Albert Ramos-Vinolas and Pablo Cuevas may have won their semifinal matches on Saturday to advance to the Brasil Open final, but perhaps the biggest hit of the tournament that day were the ball dogs.

SAO PAULO (AP) Four trained shelter dogs that once roamed the streets of Sao Paulo found themselves center stage at the Brazil Open tournament. In an exhibition with players Roberto Carballes Baena of Spain and Gastao Elias of Portugal, the canines Frida, Costela, Mel and Isabelle engaged onlookers Thursday night

It's not everyday a child gets to ask a professional player questions, and be taken seriously. Brenna Sherman, a kid reporter, interviewed Alexander Zverev about everything, from his hair to his dog. She asked, "You're such a big guy, why do you have such a little dog?" Considering the world

ROME (AP) The gourmet food Serena Williams ordered off the hotel room-service menu for dogs looked good enough for her to eat. So the top-ranked tennis player sampled it, and later got sick. Williams posted a video Wednesday on Snapchat showing the salmon and rice dish she ordered for her

Andy Roddick's dogs are named Billie Jean and Bob Costas, which is important to take note of. "I've been a dog person my entire life," Roddick recently told the Houston Chronicle. "I grew up with dogs. My mother-in-law rescues dogs. We [he, wife Brooklyn Decker and young son Hank] have

Roger Federer, champion of 19 Grand Slams and arguably the greatest player of all time, is afraid of dogs. Wilson treated the Swiss to playtime with a group of dogs of all sizes for his 36th birthday back in August. "I'm a little bit scared of dogs to be honest,"

The Hamburg European Open provided a compelling answer to Buzzfeed’s “Chris Evans Plays With Puppies” by conducting an interview with Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Sir Winston, the tournament’s official transportation dog. Before the Spaniard took the court for 6-2, 6-2 victory over Jozef Kovalik, the noted animal lover known as

On April Fools' Day, the US Open pranked millions of fans by announcing ballperson puppies, a joke that led to significant disappointment—and several players volunteering their own dogs for the gig. The tournament wasn't entirely lying, though, as it's now held "ball dog tryouts" and posted the evidence on Instagram:

Alexander Zverev is seeded fourth this week at the ATP Masters 1000 in Paris, and he's got a secret weapon. The 20-year-old was joined during a practice session by his dog, Lovik. Lovik became a star in Washington, where Zverev won the title and saluted his family dog in his

If Venus Williams is to be believed, and most often she is, her Havanese dog spoke to her about what the print should be for her new EleVen by Venus tennis/athleisure collection. "This is a special collection because it was a collaboration with my dog," she shared with Shape. "In

WEST SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va.—Who let the dogs in?! The Greenbrier has been overrun by the cutest canines watching their owners duke it out in Creekside Stadium. Seven players brought dogs, and one of them is Tsonga, a five-year-old Ori Pei named after Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for his forehead wrinkle. The

I don't know how many TW readers like cats (or any other animals), but you pet lovers out there will appreciate how unusual it is to have a cat that behaves more like a dog than a feline (those of you only interested in tennis can just skip this post).

The Artist Formerly (or Never) Known as Mad Dog came a bit unglued at his press conference after losing a five-set marathon to No. 16 Kei Nishikori yesterday at the Australian Open. Australia's Marinko Matosevic is now an incredible 0-12 in Grand Slam main-draw matches. He also made no friends,

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When John Isner won his 11th career title on Sunday in Newport, he won more than just prize money and 250 ATP points. His 65 aces during the week meant that 650 pet food meals will be donated to the Humane Society Shelter SouthCoast.

Novak Djokovic is in the midst of defending his Australian Open title, but he's pausing his regular programming to let everyone know he loves dogs. The 16-time Grand Slam champion may be deathly serious on the court, but he's not afraid to have a lot of fun off of it,

Players were in for a treat in Sao Paulo, once again. Instead of the traditional ballkids retrieving balls, the Brasil Open employed dogs.

These are called, for a reason that escapes me, the dog days of summer. I know the term from America’s own summer game, baseball. While the rest of the world heads for the beach, or the mountains, or just deeper into the air conditioning, major league baseball players are often

Andre Agassi shared a fun photo of his huge dog reaching high for a toy. It's just another day in the life of Agassi, who's laying low in Las Vegas as his pupil Novak Djokovic recovers from an elbow injury. Jimmy Fallon, yes, the Jimmy Fallon, found the puppy post

It seems too cute to be true, but there they are. A trio of trained dogs—named Oscar, Ted, and Super Teddy, no less—served as ball kids for an exhibition encounter between Venus Williams and Svetlana Kuznetsova at the ASB Classic, the WTA Tour event in Auckland, New Zealand. Here's the