Top stars Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are still not in Madrid yet and with the tournament singles first round set to begin Sunday, Spanish press is wondering if the two former champions will make the event.

According to Marca, Djokovic is expected to visit his doctor tomorrow in Monaco to determine if his ailing right wrist is ready for action. Apparently, the Serb hasn’t been able to practice since …

Police officials confirmed a man who’s long been targeting the homes of the rich and famous around Wimbledon tried to break into one that belongs to tennis great Boris Becker.

According CCTV footage recorded last October, a man attempted to enter Becker’s Wimbledon Common house before an alarm scared him away (it is unclear if that’s Becker’s house at the start of the clip).

Police say the man has since returned. …

In an interview earlier this week with Italian sports paper Gazzetta dello Sport, Novak Djokovic talked for the first time about the announcement that he and fiancee Jelena Ristic are expecting their first child and how the baby will fit in with his playing schedule.

“I’ll try to return 1 because tennis is my passion, my love and my work, and it’s what I do best,” Djokovic said via …

Spanish sporting stars Rafael Nadal and Iker Casillas joined forced yesterday in Madrid for a special “Charity Day” of events Friday at the Caja Mágica.

Among the highlights were exo matches involving Serena Williams, Andy Murray, Carlos Moyá, Sergio Llull, Thibaut Courtois, Dani Rovira and Cristina Pedroche.

Money raised went to the Rafael Nadal and Iker Casillas Foundations.

“I’m really thankful to everyone who made the effort to be here to support us,” …

You have to go way, way, way back to find the last time a clay Tennis Masters event with Rafael Nadal was considered “wide open.” But that’s the label I put on the upcoming Madrid Masters which begins next week.

Nadal is the King of Clay, there’s no debate. There’s also no debate something’s wrong with him of late. Since injuring his back during that Australian Open final loss, Nadal hasn’t …

Rafael Nadal’s hold on the No. 1 ranking could come to end next week at the Madrid Masters. The Spaniard who has held the top spot on the tour since October 7, 2013, is defending his title points at the event from last year. And according to the ATP, if Nadal slips early on the clay the door would be open for Novak Djokovic to return to No. 1.

Specifically, …

Embattled tennis dad John Tomic’s 1-year suspension in set to expire this weekend on May 4. Unless the ATP or the Grand Slams extend the suspension, it means Bernard’s father will be back on the tour coaching his son and headbutting practice partners.

A year ago John made infamous international headlines for an incident with Bernard’s practice partner Thomas Drouet in Madrid last year.

According to the …

For Juan Martin del Potro the 2014 season isn’t a complete loss. The Argentine who is recovering from March left wrist surgery said yesterday that he hopes to be back in August or September.

“I still have a couple of months. My idea is to return in August or September, if I recover quickly,” he said via Google translation.

The timeline would allow him to play the US Open or …

In the biggest news of the week (!!!), Czech media are reporting that Radek Stepanek and Petra Kvitova have broken up.

The two began dating last year after Stepanek split up with former Czech star and wife Nicole Vaidisova. Stepanek had previously been engaged to Martina Hingis while Kvitova was linked with a junior player before Stepanek.

Young star Genie Bouchard continues to make a name for herself. The Australian Open semifinalist yesterday hit one of the best shots of the tennis season, and she did it while laying on the ground.

During her match with Alisa Kleybanova in Oeiras, Portugal, Bouchard stumbled and fell to the red clay. But the Russian hit the ball right back to her, allowing Bouchard to answer and eventually win the point!

“That …

Tennis great Roger Federer enjoying some time away from the tennis court by attending the Basel FC game on Sunday. The 32-year-old event sent a tweet from the game.

Enjoying or trying to enjoy my team @FC_Basel #nervous #halftime #oneall pic.twitter.com/4kg8Qj6D5f

— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) April 27, 2014

Federer’s appearance didn’t help his team much as Basel tied with Grasshopper Club Zurich …

Wimbledon announced today another prize money increase, this time one with extra weighting to the earlier rounds.

Overall the event will offer a near 12% increase in singles prize money over 2013. The men’s and women’s singles winners will earn a record $1.76M (or 2.96M USD), a 10% bump from 2013.

First round losers will take home 27,000 GBP (or 45.3K USD), a 14.9% increase from 2013. By comparison, the winner of …

Who would have believed it? Surprise Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka leads all players in terms of 2014 points entering May. The Swiss who also added his maiden Masters 1000 event a few weeks ago in Monte Carlo, holds about a 500 point lead on No. 2 Novak Djokovic in the 2014 point standings.

The resurgent Roger Federer rank third while 52-week No. 1 Rafael Nadal is fourth.

Rising star Kei Nishikori …

Sharapova 3-peats for 1st Time at Stuttgart

Maria Sharapova defeated Ana Ivanovic in a battle of former No. 1s in the final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, her third title in a row in Stuttgart.

“I had quite a slow beginning to the year, but me and my team have been working hard to get in the position to win titles again, and I’m so happy to be …

PORTUAL OPEN
Oeiras, Portugal; Surface: clay

Men’s Seeds: Tomas Berdych, Milos Raonic, Marcel Granollers, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Dmitry Tursunov, Joao Sousa, Teymuraz Gabashvili, Mikhail Kukushkin

Men’s Floaters: Filippo Volandri, Pablo Carreno Busta, Al Montanes

Men’s Notes: The No. 1 and No. 8 seeds are 0-1 career at the Portugal Open…Two Top 10ers in the field after Berdych took a wildcard…You never want to play a claycourt event and draw a Spanish opponent with three names, …