LUGANO, Switzerland (AP) — The season-long streak of having different winners at each WTA tour event will continue for another week after Alison Van Uytvanck lost in the second round of the Samsung Open on Wednesday. Van Uytvanck is among the 16 women who have won a singles title in

Tomas Berdych appears confident that he can topple Roger Federer in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open. While Federer owns an 11-4 lifetime record against Berdych, they have split their last six matches. Two of Berdych’s last three wins over Federer have came on North American outdoor hard courts. “It's

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — For both the veteran, Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, and the newcomer, Jennifer Brady, it's a completely unexpected position to be in: Playing for a spot in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. How they ended up here, however, couldn't be more dramatically different. Lucic-Baroni has been on this

World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka joins a chorus of players criticizing the blue clay at Madrid. "The bounce is different which changes everything completely already," she told reporters. "It's just a completely different thing. Nobody really asked the players if they want to do it so what’s the point in

We’re only on Day 1 of 2024 and Novak Djokovic has already made more history: by continuing his reign at No. 1 on the January 1st, 2024 rankings, Djokovic has now been ranked No. 1 at some point in 13 different years in his career, raising the bar on his

WIMBLEDON, England—We have heard a lot about how different this Olympic iteration of Wimbledon will be, but after spending the day at the tennis, it’s clear to me that the differences are both greater and more subtle than just alterations in signage and acceptable attire. On the surface, it’s really

NEW YORK (AP) They are two different players and, at times, it looks as if they're playing two different games. There's the Serena Williams style, filled with intimidation and huge shots. And there's the way Caroline Wozniacki does it, with great hustle and even better conditioning. Both players made it

Roger Federer hasn't returned from surgery looking like a new player, but he says one part of him feels quite different. The world No. 3 is competing in his first tournament since having arthroscopic knee surgery following the Australian Open. "It just does feel like a different knee," he said

Roger Federer, who is the head of the ATP Players' Council, complains that there are too many different types of tennis balls on tour. Roland Garros is using Babolat balls, which some players say are fast and others say play normally after a few games. "I guess the disappointing part

PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal is a different man. He's losing sleep over his newborn baby and not so much the No. 1 ranking. Even with all of his absences, Nadal has a shot at finishing the season as the world No. 1. He has racked up 5,820 points, trailing

LONDON—Former player Javier Sanchez, who owns GreensSet, the company that laid down the courts in Basel, Paris, and the ATP World Tour Finals, says there is no difference in the speed of the surfaces. Some players claim the London court is slower than the one in Paris; some say London

NEW YORK—Taking a break from the tour doesn’t need to be surrounded by doubt and negativity anymore. In the cases of Ashleigh Barty and Sloane Stephens (and of course, Roger Federer), a long break from the game has actually given their careers a boost. Unlike most office warriors, tennis pros

Three different teams have won each of the men’s doubles titles at the Grand slams this year. Will one of them break through to add another at the US Open or will another duo emerge as the champion? Here’s a look at five of the top contenders for the title.

LONDON—Rafael Nadal discusses why he feels different playing indoors. The Spaniard has never won the ATP World Tour Finals, but says the hard-court surface is less significant than the playing environment. The court at the O2 arena in London is said to be playing slower than last year. “I like

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Mardy Fish is doing some things a little bit differently at Wimbledon this year - and chief among them is advancing to the quarterfinals for the first time. The lone American remaining at the tournament made it that far Monday by beating 2010 runner-up Tomas Berdych 7-6

The U.S. Open's plan to allow coaching during play in the qualifying event has drawn differing responses from Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. The tournament will let players speak to coaches while they are on the same side of the court, and use gestures when the player is on the

Has a tennis player ever said that he likes the fact that Wimbledon follows so hard on the heels of the French Open? For decades, pros and fans and supporters of sane scheduling have wished for more than two paltry weeks between these very different major tournaments. Yet as soon

Who let the GOATs out? Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are the center of two very different videos making the rounds on Twitter.

Novak Djokovic says that his two younger brothers could be headed in different directions. His 19-year-old brother Marko has been struggling with injuries and is ranked No. 638. "He's been more out of tournaments than playing tournaments, so it's really hard for him now to see in which direction he

Just a few days before she won the Charleston title, Madison Keys was honored with the Player Who Makes a Difference Award for her work with Fearlessly Girl. The award came with a $10,000 donation to Keys' anti-bullying cause of helping young women and girls learn to be nicer to