The first three months of men’s tennis have been exhilarating. Novak Djokovic won his first major, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga reached his first final, also a major, and Roger Federer lost and then lost some more. It’s the first time in seven years, in fact, that Federer has failed to win a

ATLANTA(AP) Anna Kournikova is moving away from her image as a sexy tennis star in hopes of reaching out to a much younger audience. Known as much for her good looks as her success on the court, Kournikova now works for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and the

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.(AP) Anna Kournikova is still the center of attention on center court. Or, at least, on a makeshift one in a mall parking lot. A tennis sensation from the time she was a teen, Kournikova spent more hours posing for photographs than she ever did raising tournament

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Serena Williams has turned her punishment into a charitable opportunity by launching an online auction of her personal clothing and memorabilia in order to raise $92,000 for Haiti earthquake victims, as well as schools and charities. The target equals Williams total fine for her profanity-laced outburst at a

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) While China's strong surge at the Australian Open ended in two semifinal losses, Li Na and Zheng Jie believe their performances will inspire a new generation of players. Li, who had an upset win over Venus Williams in the quarterfinals, fought hard against defending champion Serena Williams before

WIMBLEDON, England(AP) Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters were evenly matched from the start of their professional rivalry, 12 years ago in a qualifying tournament near Tel Aviv. Henin closed out the victory by winning a second-set tiebreaker. She was ranked 294th, Clijsters 513th. With the series now 12-all, the Belgians

LONDON(AP) Croatia and Serbia meet for the first time in Davis Cup competition this weekend in what is sure to be an emotional quarterfinal matchup between the former Yugoslav republics. Croatia, Davis Cup champion in 2005, will host the best-of-five series in Split. Serbia has won only once in Davis

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Mardy Fish said doctors have diagnosed the mystery illness that has been sapping his energy as a thyroid problem. The No. 16 seed exited the Australian Open on Wednesday with a four-set loss to Spain's Tommy Robredo. He had a tough first round, too, having to come

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have played each other 22 times on hard courts, grass and clay. Now, for the first time in six years, the best rivalry in tennis is back on U.S. soil. Rafa and Roger will meet Friday night in the semifinals at

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Her serve all over the place, Maria Sharapova overcame 13 double-faults Thursday to defeat wild card Sabine Lisicki 6-4, 6-3 and return to the Wimbledon final. She will play for the title against Petra Kvitova, who reached her first major final by hitting nine aces in a

TORONTO (AP) Top-ranked and defending champion Caroline Wozniacki was upset 6-4, 7-5 Wednesday by Roberta Vinci in a second-round match at the Rogers Cup. Wozniacki, who has won a WTA-leading five titles this year, led 5-1 in the second set. However, the No. 22-ranked Italian stormed back with three break

Australia made its decision, but opinion remains divided worldwide on Novak Djokovic and whether he should have been allowed to compete in the Australian Open despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19. At a tennis center in Phoenix on Sunday, employee Stan Taylor said the lobby was abuzz with just one

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WATCH: Andrey Rublev overcomes a surging Richard Gasquet in a fascinating three-set battle in the second round of 2022 Marseille.

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The clay-court stretch is officially in high gear. Doubles Take looks at the action on the ATP and WTA tours. CAROLINA DREAMING It’s funny how things can work out sometimes: One minute, you’re signing up for a tournament together, having never played with each other, and before you know it,

WATCH: The Break: Venus Williams & Caroline Wozniacki representing tennis at the Met Gala

Novak Djokovic’s 2022 obviously didn’t get off to an ideal start. He couldn’t play the Australian Open, or even stay in the country. He couldn’t play in Indian Wells or Miami. When he finally did get out on court, in Monte Carlo and Belgrade, he wasn’t ready. The 34-year-old, who

The Break: Wimbledon's ban of Russian and Belarusian players leads to the tours stripping SW19 of ranking points

Tennis has been transformed over the last five decades by TV, money, technology, equipment, fashion and politics. But through all of that, the players have remained at the heart of the game. As part of our golden anniversary celebration of the Open era, Tennis.com presents its list of 50 best