MADRID (AP)—Tennis will be without a top-10 American men’s or women’s player for the first time in the 38-year history of the rankings after Serena Williams was projected to drop out next week. The 10th-ranked Williams hasn’t competed since winning Wimbledon and could drop as low as No. 19 in

The men's Grand Slams were dominated once again in 2018 by Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic—but plenty of other players have also made meaningful strides toward the top of the game. With the Big 3's greatness impossible to sustain infinitely, these next-in-line stars will look to step up

Rafael Nadal rises from No. 3 to No. 2 this week, his first time in the Top 2 of the ATP rankings since the week of May 3rd, 2021, and his 580th career week in the Top 2—he’s spent 209 career weeks at No. 1, and this is his 371st

With the Australian Open setting the stage for 2018, a ton of questions are swirling, mostly about the health of the men. Let’s take a look at the three burning questions that the men’s players will be all about answering: 1 Will Nadal, Djokovic and Wawrinka be healthy enough to

Making an impact at the D1 level of men’s college tennis is not an easy task. Yet Peter Smith did that time and time again, taking three schools to the Top 5 of the rankings and establishing a culture that resulted in sustained success. He’s best known for his time

PARIS (AP) — Frances Tiafoe kept coming oh so close to extending his French Open match against Alexander Zverev: 12 times Saturday night, the American was two points from forcing things to a fifth set. Yet the 12th-seeded Tiafoe never got closer than that. Instead, the 22nd-seeded Zverev finished out

Over the next two weeks, we're looking back at 10 years’ worth of memorable marathons and top-shelf tennis from the WTA’s boldest and bravest.​ See the entire women's and men's lists here, and relive each match with our video retrospectives. The decade’s grittiest win? It’s hard to top Sharapova’s three-set,

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) Adam Helfant has a reputation as a good listener. It's a trait he'll have to draw on as the new boss of men's tennis. The challenge of satisfying players, tournament officials and sponsors is big in its own right. Now a reeling global economy, with everyone looking to

NEW YORK (AP) — Top-seeded Elina Svitolina, a 27-year-old professional tennis player from Ukraine, says she will withdraw from the Monterrey Open rather than face a Russian opponent at the Mexican tournament unless tennis's governing bodies follow the International Olympic Committee's lead and insist that players from Russia and Belarus

“Be careful what you wish for.” Dominic Thiem learned the wisdom of those words at this year’s US Open. For the better part of a decade, the 27-year-old Austrian had looked forward to the moment when he would play for a Grand Slam title without having to beat either Rafael

FLASHBACK: Tennis Channel Live discusses the US Open men's singles event, and breaks down the draw

David Ferrer had a lot to contend with today, up against Rafael Nadal in the French Open men's singles final at Roland Garros. Nadal had won the event seven times, ultimately taking his record eighth title today, and Ferrer was up against a wall from the get-go. Unfortunately he also

From Fedal to Djokerer to Muzzovic, we now know that every men’s tennis rivalry can be boiled down to a single, semi-comical co-name. As far as I know, though, the trend hasn’t carried over to men’s doubles teams. The only example I can think of is Quisner, the late, not-so-great

Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer all ended up in the same half of the French Open men's field in the draw Thursday, meaning no more than one of them can reach the final. The Big Three top the leaderboard for Grand Slam men's singles titles: Federer and Nadal

It’s been a renaissance 2017 for Rafael Nadal who has reestablished his playing form as the King of Clay, but there are formidable challengers in the way of his quest to win a 10th French Open title. Crafty veterans, hard-hitting prospects and a few worthy superstars could be spoilers or

We're counting down the Top 10 matches of 2019 as part of Tennis Channel's Home for the Holidays. Click here to read each selection. “As serious as a heart attack,” is how the phrase goes. Can a tennis match be as serious as 10 heart attacks? That’s probably how many

“Actually, I don’t know if it’s been fluid. It’s been crazy.” Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley was candid during an interview with Tennis Channel, as he prepares to oversee 1,270 international arrivals into Australia next week. During his segment Thursday evening, Tiley dove into the complexities of preparing to stage

A generation of gifted young players appears poised to take over leadership of American men’s tennis, but its members are still bumping up against an outsized obstacle: John Isner, the 6’10” ace machine who has been the standard bearer for the past decade. Isner, who lost his fourth-round match to

It was another action packed day on the men's side as play continued in St. Petersburg and the innovative Ultimate Tennis Showdown kicked off its third edition. These are the Top 5 Photos from Friday. 1 Andrey Rublev The world No. 10 soared past Cameron Norrie, 6-2-6-1, to reach the

WATCH: The U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship began in 1910, and has been held in 21 different U.S. cities. In 2000, it came to Houston, at the Westside Tennis Club. Since 2008, it has remained in the same city, but has been played at River Oaks Country Club.