Tennis Headlines
U.S. ready for Belgium, eyeing Russian semifinal
DELRAY BEACH | No one connected with the U.S. team is going to publicly make the mistake of looking past this weekend's mismatched Fed Cup matchup against Belgium, but privately there has been a lot of thinking about a U.S.-Russia semifinal in Stowe, Vt., in July.
Clijsters Could Miss U.S. Open
Kim Clijsters' farewell tour is evolving into abbreviated good-bye. The season started as her farewell tour to tennis and could conclude with Clijsters' calling it quits from Grand Slam competition after Wimbledon. The 2005 U.S. Open champion, who is set to marry American fiance Brian Lynch on July 14 in Bree, Belgium, said she may miss the U.S. Open because it begins too soon after her two-week honeymoon.
Williams Sisters, Sharapova All Reside In Top Quarter of Miami Draw
The Key Biscayne color scheme screams purple this year. The Crandon Park hard courts, home of the Sony Ericsson Open, have been resurfaced from their former green to a provocative purple. That bruising backdrop will provide an appropriate palette for the top quarter of the women's draw loaded with a trio of former top-ranked Grand Slam champions.
Sore Shoulder Sidelines Fish From Miami
Mardy Fish trains with good friend and neighbor James Blake at Saddlebrook, but the 23rd-ranked Fish won't be joining Blake in the Sony Ericsson Open draw. The Australian Open quarterfinalist has withdrawn from the Miami Masters Series event with a shoulder injury that hampers his serve.
Master Again: Rafa Rules Indian Wells
Nature's forces loomed on the landscape everywhere you looked, but nothing could stop the tennis force of nature named Rafael Nadal from finding redemption in the desert.
Mauresmo Out For A Month After Appendix Surgery
Amélie Mauresmo will be sidelined for one month after undergoing appendix surgery on Sunday morning. The Wimbledon winner will miss the Sony Ericsson Open, which starts on Wednesday in Miami. Mauresmo plans to return to action during the European clay-court season.