U.S. Open (tennis)

'Star Trek' to hit warp speed. ESPN takes U.S. Open. CW upfront.

2013-05-17 06:22:00

After the coffee. Before the flight back to Los Angeles. The Skinny: Finally heading home after a week and a half in New York. Hope my cats remember me and didn't tear our place up. Friday's headlines include the weekend box-office preview, some...

ESPN to take over U.S. Open tennis rights from CBS in 2015

2013-05-16 13:05:00

After holding serve for 45 years, CBS has lost the rights to the nation's premier tennis tournament. ESPN on Thursday said it has clinched an 11-year deal with the United States Tennis Assn. for the exclusive TV rights, beginning in 2015, for the annual...

2013 TV upfronts: ESPN not worried about a la carte or competition

2013-05-14 09:23:00

ESPN President John Skipper said Tuesday he isn’t too worried about proposed legislation from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) that would allow consumers to pick what channels they want instead of buying a big package of networks. “We don’...

Venus Williams drinks Jamba Juice in Santa Monica

2013-04-26 11:05:00

Tennis star Venus Williams was in Santa Monica on Thursday, doing fitness demonstrations, leading regular, less-in-shape folks in some exercise and promoting Jamba Juice because she likes to be able to add wheatgrass shots to her juice. Since announcing...

Rafael Nadal cements his return with hardcourt win at Indian Wells

2013-03-17 21:05:00

On a hot summer-like Sunday afternoon, in a stadium that rises out of the Southern California desert like a huge misplaced castle, Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal slid onto his back and into the bright lights of his sport once again. It was match point...

Caroline Wozniacki is headed to final

2013-03-15 23:09:00

Caroline Wozniacki made it back to the BNP Paribas Open women's final at Indian Wells on Friday night, fighting her way through a 2-hour 28-minute marathon that was mostly distinguishable by moonballs and service breaks. Eighth-seeded Wozniacki of...

Maria Kirilenko continues strong run at Indian Wells, will face Maria Sharapova

2013-03-14 00:51:00

On a long day of tennis in the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, fifth-seeded former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic was among the casualties in matches that finished during daylight hours. She lost in a three-set battle, 4-6, 6-4,...

Novak Djokovic struggles at first, but beats Grigor Dimitrov at BNP Paribas Open

2013-03-12 19:56:00

For a while Tuesday, the No. 1 men's tennis player in the world, Novak Djokovic, didn't play up to his rating and the No. 31 player, Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria, played well above his. But, as so often happens in big tournaments such as the BNP...

Andy Murray flies under the radar but he's still at top of his game

2013-03-13 00:00:00

Andy Murray still doesn't pack 'em in, even on a sultry desert-perfect night in a big-time tennis event. Not even when he has taken his game to a level projected by many to be unreachable by the always-solid Scot. In Murray's case, the perception hasn't...

Rafael Nadal finds his stroke at Indian Wells

2013-03-09 23:32:00

Rafael Nadal wore a bright aqua shirt and a scowl as he came onto Stadium 1 Court at the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday night to play his first hard-court tennis match in 346 days. Nadal has avoided hard surfaces as he has tried to rest his left knee...

Rafael Nadal's comeback now includes a Brazil Open title

2013-02-17 11:02:00

Rafael Nadal's comeback now includes a victory in the Brazil Open. When last we saw a healthy Nadal, he was carving up the competition, as per usual, on the clay courts of Roland Garros for his seventh French Open title in June. Since then, the former...

Serena Williams falls to Victoria Azarenka in Qatar Open final

2013-02-17 11:30:00

With her march back to the No. 1 ranking complete, Serena Williams promptly lost in the finals of the Qatar Open to the woman she will replace atop the world rankings. It's odd how sports and rankings work that way. Victoria Azarenka of Belarus...

Chef Masaharu Morimoto presents a plate of sushi during a food tasting prior to the start of the 2012 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 23, 2012 in the Flushing neighborhood, of the Queens borough of New York City.

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Andy Murray wins the men's final of US Open tennis tournament after defeating Novak Djokovic at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadow.

2012-09-10 00:00:00

Serena Williams of the United States serves during the women's singles final match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus on Day Fourteen of the 2012 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

2012-09-09 00:00:00