Rumors were flying last month when Ivan Lendl worked out with Grigor Dimitrov in Miami. But the tennis legend will not be coaching the talented Bulgarian anytime soon, according to reports.

Lendl apparently told Dimitrov that he couldn’t commit the necessary time to work with Dimitrov.

Lendl said as much the same to Tomas Berdych last year.

Dimitrov has been without a coaching since splitting with Roger Rasheed last …

Ahead of her Stanford event, Caroline Wozniacki for south down the coast where she threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the LA Dodgers game on Sunday.

And it looks like she threw a strike!

.@CaroWozniacki warming up for her first pitch. 🎾 pic.twitter.com/RJFZEThmE1

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 2, 2015

After …

While preparing for the Washington Open, top seed Andy Murray did what else but visit the White House. While Murray didn’t get a chance to meet the Man in Charge, Barack Obama, he did get a rare behind the scenes tour.

West Wing, viewing the Oval Office, the Roosevelt room, the Cabinet room and then the White House Press Briefing room. Later, Murray visited the Eisenhower …

American John Isner won his third straight BB&T Atlanta Open on Sunday, defeating Marcos Baghdatis 6-3, 6-3.

In addition to three straight titles it was the fifth Atlanta final reached in the last six years for the American.

Isner is the eighth player to win three titles in a row on the ATP World Tour, joining Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer, Milos Raonic, Kei Nishikori and Lleyton Hewitt.

The top …

Nadal Turns Around Fognini Foil in ATP Hamburg Final

Rafael Nadal gained some much-needed confidence on Sunday after returning to his familiar clay courts, defeating a player who had beaten him twice on clay this year.

The top-seeded Nadal beat Fabio Fognini 7-5, 7-5 to win the bet-at-home Open in Hamburg, his third title of the year after Stuttgart and Buenos Aires. He improved to 67-29 in career finals. Fognini broke in …

After winning his third ATP title of the season in Hamburg, Rafael Nadal hilariously cramped during the trophy ceremony.

Watch just after the 1 minute mark:

Certainly one of the funnier moments in ATP trophy presentation history.

Nadal beat Fabio Fognini 75, 75 in a tight and tense final.

After all the struggles, Rafael Nadal picked up the biggest win of his season beating Fabio Fognini 75, 75 to win the Hamburg 500 event.

“I lost the last two times against him, so I knew it was going to be a tough one,” said Nadal. “I think I had a great attitude the whole match, very positive, fighting for every ball. I had some tough moments on court, lost opportunities, …

Just before clinching his 47th career clay title, Rafael Nadal engaged with Fabio Fognini in a war of words during today’s Hamburg final.

From Tennis Channel, the issue was Fognini’s muttering during Rafa’s service games that caused the conflict.

Nadal won the match 75, 75 for his third title of the season, and keep his streak of having won at least once European clay title since 2004 …

There’s still hope for Rafael Nadal! After meekly dropping the opening set of the Hamburg tournament to countryman Fernando Verdasco, Rafa has reeled off eight straight sets to reach the finals where tomorrow he’ll face new nemesis Fabio Fognini.

Today, Nadal didn’t have much trouble between the lines against Andreas Seppi, belting the Italian 6-1, 6-2. Though it wasn’t as crisp as the scoreline indicated. There were still some misses (though …

The US Open Series is in play for both the men at Washington and the women at Stanford and Washington, with Top 10 players Andy Murray, Kei Nishikori, Marin Cilic, Caroline Wozniacki, Agnieszka Radwanska, and Carla Suarez Navarro in action.

CITI OPEN
Washington, D.C.; Surface: hard

Men’s Seeds: Andy Murray, Kei Nishikori, Marin Cilic, Richard Gasquet, Kevin Anderson, Grigor Dimitrov, Feliciano Lopez, John Isner, Viktor Troicki, Ivo Karlovic, Bernard Tomic, Vasek Pospisil, Sam …

Following her second “Serena Slam” at Wimbledon, Serena Williams has played one match, that at Bastad. But she’s since withdrawn from the Swedish event, and then World TeamTennis and now the World No. 1 has announced that she will not play the WTA tournament in Stanford next week due to continued issues with her right elbow.

“I’m disappointed to have to withdraw from the Bank of the West Classic, but I …

After a post-Wimbledon vacation, Novak Djokovic is back on the practice courts preparing for the August 10 Montreal event.

Djokovic made a series of Facebook posts.

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A week ago beleaguered Juan Martin del Potro announced the departure of two of his main coaches, Franco Davin and his physio.

Yesterday, perhaps to assure his fans and sponsors he is on the road to returning to tennis, del Potro posted a lengthy Facebook message talking about his recovery.

The hardest moments of my career are gone, those in which I didn’t know what I would do next. I’ve …

Former No. 1 Victoria Azarenka withdrew yesterday from the Washington WTA event which begins next week. Azarenka, who turns 26 today, cited a right shoulder injury as the reason.

Also withdrawing from the combined women/men’s event were Daniela Hantuchova and Thanasi Kokkinakis.

Kei Nishikori, Andy Murray, Marin Cilic, John Isner, Tommy Haas and Eugenie Bouchard are among the names still entered into the event.

Rafael Nadal kept youngster Jiri Vesely winless against Top 10 foes, taking down the 22-year-old 6-4, 7-6(2) in a sloppy display Thursday in the Hamburg.

“I think I played a good match,” said Nadal who was broken twice. “Something that I am proud of today, very happy with, [is] my attitude and [I’m] very happy with the way that I played. I just need a little bit more consistency.”

Nadal served …