Serena Williams was named GQ magazine's Woman of the Year, and with that came celebration in the tennis world. Another month, another round of global pop-culture attention doled out to the sport. However, that was hardly the end of it for some culture vultures. A cross-section of Serena's fandom, sexism/transphobia

If the last decade-plus has taught us anything about Wimbledon, it’s that the grass rewards the players with most lethal weaponry, though players with a little variety can make some hay, too. Here’s a look ahead at the contenders for this year’s trophy: 1 Garbine Muguruza The defending champ’s been

Thomaz Bellucci had a fifth ATP World Tour title within his grasps. His opponent in the final of the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships in Houston, American Steve Johnson, was physically-compromised, clearly suffering from severe cramping in his left leg before serving at 5-5, 40-30 in the third set. But

Howdy, Tribe. Regular comment posters, along with Steggy and I, often wish we could lure more of our legions of lurkers out into the daylight of the Comments section. As this is the absolute, total, no ifs-ands-or-buts, ultimate, final, definitively conclusive week of the tennis year, we'd love to see

I don't know how many TW readers like cats (or any other animals), but you pet lovers out there will appreciate how unusual it is to have a cat that behaves more like a dog than a feline (those of you only interested in tennis can just skip this post).

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Andy Murray is not ruling out working with John McEnroe, but does not want to share specific names as he continues searching for a new coach. "Obviously when someone like that shows an interest, you have to take that into consideration because he is a great tennis player," Murray told

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP)—Novak Djokovic rallied from a break down in the first set to win his fourth Dubai Championships title in five years on Saturday, downing third-seeded Tomas Berdych 7-5, 6-3. The top-ranked Djokovic extended his unbeaten streak this year to 13 matches, which included his third straight

BEIJING (AP) It was a fitting goodbye for China's biggest tennis star, complete with hugs from her former competitors, cheers from Chinese fans, and a bouquet of flowers from Rafael Nadal. There were also tears. Plenty of tears. Li Na received a touching send-off at the China Open on Tuesday,

A "devestated" Alex de Minaur pulled out of his anticipated quarterfinal match at Wimbledon against Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon on Wednesday due to a hip injury. The news won't come as a surprise to those who watched the end of the Aussie's 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win over Arthur Fils

Andy Murray, who will play the Davis Cup final against Belgium this weekend, wasn't thrilled with former Great Britain Davis Cup captain David Lloyd's recent comments. Last weekend, Lloyd told the Daily Mail that Murray isn’t promoting the game enough, particularly for British tennis. The former ATP player was part

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP)—David Ferrer reached the final at the Sony Open, rallying from a break down in the third set Friday to beat Tommy Haas 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. The No. 3-seeded Ferrer, who won the final five games, improved to 25-4 this year and leads the tour in victories.

MONTPELLIER, France (AP) Defending champion Richard Gasquet of France defeated Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 6-4, 6-4 to reach the Open Sud de France semifinals on Friday. The top-seeded Gasquet, who is ranked 10th, took control of the first set - where he did not face a break point and secured

PARIS—John Isner, who has reached the third round at the French Open after topping Paolo Lorenzi, says that in the past few weeks he has stopped putting pressure on himself and started to play better. In the first four months of the season, the world No. 22 didn’t go deep

MIAMI (AP) — Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross has moved closer to bringing a championship to his stadium — in tennis. The Miami Open signed paperwork with the Miami mayor's office to move from Key Biscayne to the NFL Dolphins' stadium beginning in 2019. Miami-Dade commissioners must approve the agreement

Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic staged another battle in their close rivalry. After struggling for three years with lack of form, former world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic got off to a strong start in 2013 that saw her win her first title since 2010 and make a return to the

The professional tennis tour has seen a number of technological improvements from match analytics to video-assisted officiating in recent years. But soon, thanks to a new AI-powered training tool, tennis for the amateurs may also be embracing technological advancements. The V1 Tennis Simulator, powered by Tennis Social AI, is reimagining

Karen Khachanov officially looks like a Top 10 player again. Just a few weeks ago, the Russian won a title in Almaty. That said, it was a 250 event, and the best player Khachanov played was Aleksandar Vukic. But Khachanov then made a run to the final in Vienna, beating

Simona Halep's world-famous tennis career had its biggest ripple effect back home in Romania, says her Billie Jean King Cup teammate Ana Bogdan. In the aftermath of the former world No. 1's announcement of her retirement from tennis on Tuesday, following a first-round loss at the Transylvania Open to Italy's

DUBAI—Clara Tauson will spend Friday night preparing for the biggest final of her young career at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, and though she’ll take the court alone the Dane can count on a team of spiritual doubles partners to help ready her for the championship match on Saturday.