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...

James Blake's French Open is over. The No. 7-seeded Blake, the top U.S. man in the tournament, lost in the second round at Roland Garros on Thursday, defeated by Ernests Gulbis of Latvia 7-6 (2), 3-6, 7-5, 6-3. "I wasn't going for the shots the way I normally do," Blake said. Gulbis is a 19-year-old who is 80th in the rankings and entered the French Open with a 7-10 record this season.

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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.

The only man with a chance to win a calendar year Grand Slam was the first to reach the third round at the French Open. Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic defeated Miguel Angel Lopez Jaen 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 Wednesday. "It's always good to have easy matches," said the third-seeded Djokovic. "Of course, Roland Garros is a Grand Slam, and it takes two weeks." He's ranked behind the 2007 French Open...

As usual, Serena Williams has made her way into the third round at a Grand Slam tournament. The fifth-seeded Williams quickly erased a second-set deficit by winning the last four games to beat Mathilde Johansson of France 6-2, 7-5 at the French Open on Wednesday. "I didn't want to go three sets today," said Williams, the only past women's champion competing at Roland Garros.