}Madrid, SpainSabalenka defeats teen Andreeva in Madrid, Medvedev advancesWATCH: Aryna Sabalenka defeat Mirra Andreeva at the 2023 Madrid OPen Fourth Round01 May 2023
}Facts & StatsRanking Reaction: Andy Murray at highest ranking in five years after victory in Aix-en-ProvenceThere are a number of notable movers on both the ATP and WTA rankings today after the Mutua Madrid Open—a Masters 1000 for the men and a WTA 1000 for the women—but one of the most meaningful ranking jumps came out of one of last week's Challenger events. While most08 May 2023
}Roland Garros‘The sport moves on’: Casper Ruud forecasts open Roland Garros men’s field without Rafael NadalLINE CALLS: Can Casper Ruud make it through a tricky quarter at Roland Garros?27 May 2023
}Frances Tiafoe's hard-won achievement in Europe needs more cheers back home in the United StatesWATCH: Frances Tiafoe wins Stuttgart in high drama20 June 2023
}SocialCarlos Alcaraz sets Holger Rune quarterfinal, while his younger brother gets a selfie with Jannik SinnerWATCH: Holger Rune recounts playing doubles with Carlos Alcaraz as 14-Year-Olds | Wimbledon10 July 2023
}Week In PreviewBig names—Rafael Nadal, Naomi Osaka, Emma Raducanu—return in Brisbane and AucklandTypically a new tennis season starts with something less than a bang. Hardcore fans know to begin tuning in for late-night broadcasts from Down Under around New Year’s Eve, but the rest of the world doesn’t follow along until the Australian Open proper begins two weeks later. This year interest30 December 2023
}Pop CultureHow Jessica Pegula, Maria Sakkari broke Naomi Osaka’s “golden rule of tennis” on Netflix’s Break PointFor season two of Break Point, Netflix seems to have listened to viewer feedback and revamped their storytelling approach, with each episode centering around one or a few players and checking in behind the scenes at key moments throughout the 2023 season. Producers struck narrative gold with episode five Now12 January 2024
}Inside-In PodcastTennis Channel Inside-In Podcast: The CoCo Vandeweghe Show is just getting startedCoCo Vandeweghe was firecracker of a tennis player. If you watched just one of her matches, the passion and enthusiasm was easily to identify. She wore her heart on her sleeve, and you always knew how Vandeweghe was feeling, because she let it all hang out. For 15 years she15 January 2024
}Facts & StatsRanking Reaction: Zheng Qinwen breaks into Top 10 after reaching Australian Open finalAfter a wild two weeks at the Australian Open, there’s a lot of movement on both the ATP and WTA rankings this week. And that includes a brand new Top 10 player: Zheng Qinwen, who reached the first Grand Slam final of her career in Australia, has risen from No.29 January 2024
}Miami, USANaomi Osaka, playing “the most free” since returning to tour, charges into Miami second roundMIAMI, Fla.—Naomi Osaka said she is swinging “free” and getting back that winning feeling after she charged past world No. 51 Elisabetta Cocciaretto on Wednesday night in Miami. The four-time Grand Slam champion hit six aces and didn’t face a single break point en route to 6-3, 6-4 victory in21 March 2024
}ATP Monte Carlo, MonacoStefanos Tsitsipas kicks off quest for third Monte Carlo title, advances via Djere retirementDespite a slow start to the 2024 season, Stefanos Tsitsipas is starting to gather some good vibes as he kicks off his quest for a third title at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. “I felt good, like I was reliving the beginning and the very start of that 2021 run, if08 April 2024
}WTA Dubai, UAEMuguruza maintains momentum as seeds hold in DubaiFormer world No. 1 Garbiñe Muguruza continued her near-perfect start to the 2021 season with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Irina-Camelia Begu as main draw action got underway in earnest at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Muguruza shook off a runner-up finish to Petra Kvitova at the Qatar Total08 March 2021
}Madrid, SpainAryna Sabalenka chased Elena Rybakina for three sets, before winning a photo-finish tiebreaker in MadridSometimes, when you want to win a match so badly, you make yourself too tense to play your best. Everything feels forced. Nothing flows. For a set and a half in Madrid on Thursday, that’s what happened to Aryna Sabalenka. The No. 2 seed always comes with fire and urgency,03 May 2024
}Your GameRacquet Review: Babolat Pure Strike 100 (16x20)Price: $259Head Size: 100 sq. in.Length: 27 in.Weight: 11.4 oz.Balance: 7 pts. HLSwingweight: 319RA Rating: 61Beam Width: 21mm / 23mm / 21mmString Pattern: 16x20 What’s New The Pure Strike 100 (16x20) is a06 May 2024
}Swing free and prosper: Sabalenka powers past Pegula in MadridOne school of tactical tennis wisdom stresses the need to keep the ball in the court, to make the opponent play, to sustain rallies, maintain patience and always opt for consistency. This is one reason, for example, why a great many players will win the coin toss and choose to04 May 2021
}Kerber has found a way to pick her spots, stand ground at right timeThe setting, the stakes, the field: There’s something about the WTA Finals that creates the perfect conditions for classic matches. That has been as true as ever in Singapore so far. The tournament began with Angelique Kerber’s full-tilt 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-3 win over Dominika Cibulkova on Sunday, and if25 October 2016
}Australian OpenOops, I did it again: Sandgren ousts Top-10 foe at Australian OpenThere’s something about the month of January that plays into Tennys Sandgren’s favor. Two years ago, he knocked out Top-10 players Stan Wawrinka (No. 8) and Dominic Thiem (No. 5) en route to contesting his first major quarterfinal at the Australian Open, and a year later, picked up his first22 January 2020
}The Look Ahead: Rome to reveal WTA’s short list of Paris contendersWith Serena Williams out for the rest of the season, and many of WTA’s top players—including last year’s No. 1, Angelique Kerber—struggling to find their forms, there are no clear favorites for this year’s French Open. In Madrid, a short list began to take shape: the champion, Simona Halep, and14 May 2017
}For Grigor Dimitrov, Jack Sock and others, 2017 was a long time agoWATCH—Grigor Dimitrov's press conference after losing to Novak Djokovic in Cincy:20 August 2018
}Venus follows emotional win over Serena with strong win over Sevastova“Night and day,” we like to say when we want to emphasize the vast difference between two events. For Venus Williams on Tuesday, the phrase appeared to be a little too on the nose as she began her fourth-round match in Indian Wells. The previous evening, Venus had been at14 March 2018