Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova lost to unseeded Alexandra Dulgheru, and the American teenager Ryan Harrison, a surprise of the 2010 Open, was also eliminated.

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2011 U.S. Open: Fifth-Seeded Kvitova Out in First Round

The next phase in the makeover of Novak Djokovic — making him a household name — will continue next week in the United States Open.

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For Top-Ranked Djokovic, Next Makeover Is in Marketing

Why they’re the most intense in all of sports.

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Magazine Preview: The Fierce Intimacy of Tennis Rivalries

A series of controversies has shed light on how young Chinese athletes are beginning to expose abuse and reject official interference in their careers.

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Chinese Athletes Say No to the System

Bethanie Mattek-Sands wore a jacket with tennis ball halves on the sleeves to her first-round match.

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Straight Sets: Mattek-Sands Makes an Entrance, Then an Exit

Bethanie Mattek-Sands wore a jacket with tennis ball halves on the sleeves to her first-round match.

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Straight Sets: Mattek-Sands Makes an Entrance, Then an Exit

In an era of instant replays, there is an old-world charm to ball marks, imprints of evidence left behind when the ball hits a clay court.

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Ball Marks, Not Instant Replays, Are Final Word

With Caroline Wozniacki’s loss, the Nos. 1 and 2 women’s seeds failed to reach the Round of 16 at a Grand Slam for the first time since the Open era began in 1968.

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Top-Seeded Wozniacki Is Out, Too

Andy Murray is guarding against a major upset when he takes on another of the tennis world’s lesser lights in Michael Berrer of Germany at the French Open on Saturday.

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Murray wary over Berrer challenge

The first lady, Michelle Obama, is teaming up with tennis’s first couple, Andre Agassi and Stefanie Graf, in a partnership between the United States Tennis Association and Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign to fight childhood obesity.

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Straight Sets: First Lady Teams With U.S.T.A. on Obesity

Novak Djokovic won his second Australian Open title by defeating Andy Murray, his boyhood friend, 6- 4, 6-2, 6-3, on Sunday.

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Djokovic Wins Australian Open, Defeating Murray

Belgium’s Kim Clijsters ended Li Na’s hopes of being the first Chinese woman to win a Grand Slam title, winning in three sets of 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.

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Kim Clijsters Wins Australian Open Singles Title

Andy Murray’s 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1, 7-6 (2) victory was filled with extended rallies and memorable defense, but the differences in the end were Murray’s bigger serve and bolder tactics

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Australian Open: Murray Beats Ferrer to Reach Final

Rafael Nadal’s Australian Open loss isn’t Wednesday’s biggest Tennis news: Justine Henin, the former women’s number one, announced her retirement from tennis on Wednesday on Facebook. She had previously retired in 2008, then returned in 2010 and…

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Justine Henin Retires from Tennis

After winning a third-round match at the Australian Open, Rafael Nadal said he was still feeling the effects from a virus.

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Residue From a Virus Leaves Nadal Feeling Sluggish