Tennis News Blog

Venus, Serena win Olympic doubles gold (AP)
Venus and Serena Williams kept up a family tradition Sunday, playing together in the Olympic doubles tournament and walking away with the gold medal. Slugging winners from the baseline and slamming shots at the net, the American sisters overpowered Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain 6-2, 6-0.

Djokovic beats Blake for bronze (AP)
Novak Djokovic has claimed the bronze medal in singles tennis for Serbia by defeating James Blake of the United States 6-3, 7-6 (4) Saturday. When he closed out the tiebreaker, a jubilant Djokovic ripped off his shirt and threw it to the cheering crowd, along with two rackets, and he started to throw his bag before stopping.

Shriver files for divorce from ex-James Bond actor
Pam Shriver has filed for divorce from one-time James Bond actor George Lazenby.

Nadal wins gold medal in Olympic tennis
A day before he took over the No. 1 ranking, Rafael Nadal looked like the game’s top player, winning Olympic gold.

Frenchman Montcourt banned 2 months for betting
French tennis player Mathieu Montcourt was banned from the men’s tour for two months and fined $12,000 Friday after being found guilty of betting on matches.

Dlouhy, Bovina win titles in the Bronx (AP)
The Czech Republic’s Lukas Dlouhy won the GHI Bronx Tennis Classic on Sunday, beating Argentina’s Leonardo Mayer 6-0, 6-1. In the women’s final, Russia’s Elena Bovina of Russia defeated Germany’s Anna-Lena Groenefeld 6-3, 7-5. Bovina overcame a 5-3 deficit in the final set. In doubles, Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears beat Angela Haynes and Ahsha Rolle 6-0, 6-1 in an all-American final.