Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro put an end to the speculation on Saturday, confirming that he won’t be defending his US Open title in NYC this year. Via USOpen.org: “I feel extremely sad to announce that I will not to be able to defend my US Open title,” said the 21-year-old del Potro. “Winning in [...]

Two recent injury announcements have me worried for the long-term prospects of two great tennis players: Via DinaraSafina.com: “Unfortunately, I will not be able to play in Indian Wells this year because of the back injury that’s been bothering me since the end of last season. “Thanks to all my fans for their support during [...]

Why so serious, guys? Sad that Roger pulled out? REUTERS/Mick Tsikas via Daylife The top guys did press on Tuesday in advance of the Kooyong AAMI Classic exhibition tournament, which starts on Wednesday. The line-up is led by Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro along with Robin Soderling, Fernando Verdasco, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Fernando Gonzalez, [...]

Team Elton John beat Team Billie Jean King at the World Team Tennis Smash Hits charity event on Tuesday night in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Andy Roddick, Serena Williams, Lindsay Davenport, Tommy Haas, Anna Kournikova and others participated, helping raise more than $640,000 for the Elton John AIDS Foundation and Baton Rouge area AIDS charities. Here [...]

A lot of interesting stories continue to develop in Tennis Land, so I thought I’d put them all down in one place: Let’s start with some fun stuff. Reporter Matt Cronin via Twitter: “Sharapova recently began dating the Lakers’ Sasha Vujacic. Now if she can only help “The Machine” get his deadly jump shot back.” [...]

The men put in a good day’s work on Day Four of the US Open on Thursday, including some solid wins by Tommy Haas, Fernando Verdasco, Novak Djokovic and Tommy Robredo. Here are some of our snapshots. *fellow bloggers are more than welcome to use our photos, please link us if you do.

Well, that was a waste. I was kicking back on Wednesday evening, glass of wine in hand, ready to watch Rafael Nadal battle the feisty David Ferrer in his first ATP singles match since Roland Garros. Then Ferrer retired after the seventh game and all I got out of it was: Rafa looks good in [...]

Watching Tommy Haas this week at the LA Tennis Open reminded me that he is a world class headcase. He even held his own against Marat Safin in the quarters. Cliff Drysdale mentioned this Tommy Haas self-flagellation classic on ESPN the other day. Hilarious stuff: Who says on-court coaching isn’t allowed on the ATP tour? [...]

Sam Querrey beat Tommy Haas on Saturday evening at the LA Tennis Open, 6-3, 7-5. The towering American was surprisingly fleet of foot, hit serves consistently in the 130s and rushed the net when he could. It was a great win for Sam, who is now in his third straight ATP final, having played Sundays [...]

Marat Safin and Tommy Haas played Friday night’s marquee quarterfinal at the LA Tennis Open. There are two “Major” differences between these two friends – Marat has two slams, Tommy has never made it to a major final – otherwise, they have a lot in common: flashy backhands, over a decade on tour, and the [...]

Tommy Haas beat Marat Safin Friday night in the quarterfinals of the LA Tennis Open, 7-6 (3), 6-2. We took some photos of these two world-class players and on-court hottieheads. Not sure how John McEnroe and William Shatner got in here. . . **Found  Stefan Edberg pics – Enjoy! LA Tennis Open Results – Friday, [...]

Yeah. . .it’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt! Today at Wimbledon, it was Tommy Haas feeling the pain of defeat as Roger Federer trounced him in the semifinals in three sets: 7-6, 7-5, 6-3. Not that he seemed too distraught about it: Q. Can you sum up your whole Wimbledon experience. It’s [...]