MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Jordan Thompson will make his debut for Australia when the team takes on Czech Republic in a Davis Cup opening-round tie at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club from Feb. 3-5. Australian Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt on Tuesday named Thompson, a second-round loser at the Australian Open,

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — The International Tennis Hall of Fame is adding a fan vote to its election process in 2019, and will make other changes to its induction policies, including allowing players who meet certain standards to automatically be on the ballot. Hall CEO Todd Martin announced the changes

PARIS (AP) — Top-ranked Rafael Nadal is slated to make his comeback from a knee injury at the Paris Masters next week. Organizers said the 17-time Grand Slam Champion arrived in Paris on Friday. The Spaniard has a bye to the second round in Paris, where he will face either

NEW YORK (AP) Bjorn Fratangelo will make his Grand Slam debut at the U.S. Open after winning the USTA Pro Circuit's Wild Card Challenge over the weekend. The U.S. Tennis Association said Monday that the 22-year-old from Pittsburgh finished the challenge with 83 points. He reached the final of the

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Jordan Thompson will make his Davis Cup singles debut for Australia against Czech Republic's Jiri Vesely in Friday's World Group opener on hard courts at Kooyong. Following Thursday's draw, Australian No. 1 Nick Kyrgios will play Jan Satral in the other opening singles match. Bernard Tomic

NEW YORK (AP) - Bjorn Fratangelo will make his Grand Slam debut at the U.S. Open after winning the USTA Pro Circuit's Wild Card Challenge over the weekend. The U.S. Tennis Association said Monday that the 22-year-old from Pittsburgh finished the challenge with 83 points. He reached the final of

The six mistakes players make...and how to fix them: Tracy Austin Poor Shot Selection Each ball you receive from an opponent has its own unique characteristics. And these factors— such as speed, spin and arc—as well as your court positioning and balance, all combine to present you with return options.

Constantly in tennis there is talk about ways to speed up matches. This month, the ITF board approved an idea to make Davis Cup matches two-out-of-three sets long, a proposal that will be voted on at the organization’s annual meeting in August. A recent Sports Illustrated article proposed doing away

Carlos Alcaraz has one of the most lethal forehands in men’s tennis. He bullies opponents around the court with a mixture of pace and heavy spin before suddenly uncorking a missile that hits triple digits. Yet, what makes the stroke so devilish is his ability to offset all that firepower

Kei Nishikori becomes the first Japanese man to reach the semifinals of the Japan Open with his 7-5, 6-4 upset of Tomas Berdych. "I just kept going for broke," the 17th-ranked Nishikori told reporters. "I let my mind wander to winning the match in the second set but luckily I

Jessica Pegula may only be seven months younger than next opponent Elina Svitolina, but injury lay-offs have left the American making up for lost time in a major way since the end of 2018—culminating with a first trip to the second week of the Australian Open. “I think people still

NEW YORK (AP) -- Serena Williams shared a thought the other three semifinalists in the U.S. Open certainly won't want to hear. ''I feel like I'm going to get more focused and serious and start playing 'Serena tennis,''' she said. Whatever brand she's been playing so far has been pretty