Kim Clijsters says she's healthy enough to compete at the French Open. The Belgian said Monday that she will play with her right ankle taped but added that her shoulder and wrist injuries no longer impede her before the Grand Slam tournament she has yet to win. Clijsters is a two-time runner-up at the French, and slow clay is generally considered her weakest surface.

Novak Djokovic is just starting to get used to hearing his name mentioned in the same breath as the legends of the game. The seemingly unstoppable Serb stretched his unbeaten start to the season to 37 matches on Sunday with a 6-4, 6-4 win over top-ranked Rafael Nadal in the Italian Open final. Djokovic's streak trails only John McEnroe's 42-0 start in 1984.

Rafael Nadal maintained his clay-court dominance over Roger Federer on Saturday, rallying for a 5-7, 6-1, 6-3 victory to reach his third straight Madrid Open final. The top-ranked Nadal shed tears during an homage to fellow Spaniard and golf great Seve Ballesteros, who died earlier Saturday. Nadal then controlled the early stages before a series of uncharacteristic mistakes allowed Federer to take...

Rafael Nadal set up a Madrid Open showdown with Roger Federer for the third straight year, beating Michael Llodra 6-2, 6-2 in the quarterfinals Friday. Federer beat Robin Soderling 7-6 (2), 6-4. Novak Djokovic stretched his perfect 2011 start to 30 matches, beating David Ferrer 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to move within 12 of John McEnroe's record 42-0 start in 1984.

Juan Martin del Potro withdrew from the Madrid Open on Thursday with an injury that could force him to miss the French Open. The former U.S. Open champion said a pain in his left hip forced him to pull out of Thursday's third-round match with top-ranked Rafael Nadal. "The pain is getting worse day-by-day so I didn't want to risk it," Del Potro said.

Austrian tennis player Stefan Koubek, who was ranked a career-high No. 20 in 2000, has announced his retirement. Currently ranked No. 261, Koubek will end his career with an exhibition match July 30. Koubek says "I wanted to play Roland Garros and Wimbledon one more time but I won't make it. Once you've decided to quit, you lose your motivation." Kitzbuehel tournament organizers say...

Venus Williams has broken with tradition and entered a warmup tournament before Wimbledon. The 30-year-old American has agreed to play at the Eastbourne International from June 11-18 for the first time since 1998. Williams and her sister Serena usually head home to Florida after the French Open to complete their preparations for Wimbledon, which Venus has won five times.

Kim Clijsters has resumed on-court training but the U.S. and Australian Open champion is still unlikely to play in the French Open later this month. Clijsters, who had been sidelined with shoulder, wrist and ankle injuries since early last month, said Wednesday's first training session was completed without pain.

A man was charged with stalking tennis star Serena Williams after police say they caught him trying to walk into her gated subdivision in South Florida. Palm Beach Gardens police said 40-year-old Patenema Ouedraogo told officers he was going to Williams' home Monday night "because he loves her" and "he knows the feelings are reciprocal." An attorney for Williams said he had...

Roger Federer started his clay-court season on Tuesday by dispatching Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-2, 6-1 with precise shot-making in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters. The Swiss star, seeded second after Novak Djokovic's withdrawal, slammed forehand winners and performed exquisite drop shots and lobs on the run that few other players can make look so easy.