Legions ridicule shriekfests and claim they make tennis too annoying to watch Clive Brunskill / Getty Images At the Australian Open, Agnieszka Radwanska Maria Sharapova's ululations were “pretty annoying” and “just too loud.” OPINION By Pete Bodo updated

Nitty Singh of the NY Sportimes, of World Team Tennis, left, is joined by Mona J. Golub, PriceChopper Vice President Public Relations and Consumer and Marketing Services, right, while announcing that Venus Williams, Martina Hingis, John Isner and Chris E

Venus Williams, left, serves the ball during her doubles match with Philadelphia Freedom's Lisa Raymond as they take on the New York Buzz on Thursday, July 9, 2009, at UAlbany in Albany, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union) Venus Williams, left, serves the

Venus (at net) and Serena Williams play a lot of doubles together, but most of the top players on both tours stick with singles. Bucharest, October of 1972. A crowd gathers eagerly for the doubles match between the United States and the host Romanians in

By Chris Murphy, CNN February 14, 2012 -- Updated 1226 GMT (2026 HKT) Tennis' ultimate poster couple are still going strong after 10 years of marriage since reportedly getting together at the champions' ball after both won the French Open in 1999. They h

Martina Navratilova expects a compelling rivalry to develop between Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka (pictured) and Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova. Speaking ahead of an exhibition match at the Open GDF tournament in Paris on Sunday, Navratilova

“I think we definitely have the possibility of a great rivalry between Azarenka and Kvitova,” the tennis great said. “They are very talented players. They have really intense personalities. They’re very professional about how they go about it. If they st

Martina Navratilova expects a compelling rivalry to develop between Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka and Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova. Speaking ahead of an exhibition match at the Open GDF tournament in Paris on Sunday, Navratilova said Azare

The USTA Eastern Section has announced that the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. will host the U.S. Open National Playoffs Eastern Sectional Qualifying Tournament, June 11-17, 2012. The U.S. Open National Playoffs will again

A blend of grit, grace and glamour won her the hearts of tennis fans before she was labelled the 'ice queen'. Rivalry with Navratilova served to bring her back to the top. Chris Evert emerged onto the tennis scene in 1970 at a small tournament in North C

Maria Sharapova is focused on the Grand Slam title but there's a big bonus at stake when she plays Victoria Azarenka in the Australian Open women's. Sharapova and Azarenka meet in the women's singles title match Saturday. It will be Sharapova's third tri

In the category of most emphatic wins, the match listed here takes the prize, but runners up include: This is total domination of the opponent, which can be boring for the audience. But when an athlete is in the zone, it is nonetheless noteworthy. With t

Slideshow MELBOURNE, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Maria Sharapova is focused on the Grand Slam title but there's a big bonus at stake when she plays Victoria Azarenka in the Australian Open women's final. Sharapova and Azarenka meet in the women's singles title matc

MELBOURNE. There was a revealing moment during the legendary Wimbledon final of 2008 when Pascal Maria, the chair umpire, noticed that both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were making eye contact with him after each point. "It's like they were saying, 'W

Boca Raton, Florida. It’s a sun-drenched South Florida morning, with a breeze that rustles the palm trees and toys with the tennis balls that fly back and forth, back and forth across the net. “I like the power, Carly!”

Get Updates about this game in your activity feed Superstars of tennis history combine for cross-platform sequel Entry Location: Trophy list EA SPORTS™ GRAND SLAM® TENNIS 2 Platinum Trophy (Platinum) Collected all other EA SPORTS™ GRAND SLAM® TENNIS 2 tr

Chris Evert has questioned whether 30-year-old Serena Williams still has the hunger for tennis after her shock defeat at the Australian Open. The five-time champion became the last American knocked out of the first Grand Slam of the season after losing t

The torn ligaments in Serena Williams's left ankle did not prevent her from reaching a career landmark at Melbourne Park yesterday as she registered a 6-0 6-4 win against the extravagantly named Czech Barbora Zahlavova Strycova.This was Williams's 500th

Chris Evert, then 16, at the 1971 U.S. Open, before all the heartbreak. (Marty Lederhandler/AP) In an absorbing profile of Chris Evert by our colleague Liz Clarke , the tennis legend looks back at her three broken marriages and concludes that on-court su