LONDON (AP) Boris Becker says he enjoys living in Wimbledon so much that he's going to apply for British citizenship at some point in the future. Interviewed on BBC television, the German six-time Grand Slam champion said Wednesday that he and his family ''love Wimbledon a lot; people treat us

And to think, there once was a time when Roger Federer wasn’t exactly the biggest fan of Hawk-Eye. In the Australian Open final, Rafael Nadal tried one last-ditch attempt to stay in the match by challenging on match point, but it would go in Federer's favor. Like everything, though, the

Ana Ivanovic has defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2, 7-6(6) in the Brisbane quarterfinals to win three matches in a row for the first time since Wimbledon. Ivanovic led 4-0 in the second set but fell behind 4-1 in the tiebreak before recovering to save a set point and close out the

With a 6-3, 6-2, over Henri Laaksonen in Houston, Christian Garin is into his second career ATP semifinal. After saving five match points against Jeremy Chardy in the round of 16, the 22-year-old Chilean had a much more straightforward time with the Swiss qualifier on Friday. The world No. 73

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—Three times on a single point, Serena Williams hit a serve that clipped the net before plopping into the service box for a let, a sequence that drew giggles from the Centre Court crowd. Otherwise there was no way to slow Williams on Wednesday. She hit 12 aces

MONACO (AP) Rafael Nadal was prepared for pain. Roger Federer hoped to avoid pain. They got what they wished for and reached the Monte Carlo Masters quarterfinals on Thursday. Eight-time champion Nadal saved 15 of 17 break points, scampering all over the clay to retrieve big forehands from Dominic Thiem

With no Americans in the Top 10 for the first time since ATP tour rankings began, Sam Querrey played down the significance of the statistic by pointing to the recent run of good results posted by U.S. players. Querrey, 22, and John Isner, 25, have both broken into the Top

This past weekend won't be forgotten any time soon for Ashlyn Krueger. The Texas teen booked her ticket to the US Open by staying calm on the big points to top Reese Brantmeier, 6-2, 7-6 (3), at the USTA Billie Jean King Girls 18s National Championships in San Diego. Leading

SHANGHAI -- John Isner served 29 aces and rallied to beat Colombian qualifier Santiago Giraldo 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 on Monday in the first round of the Shanghai Masters. The 14th-seeded American fought off three break points at 5-5 in the third set, then broke Giraldo for the second time to

MELBOURNE—It looked, for a short time, like the third-round match between Rafael Nadal and Gael Monfils here on Saturday night was going to be a marathon. The first two games required 16 minutes, four break points, and a dozen long, fast-moving, side-to-side rallies. Both games were also won by Nadal.

NEW YORK—You had to figure, given Venus Williams’ exit from the U.S. Open just minutes before Serena Williams took the court on Arthur Ashe Stadium, that the 22-time Grand Slam champion with nothing left to prove would come out with something to prove. And on the very first point of

At long last, live tennis is back thanks to the Tennis Point Exhibition Series. For the first time since the middle of March, when the coronavirus stopped a slew of subsequent tournaments in their tracks, players will compete, "game, set, match" will be called and, just as important, you can

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) Six-time champion Rafael Nadal defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-0, 6-4 Saturday to ease into the Barcelona Open final, where he will face fellow Spaniard David Ferrer for a fourth time. Nadal dominated from the start, winning 21 of 27 points to break Verdasco's first three service games and

MUNICH (AP) Marin Cilic of Croatia advanced to the quarterfinals of the BMW Open on Thursday by defeating Horacio Zeballos of Argentina 6-3, 7-6 (7). Cilic had eight aces and lost only seven points on his first serve while breaking Zeballos's serve three times. The third-seeded Cilic is the highest

NEW YORK—Defending champion Sloane Stephens overcame a huge hurdle on Friday in Victoria Azarenka, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the fourth round. Azarenka is a two-time Grand Slam champion and a formidable foe certainly capable of producing an upset. Judging by Stephens' pumped up reaction to that epic match point, she

From the moment he ripped that forehand return winner past Pete Sampras on match point at Wimbledon in 2001, it was obvious that Roger Federer was destined for great things on the grass. And he obviously hasn’t disappointed. Here’s a look at some of the eight-time Wimbledon champion’s milestones and

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest on Monday from the Australian Open (all times local): 1 a.m. Rafael Nadal had issues with his inability to convert break points — just six of 17. Gael Monfils had bigger problems. The Frenchman said his inability to return Nadal's serve was the biggest

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Serena Williams had an ace up her sleeve on Centre Court, and she used it a Wimbledon-record 24 times. The 13-time Grand Slam champion reached her seventh Wimbledon final on Thursday, smacking 24 aces to beat Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 7-6 (6) in the semifinals. The final point

Andy Roddick explains his meltdown during the third set of his loss to Phillip Kohlschreiber in Cincinnati and said he does not have high expectations for the U.S. Open. With the loss, Roddick will fall out of the Top 20 for the first time since 2001. Roddick received a point

Time and again, when not angst riddled because of it, you've got to love Twitter. Platform user Casey Schnabel, with some aid from his resourceful online cronies, compiled all 49 of Venus Williams' championship points clinched in her singles career.