Roger Federer is reluctant for now to talk about possibly playing Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final, and with good reason. After all, he's playing Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Federer and Nadal have dominated the Grand Slam tennis, winning 21 of the last 23 titles. But Djokovic is dangerous, and Federer knows his one-match-at-a-time mantra is sound strategy.

[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:28:19 PST]
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Caroline Wozniacki showed her fighting spirit Tuesday on center court and then dealt a knockout punch to the tall tale of the kangaroo that briefly upstaged her tennis at the Australian Open. Literally. After surviving a scare against Francesca Schiavone to reach the semifinals, Wozniacki walked into her news conference wearing boxing gloves and holding a large, inflatable kangaroo.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 09:34:22 PST]
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Vania King is taking the U.S. Fed Cup roster spot originally expected to be filled by Venus Williams at next month's quarterfinal against Belgium. U.S. captain Mary Joe Fernandez announced King's addition to the team Tuesday, along with the rest of her squad, which includes surprise 2009 U.S. Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin, Bethanie Mattek-Sands and leading doubles player Liezel Huber.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:58:18 PST]
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Russian players at the Australian Open are sending condolences over the suicide bombing at their country's largest airport. The blast killed 35 people and left 180 wounded. Two-time Grand Slam winner Svetlana Kuznetsova was born in St. Petersburg. She tweeted that she is "in shock" and has "no words to say what I feel." She called the bombing "a pathetic thing." No...
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:33:18 PST]
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Tell Roger Federer a joke in French, and he might not laugh as he would if it were told in English. Or Swiss German, for that matter. Tennis' multilingual maestro says his sense of humor is different, depending on what gear his mind is running in at the time. The 16-time Grand Slam champion is fluent in English, French, German and Swiss German, the distinctly different version of the Germanic...

[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:54:20 PST]
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Li Na is back in the Australian Open semifinals, and the latest seeded player to lose to the Chinese star says she is the woman to beat. Could be a nice couple of days for Melbourne's best shops and stores. The 28-year-old Li has become a crowd favorite here with a demeanor that is all business on the court but quickly turns to snappy one-liners in English that reveal a quick wit and sharp...

[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 01:15:21 PST]
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French tennis player Aravane Rezai has pulled out of two upcoming tournaments. Rezai wrote a message on her personal website saying she feels deeply unhappy at recent media reports concerning her family, which she says are inaccurate. Rezai, ranked 22nd, was due to face Russia in Moscow on Feb. 5-6 and then play in the Open GDF Suez.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:05:29 PST]
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