Tennis

Australian Open: Roddick injured; Serena rolls Andy Roddick, left, of the US shakes hands with Australia's Lleyton Hewitt as he retires injured from their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Th...

Japan's Nishikori makes history at Australian Open (CNN) -- Kei Nishikori became the first Japanese male to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open since 1932 when he held on to earn a shock five-set win over sixth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga...

Hull using NSW Open golf to return to top Australian golfer Katherine Hull hopes to use this weekend's women's NSW Open as a springboard into the world top 20. Hull admits she had a disappointing 2011, in large part due to nagging injuries w...

Nishikori makes Australian Open history But after his fourth-round win at the Australian Open, he is thoroughly aware of his own place in the game's history. Nishikori's 2-6 6-2 6-1 3-6 6-3 defeat of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France made him onl...

Asia tennis commercial future remains bright: official By Greg Stutchbury | MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Li Na and Peng Shuai's early exit from the Australian Open will effect its television penetration in China this year, but organizers are confident ...

Australian Open: Aldila and Bhosale advance into semifinals Indonesian Aldila Sutjiadi and her partner Rutuja Bhosale of India are getting closer to the final of the Australia Open junior tournament. The pair advanced to the semifinals for the junio...

BNP Paribas Open field named The BNP Paribas Open, which is March 5-18, announced its field Wednesday. Based on the men's ATP rankings prior to the Australian Open, the world's top 78 players as well as Tommy Haas have direct entry. On the w...

Hingis: Wozniacki too passive against big hitters By Shuji Kajiyama, AP Five-time Grand Slam champ Martina Hingis of Switzerland is in the legends field at the Australian Open. By Shuji Kajiyama, AP Five-time Grand Slam champ Martina Hingis of Switz...

Australian Open in pictures - Day 11 The latest images from the Australian Open in Melbourne. Win a seven-night holiday for two adults to two of the Canary Islands. Spend three weeks exploring every nook and cranny of gorgeous Atlantic Canada. Win a...

Australian Open: This year, Djokovic is No. 1 target By Douglas Robson, Special for USA TODAY MELBOURNE, Australia – Cruising past another overmatched opponent at the Australian Open Monday night, Novak Djokovic stumbled. But the doggedness of for...