For the second straight match, Alexander Zverev validated a major premise of this year’s competition at Roland Garros: Be it veteran or youth, in the second week of a major for the 22nd time or the first, when you arrive to play Zverev, you better be fresh. Sunday evening, Zverev

The ninth-seeded Williams had 13 aces and 40 winners against Vesnina, who was struggling with her game on the slippery blue clay court. The Russian lost her balance in the sixth game and set up a break point for Williams, who pulled ahead to lead 4-2. Williams' ninth ace of

As we reveal this year's edition of The 21 & Under Club, we'd like to call your attention to Team Luke Hope for Minds, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports families with children who have suffered an acquired brain injury. Headed by former Texas Tech tennis coach Tim Siegel—whose son,

SEVILLE, Spain (AP) Argentina is already putting the pressure on Spain, calling the defending champions the favorites on home soil in the Davis Cup final. Led by second-ranked Rafael Nadal and No. 5 David Ferrer, Spain is vying for its third title in four years while the South Americans are

MADRID (AP) — It's all starting to click again for Andy Murray. The former No. 1 is feeling good about his game, and confident he's on track to getting back to his best after having hip surgeries in both 2018 and 2019. Evidence came with solid wins over Dominic Thiem

UPDATE—The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) has issued a response to Feliciano Lopez's statement: "We respect the comments made by Feliciano Lopez, but notwithstanding that we continue to maintain the confidentiality policy that is applied to all investigative matters." Former doubles partners Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez have been identified in

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal’s relatively low-key retirement ceremony at the Davis Cup was defended by the head of the International Tennis Federation on Sunday as being dictated by the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s wishes. “Rafa is an amazing player and has a legacy of tennis that he will

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Tell Roger Federer a joke in French, and he might not laugh as he would if it were told in English. Or Swiss German, for that matter. Tennis’ multilingual maestro says his sense of humor is different, depending on what gear his mind is running in at the

SHANGHAI (AP) -- Former U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic fought off a match point before rallying to defeat local hope Wu Di of China 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) in the opening round of the Shanghai Masters on Monday. The 14th-seeded Cilic only allowed Wu two games in their previous encounter

The beeps and bleeps from the loudspeakers begin as the players walk from the locker room to the court. There, the crowd is waiting, and lights are flashing and swirling in the darkness. A countdown begins on the big screens above—"10-9-8-7...”—as the beeps turn to beats and the music gains

Rafael Nadal has reached the semifinal in Miami, but says he does not want more hard-court events played during the year. Some of the South American clay-court events are talking about switching to hard courts to attract a better field, as the Acapulco event has done. But Nadal said having

MASON, Ohio (AP) Taylor Dent's first match in Cincinnati in five years packed a lot of punch. The 83rd-ranked American, who reached the Cincinnati Masters main draw as a qualifier, rode a decisive serve advantage to a surprisingly easy 6-3, 6-2 first-round win over No. 24 Feliciano Lopez on Monday.

SEVILLE, Spain (AP)—Argentina is already putting the pressure on Spain, calling the defending champions the favorites on home soil in the Davis Cup final. Led by second-ranked Rafael Nadal and No. 5 David Ferrer, Spain is vying for its third title in four years while the South Americans are looking

Jasmine Paolini has picked up many mementos from her breakthrough 2024 season: two Grand Slam runner-up plates, an Olympic gold medal in doubles, and a Top 5 WTA ranking. But there's one souvenir she's still hunting that might be the most conveted prize of all: a selfie with Rafael Nadal.

SYDNEY (AP)—Former U.S. Open champions Juan Martin del Potro and Samantha Stosur rallied to win their second-round matches against tough French opponents Wednesday at Australian Open warm-up tournaments. Del Potro beat Nicolas Mahut 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 at the Sydney International, while Stosur saved two match points and eked out a

The Center Court at the Paris Masters tournament buzzes, literally. I arrived at Le Palais Omnisport de Bercy last Tuesday, late morning. Spectator numbers were sparse, and the sound was the first thing I noticed. Sitting alone in my seat, sans neighbours, I could hear a powerful hum, as though

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Tell Roger Federer a joke in French, and he might not laugh as he would if it were told in English. Or Swiss German, for that matter. Tennis' multilingual maestro says his sense of humor is different, depending on what gear his mind is running in at

MADRID (AP) Serena Williams beat Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-1 to reach the Madrid Open's second round, while sister Venus lost 6-4, 6-1 to Angelique Kerber on Monday. The ninth-seeded Williams had 13 aces and 40 winners against Vesnina, who was struggling with her game on the slippery blue clay court.

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Rafael Nadal tumbled out of the Mexican Open on Wednesday night, squandering three match points in a 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (6) loss to Australia's Nick Kyrgios. Playing his first event since losing to Novak Djokovic in late January in the Australian Open final, the top-seeded

At 46 years old, with ample distance from tennis’ physical and mental rigors, Bob Bryan may not relish the thought of playing Rafael Nadal this week at the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga, Spain. But I bet he hopes to coach against him. Such a scenario would mean the U.S.