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Agassi upset by Navratilova's criticisms
Seeded on Thu Nov 5, 2009 5:19 PM EST (NBC Sports)
Andre Agassi is responding to criticism of his crystal meth use with a plea for compassion, telling "60 Minutes" he needed help when he took the drug while depressed in 1997.
Without Williams sisters, US faces Fed Cup test
Seeded on Thu Nov 5, 2009 2:36 PM EST (NBC Sports)
Without Serena and Venus Williams, the United States is relying on 18-year-old Melanie Oudin and a veteran doubles specialist in the Fed Cup final against Italy.
Serena Williams breaks WTA season prize money mark
Seeded on Wed Nov 4, 2009 1:49 PM EST (NBC Sports)
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) -Serena Williams has set the record for single-season prize money in women's tennis by topping $6.5 million in 2009.
WADA writes to ATP over Agassi drug admission
Seeded on Mon Nov 2, 2009 10:19 PM EST (NBC Sports)
LONDON (AP) -The World Anti-Doping Agency has asked tennis to investigate Andre Agassi's admission that he took crystal meth in 1997.
Serena Williams pulls out of Fed Cup final
Seeded on Mon Nov 2, 2009 1:52 PM EST (NBC Sports)
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) -Serena Williams withdrew from the U.S. team that will face Italy in the Fed Cup final, deciding she needs to rest after a long season.
Agassi: Shields' motivational effort backfired
Seeded on Fri Oct 30, 2009 8:10 PM EDT (NBC Sports)
New book excerpts reveal first wife used Graf photo to get in better shape.
Agassi's drug revelations smack of cynical ploy
Seeded on Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:31 PM EDT (NBC Sports)
Opinion: We are entitled to feel manipulated by the manner in which Agassi's sordid confessions are being dished out - in tantalizing - even addictive? - little doses that will likely have readers, mugs that they are, heading for stores and hungry for more.
Navratilova says Agassi 'up there with Clemens'
Seeded on Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:32 PM EDT (NBC Sports)
Former women's star says drug use admission 'doesn't help now.'
Safina retires with injury at WTA Championships
Seeded on Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:01 PM EDT (NBC Sports)
DOHA, Qatar (AP) -Dinara Safina retired with a lower back injury Wednesday against Jelena Jankovic in her first round-robin match at the Sony Ericsson Championships and will lose her No. 1 ranking to Serena Williams if she has to pull out of the tournament.
Agassi admits using crystal meth in autobiography
Seeded on Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:44 AM EDT (NBC Sports)
Andre Agassi's upcoming autobiography contains an admission that he used crystal meth in 1997 and lied to tennis authorities when he failed a drug test - a result that was thrown out after he said he "unwittingly" took the substance.
Agassi used crystal meth, book reportedly says
Seeded on Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:23 PM EDT (NBC Sports)
Andre Agassi used crystal meth in 1997, the New York Daily News reported Tuesday, citing a publicist for the company publishing the tennis star's autobiography.
Weird betting patterns in Wozniacki match
Seeded on Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:52 AM EDT (NBC Sports)
Tennis authorities are looking into a WTA Tour match involving U.S. Open finalist Caroline Wozniacki that apparently sparked bettors to pile money on her opponent when she was on the verge of losing in straight sets.
Andre Agassi says Federer-Nadal era is ending
Seeded on Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:56 AM EDT (NBC Sports)
HONG KONG (AP) -Andre Agassi says Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's domination of the men's game is coming to an end, tipping Scotsman Andy Murray as the most likely successor.
Henin granted wild card entry for Australian Open
Seeded on Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:09 AM EDT (NBC Sports)
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -Justine Henin has been granted a wild card entry to the Australian Open in what she is targeting as her comeback to Grand Slam tennis.
Long ATP season comes under scrutiny again
Seeded on Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:06 PM EDT (NBC Sports)
SHANGHAI (AP) -Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick complained Tuesday that the ATP season is too long and that tennis players need a proper offseason.
Serena to get U.S. Open verdict before end of year
Seeded on Sat Oct 10, 2009 8:06 AM EDT (NBC Sports)
Serena Williams is likely to discover whether she will be further punished for her outburst at a line judge at the U.S. Open before the end of the year, WTA chief executive Stacey Allaster said on Saturday.
Serena Williams regains No. 1 ranking
Seeded on Tue Oct 6, 2009 9:59 AM EDT (NBC Sports)
BEIJING (AP) -Serena Williams reclaimed her No. 1 ranking with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Ekaterina Makarova of Russia in the second round of the China Open on Tuesday.
Nadal returns from injury, available for Davis Cup
Seeded on Wed Sep 30, 2009 4:45 PM EDT (NBC Sports)
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -Rafael Nadal has recovered from injury and made himself available for Spain's Davis Cup final against the Czech Republic in December.
Safina, Williams ousted in Japan
Seeded on Mon Sep 28, 2009 5:18 PM EDT (NBC Sports)
TOKYO (AP) -Dinara Safina and Venus Williams were both knocked out of the second round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Monday by opponents who had come through qualifying.
First Clijsters, now Henin - another comeback
Seeded on Tue Sep 22, 2009 1:42 PM EDT (NBC Sports)
Former world No. 1 says she wants to compete for eighth Grand Slam title
Tennis' Serena Williams headlines Tampax ads
Seeded on Tue Sep 22, 2009 3:55 AM EDT (NBC Sports)
CINCINNATI (AP) - The Procter & Gamble Co. is featuring tennis star Serena Williams in a lighthearted ad campaign for its Tampax brand that begins just weeks after her U.S. Open outburst.
Federer fined $1,500 for profanity at US Open
Seeded on Fri Sep 18, 2009 5:04 AM EDT (NBC Sports)
NEW YORK (AP) -Roger Federer has been fined $1,500 for using a profanity while arguing with the chair umpire during the U.S. Open final.
Tennis great Jack Kramer dies at 88
Seeded on Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:12 PM EDT (NBC Sports)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -Jack Kramer, a tennis champion in the 1940s and '50s and a promoter of the sport for more than 60 years, has died at his home in Los Angeles. He was 88.
Federer's failure doesn't diminish achievements
Seeded on Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:49 PM EDT (NBC Sports)
Austin: Roger Federer ended the 2009 Grand Slam season the same way he started: losing in five sets in the championship. That's where the comparisons between the two matches end.
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