NEW YORK—For Daniel Nguyen, winning his first U.S. Open match was similar to clinching the NCAA title for the University of Southern California—which he’s done twice. “I had a little [cheering] section,” Nguyen said after his 7-6 (7), 2-6, 6-4 win over Philip Bester in the first round of the

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) French qualifier Pierre-Hugues Herbert advanced to the Winston-Salem Open final, beating 13th-seeded Steve Johnson of the U.S. 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 on Friday. Herbert, ranked 140th, will play second-seeded Kevin Anderson of South Africa on Saturday in the championship match at the Wake Forest Tennis Center. Anderson

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AO exo by Jackie Roe, TW Social Director Hey there, TWibe. Welcome to the first Deuce Club of the new year! Who’s ready for the Oz Open to just start already? Yeah, me too. But we’ve got some business to take care of before the games begin, so read

There’s traditional betting—which we’ve covered extensively here and here—and there’s also daily fantasy sports. Don’t think of DFS, as it’s often referred to, as an inferior way to wager, though. Rather, it’s a fun way to get some skin in the game—and potentially a big payday as well. Since tennis

NEW YORK (AP) -- Maria Sharapova came from behind after a rain delay for the second straight match, advancing to the U.S. Open semifinals with a three-set victory over Marion Bartoli. The four-time Grand Slam champion won 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday, a day after the quarterfinal started. Sharapova had

Some players wear their heart on their sleeve. Venus Williams' heart was whizzing around the back of her neck like a runaway hoola hoop seven games into her match with Paula Ormaechea. The heart-shaped pendant Williams wears on a chain was swirling as she careened around the court, chasing shots

Kim Clijsters announced that this tournament will be her Wimbledon farewell, and she's playing like a woman prepared to make it a long good-bye. Playing fast and looking fit, Clijsters cruised to a 6-3, 4-3 lead over Vera Zvonareva when the 12th-seeded Russian retired, the victim of an apparent respiratory

The moon over Miami was the lone source of constant light during tonight's strange semifinal saga. Agnieszka Radwanska pulled the plug on power merchant Marion Bartoli, 6-4, 6-2, in a wild ride to the Sony Ericsson Open final. This match featured a seven-minute injury time-out, a 17-minute power outage, and

PARIS -- Picture this: Angered by a line call, a tennis player pulls out his phone and uses it to snap a photo of the mark left in the clay by the ball. Maybe the sort of thing that would happen at a public court, if two pals got into

The HP Pavillion is the home to the NHL's San Jose Sharks and though the baseline replaces the blue line when tennis comes to town, Denis Istomin looked like a beleaguered goalie lunging at a series of slap shots as Milos Raonic's serve roared past. Blasting massive serves with the

You don’t usually see a clue in the very first game of a match that reveals so much about what’s to come, but that was the case Thursday night, when Roger Federer played Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open semifinals. On a break point at 30-40, Djokovic engaged Federer in

INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—Losing a set and 4-0 lead to Serena Williams at a Grand Slam tournament, which Victoria Azarenka did at the 2010 Australian Open, is one thing. Losing that same lead to Mona Barthel in the second round at Indian Wells is another. The top seed seemed to realize

NEW YORK -- Tennis players around the world have learned plenty from Rafael Nadal. On Tuesday, Nadal learned something from Conner Stroud. Stroud, a 12-year-old from Spindale, N.C., was born without hips, ankles, femurs or knees. Encouraged by parents who wouldn't allow their son's disability to hold him back, Stroud

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) Top-seeded Steve Johnson advanced to the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships quarterfinals Wednesday, beating Japan's Yuichi Sugita, 6-1, 6-4. Coming off a career-best finish in a Grand Slam, the 26-year-old Johnson needed just 20 minutes to win the first set and 59 to close the match. It

MADRID (AP) Andy Murray returns to the Madrid Masters with different expectations after his breakthrough win at the tournament a year ago. Murray won in Madrid last season for his first ever Masters title on clay, a surface he struggled on for most of his career. He has turned things

SINGAPORE (AP) — While Angelique Kerber was winning her third straight match at the WTA Finals, she glanced courtside and noticed three famous spectators in the crowd — Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova and Monica Seles. Kerber, ranked No. 1 in the world and a two-time Grand Slam champion, took it

ROME (AP) — Four-game sets. A clock counting down between points. No lets. And free crowd movement during matches. A whole new set of tennis rules will be tested by the ATP Tour during a new season-ending tournament for the top 21-and-under players in Milan in November. "This is one

Held for the first time in 1877, Wimbledon exudes history. Its first champion, Englishman Spencer Gore, was crowned five years before his country began an annual cricket match with Australia known as the Ashes. The first ladies’ Wimbledon winner, Maud Watson, was awarded a silver flower basket in 1884, nine

PARIS (AP) Rafael Nadal has lost two French Open matches in his career. His first-round opponent has lost only one. The difference? Nadal is 70-2 at Roland Garros, owner of a record nine championships. Sam Groth is 0-1. Sure sets up as a mismatch. The No. 4-seeded Nadal makes his