By TW Contributing Editor, Ed McGrogan Last Week's Tournaments Olympic Tennis Event (ATP & WTA - Hard - Beijing, China) - Men's Singles Gold Medal Match: Rafael Nadal def. Fernando Gonzalez 6-3, 7-6, 6-3. - Men's Singles Semifinal: Fernando Gonzalez def. James Blake 4-6, 7-5, 11-9. - Men's Singles Semifinal:

No signs of trouble so far for the two men who've faced off in the past two finals. Dominic Thiem rolled to his first set, 6-1, over Jack Sock, before Rafael Nadal joined him with a 6-1 lead of his own over Mackenzie McDonald. After taking a short warmup, Serena

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Vera Zvonareva calls her “great for women’s tennis.” Li Na says she’s an “amazing player.” Doubles star Mike Bryan considers her “one of the best in the mix.” Justine Henin’s retirement brought tributes across tennis Thursday for the seven-time Grand Slam winner who was competing only days earlier

Once upon a time, February was a quiet and peaceful tennis month. The big names took early vacations after their exploits in Australia, and the tours didn’t force them back on court until March, when the mandatory events in Indian Wells and Miami came around. But this section of the

Tennis Channel Live: Andy Murray's week in Metz

MATCH POINT: Djokovic-Krajinovic seal Paris Masters opener

It’s been an historic summer, a tearful summer, a lordly summer. We’ll likely never witness a month of all-time achievements like the one we just saw from Roger Federer. But it’s also been one-sided summer, because the person who has defined this era with Federer, Rafael Nadal, has been missing.

When 20-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas was called to the Australian Open’s main interview room on Friday, he may not have been properly dressed for the occasion. Compared to the summer heat outside, the room was cold, and—according to one eyewitness—so was he. “He’s frozen and shivering,” French reporter Carole Bouchard wrote

“I’m really glad we’re doing this,” Jim Courier said to me as we walked on court at Madison Square Garden a few weeks ago before one of his PowerShares Series events. “I want to see what you’ve got.” His smile was a little wide, and his eyes a little bright,

The first Monday of the U.S. Open is always bittersweet, marking as it does the start of autumn’s traditional march of the yuppies back to New York. Like the swirling winds and the (grating) talk of Bill Parcells vs. Terrell Owens—come back to Philly, T.O., all is forgiven!—the Open is

103159585 by Pete Bodo Howdy. Isn't in nice to have the Bank of the West Classic at Stanford to kick around, in a good way? It's always good news when the WTA produces a sub-major tournament with story lines that crackle and sizzle like a downed power line. Any number

Mornin', everyone. It's shaping up as old-timer's day at the French Open, with Marat Safin and Lleyton Hewitt both cruising to relatively painless wins, and how about 35-year old Fabrice Santoro - a straight set winner today over Evgeny Korolev on Court 3!

The start of the spring clay-court season coincides with tax time, fitting for the surface that can exact a demanding toll on players—even those typically exempt from early-round upsets. Let's dive into the dirt to explore some of the skids, streaks, and story lines emerging from this week's clay-court tournaments

From the perspective of the general sports fan, there’s still a (misguided) sense that tennis doesn’t belong in the Olympics. In their minds, it did just fine without the Games from 1924 to 1988, and tennis players already have four Holy Grail two-week events of their own, called the Grand

Tennis has lost one of its most remarkable legends. Dennis Ralston died on Sunday, December 6 at the age of 78, from a battle with cancer. At the time, he was living in Austin, Texas. Ralston is survived by his wife of 56 years, Linda, and their three children, Mike,

Here’s a rec column to end the week. For pro ball, check out my latest jingoistic war-cry at ESPN.com. (Can't really vouch for the headline) I'll be back Sunday to report on the smoking ruins from Cincy and Toronto. For now, you can read Kamakshi from Canada. Summer is always

Does sitting through rain delays seem more irritating than it once did? It has felt that way to me the last few years at the French Open and the U.S. Open. If it’s true, we can probably blame the All England Club. Having a roof over Centre Court has made

Love the Australian Open, always love the Aussie Open. The late nights, the bright courts, the blistering sun that you can almost will yourself to feel on a cold night in New York, the bleary-eyed exhaustion the next day—it’s like a nighttime winter vacation for American tennis fans. Something about

WATCH–A look at the ATP rankings this week:

Was it a terrible week for pro tennis? Most outside observers would say yes, considering that a recreational-drug case on the women’s side was added to the ongoing revelations of match-fixing on the men’s. And if you really, really care what Tony Kornheiser or the talking suits at SportsCenter think