Sven Davidson, Sweden's first Grand Slam winner and member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, has died. He was 79.

Sven Davidson, Sweden's first Grand Slam winner and member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, has died. He was 79. The hall said he died Wednesday of pneumonia in Arcadia, Calif. Davidson had been diagnosed with an initial stage of Alzheimer's disease one year ago. Davidson, who was inducted to the hall last summer, was the Swedish singles champion from 1950-60 and became the first Swede to...

At 6-foot-1 and with those long arms, Venus Williams can make for an imposing presence up at the net when she decides to play there. Although she doesn't usually venture forward that much, things were different Thursday at the French Open. The No. 8-seeded Williams played much better in the second round than in the first, using plenty of success with volleys to beat 241st-ranked qualifier Selima...

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Marat Safin is chasing his past glory. The two-time Grand Slam champion, a former No. 1 player now ranked 73rd, advanced to the second round of the French Open on Wednesday by beating Jean-Rene Lisnard of Monaco 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 in a match that took two days to complete. "Now I'm pretty solid, confident, and looking forward.

There was plenty of joking among the U.S. men playing in the French Open that they couldn't help but improve upon the country's 0-9 showing from 2007 because two Americans were facing each other in the first round. No one could have assumed there would be this much improvement. Five of 10 American men in this year's field won their opening matches -- and one of them already moved into the third...

Roscoe Tanner has been arraigned on felony theft charges in Knox County.

Former tennis star Roscoe Tanner has been arraigned on felony theft charges in Knox County. According to information from the Knox County General Sessions Court, Tanner is accused of writing a $72,263.43 check to a Knoxville Toyota dealership for two Toyota Highlanders and refusing to return the vehicles when the check bounced.

Yannick Noah is perplexed by "all that fuss" surrounding the arrest of his basketball player son, who was charged with marijuana possession and having an open container of alcohol. Chicago Bulls forward Joakim Noah was arrested Sunday in Gainesville, Fla., after an officer spotted him on a sidewalk holding a plastic cup.

Yannick Noah is perplexed by "all that fuss" surrounding the arrest of his basketball player son, who was charged with marijuana possession and having an open container of alcohol.