A former No. 1, a teenager on a big winning streak, the ATP’s all-time ace leader—those are just some of the players the Top 5 men’s seeds drew in the first round at this year’s US Open. Here’s a breakdown of five of the most notable opening matches in New

MADRID (AP) — It was a quick turnaround for tennis' new No. 1. Hours after celebrating his first Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open, Carlos Alcaraz arrived back home to try to help Spain in the Davis Cup Finals. "I'm very proud to arrive as No. 1 and do

Big Three. Big ballers. Big scores. The 2010s were defined by giant-sized contents on the men's side, which we'll review over the next two weeks. See the entire men's and women's lists here, and relive each match with our video retrospectives. If Davis Cup—the beloved, best-of-five version—had to have a

A look at the top men at the Australian Open, which starts Monday at Melbourne Park (seedings in parentheses): RAFAEL NADAL (1)= Age: 22 Country: Spain 2008 Match Record: 82-11 2008 Singles Titles: 8 Career Singles Titles: 31 Major Titles: 5 - French Open (2005-08), Wimbledon (2008) Last 5 Australian

These five dark horses have the results—and the goods—to make a significant impact in the men's event at this year's French Open.

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Kati Boulter and Cameron Norrie helped Britain beat host Australia on the opening day of the United Cup tennis tournament, while Spain won the decisive mixed double to edge Brazil 2-1. The tournament involving mixed teams from 18 countries is being played in Perth and Sydney

PARIS (AP) — LOOKAHEAD TO THURSDAY Top-ranked Iga Swiatek tries to extend her winning streak to 30 matches when she plays in the second round at Roland Garros against 43rd-ranked Alison Riske of the United States. Swiatek has won the past five tournaments she's entered and was the 2020 champion

Watch the Racquet Bracket Show on Tennis Channel on Friday, May 26 at 9 PM ET—then test your skills and play the Racquet Bracket game for the men's and women's draws. ED MCGROGAN, SENIOR EDITOR: Rafael Nadal It's hard to find any reason to pick against Rafa, especially after his

After months of stories about injuries, exhaustion, overscheduling and various other reasons for tennis players not playing tennis, we’ve finally got the top men in one place this week in Indian Wells. While the women still don’t have it together—only five of the Top 15 made the trip—it’s heartening to

Heavily tattooed, bespectacled and deeply philosophical, Janko Tipsarevic has stood out on the ATP tour ever since he turned professional. A brilliant shotmaker, Tipsarevic scaled the heights of the men’s game as far as his body would take him. Worn down by injuries the past several seasons, the Serb just

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Exactly 17 years ago, an 18-year-old Rafael Nadal was starting to attract the attention of the tennis world by winning the Barcelona Open and making it to the top 10 for the first time. Carlos Alcaraz followed in the footsteps of his hero on Sunday, also

With the destination of the Davis Cup determined, the professional tennis season has come to a close. Thus, we begin our look back at 2017, a memorable year on and off the court. Our Top 10 On-Court Moments, and our Top 10 Off-Court Moments, will remind you of everything that

TC LIVE: Serena's US Open expectations

WATCH: Tennis Channel Live discusses Carlos Alcaraz officially becoming the youngest year-end world number one following Rafael Nadal's elimination at the 2022 Nitto ATP Finals.

Naomi Osaka says she’s planning to donate the prize money she earns at the Western & Southern Open this week to earthquake-relief efforts in Haiti. If she wins the tournament, her contribution will be $255,220. That’s a tidy sum, but if the winner of the men’s event in Cincinnati did

Martina Navratilova turns 65 today. There has never been and likely never will be an athlete in any sport who traveled so far to accomplish so much, and do so for so long. Navratilova’s achievements are epic. Start with an Open Era-record 59 Grand Slam titles: 18 singles, 31 doubles,

American men’s tennis has been on an upswing—just recently, three American men reached the quarters of the US Open for the first time since 2005, and there are currently four Americans in the ATP Top 20. And the U.S. contingent has continued to shine in Shanghai this week. With Ben

In a men’s tennis year marked by the ascent of Carlos Alcaraz and the continuance of COVID-19, as well as global political occurrences that greatly impacted the rankings, it’s been easy to forget about the life and times of the man who at the start of 2022 was No. 3

The Break: Tracy Austin's son wins a match at the US Open

LOS ANGELES, August 9, 2023 – Tennis Channel will launch a 24-hour television network in Spain, home of all-time great Rafael Nadal and young World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, on Wednesday, August 9. The channel will be available on Samsung TV Plus and offer content tailored to tennis fans in