State tennis: Foothills girls, I-Ridge boys capture titles

GLENDALE - Exactly a week after Catalina Foothills sister duo Rachana and Kirtana Bhat edged Ironwood Ridge's Marissa Baca and Kelsey Brown for the Division II doubles state title, the two squads were in line to decide another crown.

High school tennis: Salpointe breeze to title game, remain undefeated in postseason

SCOTTSDALE – The Salpointe Catholic boys tennis team will play in today’s Division I state championship after sweeping Chandler Hamilton on Friday to remain perfect in the postseason.

High school tennis: Strong advances in Division III

GLENDALE - Up a set and just two games from advancing to the state semifinals, it looked like No. 5 seed Richard Foitik was going to get some revenge on fourth-seeded David Strong of St. Gregory.

Pick of the Preps: Tennis starts road to state

Plays like this, Jesse Robles (14) beating a pickoff in the Chris Moon Invitational final, have helped Tucson get on a roll.

Pick of the Preps: Tennis starts road to state

The state tournament is officially here.

Australian Open: Azarenka beats Li in odd final, tears flow

Some fans booed Victoria Azarenka at the outset, but by the time she hoisted the trophy, they were mostly behind her.

Australian Open: Azarenka beats Li in odd final, tears flow

MELBOURNE, Australia - Victoria Azarenka had the bulk of the crowd against her. The fireworks were fizzling out, and when she looked over the net she saw Li Na crashing to the court and almost knocking herself out.

Australian Open: Stephens, 19, upsets Serena; 'this is so crazy'

MELBOURNE, Australia - Serena Williams' dominating run at the majors is over. American teenager Sloane Stephens is headed to the semifinals of the Australian Open.

Australian Open: Radwanska stretches win streak to 11 matches, advances to 3rd round

Fourth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska stretches for a backhand against Irina-Camelia Begu during a second-round match. Radwanska has won two tournaments already this month.

Australian Open: Radwanska stretches win streak to 11 matches, advances to 3rd round

MELBOURNE, Australia - Agnieszka Radwanska extended the best winning streak of the year to 11 matches today as she rolled into the third round of the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu.

Sports shorts: Kibet, Lalang, UA women all win in Louisville cross country meet

When Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks fell out of bounds in Saturday's WNBA playoff game in San Antonio, she sat for a spell - or whatever that woman behind her is doing.

Sports shorts: Kibet, Lalang, UA women all win in Louisville cross country meet

Arizona's Elvin Kibet and Lawi Lalang won individual titles and the Wildcat women were first Saturday in the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic.

Serena, Azarenka advance to final today

Serena Williams, who won at Wimbledon and the Summer Olympics this summer, easily beat Sara Errani in the semifinals.

Serena, Azarenka advance to final today

Victoria Azarenka does a little jig after eliminating Maria Sharapova in three sets. The jig may be up today: Azarenka takes a 1-9 record against Serena Williams into the final.

Serena, Azarenka advance to final today

NEW YORK - Normally so good, so gritty, in the crucible of the third set, Maria Sharapova finally met her match against Victoria Azarenka.

U.S. Open: Tearful Roddick hangs up racket

Andy Roddick salutes fans who applauded him after the final match of his career. He was taken out of the U.S. Open - a tournament he attended as a boy and which he won in 2003 - by Martin del Potro.

U.S. Open: Tearful Andy Roddick hangs up racket

NEW YORK - More than an hour after hitting one last shot as a professional tennis player, then delivering one last, voice-wavering speech to an adoring U.S. Open audience, Andy Roddick exited the locker room one last time on Wednesday.

US Open: Victoria Azarenka ousts Sam Stosur; Andy Roddick to resume today

NEW YORK - So, Victoria Azarenka, what went through your mind as your high-tension, high-quality U.S. Open quarterfinal victory over defending champion Sam Stosur stretched into a third-set tiebreaker?