LIVERPOOL, England (AP) _ A severe dog bite forced Bjorn Borg topull out of his first grass-court match in 26 years. The five-time Wimbledon champion was bitten on his right leg by aGerman shepherd called The Wolf when he tried to pull the dog awayf ...

PARIS (AP) _ Maybe Roger Federer needs to allow the pain ofcoming up short at the French Open to last a little longer. Maybe he needs to be a tad more concerned about whether he everwill pull off what he's come so close to _ and yet, in a way,remain ...

PARIS (AP) _ A sluggish Roger Federer overcame a deficit in everyset at the French Open on Friday, and now is within one victory ofthe only Grand Slam title he has yet to win. The top-ranked Swiss looked lacklustre for much of the match butadvanced ...

PARIS (AP) _ Venus Williams was knocked out of the French Open onFriday, losing to fourth-seeded Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 in thethird round. Williams, who reached the final at Roland Garros in 2002 butmissed the last two Grand Slam tournaments ...

PARIS (AP) _ Venus Williams advanced to the second round of theFrench Open by beating French teenager Alize Cornet 6-4, 6-3 Mondayon a damp court after another long rain delay. Williams, who lost to sister Serena in the 2002 final at RolandGarros, s ...

LONDON (AP) _ Wimbledon will give players three chances per setto challenge line calls using video technology at this year'stournament _ one more than the U.S. and Australian Opens. Wimbledon is introducing the Hawk-Eye system on Centre Court andCou ...

ROME (AP) _ Tennis star Rafael Nadal went to a hospital for a checkup following a dizzy spell Thursday, although he was not planning to pull out of the Rome Masters. ``Everything is OK. It was just a routine checkup. He's playing tonight,'' Nadal's ...

ROME (AP) _ Roger Federer lost to Italian wild card Filippo Volandri 6-2, 6-4 Thursday in the third round of the Rome Masters, extending his title drought to four straight tournaments. The top-ranked Federer last won at the Dubai Tennis Championship ...

LONDON (AP) _ The total purse at Wimbledon will be nearly 10 per cent more than last year, with the male and female champion each taking home 700,000 pounds (C ...

MONTE CARLO, Monaco (AP) _ Roger Federer won his 500th career match Friday, beating David Ferrer 6-4, 6-0 in the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters. ``I am very happy to have done it here,'' said Federer, who reached the final in Monte Carlo ...