LONDON (AP) — The Latest from Wimbledon: (all times local): 9:45 p.m. Elina Svitolina became the latest seed to fall on day one at Wimbledon as she lost to 57th-ranked Tatjana Maria 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-1. The German took advantage of the fifth-seeded Svitolina's 44 unforced errors to reach the

Reading Julie Heldman’s new book—fittingly entitled Driven(A Daughter’s Odyssey)—I found myself thoroughly immersed in the story of her fascinating life. Navigating the pages of Heldman’s riveting autobiography/memoir, I wondered how she summoned the courage to write so forthrightly about the arduous and sometimes crippling campaign she has fought so valiantly

What will I do when the Olympics end? I got into them pretty deeply this weekend when I traveled, by glamorous commuter train and Nike sneaker, to the Marriott hotel in Stamford, the financial-services capital of southeastern Connecticut. My task Friday and Saturday was to write the commentary for the

Back in the spring of 1973—a landmark year in women’s tennis when the Women’s Tennis Association was formed and Billie Jean King toppled Bobby Riggs in the fabled “Battle of the Sexes”—the Family Circle Cup was born on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. For the first time, a women’s only

From first ball to last, keep up to date with the latest from the Australian Open every day on TENNIS.com. We'll have match updates, photos, video highlights and more in our daily notebook. And there you have it. Nick Kyrgios summits tonight's mountain to edge No. 29 seed Ugo Humbert,

Editor's note: On Sunday, top seed Novak Djokovic edged eight-time champion Roger Federer, 7-6 (5), 1-6, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 13-12 (3) to win the longest Wimbledon final in history and claim his 16th major trophy. We'll continue to update this story as the day progresses. Stay tuned for an on-site

By TW Contributing Editor, Ed McGrogan Last Week's Tournaments Allianz Suisse Open (ATP - Clay - Gstaad, Switzerland) - Singles Final: Victor Hanescu def. Igor Andreev 6-3, 6-4. - Singles Semifinal: Victor Hanescu def. Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. - Singles Semifinal: Igor Andreev def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-6, 5-7, 7-6.

90341959 by Pete Bodo Sometimes, bad things happen to good people, including good tennis players. And Jesse Levine is a mighty good tennis player. Oh, he may not be a contender at Grand Slam events, and he may be better known as the lad Roger Federer chose to import to

Wimbledon is my favorite tournament to cover outside the U.S., for a variety of reasons, beginning with the most sensible—and selfish—of them all. London, more specifically Wimbledon Village, is the place where I feel most comfortable and which I find, to use a term any Anglophile will understand, the most

In England, rain became as memorable a part of this year’s Championships as did the tennis itself. Why should it be different, then, in New England? Hopefully, the weather won’t prohibit all of today’s matches, but the forecast isn’t very rosy. Because today’s schedule could be subject to change with

PARIS (AP) — The Latest from the French Open (all times local): 9:30 p.m. Serena Williams' next opponent at the French Open will be 11th-seeded Julia Goerges. The German player reached the third round at Roland Garros for the fourth time with a 7-5, 7-6 (5) win over Alison Van

20080211spainblog By TW Contributing Editor, Ed McGrogan This Week's Tournaments Davis Cup World Group - First Round [Results courtesy of ATPtennis.com] RUSSIA 3, SERBIA 2 Small Sports Arena, Moscow Hard - Indoors Rubber 1: Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) d Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) 26 63 62 64 Rubber 2: Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)

BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics: ___ Italy has won the gold medal in mixed doubles curling, completing a near-perfect Olympics. The 8-5 win over Norway on Tuesday at the Ice Cube capped a dominant performance for Amos Mosaner and Stefania Constantini. The Italians were undefeated

NEW YORK—Among tennis players, Rod Laver’s trophy collection is second to none. The replicas from the four Grand Slams and the Davis Cup are only the tip of the Australian great’s iceberg of awards. This is a man who, by the most comprehensive count available, won 200 tournament titles over

I was flipping through my trusty 2007 Official Guide to Professional Tennis, better known as the “media guide,” one afternoon last week—everyone has to have their fun, right?—and accidentally came across a description of the Next Generation Adelaide International tournament. An image of Novak Djokovic in a red shirt making

NEW YORK (AP) The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local): 1:50 a.m. Eighth-seeded Madison Keys rallied from down a set and a break to outlast fellow American Alison Riske in a first-round U.S. Open match that ended at 1:48 a.m. Tuesday morning. Keys, who took a medical timeout

May 23: a poised prodigy takes No. 1 Court for the first—and last—time at Roland Garros, in his debut against Lars Burgsmuller. A sleeveless shirt and pirate pants characterize Rafael Nadal’s teenage style, but the Spaniard commands a strategic, powerful presence well beyond his years. Nadal would dismiss Burgsmuller in

NEW YORK—It’s a big year for New York World’s Fair anniversaries in Flushing Meadows. The first Fair, held here in 1939, is celebrating its 75th, while the 1964 version is celebrating its 50th. Both took place in the immediate vicinity of the U.S. Open. In fact, the ’64 Fair is

from Steve Tignor The YouTube videos are grainy, and the sound goes in and out. The film switches from black-and-white to color, and you may hear a different commentator from one set to the next. You’re never sure which parts of a match might have been skipped over. The tennis

t’s hard to find fault with any of the U.S. Open’s numerous renovations over the past few years. Court 17, a 2,800-seat arena which debuted in 2011, makes up for its nondescript name with cozy views and general admission seating. Side courts 4, 5 and 6, once charmless relics from