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Amelie Mauresmo showed no signs of the nagging injuries that sidelined her for several weeks, defeating fifth-seeded Patty Schnyder in a third-set tiebreaker 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 Wednesday in the second round of the ...

World No. 1 Ana Ivanovic tops the list of seeded players at next week's US Open.

Amelie Mauresmo continued her slow struggle back to form with a 6-2, 6-7 , 6-2 victory over Kaia Kanepi of Estonia in a first-round match at the Pilot Pen on Tuesday.

World No. 1s Rafael Nadal of Spain and Ana Ivanovic of Serbia have been installed as the top seeds at the U.S. Open, which will commence Monday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

Among the modern architectural marvels of Beijing is the CCTV Tower, a 750-foot curiosity that resembles nothing so much as trouser legs.

The Connecticut Tennis Center at the Pilot Pen Tennis tournament on Monday night seemed brighter than normal.

The Palm Beach Gardens duo drop only two sets the entire tournament. Published: Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 7:50 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 7:50 p.m. BEIJING Venus and Serena Williams of Palm ...

Dr. Marshall Mintz was walking through the lobby of his Beijing hotel -- which has a foyer the size of a high school gymnasium -- marveling at what the Chinese have been building for the past decade as the ...

Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor advanced to the women's beach volleyball semifinals, cruising past Brazil's Larissa Franca and Ana Paula Connelly, 21-18, 21-15, at Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground.

The U.S. men's volleyball team beat China in three games, but the bigger news was coach Hugh McCutcheon rejoining the team Saturday a week after a knife attack at the Beijin Olympics that killed his ...

Venus and Serena Williams of the United States are on a roll in Beijing. They teamed together to beat Iveta Benesova and Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic at 4-6 7-5 6-1. Individually they have both won ...

Michael Phelps finally had a breather, a day to sit and count his gold medals instead of trying to add to his collection.

Roger Federer directed an angry scream toward his feet. He swatted a stray ball in frustration.

Venus and Serena Williams have clinched at least a silver medal in doubles with a victory in the Olympic semifinals.

Elena Dementieva was playing catch-up for the first half of today's Olympic quarterfinal against Serena Williams.

James Blake could shrug off the three match points he failed to convert, and even the misfire on an easy forehand that would have given him a berth in the Olympic final.

BEIJING, Aug 11: Superstars Michael Phelps and Serena Williams kept the United States on the Beijing gold trail on Monday.

Japanese swimmer Kosuke Kitajima and Chinese gymnast Yang Wei led a golden day for Asia on Thursday that showcased the continent's growing sports power.

BEIJING, Aug. 13 -- LeBron James embarrassed them with a menacing blocked shot and a left-handed windmill dunk in the United States' 97-76 win on Tuesday, so several members of the Angolan men's basketball team rushed him afterward -- for pictures and autographs. James politely posed as the Angolans wrapped their arms around him, smiled and clicked their cameras for group and solo shots.

On Wednesday morning, it was the U.S. men's basketball players' turn to show their appreciation for another athletic achievement. James, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul and Jason Kidd watched U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps win gold medals and set world records in the 200-meter butterfly and 4x200 freestyle relay. Bryant hugged Phelps's mother, Debbie, and sat next to her while Phelps raced.

BEIJING -- The grudge match went as expected and the dream finals, Wimbledon revisited, stayed alive in both men's and women's singles here Wednesday, on day three of the Olympic tennis tournament.