Behold, this weekend’s champions. For the first time in the 84-year history of what is now known as the Farmers Classic in Los Angeles, both the singles (Querrey) and doubles (Bryan Bros) champions were successful in defending their titles. Sam Querrey beat Andy Murray 5-7, 7-6, 6-3 in Sunday’s final. He saved a match point [...]

Andy Roddick was dismantled by Russian qualifier Teimuraz Ga”bash”vili 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday at Roland Garros – any match where Roddick doesn’t play at least one tiebreak is a wash out. In case you don’t know too much about Teimuraz Gabashvili, here’s all you need to know about him: He’s crazy. And he doesn’t [...]

Think the Spaniards like red clay? After Thursday’s action, five of the Spanish Armada are through to the quarterfinals. He may be king of clay, but Rafa isn’t clairvoyant. A reporter asked him on Wednesday about his upcoming Round of 16 match vs. Michael Berrer: Q.  You beat him recently, Berrer. RAFAEL NADAL: Well, last [...]

Photo Splash News and Pictures via NYPost **UPDATE 1! Here’s another photo (thanks Judy) by Splash News via TMZ. Can we hope that those shorts are for swimming? **UPDATE 2! A link to some video, mostly about Elin but includes some brief footage of Roger and kids at lunch. Click here and enjoy, stalkerazzi. Shocking! [...]

We can’t get enough of the practice courts (and practice field) at Indian Wells. Gael Monfils, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Robin Soderling, Gilles Simon, the Spanish Armada, Justine Henin and Caroline Wozniacki worked on their strokes and their foot work on Thursday. Anna Chakvetadze looked on while Marcos Baghdatis, Juan Monaco, Gaston Gaudio et. al played a [...]

The trend this weekend in tennis: Firsts and seconds! Self-described “best friends” David Ferrer and Juan Carlos Ferrero met in a final for the second time in two weeks, with Ferrer avenging last weekend’s loss in Argentina with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 win in Acapulco. With this victory, Ferrer scored his first title since 2008 [...]

Will Ferrero win his third title in a row? Will Venus win a title on clay a week after she won one on hard courts? Will Blake win his first title since 2007? Will Nole defend a title for the first time? Is Ernests future looking up? There are lots of intriguing questions to be [...]

REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci via Daylife If the tennis season revolved around February’s South American clay court circuit, 30-year-old Juan Carlos Ferrero would be its Roger Federer. He beat Davis Cup teammate David Ferrer in three sets in Sunday’s Copa Telmex final in Buenos Aires, making it his ninth straight match victory and second title in as [...]

The citizens of Tennis Land are keeping busy, with five different players earning a spot in the winner’s circle this week. Let’s see who’s hoovering up the rankings points on Sunday: In Paris, Elena Dementieva beat Lucie Safarova, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4 for the Premier-level Open GDF SUEZ title. After losing in last year’s final [...]

Here’s a quick peek at what’s going on in the tennis world this weekend. In Paris we have the WTA’s Open GDF Suez, a Premier-level event without the Williams sisters, Clijsters or Henin. It’s nice to see Melanie Oudin taking advantage of both the draw and the confidence she gained last weekend in Fed Cup; [...]

Photo by Miquel Benitez/Getty Images via Daylife Two things we know without a doubt about the Spanish Davis Cup Team: They’re unbeatable at home (final score after Sunday’s dead rubber play: 5-0, Spain.) The U.N. is holding the team in a bomb shelter, in the event a nuclear apocalypse necessitates that a few choice human [...]