He's experienced close calls throughout each of his 12 Roland Garros title runs. But every time, Rafael Nadal has ultimately shown a killer instinct. Today, we look back at his resurrection in Paris, where he ended his longest French Open trophy drought of three years. Previous Rewinds: 2014 | 2013

Svetlana Kuznetsova and Francesca Schiavone are good friends, but occasionally they fight. They had a blowout in Fed Cup once, when neither was willing to shake the other’s hand. But after a few choice words in the locker room, they made up. Today in Hisense Arena they fought each other

WATCH: Krejcikova began the 2022 season with a run to the Sydney International final.

Casper Ruud wins one serious battle on Armstrong NEW YORK—Casper Ruud and Tommy Paul couldn’t be more different. Sure, they play a similar basic game—one built around an explosive forehand wing—but it's in personality where the two sharply diverge. Where Ruud presents unrelenting professionalism, Paul is an admittedly more laid-back

REACTION: Collins on her San Jose title run

Established stars Caroline Wozniacki, Angelique Kerber, and Agnieszka Radwanska were the biggest names in the Eastbourne semifinals, but it’s been 20-year-old Aryna Sabalenka impressing the most. After reaching her first career WTA final in Tianjin last year, 2018 has been a breakthrough season for the quick-hitting Belarusian.

In the first all-Top 10 match-up of this year’s Rolex Paris Masters, No. 6-ranked Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated No. 9-ranked Alexander Zverev on Thursday, 7-6 (2), 6-4, to move into the quarterfinals. It was a big victory for Tsitsipas in several ways—most obviously the victory made him the sixth qualifier for

Felix Auger-Aliassime has become the first Canadian tennis player ever, male or female, to reach the singles semifinals at the Olympics, after a 6-4, 6-7 (8), 6-3 victory over Casper Ruud on Thursday. It continues a historic run—he was already the first Canadian tennis player to even reach the singles

Mornin'. Certain events bring even a robust, bustling city like New York to a virtual standstill, and it was like that this morning. After Buck and I finished our four-mile run, we stopped in at the dog run in Riverside Park, as is our habit (our jog is just his

Naomi Osaka, winner of the past two Grand Slam titles, is on a 15-match win streak in major tournaments. Throughout her unbeaten run, the Japanese star has prevailed in six three-set matches, rallying from a set down three times. On Tuesday at Roland Garros, Osaka survived yet another early-round thriller

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local): ___ 5:55 p.m. Jessica Pegula's run of quarterfinal appearances at Grand Slam tournaments this year is over after a loss to Petra Martic of Croatia in the third round at Wimbledon. Martic defeated the eighth-seeded American 6-2, 7-6 (5)

NEW YORK (AP) — Rinky Hijikata knows what he's facing at the US Open, and it's more than just Frances Tiafoe. The Australian's deepest run at a major tournament has positioned him as the only obstacle standing between the U.S. and a guaranteed spot in the men's semifinals. Unless Hijikata

WATCH: Medvedev clinched his return to the ATP Finals with a winning week at the Erste Bank Open.

1) Most club level players slide on clay by accident rather than by design—and they often do it after they’ve hit the ball, which leaves them out of position for the next shot. This is particularly true on the running forehand. When you’re running full speed for the ball, it’s

Dominika Cibulkova has returned to the Top 10 after reaching the semifinals in Stanford.

Every morning during the U.S. Open, Richard Pagliaro will take a look back at a significant match that took place on that calendar day. September 3, 2000: Marat Safin d. Sebastien Grosjean, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 1-6, 3-6, 7-6 (5) (Third Round)

Austria Post will release a stamp featuring Roger Federer next week. The 65-centime stamp, which features Federer during his run to the French Open title last year, will have a print run of 300,000, with 2,000 silver editions also for sale. Austria Post announced last September that it planned to

Thought I might drop in while trying to finish up our new-look blog in time for the U.S. Open, as well as getting sorted out with my hardware and software for posting podcasts at the Mother Ship. I'm leery about this podcasting stuff. I’m a word guy, not a Dictaphone

WATCH: Tennis Channel Live—Emma Raducanu's run to the US Open title

MATCH POINT: Sebastian Baez ends Dominic Thiem's run in Bastad