MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Day Two at the Australian Open features a two-time former champion with a renewed spring in her step, a hard-luck former finalist (times four) and a national hero who could be making his final appearance as a player in his native Australia. Victoria Azarenka, who won the

PARIS(AP) A look ahead to Day 1 of the French Open tennis tournament: Sunday's Schedule: Day 1; play starts on all courts at 11 a.m. EDT. Sunday's Top Men's Matches: No. 3 Andy Murray vs. Juan Ignacio Chela, No. 7 Gilles Simon vs. Wayne Odesnik, No. 20 Marat Safin vs.

MADRID (AP) — At the halfway point, the revamped Davis Cup Finals are drawing praise and criticism. On the one hand, matches have excited and the crowds thrilled. On the other, late night finishes and exploited loopholes in the rules have annoyed the players. After nearly 120 years of playing

Novak Djokovic kicks off his 397th week at No. 1 on the ATP rankings today, just three weeks away from a major milestone—his 400th week on top. But we don’t have to wait until 400 to have our minds blown. With 397, Djokovic now has as many career weeks at

TORONTO (AP) -- Milos Raonic wasn't perfect. He didn't need to be to advance in the Rogers Cup. The Canadian had his serve going amid some erratic shots as he came back to beat American Jack Sock 4-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4) on center court Wednesday night at Rexall Centre.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) He upset Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon, and followed up Sunday by beating the guy who ousted Roger Federer at the Australian Open. Next up for Nick Kyrgios is a quarterfinal against Andy Murray at Melbourne Park. It's about to get very noisy on Rod Laver Arena. The

It was a different type of scene in the big stadium on Friday night. The evening before, Federer vs. Djokovic offered a match-up of two marquee names with highly distinct fan bases. Coming back 24 hours later, I thought that the atmosphere for Murray vs. Ferrer would be dead by

LONDON (AP) Since 2006, only five teenagers have managed to reach the men's third round at Wimbledon - and three of them went on to become Grand Slam champions: Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Marin Cilic. So a couple of kids could find themselves in good company if they can

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) It didn't take long for the Australian Open to become controversial this year, although it had nothing to do with play on the courts. On the first morning of Jan. 18, BBC and BuzzFeed News reports that match-fixing had gone unchecked in tennis overshadowed the start of

MELBOURNE, Australia -- After a day of searingly-hot temperatures which raised complaints from players, top-seeded Rafael Nadal advanced to the second round of the Australian Open in relatively mild conditions. Nadal's Australian opponent Bernard Tomic, bothered from the start by a left leg injury, retired from the match after losing

by Pete Bodo It was supposed to happen just like this, only one month earlier. One month earlier in any number of recent years, and you could argue it might even go as far back as those painful Tim Henman years. When Andy Murray of Great Britain, with a few

With the season's first major tournament now in the rear-view, we're coming up for air Down Under and presenting the most interesting statements players made at the 2016 Australian Open. Some of them are droll, while a few are downright mean. Still, others are introspective. The Spin takes all comers,

Tennis Channel Live at the US Open: The Williams sisters win on Day 1

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) The latest from the Australian Open on Tuesday (all times local): 11:59 p.m. Brian Baker made a long-awaited return to Melbourne Park three years after collapsing on the court with a torn meniscus in his right knee during a second-round match at the Australian Open. Baker lost

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) To get an assessment of how much better Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are than most of the competition in men's tennis, look no further than Marcos Daniel. At the Australian Open on Tuesday, Daniel was on the other side of the net from Nadal, who is

LONDON -- Top-seeded Novak Djokovic overcame a hard fall in the third set to advance to the fourth round of Wimbledon with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 Centre Court win over Gilles Simon on Friday. Leading 3-2 in the third set and with Simon serving, Djokovic lunged for a forehand shot

Is it a slow day at the office? It is at TENNIS Magazine’s HQ in the glamorous lower Murray Hill section of Manhattan, where I can gaze out my eighth-floor window at the world-famous Dunkin’ Donuts/Taco Bell combination store on the corner below. Theoretically, this is a good time to

by Pete Bodo Howdy. Over the next few days, I'll be looking at the players nd match-ups in the upcoming Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Y'all know the groups inside-out, and are aware of the most compelling match-up of round robin play: Andy Murray vs. Roger Federer. Del Potro fans

TOKYO(AP) Second-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat French compatriot Richard Gasquet 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open. Tsonga broke Gasquet to go up 5-2 in the third set and then won when his opponent's forehand return at 40-30 was long. Both players struggled with

NEW YORK (AP)—If Roger Federer is going to reach a seventh consecutive U.S. Open final, he might need to get past the man who ended his Grand Slam semifinal streak. Five-time U.S. Open champion Federer was given a possible quarterfinal against two-time French Open runner-up Robin Soderling when the draw