American John Isner wins longest tennis match at the Wimbledon Championships
A victorious John Isner (L) and Nicolas Mahut (R) stand in front of the scoreboard after Isner won the longest tennis match in history in the final set 70-68 on court 18 on the fourth day of the Wimbledon championships in Wimbledon on June 24, 2010. UPI/Hugo Philpott
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Rafael Nadal moved closer to retaking the No. 1 spot in the men's tennis rankings Friday with a three-set win he called "lucky" at the China Open quarterfinals.
Novak Djokovic, seeking to hold onto the world No. 1 ranking, survived a three-set scare Thursday in a second-round match at the ATP's China Open.
Rafael Nadal crept closer to taking over the world No. 1 ranking with a second-round win Wednesday at the ATP's China Open.
Third-seeded David Ferrer needed a third-set tiebreaker Tuesday to advance out of the first round of the China Open tennis tournament.
No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal kept up his recent dominance on hard-court surfaces and Roger Federer also breezed into the U.S. Open's Round of 16 with a win Saturday.
Second-seeded Rafael Nadal coasted into the third round of the U.S. Open Thursday, joining Roger Federer, David Ferrer and John Isner.
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, seeking his sixth U.S. Open title, each eased into the second round in Day 2 play at the New York event.
Sixth-seeded American Sam Querrey waited out a rain delay Monday, then scored a second-round win over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez at the Winston-Salem Open.
Two-time defending champ John Isner and 2012 runner-up Tomas Berdych each pulled out of the Winston-Salem Monday.
Rafael Nadal continues his climb, reaching the world No. 2 spot, but Roger Federer on Monday slips to rankings depths not seen in nearly 11 years.
