Rafael Nadal once again has pushed back his decision on his US Open participation. After getting the splint removed from his injured right wrist on Tuesday, Nadal was to have made a final ruling on the US Open either today or Saturday at the very latest.

Now according to a tweet from his public relations officer, Nadal will delay that decision until next week, allowing the World No. 2 …

What’s wrong with Novak Djokovic? Well, maybe I should save that for a separate post. Anyway, for the second straight Thursday the World No. 1 stunningly crashed out of a hardcourt Masters event he was heavily favored to win. A week after getting trounced by JW Tsonga, today he was dumped to Spanish veteran Tommy Robredo 7-6, 7-5 in an error-filled display.

At 32 Robredo’s still a competent player, but he …

World No. 1 Serena Williams turned back a stern test from former US Open winner Sam Stosur on Wednesday in second-round play at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, defeating the unseeded Aussie 7-6(7), 7-6(7).

But this is still not the world-beating Serena.

Grimacing, screaming at missed opportunities and making her almost-crying face when failing to close out sets, the younger Williams sister is struggling to find her form with just …

Roger Federer commented on his struggles on ATP finals. The Swiss who returns to Cincinnati as a 5-time tournament champion talked about having lost four of his last five finals.

“I prefer to win finals than lose them,” said Federer. “Especially when I think back and I won 24 in a row at one point (2004-2005), I didn’t know how to lose a final. Now i’m losing them more often …

According to Forbes, Maria Sharapova is the highest paid female athlete in pro sports. The Russian blond earned $24.4 million between June 2013 and June 2014, per the report.

Sharapova missed the last half of 2013 but still made $2.4M in prize money and another $22M from endorsements putting her atop Forbes’s list for a 10th straight year.

Sharapova has deals in place with Nike, Porsche, Samsung Electronics, Tag Heuer, Evian …

After flaming out of Toronto last week to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in one of his worst career losses, Novak Djokovic began his quest for a first Cincinnati title with a shaky 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 second round win over Gilles Simon.

The World No. 1 who is trying to become the first player to win all nine Masters titles – only missing Cincinnati – was down a break in the first, blew a …

As scheduled, Rafael Nadal saw his doctor in Barcelona today and the news wasn’t bad nor was it good when the splint was removed from his right wrist. According to Marca, “The images showed what we expected to see. I am neither optimistic nor pessimistic, I’m realistic. Now begins the rehabilitation process and then see on the track,” said Nadal’s doctor, Angel Ruiz Cotorro, was quoted as saying via …

U.S. college tennis has been going downhill for a long time. Over the years the lack of leadership has seen the institution stand by twiddling its thumbs and saying “Things are Great!” while international players take over the sport at U.S. colleges, resulting in universities cutting men’s and women’s tennis programs.

If you have to cut a sport, why not the one with no cap on foreign players, comprised of almost …

All three seeded men’s players in action defended their turf in early-round play on Monday at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.

No. 11 seed John Isner, who suffered an early exit last week in Canada, overcame a tricky draw to defeat the big-serving South African Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-4.

“From the very beginning of the match, I was seeing the ball pretty well,” Isner said. “You never really know how …

Comedian and actor Robin Williams passed away earlier today due to an apparent suicide. The 63-year-old touched many lives including those in the tennis community where he was a regular at the LA tennis event.

Andre Agassi (via Facebook): “Stefanie and I are saddened at the loss of our friend Robin Williams. He was one of the kindest, most generous people we have ever known. Our prayers are with his family …

Rafael Nadal spoke to the Spanish press today in Manacor, re-iterating that he will see his doctor Tuesday in Barcelona about his injured right wrist.

Nadal, who admitted he doesn’t know how the recovery is progressing, says after consulting with the doctor he’ll make a final decision this weekend on his US Open title defense after a few days of full practice with the wrist.

If it’s still not healed that decision …

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga says that after a lot of hard work, fighting through injuries, he back. And how can argue after the Frenchman upset four Top 10 players en route to the Canadian Open title yesterday in Toronto.

Speaking after a 75, 76 win over Roger Federer, his third over the Swiss in Canada, Tsonga spoke of what his second career Masters 1000 title meant.

“I don’t realize really what I achieved this …

Roger Federer dropped his fourth straight Masters 1000 final yesterday losing to Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the finals of the Rogers Cup Toronto 75, 76.

Federer, who had beaten Tsonga 11 of 15 times and had won two previous Canadian titles, was never in the match which was his first day contest of the event.

“I think it was the overall day conditions that were tough for me. It was faster than …

WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Surface: hard

Men’s Seeds: Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, Tomas Berdych, Milos Raonic, David Ferrer, Grigor Dimitrov, Andy Murray, Ernests Gulbis, Richard Gasquet, John Isner, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Roberto Bautista Agut, Marin Cilic, Fabio Fognini, Tommy Robredo

Men’s Floaters: (WC) Jack Sock, Feliciano Lopez, Kevin Anderson, Vasek Pospisil, Radek Stepanek

Men’s Notes: Potential tough starts for (16) Robredo vs. (WC) Sock, (14) Cilic vs. the hot-handed Lopez, …

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Aggie Radwanska became the unlikely winners of the Rogers Cup in Canada with wins in the men’s and women’s championship matches on Sunday.

Tsonga upset No. 2 seed Roger Federer 7-5, 7-6(3), while Radwanska beat unseeded former No. 1 Venus Williams 6-4, 6-2.

Tsonga ended an 18-month title drought, becoming the first Frenchman to win on Canadian soil, and will return to the Top 10 on the ATP Rankings. …