American teenager Francis Tiafoe has turned pro, signing with Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sports representation, according to the Washington Post and other publications. Last year, the 17-year-old won the Orange Bowl and Easter Bowl, two prominent junior tournaments. He also reached the semifinals of the boys' U.S. Open event. The Maryland

FLASHBACK: At Wimbledon, Jessica Pegula reached the quarterfinals for the first time.

Frances Tiafoe is off to a great start at the BNP Paribas Open. He took out Frenchman Benoit Paire, 6-4, 6-4, in his Indian Wells opener on Thursday. His first-round victory might have been a rollercoaster of up and down swings and unforced errors, but one thing is for sure,

Kisses like cream Her walk is so mean And every jaw drop When she's in those jeans By now, many throughout tennis circles are familiar with Andrey Rublev’s one-time appearance in a boy band several years ago singing a cover of “Steal My Girl” by One Direction. The topic resurfaced

Mornin' Tribe. I'm coming off a fine four-day weekend up at the farm in game-rich Andes, the final two days of which I spent alone with my little boy, Luke. The highlight, for both of us, was our daily swim in the pond. By yesterday afternoon, Luke was jumping off

PLANTATION, Fla. (AP) -- Stefan Kozlov and Sofia Kenin won the 18s singles titles Sunday in the Orange Bowl Tennis Championships, completing the first U.S. sweep since 2004. The 16-year-old Kozlov, from nearby Pembroke Pines, beat Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the boys' final. Last year, Kozlov lost

NEW YORK—You could say that having two veteran Italians in this year’s women’s U.S. Open final was an aberration. You could also say that having two junior Americans in this year’s boys’ U.S. Open final was a sign of things to come. There’s an impressive crop of American teenagers on

Nick Kyrgios got a lot of grief for his obsession with Pokemon Go, but who cares when you're the best? He set out to prove himself among his ATP peers in the Pokemon Go Challenge in Cincinnati. The Australian's biggest challenger was teenager Taylor Fritz, but he also had to

With so many matches slated due to Wednesday's rain, Day 4 at the US Open was guaranteed to be a fun one. And oh boy did it deliver—with a seething Simona Halep, Yorkshire's finest reporter and Gael Monfils being Gael Monfils. Here are five the best laugh-out-loud moment from Thursday

Despite Novak Djokovic's air of invincibility, I wondered if he would skip Rome after two straight weeks of title-winning tennis. But then I remembered his clothing sponsor, Sergio Tacchini. The Italian manufacturer, who outfits the umpires, ball boys and linesmen at the Foro Italico, would never allow it. Its showpiece

Howdy. I’m back after a bit of R&R on the heels of a spectacular—and exhausting—French Open. I just spent a long weekend on the east end of Long Island, fly-fishing for striped bass and bluefish with a good buddy and fishing guide, David Blinken. My wife and our little boy

PARIS (AP) Bjorn Fratangelo became the first American boy since John McEnroe in 1977 to win the junior title at the French Open by defeating Dominic Thiem of Austria 3-6, 6-3, 8-6 Sunday. The unseeded Fratangelo broke serve at 6-all when Thiem's backhand sailed wide. He clinched victory and fell

Andy Murray says he was impressed by 16-year-old Borna Coric after scoring a 6-3, 6-0, 6-3 Davis Cup victory over the reigning U.S. Open boys' champion in the opening match of Great Britain's Davis Cup tie against host Croatia on Friday. Murray told Davis Cup.com he figured he was physically

Rock star Pete Wentz has become king of the court in quarantine. In an interview with GQ Magazine, the Fall Out Boy bassist gave fans an inside look at the LA tennis scene that includes the likes of fellow musician Gavin Rossdale and actor Steve Carrell, and Scrubs stars Zach

Benoit Paire is famous for putting on a show wherever he goes, and this week in Monte Carlo was no different. This time though, he thrived more during the changeovers than during the match. Cue some finagling over the placement of an umbrella with a ball boy (though very good-heartedly)

Back in 2003, Roger Federer defeated Mark Philippoussis in the final of Wimbledon to capture his first Grand Slam title. The then 22-year-old stood on Centre Court in pure joy as tears rushed down his cheeks. "I was always joking around when I was a boy, I'm going to win

Nick Kyrgios says his on-court behavior garners extra scrutiny, and he reiterated his claim that top players get less punishment for stretching the rules. In the first set of his first-round match at the French Open, Kyrgios was warned by the chair umpire after loudly asking a ball boy for

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Roger Federer was tested by Filip Krajinovic before winning 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in the first round of his hometown tournament Swiss Indoors on Tuesday. Seeking a ninth title at Basel — where he has once a ball boy and reached the final in his last 11

On the packed 7 train on the way to the Open on Tuesday, I was standing next to a mom with her two tennis-crazy boys, about 9 and 12 years old. Halfway out to Flushing, the mom realized that she didn’t have her tickets. (This meant that they’d have to

Roger Federer has electrified millions this year with scintillating tennis. But inside the lines isn’t the only place where Federer has made beautiful music. This January, there surfaced a video of Federer, joined by Tommy Haas and Grigor Dimitrov, singing the song, “Hard to Say I’m Sorry.” Then, this March,