Serena Williams' announcement in Vogue magazine in 2022 that she was "evolving away" from tennis and into the next stage of her life was heard around the world. And this week, one of the leading lights of the next generation of female athletes—basketball player Angel Reese—said she was inspired by

Elena Rybakina has a new ride, but she can't even drive. The world No. 4 earned a brand-new Porsche to go along with her third title of the season on Sunday at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. But earlier in the tournament, Rybakina had already confirmed that she wouldn't be

Casper Ruud pulled off an impressive comeback at the Gonet Geneva Open on Wednesday, rallying from a set down to defeat Sebastian Ofner, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. The former world No. 2 had lost his last two matches after a strong start to the clay-court swing, enduring early exits at both

MATCH POINT: Ruud makes winning start for Team Europe

WATCH: Managing Editor of Tennis.com Ed McGrogan discusses the switch from clay to grass.

Each week, Baseline will take a look at a player who has thrived at one of the stops on the ATP and WTA tours during their career. As a teenager rocketing up the men’s rankings in 2004, Rafael Nadal was forced to miss the French Open that year due to

MATCH POINT: Brooksby wraps up routine win over Millman

Novak Djokovic will enter the most important match of his illustrious career as a -260 favorite over Daniil Medvedev. They last faced in the 2021 Australian Open final where the Serb won handily, 7-5, 6-2, 6-2. Do not expect a repeat of that performance, as Medvedev plays his best tennis

There were 14 years in age, 13 years on tour, and 700-odd career matches separating Venus Williams and Eugenie Bouchard, but there was very little between them in their quarterfinal in Tokyo on Thursday. The 33-year-old and the 19-year-old stood toe to toe at the baseline, belting balls and trading

LONDON—Rafael Nadal says Nick Kyrgios has the talent to win Grand Slams but must show passion and consistent effort to do it. Nadal defeated Kyrgios in four thrilling sets during their second-round meeting at Wimbledon keeping a more even level during a tense and sometimes tetchy encounter. Following the match,

Starting on December 7—the 25th day left in 2010—TENNIS.com will countdown from the year-end No. 25 on both tours with "The Last Word," a look back at the year that was and a look ahead at the season to come. Here's who we've looked at so far. Best of 2010

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP)—The New Haven Open, which was forced to evacuate earlier this week when an earthquake swayed the Connecticut Tennis Center Stadium, has moved up its championship match in an effort to avoid problems with Hurricane Irene. Officials at the final WTA tuneup before next week’s U.S. Open

Andy Roddick remains on track to return at the SAP Open in San Jose, even though he says he hasn’t hit a tennis ball since hurting his right hamstring in the second round of the Australian Open. Roddick said on a conference call Thursday that an MRI exam showed a

TENNIS.com's Monday morning quarterback recaps last week's pro tennis action—and offers his reaction. Last Week's Tournaments

A peculiarly scorching sun had its way with the Wimbledon grass over this fortnight. But the sun also sets. Here, our ongoing roundup of passing shots from SW19, a curated much-ado-about-everything – if a bit less manicured than the Wimble-lawns themselves. See No. 11 10 “Casual sexism” become one of

The career of a tennis player for most means losing. It's very difficult to rise as the winner week in and out during the long 11-month season and Anett Kontaveit is fully aware. But as of late, she's been catching fire and it's no different this week in Romania. She

The men’s quarterfinals at the French Open looked promising on paper, but fell flat by the final set. There were different stories for each of the four matches, but the victors all rode their momentum with statement wins. The most disappointing result was No. 20-seed Pablo Carreno Busta’s retirement after

The people have spoken: After one of the wildest election seasons in history, a new president of the United States has been chosen. Of course, there’s a lot that goes into running a country, which is why a strong Cabinet is needed. Balance, organization, leadership: All of those are necessities

White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.—Who knew that Bethanie Mattek-Sands has a passion for falcons? The Chicago Smash star spent a day at the Falconry Academy at The Greenbrier to learn about what it takes to become a falconer. "I have been looking into falconry for a while," Mattek-Sands says. "I'll

"If I were playing today, I wouldn't play on it." Billie Jean King said that in January 2018, now nearly two years ago, in then the latest wake of controversy over Margaret Court and her eponymous arena at the Australian Open. Australia has a program called The Today Show to