LONDON (AP)—As the sun set on the opening week of Wimbledon, just about the only seeding that truly signified something was No. 1. That's the number beside the names of Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic, who turned in nearly perfect performances back-to-back Saturday on Centre Court to cap nearly perfect

As I mentioned in my previous post, I recently had a chance to catch up with Gil Reyes, the man who trained Andre Agassi during the remarkable resurgence that transformed him from a "mere" multiple Grand Slam title winner into a beloved icon of tennis. All you need to know

It was some week in tennis. Who would’ve thought Karolina Pliskova would beat Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the Kuala Lumpur final? Alright, so maybe that’s not the first thing that popped into your mind. Perhaps you were fixated on the big doings in Dubai, where Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer were

103731282 by Pete Bodo When we last left Robert Kendrick, under leaden skies almost a full week ago, he was beating up on some poor schmo named Middelkoop on Court 10 at the National Tennis Center before a scattering of tennis diehards and dead-enders, just setting forth on a perilous

It was the worst-case scenario, and the chilling part was how predictably it had come to pass on a gloomy, rain-plagued day at the 2017 US Open. Angelique Kerber, the defending champion, was knocked out in the first round by unseeded 19-year-old Naomi Osaka. She was not just beaten, but

After he startlingly lost in the French Open quarterfinals to Italy’s Marco Cecchinato, Novak Djokovic was in a state of utter despondency. He could not comprehend how that match got away from him in four sets. He wondered how in the world he had not advanced to the semifinals. He

With a second Serena Slam done and dusted, Serena Williams can now turn her attention to completing the calendar-year Grand Slam. Her fellow No. 1 and dancing partner Novak Djokovic also triumphed at Wimbledon, putting behind him the disappointment of the French Open. They, unsurprisingly, lead the way in this

The Rally is a new series of discussions about tennis in which Joel Drucker and Steve Tignor will step back and look at the bigger picture surrounding the sport. In the inaugural edition, they talk about the (few) other moments in history when the real world has pushed tennis to

After a hiatus in 2020 due to COVID-19, the spring European clay-court season is back. It kicked off with Roland Garros announcing it would start one week later. Might there be more surprises? We gathered our team to address two big picture questions. Ed McGrogan: If Roland Garros can be

PRESS CONFERENCE: Jenson Brooksby, following his upset of No. 2 seed Casper Ruud

WATCH: Novak Djokovic captured his 23rd Grand Slam singles title win a win over Casper Ruud in Paris.

Novak Djokovic - World No. 1, age 36 - 2024 record: 11-4, two semifinals - 52-week record: 50-8, 5-1 in finals, including 2023 ATP Finals, US Open, Roland Garros Paul Annacone, the Tennis Channel analyst and long-tenured former coach of Roger Federer and Pete Sampras, knows some secrets of greatness,

Today we begin a two-part look back at Billie Jean King's one and only Roland Garros title—won 50 years ago, in 1972, and which completed a career Grand Slam for the American. (The above photo shows King holding the trophy alongside runner-up Evonne Goolagaong.) Earned on the terre battue in

NEW YORK—If today's men's semifinals are even half as good as last night's semis on the women's side, we're in for a treat. Reporting from Arthur Ashe Stadium, Ed McGrogan is live blogging both matches: Alexander Zverev [5] vs. Pablo Carreno Busta [20], followed by Dominic Thiem [2] vs. Daniil

Here's my lastest No Mas column. I'm heading to Rome tomorrow for the men's Masters event, so in honor of that, I'm talking Italian tennis. Enjoy the tournamant, I hope to post something at least once a day from the Foro Italico starting Sunday. Next week the men’s tour makes

The Sony Open suffers in all current comparisons with its rival in Indian Wells, and it wasn’t helped this year by a disastrous double-pullout in the men’s semifinals. But the tournament closed well, with weekend finals between the No. 1 and No. 2 men and women—not many events can say

It appeared to be an afternoon like every other in Madrid last week. The sky was a steel blue that nearly matched the silver walls of the Magic Box. The Spanish sun was as encompassing as ever, but the air was cut with a swaying cross-breeze. The well-dressed and well-heeled

The BNP Paribas Masters is held at the AccorHotels Arena, also known as the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, which sits on the eastern side of Paris. The city’s more famous tennis venue, Stade Roland Garros, sits on the western side, a little less than an hour’s drive away. This seems

Editor's Note: The below contains spoilers for The Queen's Gambit. It’s often been said that tennis is physical chess. Might that make chess mental tennis? Perhaps an answer can be found in The Queen’s Gambit, a popular and recent seven-part Netflix series about a chess prodigy. Though this show only

It never has to cancel with you because of sickness or a family emergency. It never gets frustrated hitting with you, no matter how many shots you miss in a row. It can probably keep running longer than you can, doesn't mind hitting as fast or as slow as you