It was on March 11, 1991, exactly 30 years ago to this day, when Monica Seles, one of the most accomplished players in tennis history, rose to No. 1 for the first time on the WTA rankings. And it came fast—she was just 17 and hadn’t even played three full

The final day of Aryna Sabalenka's 25th year saw her fall agonizingly short of defending her title at the Mutua Madrid Open, as she failed to convert on any of three championship points in a three-hour classic against Iga Swiatek on Saturday that many hailed as the WTA match of

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — When their paths crossed after first-round wins, 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva saw Ons Jabeur make a light-hearted gesture that signaled she could see her. The three-time Grand Slam runner-up probably didn't really see what was coming her way at the Australian Open.The first set was over in

You begin a trip to the French Open looking for the French in it. As you make your way through the mass of humanity on the central pathway at Roland Garros, you notice the foreign elements: A happy cry of “C’est bon!” out of one ear, an abrupt “D’accord” out

MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal one day. Novak Djokovic the next. The list of victims of Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz keeps growing. And so does the hype over tennis' newest sensation. After defeating his idol Nadal in the quarterfinals on Friday, the 19-year-old Alcaraz rallied to beat top-ranked Djokovic 6-7

The subject line of an email I received from the USTA this morning couldn’t have felt more appropriate for the first working day of 2021. “Where American Tennis Players are Competing,” it read. It turns out there are a lot of them in action this week. Twelve U.S. men are

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WATCH: Ons Jabeur Cried "Together" With Kim Clijsters After Falling To 0-3 In Major Finals

There’s no bigger possible strain on the relationship between parent and player than competition. On match day, your child will be stressed, and so will you. Here’s my advice: Have a match day plan, and make that plan together. Here’s a roadmap.... Breakfast: Yes, match day begins first thing in

They may still rule the majors, winning 17 of the last 18, but the Big 3’s domination of the ATP rankings seems to be easing up a little bit, as a collective anyway. This is the first week in more than four years that only one of the Big 3

WATCH: Kayla Day spoke to Tennis Channel after upsetting compatriot Madison Keys in three sets in Paris.

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Roger Federer did make his way to Wimbledon this year, after all — not to compete, mind you, but to take part in a ceremony marking the centenary of Centre Court on Sunday — and declared his intention to try to return in 2023 with a

For the third straight year, Naomi Osaka landed on the Time Magazine’s Time 100 Most Influential list. Star NFL quarterback Russell Wilson wrote a touching tribute to the four-time Grand Slam champion. "Naomi Osaka shows you can be among the best in the world at what you do, and still

On This Day: Connors rises to the top of the rankings

Venus Williams [3] vs. Kim Clijsters [2] (Arthur Ashe Stadium, third match) As much as second- and third-seeded players can fly under the radar, Clijsters and Williams have done so through 11 days at Flushing Meadows. Maybe it’s the widespread anticipation of a Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal final; maybe it’s

It was on this day 20 years ago when one of tennis’ most compelling comeback stories came full circle. Jennifer Capriati—a one-time teenage prodigy who had been all but out of the game just a few years before—won her first Grand Slam title, as well as the hearts of sports

With rain having the last word on the first two days of the Credit One Bank Invitational, playing catch-up was the name of the game for Team Peace and Team Kindness on Thursday. It was also the first day players would compete for double the rewards, once Wednesday's suspended one-point

On August 28, the ATP's No. 28 player turned 25, while the WTA’s No. 5 player turned 28. Reilly Opelka and Ons Jabeur both celebrated trips around the sun on one of the few days of the year when no tennis is played—the Sunday before the US Open main draw

Ons Jabeur is coming off three tremendous wins. In the Round of 16, Jabeur dominated two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, 6-0, 6-3. The Czech lefty had been red hot coming into the tournament, too. In her next two wins, Jabeur lost the first set and battled back, and she did

Grigor Dimitrov has taken out Carlos Alcaraz, 6-2, 6-4, to reach the semifinals of the Miami Open for the first time in his career. The Bulgarian has now reached the semifinals or better at three of the last four Masters 1000 events, having been a semifinalist in Shanghai last October,