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• Seppi exits Nice

  Ricardas Berankis was a first-round winner Sunday at the $530,000 Nice Open, a final clay-court French Open tune-up.

• Serena extends career-best run, wins Rome title

  Another impressive performance by the seemingly indomitable Serena Williams.

• Rosol falls in Dusseldorf opener

  Fifth seed Lukas Rosol was a first- round loser Sunday at the inaugural Power Horse Cup, a final French Open tune-up.

• Rosol eliminated in 1st round at Power Horse Cup

  Daniel Brands of Germany upset fifth-seeded Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the Power Horse Cup on Sunday.
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  Federer, Nadal to renew rivalry in Rome final

  Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will renew their rivalry in the Italian Open final Sunday - exactly a week before the French Open starts.

• Serena continues roll into Rome final, Azarenka next

  Red-hot Serena Williams eased into the semifinals, while two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova pulled out of her scheduled quarterfinal match Friday at the Italian Open because of an illness.
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  Sharapova withdraws from Italian Open with illness

  Two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova has withdrawn before her Italian Open quarterfinal match against seventh-seeded Sara Errani because of illness.

• At the Net: One to watch: Benoit Paire

  French tennis has certainly picked up the pace in recent years -- well, on the men's side anyway -- and the latest of its quality ball-strikers is Benoit Paire.
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  Top-ranked Djokovic beaten by Berdych in Rome

  Novak Djokovic can't seem to find any consistency on clay courts. And with the French Open less than 10 days away, he will enter Roland Garros on the back of two early defeats.

• Nadal to meet Federer in blockbuster Rome final

  Czech slugger Tomas Berdych came from way behind to upset two-time champion Novak Djokovic, while six-time winner Rafael Nadal and reigning Wimbledon champion Roger Federer each pulled out quarterfinal victories Friday at the $3.475 million Italian Masters tennis event.

• Sharapova withdraws in Rome

  Maria Sharapova will not win a third straight Italian Open after withdrawing from the French Open tune-up on Friday because of illness.

• Tennis spotlight

  Andy Murray ‘doubtful’ for French Open

  It is mid-May, the thick of the clay season, the time of year when tennis players’ socks get really dirty, and when Rafael Nadal looks superhuman. The 2013 French Open in Paris is 10 days away, and this is what we know:
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  US Open tennis leaving CBS for ESPN in 2015

  The U.S. Open tennis tournament will leave CBS after nearly a half-century and move all TV coverage to cable starting in 2015 under an 11-year contract with ESPN.

• Tomic expected to play French Open

  Tennis Australia expects that Bernard Tomic will play in the French Open, despite coach John Tomic recently declaring his son's participation unlikely.

• U.S. Open tennis will leave CBS for ESPN in 2015

  The U.S. Open tennis tournament will leave CBS and move all its television coverage to ESPN starting in 2015 under an 11-year contract.

• Berdych stuns Djokovic; Nadal reaches semis in Rome

  Two-time champion Novak Djokovic, two-time runner-up Roger Federer and reigning titlist Rafael Nadal were among Thursday's third-round winners at the $3.475 million Italian Masters tennis event.
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  Murray retires from match against Granollers

  Andy Murray has retired from his second-round match with Marcel Granollers in the second round of the Italian Open.
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  Murray retires with back pain; doubtful for Paris

  Andy Murray retired from his second-round match with Spanish opponent Marcel Granollers at the Italian Open on Wednesday with lower back pain and considers himself doubtful for the French Open.
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  Nadal struggles to beat qualifier Gulbis in Rome

  Six-time champion Rafael Nadal overcame one of the worst opening sets of his career to edge Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 Thursday and reach the Italian Open quarterfinals.

• Djokovic, Nadal reach Italian Masters quarters

  Red-hot Rafael Nadal was an easy winner Wednesday, while birthday boy Andy Murray retired from his second-round match at the $3.475 million Italian Masters due to a back injury.

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