There are a few notable shifts near the top of both the men’s and women’s rankings this week, with one of those shifts in particular having some major implications for the last major of the year—the US Open—which is just a week away. The biggest news: Aryna Sabalenka has passed

WATCH: Venus Williams headlines 2021 US Open wild card selections

WATCH: World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty wins the final four games of her quarterfinal clash with Barbora Krejcikova.

INTERVIEW: Teichmann reacts to biggest win of her career

Naomi Osaka says she’s planning to donate the prize money she earns at the Western & Southern Open this week to earthquake-relief efforts in Haiti. If she wins the tournament, her contribution will be $255,220. That’s a tidy sum, but if the winner of the men’s event in Cincinnati did

Two-time US Open champion Venus Williams will make her 23rd appearance at her home major, 20 years after she successfully went back-to-back at Flushing Meadows. On Wednesday, USTA confirmed Williams was among the women’s singles competitors set to feature in the 128-player main draw as a result of receiving a

NEW YORK (AP) — Two-time champion Venus Williams will be back at the U.S. Open after being given a wild card Wednesday into the Grand Slam tournament. The 41-year-old Williams has won seven major titles, including victories at Flushing Meadows in 2000 and 2001. But with her current WTA ranking

A MASTERFUL PERFORMANCE It’s been a fairly short time since Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury have been playing together. They’ve accomplished a lot, though, such as winning a Grand Slam title and making the ATP Finals field. Now, after last week’s run in Canada, the American-English duo can add another

She was already the first Arab woman to reach the Top 50 on the WTA rankings, but this week Ons Jabeur one-ups her own record—the Tunisian rises from No. 22 to No. 20, her Top 20 debut, after reaching the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 in Montreal. It was her

Daniil Medvedev claims Toronto before heading to Cincinnati.

Scour through the top 25 of the WTA rankings and there’s definitely something missing: a player with a single-handed backhand. Justine Henin, who rode that particular stroke to seven Grand Slam singles titles, recently discussed its diminishing presence in the women’s game. In an interview with Sky Sports, Henin, who

Leslie Allen joins Kamau Murray this week to discuss a wide range of topics, from breaking into a game that didn't feature many people of color, to the opportunity to learn from the legendary Althea Gibson. It was Gibson who changed the course of her career after the question of

WATCH: Martina Predicts the Future

Sloane Stephens is a cover girl once again, and for good reason. The 2017 US Open champion’s accomplishments extend far beyond the tennis court, and afford her a well-deserved spot on the cover of Shape’s Women Run The World digital edition. The 28-year-old looks the part, serving both power and

TORONTO (AP) — Wimbledon quarterfinalist Felix Auger-Aliassime and countryman Denis Shapovalov were ousted from the National Bank Open in their native Canada on Wednesday. Auger-Aliassime lost his first match, falling 7-5, 6-4 to Dusan Lajovic. Shapovalov dropped a 6-1, 6-4 decision to American Frances Tiafoe. Auger-Aliassime, who's from Montreal, was

EleVen by Venus has teamed up with luxury athleisure company Carbon38 to end the summer season with a bang, and the new collection does not disappoint. Venus Williams founded EleVen back in 2007 with the goal of empowering women to look and feel their best, which is a value that

The tennis court is like a beacon for any professional player in their prime, calling them back after they’ve been on the sidelines for a while. It can take a lot to get back there, though, and right now, Taylor Townsend and Monica Puig are showing they’re ready to do

WATCH: Roger Federer, through the ages

TORONTO (AP) — Daniil Medvedev advanced to the third round of the National Bank Open on Tuesday, defeating Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a match that was briefly suspended by rain. Medvedev, ranked No. 2, lost to Rafael Nadal in the finals of the Toronto event in

WATCH: Potapova scored her first win of the summer hard-court swing over Shelby Rogers in Montréal.