The IOC statement came a day after Mayor Anne Hidalgo said no Russians or Belarusians should be allowed to compete at next year's Olympics because of their involvement in the war in Ukraine.

The world No. 85 took a terrible spill midway through a second-set tiebreaker Wednesday, smacking his right leg and head.

The Ukrainian player is visiting Ukraine for the first time since Russia invaded the country last year as an ambassador of United 24, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's platform for collecting charitable donations.

While determining which player will win a match outright is important, that's not the only way to earn money when betting on tennis.

Mackenzie McDonald also advanced, setting up a second-round meeting with No. 2 seed Frances Tiafoe.

"Serena had this power and charisma that was overwhelming," says Joe Pytka, director of some 80 ads that have run during America's biggest sporting event.

The second-year tournament feels like home, oddly, for the Canadian who's never stepped foot in the Lone Star State. A hockey shootout certainly helps.

In stock terminology, Austin is buying the (slight) dip.

The wild card defeated Ilya Ivashka in three sets to set up an all-American second-round clash with the top seed.

“There’s this sense of ‘I love playing on clay’ with these guys,” David Nainkin says of the young American crop.

Can the storied team competition go home—and away—again?