Former Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic suffered a brusque reversal of form Thursday to crash out of the Kooyong Classic 6-1, 6-2 at the hands of Spain's Fernando Verdasco. But the Serb was far from concerned, happy that he got in a pair of solid matches at the eight-man special event in preparation for the first grand slam of ...

Novak Djokovic said Tuesday he would try to use his influence as a member of the ATP Player Council to work for a shorter schedule for the men's tour. The world number three will start 2010 in a low-key fashion Wednesday, facing Tommy Haas on the opening day of the eight-man Kooyong Classic, considered the top tune-up event for ...

German tennis player Tommy Haas has gone down with swine flu, Bild newspaper reported on Tuesday on its website. "I started feeling unwell last week during the tournament in Stockholm," the 31-year-old former world top tenner said. "My throat felt rough, I had shivers during the night and a fever. "For three days I really felt bad and I couldn ...

German tennis player Tommy Haas has gone down with swine flu, Bild newspaper reported on Tuesday on its website. "I started feeling unwell last week during the tournament in Stockholm," the 31-year-old former world top tenner said. "My throat felt rough, I had shivers during the night and a fever. "For three days I really felt bad and I couldn ...