As Andy Murray rolled through the first three points in that now historic 10th game of the third set of yesterday’s Wimbledon final, I thought: “Somehow, Andy Murray trying to become the first Brit to win back-to-back Wimbledon titles since Fred Perry did it 78 years ago just will not

On the eve of the women’s Wimbledon final, the one thing nobody expected was a comprehensive blow-out. Eugenie Bouchard, the theory went, is just too game a competitor to allow that to happen, even if this was just her first Grand Slam final. But Petra Kvitova begged to differ. It

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest on Monday at the Australian Open (all times local): 2 a.m. Record-chasing Novak Djokovic is feeling sore and tired following his late-finishing win over Daniil Medvedev, but thinks he will be OK for his Australian Open quarterfinal match against Kei Nishikori. "I didn't feel

MONACO (AP) Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka both exited the Monte Carlo Masters in the third round Thursday, and Rafael Nadal continued his road to recovery by overcoming John Isner in three sets. Federer, who played his first tournament in nearly four weeks, made too many mistakes in a 6-4,

In the wake of the news that this week will mark the first in ATP history that no players in the Top 10 possess a one-handed backhand, Tennis.com* offers a look back at a 2023 series counting down the 20 most impressive one-handers, and how their combination of beauty and

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Serena Williams was ousted from the Family Circle Cup on Tuesday, shocked 6-4, 6-4 by Jana Cepelova of Slovakia in the second round. "I'm really just dead. I need some weeks off where I don't think about tennis and kind of regroup," Williams said after the match.

LOS ANGELES—Given the frenzied, workout-obsessed world we live in, it was only a matter of time before tennis came along for the ride. Live Ball. It’s been described as tennis crossed with aerobics, but really, it’s much more than that. Live Ball is the tennis equivalent to a video game;

Tennis has been transformed over the last five decades by TV, money, technology, equipment, fashion and politics. But through all of that, the players have remained at the heart of the game. As part of our golden anniversary celebration of the Open era, Tennis.com presents its list of 50 best

• Picby Pete Bodo* As you all know, today is International Women's Day. You did know that, didn't you? Well, either way you can just consider this post an effort, modest though it may be, to join in the worldwide celebration of what it means to be a woman. To

PARIS -- Roger Federer walked onto Court Suzanne Lenglen, smiled when greeted with applause and looked up into the stands, where three youngsters waved a banner that read, "Roger 4 Ever." Forever? Probably not, but Federer easily outlasted qualifier Somdev Devvarman in the second round of the French Open, winning

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla.— World No. 63 Denis Kudla held his own on Saturday against 12th-seeded Milos Raonic at the Miami Open, but wasn’t able to capitalize on the big points, falling 7-6 (4), 6-4. Before the match, the American knew he had to take advantage of his opportunities, few as

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP)—Maria Sharapova swept the first 10 points Thursday, then hardly let up from there. If she can keep it going for one more round, she'll finally have that elusive Sony Open title. The four-time runner-up advanced to another Key Biscayne final by beating Jelena Jankovic 6-2, 6-1.

The last few years on the ATP tour have not been good to dark horses. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have collected 14 of the last 15 Grand Slams, an unprecedented two-man run of dominance in the Open era, and probably any era. Even during that time, though, it was

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- The grunts were long and loud in the final game, as if Maria Sharapova was pushing a couch across nearby Crandon Beach. Trying to win the Sony Open must feel that way to Sharapova, a four-time runner-up. She returned to the semifinals Wednesday despite a patchy

Rl I'm proud to say that the following story of mine, about tennis' transition to the Open era in 1968, which ran in the May 2008 issue of Tennis Magazine, won 1st prize in this year's U.S. Tennis Writer's Association awards, which will be handed out at the Open. Here

WIMBLEDON, England(AP) From his front row seat in the Royal Box, Pete Sampras watched as Roger Federer broke his record for most Grand Slam singles titles in men's tennis history. After Federer overcame Andy Roddick in a marathon, five-set serving duel Sunday for his sixth Wimbledon title and 15th Grand

Heading into the 2024 US Open, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner sit atop the oddsboard at FanDuel Sportsbook. Given everything we have seen this season, it’s hard to fault the oddsmakers for that. Alcaraz has won each of the last two majors, and he is coming off a

“I was pretty nervous all day, since I found out I was going to play,” Chris Eubanks said after winning his Davis Cup debut match against Ukraine over the weekend. Eubanks’ opponent, Viacheslav Bielinskyi, is not someone who would normally make the American quake in his kicks. He’s ranked 498th,

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open, the year's last Grand Slam tennis tournament (all times local): 1:45 a.m. Madison Keys took eight of the last nine games and came back to beat Elena Vesnina 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, reaching the U.S. Open's fourth round for the third

PARIS (AP) Easy to understand why Andy Roddick never enjoyed playing on red clay all that much. First and foremost, the footing is tricky as can be. The soft courts take his booming serves and forehands down a notch, too. Put simply, his game is built for hard or grass