Ryan Harrison made a run to the San Jose semis, where he lost to eventual champ Milos Raonic. I had the privilege last week of covering the oldest tournament on the men's Tour. The Bay Area's first venture into a tennis exhibition was back in 1889, when

It was the type of sound that turns heads in batting practice, a sound apart from all the rest. There are big serves in tennis, and then there's that distinctive noise when Milos Raonic really cracks one. It sounds like a balloon being punctured, and in

There was a time when American tennis defined originality. From the charismatic Bill Tilden in the 1920s through Don Budge, Jack Kramer, Pancho Gonzalez, John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors and Andre Agassi, the United States was a haven for great, innovative ch

(02-14) 22:53 PST -- There was a time when American tennis defined originality. From the charismatic Bill Tilden in the 1920s through Don Budge, Jack Kramer, Pancho Gonzalez, John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors and Andre Agassi, the United States was a haven for

You first heard the worried mumbling about a year and a half ago, when Rafael Nadal won his third straight major. Since then, the worries have become a veritable babble, as Novak Djokovic has suddenly, inexplicably taken over the game. What if Roger Fede

IT HAS eluded Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, the players whom Novak Djokovic says taught him how to be the No.1 player in the world, but now the grand slam is on Djokovic's radar, and for 2012, he is the only man who can even contemplate it. Only two me