Professional tennis has never been more diverse—at least as far as the top of the men’s game is concerned. The ATP tour announced earlier this week that for the first time in its 44-year rankings history, 10 different countries are represented in the year-end Top 10. Those nations are Scotland

For the last 20 years, spring tennis was synonymous with one player: Rafael Nadal. That’s partially true again this year, but for a different reason. Instead of Rafa making headlines for his domination on clay each week, the 37-year-old is making them for his extended farewell from the sport. Most

Andy Roddick tells the Miami Herald that he would like to win another Grand Slam and retake No.1, but can be happy at his current No.8 ranking. "I measure success with my own scope now," the 2003 U.S. Open champion said. "I can sleep very comfortably as long as I

It isn’t often that you see a doubles player walk out to the service T, wave to the crowd, and take a quick bow after his team wins a first-round match on a small side court. But that’s what Israel’s Andy Ram did today at the U.S. Open. He was

“I cannot say the difference between this year and the last year, because last year I [wasn’t] playing here,” Jannik Sinner said after his 7-5, 6-0, 6-3 win over No. 11 seed David Goffin on Sunday. “For me is the first time. I have nothing to complain about.” It’s good

Andrey Rublev left fans playing a game of ‘spot the differences’ at the Bank of China Hong Kong Tennis Open trophy ceremony, after the champion donned a luxury watch that appeared to change color during the post-final photo shoot on Sunday. The Russian kicked off the season by lifting the

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- After a year which featured eight Grand Slam singles champions, there's been plenty of talk ahead of the Australian Open about the new guard vs. the old guard in both men's and women's tennis. The champions recently have been, well, just different. Stan Wawrinka claimed his

Caroline Wozniacki, who just lost but can regain the No. 1 ranking from Kim Clijsters this week, says she’s happy not to field “Slam-less” No. 1 queries in Dubai. "At least I won't get this question over and over again: 'How does it feel to be No. 1 without winning

The pros adjust their racquets to suit their games. You should, too. Tennis players are a loyal bunch. Once they get used to their racquets, they’re reluctant to change. Still, you should keep your options open. If your game has stalled, consider trying a new frame with specs that better

Rafael Nadal had yet another fantastic fortnight at Roland Garros, emerging with the 18th Grand Slam title of his career. Here are 18 different things the King of Clay achieved in Paris: He won a historic 12th French Open title. Nadal has lifted the Coupe des Mousquetaires a dozen times

When John Isner walked into the press interview room, the first thing I thought was "sight gag." Isner had his right shoulder wrapped in what looked like 75 yards of Saran Wrap, with some sort of big ice-pack with a red filler cap under it. It looked like he had

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — LOOKAHEAD TO TUESDAY The quarterfinal schedule is looking a bit different this year with two men's matches and two women's matches being played on Tuesday. Wimbledon has traditionally scheduled all women's quarterfinals on Tuesday and all men's on Wednesday, but the All England Club is mixing

Every day until the final event of his career, the Laver Cup later this week, we’ll be highlighting one of Roger Federer’s records that may never be broken. So far we’ve covered how he’s the only tennis player ever to win two different majors five years in a row each,

ROME (AP) — Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal had starkly different days at the Italian Open on Saturday. Djokovic regained his cool after throwing his racket off the court in a grueling, rain-delayed quarterfinal victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas by 4-6, 7-5, 7-5, then was to play his semifinal later against

Every Grand Slam has major implications for the rankings that follow it, and the 2021 Australian Open was no different—here are some of the top ranking storylines to come out of Melbourne this year. The next few weeks on the ATP rankings are going to be pretty historic for Djokovic.

Highlights: Gauff d. Garcia in three sets

The Book Club returns as Kamakshi Tandon and I discuss Jon Wertheim's Strokes of Genius: Federer, Nadal and the Greatest Match Ever Played. You can read an excerpt from it on Tennis.com. Hi Steve, The book didn't feel rushed to me; I was just surprised it was written that quickly.

LUGANO, Switzerland (AP) — Winning her first title since 2012, Polona Hercog beat 17-year-old Iga Swiatek 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in a rain-delayed Samsung Open final on Sunday. In the 17th singles final on the WTA tour this season, Hercog was the 17th different player to lift a trophy. Hercog had

“Indian Wells was a pivotal moment of my story, and I am a part of the tournament’s story as well,” Serena Williams wrote in Time magazine in 2015 when she announced the end of her 14-year boycott of the event. “Together we have a chance to write a different ending.”