Tennis

Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal moved on to the Italian Open semifinals on Friday.

Judy Murray tweets pic of Andy and Jamie Murray as youngsters, wearing matching Wimbledon t-shirts

Opinion: Spanish star is backsliding from those great strides he took in 2010 toward becoming a true man of the tennis world.

MaliVai Washington talks talks about the newest class being inducted into the Hall of Fame. (NBC Sports)

ROME (AP) – Fresh off a title in Madrid and back up to No. 2 in the rankings, Roger Federer showed off his strong form with a routine 6-3, 6-4 win over Carlos Berlocq of Argentina in his opening match at the Italian Open on Wednesday.

ROME (AP) – Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from the Italian Open because of a right shoulder injury.

Harry Cicma and Sports Illustrated’s Jon Wertheim preview the upcoming French Open. (NBC Sports)

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) -The women’s tennis tour is opening the bidding process to find a host city for its season-ending WTA Championships starting in 2014.

LONDON (AP) -Bulgarian tennis player Dimitar Kutrovsky has been banned for two years after testing positive for a banned stimulant.

Roger Federer battled back from a set down to beat Tomas Berdych, and Serena Williams overpowered top-ranked Victoria Azarenka.