This week at the ecotrans Ladies Open in Berlin, Aryna Sabalenka and Ons Jabeur put their friendship with Paula Badosa to the test in the hopes of finally answering the burning question: Who is truly Badosa's bestie? If you haven't been following the interpersonal dynamics between the trio, here's a

Every tennis career is different, but it's safe to say that nobody's journey resembles the one that Kim Clijsters has been on. The Belgian reached world No. 1 and won the US Open by the age of 22, but quickly fell out of love with the sport. On an all

Stefanos Tsitsipas played his best tennis on Tuesday night except on the points that mattered most. Granted, drawing Ugo Humbert in the second round—two weeks removed from a crushing Olympics defeat—is not an enjoyable scenario. But time after time, the Greek fell short on break point, finally securing his first

Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic are still the top two men’s players in the world, respectively, and Roger Federer won his 18th Grand Slam at the Australian Open last month. But none of those players, in Boris Becker’s mind, are the favorites to win the French Open. Rafael Nadal is

The Citi Open in Washington, D.C., has a preliminary field that includes almost half the Top 20 and 18 of the Top 30, with Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and David Goffin entered as the highest-ranked players. That is stronger than usual for the ATP 500-level tournament, which saw nine Top-30

We profile 12 of the top title contenders at the 2012 U.S. Open.

DOHA, Qatar (AP)—Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic advanced to the second round of the Qatar Open on Monday when Carla Suarez Navarro withdrew midway through their match because of a back injury. Ivanovic, the 2008 French Open champion, was leading 6-1, 4-1. Trailing 1-2 in the second set, Suarez Navarro had already

NEW YORK, NY (November 8, 2012) -- The PowerShares Series announced today that Todd Martin will replace an injured Ivan Lendl in the BILT Champions Showdown to be held at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California on Friday, November 16, 2012. Martin, a former Davis Cup Champion, will join

Spin friend The Slice has a great post today about les hommes on the French Davis Cup squad, in action this weekend, as so many teams are. In the first photo (at right, from the French Tennis Federation), it appears that Jo-Wilfried Tsonga truly didn't know his own strength all

PARIS -- Venus Williams, who suffered only her second first-round loss at Roland Garros when she fell to Urszula Radwanska in more than three hours, said she is unable to crank up her serve because her back injury won’t allow her to. The seven-time Grand Slam champion averaged 95 M.P.H.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is a lot of things: shot-maker, exuberant personality, Muhammad Ali doppelganger, and France's No. 1 male tennis player. He is also, if RolandGarros.com is to be believed, "chunky." That's how Tsonga is described in the French Open website's write-up on his 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 dismantling of Roger Federer

With every tournament Caroline Wozniacki wins—she's won four of her last five—it's becoming harder and harder to say that she's actually not the world No. 1. Should we be saying something similar about Vera Zvonareva, the newly-minted No. 2 who's won 19 of her last 23 matches? Serena Williams, 2010's

MOSCOW -- Samantha Stosur advanced to the second round of the Kremlin Cup by beating Kaia Kanepi 6-3, 6-1 Wednesday. Stosur, coming off her second title this season and fifth of her career, converted four of 11 break opportunities. "Kaia was a really dangerous opponent," Stosur said. "I really tried

Here's the Spin's latest roundup of top headlines and tantalizing pieces you may have missed recently: MONEYMAKER We all know that Maria Sharapova hauls in a variety of endorsements and other off-court earnings, as well as her actual tennis take. That landed her on CNN's list of "10 female entrepreneurs

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"It's time to level the playing field," writes former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka as she announces the expansion of her Play Academy initiative into Los Angeles and Haiti. Osaka first launched Play Academy, a collaboration with Nike and Laureus Sport for Good, in an effort to inspire the next

The women's final is set at the Australian Open after two big semifinal showdowns. These are the Top 5 photos for Thursday. (All images from Getty) 1 Naomi Osaka started slowly by dropping the first two games, but reeled off the next five to take control of her clash with

Andrey Rublev is one of the few "veterans" in the Milan draw. The 21-year-old was a finalist at last year's inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals. But this time around, his patience is being severely tested. The world No. 68 needed five sets (albeit abbreviated ones) to get past Taylor Fritz

Serena Williams is in the midst of chasing Grand Slam No. 24 at the Australian Open, but she's still got her eye on the bigger picture—expanding the game. A 12-year-old named Kalli Minor is hoping to chase the same dreams Williams has achieved. She's already got a lot in common

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