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.

Caty McNally had to scratch and claw her way to a victory over Anhelina Kalinina in the Round of 64 at the Credit One Charleston Open on Monday. However, the American should be better off after having come through that war, and she’ll now turn her attention to a meeting

It's no secret that the professional tennis tour is full of basketball lovers: from Coco Gauff and Nick Kyrgios, to Alexander Zverev and Frances Tiafoe, and that Dallas Mavericks legend and retired NBA champion Dirk Nowitzki may have been an ATP player had his youth taken a different turn. But

NOT PARIS—That would be Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal, of course. Twice this spring, after their wins in Stuttgart and Barcelona and Rome, I referred to the two world No. 2s and Australian Open finalists as the Persistents, and all of their plugging on clay was worth it, as each

JOHANNESBURG (AP) Former Grand Slam tennis champion Bob Hewitt testified Thursday at his rape trial in South Africa, denying he sexually abused three girls he coached decades ago and saying the mother of one of his alleged victims supports him. Hewitt, one of the world's top doubles players in the

SAO PAULO (AP)—Defending champion Nicolas Almagro of Spain defeated countryman Albert Ramos 6-4, 7-6 (4) Saturday to reach the Brazil Open final. The top-seeded Almargo will play for the title Sunday against Italy’s Filippo Volandri, who eliminated fourth-seeded Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci 5-7, 6-0, 6-2. Almagro, the winner in Brazil in

CASTELLON, Spain (AP)—Austria kept its Davis Cup campaign alive with a hard-fought doubles victory over Spain on Saturday, reducing the defending champions’ lead to 2-1 in the quarterfinals. Alexander Peya and Oliver Marach overcame a shaky start following a rain delay to beat Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez 3-6, 6-4,

Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue came out this week. Israeli model Bar Refaeli, Leonardo’s DiCaprio’s girlfriend, garnered the coveted cover spot, but tennis fans will be happy to know the issue features three WTA tour players, France's Tatiana Golovin, Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova, and Russia's Maria Kirilenko.

BRISBANE, Australia(AP) Richard Gasquet exhaled deeply and stuck out his tongue, relieved that he could finally start scrutinizing a victory on court rather than one in court. The 23-year-old Frenchman had a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win over Finland's Jarkko Nieminen on Monday in the first round of the Brisbane International,

Former No. 1 Dinara Safina says that she almost retired after the Australian Open, during which she suffered a 6-0, 6-0 loss to Kim Clijsters. Frustrated by her poor performance, Safina split with her coach Gaston Etlis and hired Davide Sanguinetti, but says she had lost her joy for playing

Serena Williams says she went off blood thinners three weeks ago and has no fear of getting injured at Wimbledon. Williams, who just returned to the tour last week in Eastbourne after nearly a year away due to injury and illness, says she recovered quickly from the pulmonary embolism and

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rafael Nadal got to 21 first, breaking the men's record for most Grand Slam singles titles and doing it the hard way by coming back from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev in an almost 5 1/2-hour Australian Open final that didn't finish until the

WATCH: Practice Pass: Daniil Medvedev, Frances Tiafoe and more train at UCLA ahead of the BNP Paribas Open.

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Two days after the death of her grandmother, Katie Boulter was back on the grass at Wimbledon. She wasn't going to miss a chance to play at her grandma's favorite tennis tournament. Her grandfather was right there on Centre Court watching every twist and every turn,