.

Andy Murray, the precocious 18-year-old who now bears the official title of “Next Great British Hope”, will today begin the next phase of his project to reach the world’s top 10.

The ominous news for Britain is that Roger Federer, the world No 1 and Wimbledon champion, will return to play for Switzerland in the Davis Cup World Group play-off against them on 23-25 September.

Monday marks the final day of voting for the 2009 Baseline Awards presented by Rebounces.

Andre Agassi has not always walked away from the French Open singing the praises of his conqueror, but the Argentinian Guillermo Coria deserved the accolades from his hero after defeating the world No 2 in the quarter-finals, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. Andre Agassi has not always walked away from the French Open singing the praises […]

Alex Bogdanovic, the 17-year-old revelation of the National Championships, is due to play Arvind Parmar, six years his senior, in the men’s singles semi-finals today.

World No.13 Sam Stosur believes she needs to tidy up her game before she can achieve grand slam glory.

Men’s final: Big-serving American sees off Johansson in four sets to earn second chance to dethrone Federer Nick Townsend at Wimbledon Will Andy Roddick seek inspiration this afternoon - or simply seek out the anaesthetist? His response to a spirited challenge from the Swede, Thomas Johansson, in what was arguably the most compelling match of […]

World number two Rafael Nadal believes he is in better shape for the start of the 2010 tennis season than he was this year despite having a relatively short time to prepare.

Australia’s own comeback queen, Alicia Molik, says it’s not surprising Kim Clijsters and Justin Henin have returned to add extra spice to world tennis.

Bolton Arena, in common with Telford Racquets Centre, the previous home of the National Championships, has a walkway above the courts.

With a big serve and some big groundshots, second seed Serena Williams pounded out a 7-5, 6-1 victory over fourth-seeded Julie Halard-Decugis in the Toyota Princess final in Tokyo today.

Andre Agassi has not always walked away from the French Open singing the praises of his conqueror, but the Argentinian Guillermo Coria deserved the accolades from his hero after defeating the world No 2 in the quarter-finals, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. Andre Agassi has not always walked away from the French Open singing the praises […]

Andre Agassi, the master of all he surveyed last year after becoming only the fifth man to complete a set of the four Grand Slam singles titles at the French Open, was left with a bleak vista yesterday, even though the sun paid a visit to Stade Roland Garros.

Andre Agassi’s desire to become the oldest year-end No 1, at the age of 32, enabled him to overcome Argentina’s Gaston Gaudio, 6-4, 6-7, 6-4, last night to advance to the third round of the Paris Masters.

Cheama s Jack Carpenter has been in great form for the past few weeks, competing in two of the most prestigious junior tennis tournaments in the world - the Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis tournament and the Orange Bowl, both in Florida, USA.

Lleyton Hewitt is due to put five weeks of training in Sydney to the test Saturday when the two-time Grand Slam champion begins Australia’s campaign at the Hopman Cup mixed team event.

Cheama s Jack Carpenter has been in great form for the past few weeks, competing in two of the most prestigious junior tennis tournaments in the world - the Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis tournament and the Orange Bowl, both in Florida, USA.

Andre Agassi, the master of all he surveyed last year after becoming only the fifth man to complete a set of the four Grand Slam singles titles at the French Open, was left with a bleak vista yesterday, even though the sun paid a visit to Stade Roland Garros.

Twelve years after sneaking into the players’ lounge at the United States Open at the age of nine and throwing ice at guests from behind the potted plants, the 21-year-old Andy Roddick was up to his tricks again on Sunday.