Marat Safin's final year in tennis has hit a low ebb with the Russian's withdrawal from the Kooyong Classic starting on Wednesday. The elite Australian Open tune-up headed by Roger Federer was to have provided the former number one with the practice he needed prior to Monday's start of the major that he won in 2005. But ...

Former NHL lawyer and Nike executive Adam Helfant was hired Monday to run the men's professional tennis tour. Helfant takes over the ATP a week before the start of the Australian Open. The 44-year-old American will be based in London. He replaces Etienne de Villiers ...

Rising French teenager Alize Cornet added Russian Nadia Petrova to her growing list of top-ranked scalps with a straight sets opening round victory at the Sydney WTA International on Monday. The 18-year-old put paid to the tournament seventh seed 6-2, 6-4 after overcoming her fear of playing with an inflamed shoulder that has plagued her for the last two months ...

Maria Sharapova's shoulder injury will keep her out of another big event — the Australian Open. Sharapova told the tournament Sunday she will not be able to defend her title at Melbourne Park beginning Jan. 19. She also missed the Beijing Olympics and the U.S. Open because ...