MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) Roger Federer doesn't think he needs to be in a hurry to break Pete Sampras' Grand Slam record. Federer is bidding to equal Sampras' 14 major titles by capturing the Australian Open. The growing perception is that the 27-year-old Swiss will find it harder than in recent years

The first two entries in our Top 5 Stats of the Year saw Barbora Krejcikova pull off a historic Top 3 sweep and Coco Gauff become the first U.S. teenager to win the US Open this century. Today, a 20-year-old ends a 21-year drought. This year’s Wimbledon final was a

MELBOURNE—Back in the days when the Big Four occupied the ATP’s Top 4 ranking spots, the draws at the Grand Slams were studies in logical, inescapable repetition. Tournament after tournament, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, and Andy Murray were placed in separate quarters and thus were heavy favorites to

Hi all - here's your Crisis Center for today, for your commentary and match-calling of the ongoing matches at Melbourne Park. Given the volume of site traffic we are currently experiencing, we request that you keep your comments on-topic, i.e. focused on the day's tennis. Matches of the Day: Men:

Steve, Judging from yesterday it didn’t seem possible, but the sun is making a few patchy appearances today. And looking at the long and tremendous slate of action on tap, let’s hope it’s not a fluke. All the matches from yesterday will be completed, plus Roddick, Hewitt, Nadal are scheduled,

Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis has been out of action all year after undergoing shoulder surgery. But he’s found positive ways to spend his time, like donating $500 to the Childhood Cancer Association in what’s called the Ultimate Pie Challenge.

TOKYO(AP) Second-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France coasted into the final of the Japan Open on Saturday with a 6-3, 6-3 win over compatriot Gael Monfils. Tsonga broke Monfils with a forehand volley to go up 5-3 in the second set and then closed out the match in just 55 minutes

MELBOURNE—There's one undeniable upside to leaving your apartment in Brooklyn for a hotel room here: The chances are much slimmer that your newspapers are going to be stolen from your door in the morning. As in London, but not as much in New York, print news is still a presence

Grass is the only surface that lives during play, but it was a burial ground for streaks and milestones today. Wild card Dustin Brown dismissed Rafael Nadal in Halle, 6-4, 6-1, denying the nine-time French Open champion his 700th career victory. Wily Radek Stepanek saved eight set points to stun

LONDON (AP) Richard Gasquet earned his 400th ATP tour victory Monday by beating Italian qualifier Simone Bolelli 6-1, 6-2 in just 56 minutes to reach the second round at Queen's Club. Gasquet is the third Frenchman to reach that milestone in the Open era, after Yannick Noah (476 wins) and

TOKYO(AP) Second-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France overpowered qualifier Ernests Gulbis 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Japan Open. Tsonga hit 19 aces including two to close out the match in 1 hour, 31 minutes at Ariake Colosseum. Latvian Gulbis had 11 aces and looked

NEW YORK (AP) If Roger Federer is going to reach a seventh consecutive U.S. Open title match, 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 in

Good morning all. I'll be at Queen's Club again today to follow the matches there. I also have pictures for you from yesterday, but I'll need to post the web gallery later on in this space. I picked up a cold yesterday, probably after spending so much time in the

On Friday I began by quoting from Gordon Forbes’ amateur-era memoir, A Handful of Summers. Since you can't really beat the man’s writing when it comes to tennis anecdotes and humor, I’ll open this post by referencing his second book. No quotes are needed; the title alone should be enough

by Pete Bodo Well, here we are again, culling and mulling the news, now that we don't have a major event to keep us otherwise occuped. So let's get right to it. Money For Nothing A fair amount of the news in recent days has been created or generated by

PARIS (AP) If Novak Djokovic is going to win a fourth consecutive Grand Slam title, he might have to beat Roger Federer in the French Open semifinals. Friday's draw set them up to face each other in Paris at the same stage as last year, when Federer ended Djokovic's 43-match

Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic practice at the Australian Open

Rosangel, one of our most devoted and astute comment posters, had an intriguing idea after she watched Novak Djokovic's impressive performance at the two recent Masters Series events (Indian Wells and Miami). Knowing how tough it is to play your way to the top and stay there, she decided to

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Petra Kvitova is closing in on another landmark at the Australian Open, seven months after her first Grand Slam title. Six players are vying for the No. 1 ranking at the Australian Open. Unlike most players, Kvitova said it was never a childhood dream. `When I started

A true comedian knows exactly how to craft a joke. He also knows when to get out in front of it. Though he's still in more than fighting shape, if not at a touring-pro fitness level, Andy Roddick dubbed himself "a fat pusher with an average serve" ahead of facing