When a starry-eyed young player steps onto the court for their first pro match, almost all of them have the same dream: winning a Grand Slam. For some, that goal almost comes naturally. For others, it's an uphill battle full of depression, setbacks, early losses and heartache. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni knows

Guy Forget will stay on as France’s Davis Cup captain for another two years, the French Tennis Federation confirmed in a press release. The 45-year-old Forget has held the position since 1999 and guided the team to four finals, including a win in 2001 and a recent 3-2 loss to

The 23-year-old Strode is ranked 510 in the world, having put off attending Harvard Law School to pursue professional tennis. Mamiit, 34, is ranked 505 in the world but reached as high as 72 in 1999. "It's sort of a recognition for all my hard work. It's pretty special," said

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“I was dreaming when I wrote this,” Serena Williams sang along with the Prince song on the loudspeakers inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. She had the U.S. Open winner’s trophy high over her head, and her fourth title at Flushing Meadows in her pocket. The song was appropriate not just for

Earlier this year Roger Federer defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets to capture the Dubai title and his 100th ATP tour-level championship. Twenty years ago, in October 1999, no one knew in the Brest, France, crowd knew they were witnessing a 20-time Grand Slam champion. "I don't believe there is

PARIS (AP) — Two-time champions Serena and Venus Williams will compete in doubles at the French Open. The American sisters were handed a wild-card entry on Thursday into the tournament they won together in 1999 and in 2010. They have not played doubles together at a major since they won

Leander Paes appears to be unsure how long his renewed doubles partnership with his old partner, fellow Indian Mahesh Bhupathi, will last. "As of now we are playing just two tournaments—Chennai Open and Australian Open. It was in Chennai that we first won a title together in 1999,” he told

On July 26, 1999, exactly 20 years ago today, Patrick Rafter rose to No. 1 on the ATP rankings. It would turn out to be the shortest reign at No. 1 in tennis history. Having soared into the Top 10 for the first time after winning his first Grand Slam

Thomas Muster has announced he will return to the challenger circuit at the age of 42, 11 years after playing his last match at the 1999 French Open. "I never formally retired, as I said after that match I would go on a holiday," former No. 1 Muster said. "So

VIENNA (AP) Thomas Muster will be getting a new opponent for his comeback match at age 43 now that fifth-seeded Ernests Gulbis has pulled out. Muster was once ranked No. 1 and will be playing his first match on the ATP tour since 1999. The Austrian had been set to

Sw For the moment, I'm unable to embed You Tube videos. To watch the two clips from the 1999 women's final in Indian Wells that I talk about below, go here, and then here I mentioned in my Key Biscayne preview that Serena Williams owns that tournament. But it wasn't

STUTTGART, Germany -- Second-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber and fifth-seeded Fabio Fognini will play in the final of the ATP Mercedes Cup. Kohlschreiber defeated Victor Hanescu of Romania 6-3, 6-3 in a semifinal Saturday to become the first German in the Stuttgart final since Tommy Haas in 1999. Kohlschreiber has lost the

As Lindsay Davenport gets set to take over as the U.S. captain for Billie Jean King Cup, she thinks back to what she called "the most amazing" of her three championships as a player in the team competition. It was in 1999, back when the event was still known as

PARIS (AP)—Serena and Venus Williams have advanced to the semifinals of the doubles tournament at the French Open. The siblings defeated Maria Kirilenko and Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2, 6-3 Monday. The Williamses won the doubles title in Paris in 1999. The top-tanked Serena remains in the singles draw and will face

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) Mark Philippoussis of Australia has withdrawn his request for a wild card into qualifying for the BNP Paribas Open. He won the 1999 tournament in Indian Wells and was set to receive a wild card into qualifying for the March 7-20 event featuring the men's and

Every morning of the French Open, we'll take a look back at a memorable match that occurred on that calendar day at Roland Garros. May 30, 1999: Andre Agassi d. Carlos Moya, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5, 6-1* *

Ryan Harrison tells ESPN that certain players relish facing Americans at Roland Garros. The United States hasn't produced a male singles champion since Andre Agassi won the title in 1999. "You go over there, and you certainly have a target on your back a little bit," Harrison said. "The guys

PARIS (AP) Guy Forget has been appointed as the new director of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros. The French Tennis Federation said in a statement Friday that Forget - who was France's Davis Cup captain from 1999-2012 - will replace Gilbert Ysern, who was fired earlier this

It's been 19 years since Venus and Serena Williams first faced off in a tournament final, in the 1999 Miami championship match. Older sister Venus was the defending champion and took out a then-17-year-old Serena, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. It was the years of the beads, remember those? The Miami showdown