NEW YORK (AP)—First lady Michelle Obama played kid-sized doubles against Serena Williams, clocked a 55-mph serve and even did some hula-hooping in her first visit to the U.S. Open. Obama spoke to a group of local youngsters Friday as part of her campaign against childhood obesity. “I’m not really good

NOVI SAD, Serbia (AP)—Viktor Troicki will start Serbia’s Davis Cup title defense against India’s Rohan Bopanna in their first-round tie on Friday. The draw on Thursday also pitted Serbia’s Janko Tipsarevic against India No. 1 Somdev Devvarman. India captain Shiv Prakash Mishra said he hoped Devvarman would be playing the

She says her favorite surface is grass. But with Daniela Hantuchova, you’re never quite sure if she’s talking about the court or the course. Hantuchova, who knocked Serena Williams out of this year’s Australian Open, is also a big-time golfer, hitting the links all around the world. She took up

NEW YORK (AP)—Ana Ivanovic’s match was a walkover. Francesca Schiavone’s may as well have been. A pair of former French Open champions moved into the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday. Seventh-seeded Schiavone, the 2010 French Open champ, defeated Mirjana Lucic 6-1, 6-1. And 16th-seeded Ivanovic, the 2008

MASON, Ohio—Defending champion Roger Federer reached the third round of the Western & Southern Open with a 6-3, 7-5 win Tuesday over Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro, who had won the last two matches between the two, including the 2009 U.S. Open final. "I expected a tougher match, for obvious

When the draw was announced at Wimbledon this year, the most talked about first-round match didn’t involve anyone in the Top 5. Or the Top 10. Or even the Top 20, for that matter. It involved two players whom London’s Guardian newspaper dubbed “journeyman middle rankers,” John Isner and Nicolas

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP)—Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland won her eighth career WTA title, defeating Julia Goerges of Germany 7-5, 6-4 in the Dubai Tennis Championships final on Saturday. Radwanska will rise one place to a career-best No. 5 when the world rankings are released Monday. The fifth-seeded Radwanska led

Artballing, the "art" of hitting balls covered in paint against a blank canvas, is the latest publicity stunt being served up by the ATP tour. The eight players who qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals all get to make one-of-a-kind self-portraits using the technique. Former English cricket captain

Caroline Wozniacki covered up all of her wavy blonde locks under a Santa hat a couple days ago, and, unlike some other stars, wisely bowed out of singing/rapping "Jingle Bells" in a WTA "Happy Holidays" clip. (below) But rest assured: She has her fun.

When Pete Sampras completed his “death march” to the world No. 1 ranking for a record sixth consecutive year in 1998, he was so burned out that he didn’t even enter the Australian Open. Novak Djokovic is coming off a year in which he went 70-6, won three majors, and

Those of us with long tennis memories weren’t all that surprised to hear Yannick Noah sound off on the subject of drugs in tennis this year. He did the same thing three decades ago, when he scandalized the sport by claiming that he smoked pot, and that amphetamines were commonly

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP)—Second-seeded Grigor Dimitrov and fifth-seeded Alex Bogomolov advanced in the opening round of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships on Monday. Dimitrov ousted Brian Dabul, a semifinalist in Newport last year, 6-2, 6-4, and Bogomolov rallied against Mischa Zverev, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. Sixth-seeded Olivier Rochus, a finalist on

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

Those of you who don’t believe in the Sports Illustrated cover jinx should consider the case of Serena Williams. After winning Wimbledon two years ago and declared “the best ever” by SI’s Jon Wertheim, Serena missed the next three majors with injuries, suffered a one-sided loss in the 2011 US

And who said the women's 2017 Roland Garros draw lacked star power? A new star was born on Saturday in Paris when 20-year-old Jelena Ostapenko defeated Simona Halep 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. She'll be famous for the title run, and for that insane net cord shot. The Latvian was down a

After making it through a rough 2020, a preseason of training in Spain and a two-week quarantine apart, tennis' golden couple Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils have decided to take a break from each other. The news was announced on Instagram. "Gael and I decided to take a break from

The world No. 1 made herself ill tasting Chip's dinner. (AP Photo) Serena Williams' Yorkshire Terrier, Chip, is no stranger to being an integral part of her team, and the world No. 1 is vocal about her love for her pooches. But this might be taking it a tad too

When Margaret Court doubled down on her recent statements against same-sex marriage and LGBT people, one of the responses was Martina Navratilova’s request to rename Margaret Court Arena, where Australian Open matches commence in Melbourne. In an open letter to the Sydney Morning Herald, published this week, Navratilova, winner of

After saving six match points against Jessica Pegula, Maria Sakkari had more gas in the tank against Miami Open's No. 2 seed, Naomi Osaka. The Greek No. 1 was relentless from start to finish, applied pressure on Osaka's serve and controlled majority of points to post a 6-0, 6-4 victory.

On Sunday, Roger Federer captured title No. 99 in front of his home crowd in Basel. The world No. 3 didn't have it easy all week, surviving two three-setters on the way to the final, and needing a tiebreaker to get past a world No. 93-ranked Marius Copil in the