MELBOURNE, Australia -- Maria Sharapova moved closer to another Australian Open title, set to face a fellow Russian in the semifinals who has never beaten her. Sharapova made all the big points look easy Tuesday in defeating 20-year-old Eugenie Bouchard 6-3, 6-2 -- her fourth consecutive win over the Canadian

MASON, Ohio (AP) — Two unexpected champions embraced their first Rookwood championship trophies, concluding a week that brought more questions than clarity to the upcoming U.S. Open. Who's going to be healthy on the women's side? Will stumbles in the men's bracket at the Western & Southern Open carry over

MOSCOW (AP) The drug at the center of Maria Sharapova's doping case, regularly given to Soviet troops in the 1980s to boost their stamina while fighting in Afghanistan, is normally prescribed for medical use for periods of four to six weeks. Sharapova faces possible sanctions after testing positive for meldonium,

MONACO (AP) Novak Djokovic's bid to finally master clay and win the elusive French Open title starts with his title defense at the Monte Carlo Masters, where Rafael Nadal once crushed the competition. The top-ranked Serb has won 11 Grand Slams but the French Open continues to elude him, having

World No. 4 Milos Raonic has had a solid start to his 2017 campaign, having reached at least the quarterfinals in his first three tournaments of the year. However, there’s a strong chance his results could have been even better had his body not betrayed him at the most inopportune

WASHINGTON, D.C. — When Christina McHale took to the court on Wednesday, she was the last remaining American woman left in the Citi Open draw. Eugenie Bouchard ruined McHale’s hopes of carrying the stars and stripes flag farther with a 7-6 (6), 6-0 win. Both women are trying to ignite

Patrick McEnroe made headlines last month when he announced on Twitter he had tested positive for the coronavirus. His symptoms were mild, but he wasn’t taking any chances. A few days before his announcement, he drove himself to the local testing facility and immediately isolated himself in the basement of

CINCINNATI—Mirra Andreeva withstood an up and down Olympic debut to find herself drawn to rollercoasters of a different kind in her first trip to the Cincinnati Open. “It’s not like I love them,” Andreeva told me after storming through her opener against No. 11 Emma Navarro on Wednesday, “but sometimes

If there’s one thing that’s certain in tennis in the years ahead, it’s this: The induction ceremony for the 2029 International Tennis Hall of Fame will be something to see It will be one of the more crowded classes in recent memory, after four of the greatest players of the

PARIS (AP) China's long wait for a Grand Slam champion ended Saturday when Li Na beat Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 7-6 (0) in the French Open final. The Australian Open runner-up celebrated by falling flat on her back in the red clay after Schiavone hit a backhand long on match point.

MONACO (AP)—Australian Open finalist Andy Murray of Britain and Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic have been given wild cards for the Monte Carlo Masters. Fourth-ranked Murray joins the world’s top three players, Rafael Nadal of Spain, Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Roger Federer of Switzerland in the draw. Berdych

In the latest installment of a recurring GQ series about timepieces, the Federers feature prominently.

Roger Federer has arrived in Cincinnati to prepare for next week's ATP Masters 1000. Since he skipped the Rogers Cup, no one has seen the Swiss since his loss in the Wimbledon quarterfinals.

The ATP Finals is racing toward the finish line. The semifinals are set with Roger Federer taking on Kevin Anderson and Novak Djokovic facing Alexander Zverev.

The best players make sure that their contact point is consistent in almost every shot. The optimal contact point is out in front, so focus on extending through the ball, and really exaggerating it, as well as straightening your elbow until it's nearly straight. A contact point out in front

Located only one hour north of NYC is one of the world’s leading sculpture parks, Storm King. It boasts 500 acres of rolling hills, woodlands, and fields of native grasses and wildflowers provide the setting for a collection of more than 100 carefully sited sculptures created by some of the

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While the men's draw at Wimbledon hasn't been as chaotic as the women's, there are still plenty of contenders that be the last man standing. Mainstays, such as Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, are obviously the favorites, but there are others, like a resurgent Novak Djokovic, that stand a chance.

Wednesday's Tennis Channel Live edition revisited the To 10 rivalries, where the Chris Evert-Martina Navratilova took the top honors. Other highlights from the show: —Caroline Garcia gives her hiatus update —J"Strokes of Genius" author Jon Wertheim on the Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal rivalry —Andy Roddick joins the greatest rivalries of all

DOHA, Qatar (AP)—Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are eyeing a confidence-boosting victory at the season-opening Qatar Open—but much of the talk Monday was swirling around Novak Djokovic who is not here but is already showing signs of the dominance that made him such a force in 2011. The No. 1-ranked