After missing the ATP World Tour Finals because of an injured left knee, Andy Roddick is back on the court and preparing for the Brisbane International. The 27-year-old American said his knee isn't perfect after his first practice session Thursday at Pat Rafter Arena. Roddick is the No. 1 men's seed in the tournament, which is a tune-up ahead of the AUstralian Open from Jan.

Yanina Wickmayer took a jab at Belgian doping authorities as she gets ready for her first tournament since a drug ban was lifted. At Tuesday's news conference in Auckland, New Zealand, Wickmayer said she was regularly tested during the period she reportedly failed to inform the Flemish National Doping Organization of her whereabouts.

Former world No.1 Justine Henin says she has matured during her 20-month break from tennis and can be a better player when she makes a return to the sport next week. Henin, 27, told a news conference Tuesday she "grew up" during her absence from the court and can eclipse the standard she set in winning seven grand slam titles.

The two young, talented African-American kids from the inner city have more than just tennis that makes them unique.

Alicia Molik and two-time junior Grand Slam winner Bernard Tomic were given wild cards into next month's Australian Open on Thursday. Melbourne teenager Olivia Rogowska was given the other women's wild card by tournament organizers. Tomic, national under-18 champion Jason Kubler and Davis Cup player Carsten Ball took three of the four remaining men's wild cards for the first Grand Slam...

Playing her best at the most important events, Serena Williams re-established herself as the top player in women's tennis in 2009 and was a landslide choice as Female Athlete of the Year by members of The Associated Press on Tuesday. Williams received 66 of 158 votes cast by editors at U.S. member newspapers of the AP.

Roger Federer and Serena Williams were selected Tuesday as the International Tennis Federation's world champions of 2009. Federer, who receives the ITF award for a fifth time, completed a career Grand Slam by winning the French Open and captured a record 15th major title by winning Wimbledon. He also regained the No.

A session of Top 5 on tennis channel!!

The United States will face Serbia on an indoor clay surface in Belgrade for its first-round Davis Cup match next year. The venues for six of the eight first-round World Group matches on March 5-7 were announced Monday by the International Tennis Federation. The Serbia-U.S. match will be played at the 20,000-seat Belgrade Arena.

A bag check on tennis channel (home of the slams)! .

A bag check on tennis channel (home of the slams)!

Yanina Wickmayer has accepted a wild card to play in the ASB Classic women's tennis tournament one day after a Belgian court overturned her one-year ban for breaching anti-doping regulations. Wickmayer was suspended last month by the Flemish National Doping Organization for failing on three occasions to report her whereabouts as required by World Anti-Doping Agency policies.

Atlanta will host an ATP Tour hard-court event next July for the first time in nine years. The tour, which announced the event on Thursday, bought the sanctioning rights to the Indianapolis tournament that has been held in July but recently had attendance and sponsorship issues. Atlanta previously hosted a men's tournament from 1986-2001, before the rights for that event were sold and the...