Serena Williams ripped Romanian tennis legend Ilie Nastase Monday for what she described as "racist comments toward myself and my unborn child." Nastase, 70, was provisionally suspended Sunday by the ...

Ilie Nastase is taking on a new role as a diplomat for the Czech Republic. The Romanian tennis great has been banned by the International Tennis Federation for two years because of his foul-mouthed ...

Ilie Nastase, the controversial former world No 1, has had his ban from tennis reduced – but only at the expense of more shameful details emerging about his conduct during last year’s notorious Fed ...

Jimmy Connors recently spoke about his friendship with Ilie Nastase following his feature in the documentary film 'Nasty', which chronicles the Romanian's life and tennis career. Connors and Nastase ...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) Serena Williams has spoken out in response to suspended Fed Cup captain Ilie Nastase's comments speculating about the skin color of the baby the pregnant Williams is expecting.

The International Tennis Federation has launched an investigation against Ilie Nastase. World No. 7 Johanna Konta was reduced to tears after a foul-mouthed tirade from Nastase during the Fed Cup clash ...

French Open organizers announced Romania Fed Cup captain Ilie Nastase will not be credentialed for the 2017 event due to racist remarks he made about Serena Williams' unborn child: "It disappoints me ...

Serena Williams has responded to comments made by retired tennis player and former World No. 1 Ilie Nastase of Romania about her unborn child. Williams, who announced she was pregnant last Wednesday, ...

"If I said she would have an ugly, black (baby), that would have been racist," he said, according to the AP's Alison Mutler. Nastase also said he believes he will be painted as "the bad boy" so long ...

— -- The past week in tennis was dominated by an onslaught of news. Some good, some bad -- and some downright ugly, no thanks to the controversy orchestrated by former world No. 1 Ilie Nastase.

Serena Williams called Ilie Nastase’s comments about her pregnancy “racist” and offered her “full support” to the International Tennis Federation’s investigation of Romania’s Fed Cup captain. Nastase ...