Roger Federer tried out Google’s new Google Glass video glasses earlier this year. Joined by coach Stefan Edberg at the Google campus before Indian Wells, the glasses give fans a glimpse of what it’s like to hit like Roger Federer.

“It was really fun shooting this video,” said Federer. “It’s not often you get to explore new angles of watching tennis. I hope fans enjoy this new perspective.”…

The impending wedding between Rory McIlroy and longtime girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki has been called off. McIlroy made the announcement via a statement earlier today.

“There is no right way to end a relationship that has been so important to two people,” McIlroy said. “The problem is mine. The wedding invitations issued at the weekend made me realise that I wasn’t ready for all that marriage entails.

“I wish Caroline all the happiness …

It should come as no surprise that the pairing showmen Gael Monfils and Benoit Paire would do something outrageous in doubles. Today the Frenchman put their collective heads together to record a video before playing out a super tiebreaker during a first round doubles match in Nice.

The video message, posted to Instagram and twitter, didn’t work as Monfils/Paire won only two points in the breaker losing 10-2 to Bracciali/Marach!…

With the public spotlight growing brighter since his Australian Open title, Stanislas Wawrinka has told the ATP that he now wants to go by Stan.

Wawrinka’s manager, Lawrence Francopan, told the “Tages-Angzieger” via translation, “Stanislas is long and bulky in the written form, also not easy to pronounce. There was always confusion. Furthermore him anyway call all, ‘Stan the Man.'”

Stan the Man it is.

According to this poll, I’m not the only one thinking this is the year Novak Djokovic finally busts through to win the French Open. Minus a bum wrist, the Serb has been dominant since the Australian Open collecting three Tennis Masters titles capped by a virtuoso performance yesterday in a scintillating triumph over arch rival Rafael Nadal in Rome.

I had picked to Nadal to win yesterday based on the …

What do Novak Djokovic’s and Serena Williams’ Rome titles mean for their French Open hopes?

Djokovic topped the world No. 1 Rafael Nadal and “King of Clay” 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.

“It’s been a great week considering where I’ve been a few weeks ago with the wrist injury,” Djokovic said. “Luckily for me, I played with no pain and increased the level of tennis as the week went on.”

Djokovic improved to 19-22 career …

Open de Nice Cote d’Azur
Nice, France; Surface: clay

Seeds: John Isner, Ernests Gulbis, Gael Monfils, Gilles Simon, Dmitry Tursunov, Nicolas Mahut, Federico Delbonis, Edouard Roger-Vasselin

Floaters: (Q) Jack Sock, Martin Klizan

Notes: Potential tough starts for (1) Isner after a bye vs. compatriot (Q) Sock, and (2) Gulbis after a bye vs. the giant-killer Klizan…Isner has a 1-2 career record in Nice…This is the 30th anniversary of the Nice tournament…Wildcards went to …

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Rafael Nadal’s toughest clay season yet continued today in a loss to rival Novak Djokovic 46, 63, 63 in the final at the ATP Rome Masters 1000.

Nadal concludes his clay lead-up with just one European title in Madrid where he drew a timely retirement from Kei …

Congrats to Novak Djokovic fans. The Serbian played two sets of the best tennis he’s after played on clay defeating his rival Rafael Nadal 46, 63, 63 in the Rome Masters 1000 final.

Djokovic, who dealt with some doubt after injuring his right wrist early last month, now goes into the French Open full of confidence as he seeks his first title there and with it the completion of a career …

For the second third time in his career Rafael Nadal will be the top seed at his favorite, most successful tennis event on the tour, the 2014 French Open. Because of his 650-point lead in the ATP rankings, Nadal will be seeded ahead of No. 2 Novak Djokovic despite the loss to the Serb today in the Rome Masters final.

The only other times Nadal was seeded No. 1 at …

The French Open begins a week from today and following the big win by Novak Djokovic over Rafael Nadal in the Rome final, the tournament has never been this open for speculation.

Nadal is an 8-time French Open champion with a 59-1 mark at the event, but this season the Spaniard’s only won one of his four European clay events and has lost to Djokovic the last four times they’ve played.

The …

After a week of endless marathon matches and uneven play, the dust has literally settled in Rome leaving familiar rivals Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic to duel for the final clay Masters event of the season.

Nadal, who had played erratic tennis all week put together a very tight Rafa-like performance today crushing the young upstart Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-2. Following a string of 3-setters, it was just what Nadal and …

For the second straight day the top two players in the world, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, found themselves against the ropes at the Rome Masters, this time against fellow Top 10ers.

First Djokovic who had come into the event on shaky footing after that mysterious wrist setback. But this week the wrist has been a welcome non-issue and his from sound. Today he matched up with veteran and 2013 French …

Novak Djokovic and a certain tournament staffer who looks very much like known prankster Dmitry Turusnov had some fun in this video from Rome.

Djokovic tries to sneak a package of gluten-free pasta into the tournament but is ultimately denied by the official.

According to media in Ireland, longtime couple Caroline Wozniacki and golfer Rory McIlroy will hold their wedding this August at a “mystery location”.

“Rory is marrying Caroline in late August,” a source told the Independent. “They’ve only been engaged a few months, but they’re both keen to make it official and are a planning a spectacular day for guests. They’re keeping their invite list under wraps for now for security …