Tennis News Blog

Roland Garros renovation delayed
The renovation of Roland Garros, home of the French Open, will be delayed by a year and completed in 2017.

Wozniacki fires coach after two months
Former top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki has fired coach Ricardo Sanchez of Spain after just two months.

Lacko, Berrer, Youzhny in Zagreb semis
Lukas Lacko of Slovakia beat seventh-seeded Robin Haase of the Netherlands 6-4, 6-4 Friday to reach the Zagreb Indoors semifinals.

Sharapova wins, Russia leads Spain 2-0 (AP)

Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova won opening singles matches Saturday to give Russia a 2-0 lead over Spain in the first round of the Fed Cup. Sharapova routed Silvia Soler-Espinosa 6-2, 6-1. Kuznetsova then downed Carla Suarez Navarro 6-3, 6-1. After an early exchange of breaks, Sharapova won four consecutive games in the first set and four more in the second.

Greatest men’s finals
A look back at some of the finest Grand Slam finals

Serena upset by unseeded Makarova
Serena Williams becomes the most high-profile casualty at the Australian Open so far after suffering a shock last-16 defeat by unseeded Ekaterina Makarova.

Monfils reaches Open Sud final
Defending champion Gael Monfils saved a match point and beat Gilles Simon 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 in an all-French match to reach the final of the Open Sud de France.

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