http://espn.go.com/tennis/ Latest Tennis news from ESPN.com en-us Thu, 9 Feb 2012 11:24:57 PST http://backend.userland.com/rss webmaster@espn.go.com http://a.espncdn.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif http://espn.go.com 84 34 30 Copyright 2012 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 The name is Federer -- Roger Federer. And this stalwart Swiss will lead his team against the United States in the opening round of Davis Cup. Sounds like a demolition, eh? ]]> Thu, 9 Feb 2012 11:22:41 PST http://espn.go.com/tennis/blog/_/name/tennis/id/7557629/tennis-us-stop-roger-federer-express http://espn.go.com/tennis/blog/_/name/tennis/id/7557629/tennis-us-stop-roger-federer-express Eighth-seeded Vania King advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pattaya Open by beating Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia 6-1, 6-3 Thursday.]]> Thu, 9 Feb 2012 04:32:38 PST http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7557598/vania-king-reaches-quarterfinals-pattaya-open http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7557598/vania-king-reaches-quarterfinals-pattaya-open Injured American Bethanie Mattek-Sands lost to Roberta Vinci 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 Thursday in the second round of the Open GDF Suez.]]> Thu, 9 Feb 2012 09:53:10 PST http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7557680/bethanie-mattek-sands-injured-loses-three-sets-open-gdf-suez http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7557680/bethanie-mattek-sands-injured-loses-three-sets-open-gdf-suez Roger Federer will face John Isner in the second singles match Friday when Switzerland takes on the United States in the first round of the Davis Cup.]]> Thu, 9 Feb 2012 11:17:16 PST http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7558924/roger-federer-face-john-isner-switzerland-united-states-davis-cup-singles http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7558924/roger-federer-face-john-isner-switzerland-united-states-davis-cup-singles Former U.S. Open and Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt has been selected to play Davis Cup singles and doubles against China this weekend, equaling an Australian record by making his 32nd appearance in the international competition.]]> Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:26 PST http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7549545/davis-cup-lleyton-hewitt-play-singles-doubles-australia http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7549545/davis-cup-lleyton-hewitt-play-singles-doubles-australia Former tennis star Arantxa Sanchez Vicario said in a book published Tuesday that her parents lost an estimated $60 million in career earnings through mismanagement.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 08:43:37 PST http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7554395/arantxa-sanchez-vicario-says-parents-lost-60-million-career-winnings http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7554395/arantxa-sanchez-vicario-says-parents-lost-60-million-career-winnings The Spanish tennis federation said it plans to sue a French TV channel for using its logo in a video that poked fun at Rafael Nadal.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 10:52:56 PST http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7554104/spanish-tennis-federation-sue-french-tv-network-use-logo-rafael-nadal-skit http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7554104/spanish-tennis-federation-sue-french-tv-network-use-logo-rafael-nadal-skit Philipp Kohlschreiber has pulled out of Germany's Davis Cup match against Argentina in Bamberg this weekend because of the stomach flu.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 10:44:15 PST http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7554848/philipp-kohlschreiber-germany-davis-cup http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7554848/philipp-kohlschreiber-germany-davis-cup American teenager Jack Sock showed some grit Tuesday to rally past 2007 tournament champion Robert Kendrick in the first round of the $100,000 yp Challenger of Dallas.]]> Tue, 7 Feb 2012 23:11:24 PST http://espn.go.com/dallas/tennis/story/_/id/7552760/jack-sock-rallies-robert-kendrick-yp-challenger-dallas http://espn.go.com/dallas/tennis/story/_/id/7552760/jack-sock-rallies-robert-kendrick-yp-challenger-dallas Novak Djokovic won the top individual honor at the 2012 Laureus Sports Awards on Monday, and Barcelona captured the team prize.]]> Mon, 6 Feb 2012 14:40:02 PST http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/7547919/novak-djokovic-barcelona-honored-2012-laureus-awards http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/7547919/novak-djokovic-barcelona-honored-2012-laureus-awards Maria Sharapova is making the London Olympics one of her top priorities this year after missing the Beijing Games with an injury.]]> Mon, 6 Feb 2012 13:02:38 PST http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7547865/maria-sharapova-sets-sights-london-olympics http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7547865/maria-sharapova-sets-sights-london-olympics After hitting her first competitive serve in five months just long, Venus Williams relaxed, recoiled and fired off another that was too much for Anastasiya Yakimova.]]> Sun, 5 Feb 2012 17:57:45 PST http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7543437/venus-williams-returns-us-reaches-fed-cup-playoff http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7543437/venus-williams-returns-us-reaches-fed-cup-playoff Sabine Lisicki of Germany and Kaia Kanepi of Estonia withdrew Monday from the Open GDF Suez.]]> Mon, 6 Feb 2012 09:48:58 PST http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7546641/sabine-lisicki-kaia-kanepi-withdraw-open-gdf-suez http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7546641/sabine-lisicki-kaia-kanepi-withdraw-open-gdf-suez Juan Monaco beat Carlos Berlocq 6-3, 6-7 (1), 6-1 in an all-Argentina final at the Vina del Mar VTR Open on Sunday for his fourth ATP title.]]> Sun, 5 Feb 2012 18:07:35 PST http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7544201/juan-monaco-bests-carlos-berlocq-win-vina-del-mar-title http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7544201/juan-monaco-bests-carlos-berlocq-win-vina-del-mar-title Rafael Nadal says his fiscal requirements are up to date after a Spanish website reported the Australian Open finalist had set up several companies to trim his tax bill.]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 12:32:29 PST http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7533608/rafael-nadal-says-tax-obligations-date-following-report http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7533608/rafael-nadal-says-tax-obligations-date-following-report Andy Roddick remains on track to return at the SAP Open in San Jose, even though he says he hasn't hit a tennis ball since hurting his right hamstring in the second round of the Australian Open.]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 15:46:29 PST http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7534537/andy-roddick-says-track-return-san-jose 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