Tennis News Blog

Nadal, Federer stage final encore
Roger Federer is back in the French Open final, but he’s hoping this time he can get past Rafael Nadal, Tennis Week says.

Swedish Hall of Famer Davidson dies at 79
Sven Davidson, Sweden’s first Grand Slam winner and member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, has died. He was 79. The hall said he died Wednesday of pneumonia in Arcadia, Calif. Davidson had been diagnosed with an initial stage of Alzheimer’s disease one year ago. Davidson, who was inducted to the hall last summer, was the Swedish singles champion from 1950-60 and became the first Swede to win a Grand Slam title at the 1957 French Championships, the precursor to the French Open.

Ivanovic to face Jankovic in semi
World number two Ana Ivanovic and fellow Serbian Jelena Jankovic reach the French Open semi-finals.

First ATP Tour chief executive Jordan dies at 63
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French Open quotes of the day
“I’m not going to start eating awkward things”

Harkleroad to skip Olympics
Ashley Harkleroad will turn down a berth on the U.S. Olympic tennis team to focus on improving her ranking during the summer hard-court season. Ranked No. 61, Harkleroad was in line to make the team when slots are filled based on next week’s rankings. “Some people just grow up dying to play the Olympics, and that’s their goal. It has never been my goal really,” Harkleroad said Tuesday at the French Open after losing a doubles match.