The key to the U.S. upsetting Spain on their home red dirt in a Madrid bullfighting ring will not be the seemingly impossible task of knocking off world No. 1 Rafael Nadal, the reigning king of clay.   The key for the U.S. team — acknowledged underdogs despite being the 2007 defending Davis Cup champions [...]

When I was young and watched Wimbledon in the seventies and early eighties, I knew Bud Collins as only the man in the unbelievably loud clothes with a garrulous and colorful broadcasting style to match. I remember John McEnroe derisively beginning an interview with him circa 1982 or so with a comment along the lines [...]

Most tennis fans consider the U.S. Open a two-week event, but in reality, there are three weeks of play starting Tuesday, Aug. 19, with the qualifying draws — what insiders refer to simply as the “qualies.”
The qualies are a battle of 128 players hoping to win three matches to earn one of 16 open [...]