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Sharapova withdraws from Italian Open with illness

|Friday, May. 17, 2013

Two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova has withdrawn before her Italian Open quarterfinal match against seventh-seeded Sara Errani because of illness.

Tomic expected to play French Open

|Thursday, May. 16, 2013

Tennis Australia expects that Bernard Tomic will play in the French Open, despite coach John Tomic recently declaring his son's participation unlikely.

Berdych stuns Djokovic; Nadal reaches semis in Rome

| |Thursday, May. 16, 2013

Two-time champion Novak Djokovic, two-time runner-up Roger Federer and reigning titlist Rafael Nadal were among Thursday's third-round winners at the $3.475 million Italian Masters tennis event.

U.S. Open tennis will leave CBS for ESPN in 2015

| |Thursday, May. 16, 2013

The U.S. Open tennis tournament will leave CBS and move all its television coverage to ESPN starting in 2015 under an 11-year contract.

US Open tennis leaving CBS for ESPN in 2015

| |Thursday, May. 16, 2013

The U.S. Open tennis tournament will leave CBS after nearly a half-century and move all TV coverage to cable starting in 2015 under an 11-year contract with ESPN.

Nadal struggles to beat qualifier Gulbis in Rome

| |Wednesday, May. 15, 2013

Italian Open Tennis

Six-time champion Rafael Nadal overcame one of the worst opening sets of his career to edge Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 Thursday and reach the Italian Open quarterfinals.

Serena, Sharapova, Azarenka ease into Rome quarters

| |Wednesday, May. 15, 2013

Reigning two-time champion Maria Sharapova resumed her winning ways in Rome with an easy second-round victory, while her fellow former world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka also landed in the win column Wednesday at the $2.37 million Italian Open, a clay-court French Open tune-up.

Djokovic, Nadal reach Italian Masters quarters

| |Wednesday, May. 15, 2013

Red-hot Rafael Nadal was an easy winner Wednesday, while birthday boy Andy Murray retired from his second-round match at the $3.475 million Italian Masters due to a back injury.

Buckeyes a tennis powerhouse in a Northern climate

| |Wednesday, May. 15, 2013

Those who follow college men's tennis closely know that Ohio State has a powerhouse program.

Brazilian player received 8 1/2-month doping ban

|Wednesday, May. 15, 2013

The ITF says Brazilian tennis player Fernando Romboli has completed an 8 1/2-month suspension for a doping violation.