PARIS (AP) -- After spending his youth being coached by his mother, Andy Murray is turning to another woman to help him defend his Wimbledon title. Murray hired former top-ranked player Amelie Mauresmo as his coach on Sunday, saying the appointment is initially for the grass-court season. ''I'm excited by

LONDON -- Maria Sharapova took quite a shot at Serena Williams -- and it was nowhere near a tennis court. At her pre-Wimbledon news conference Saturday, Sharapova was asked about a recent Rolling Stone article where the author surmised that critical comments directed at an unnamed player by Williams were

On Tuesday, 2023 Australian Open finalist Elena Rybakina blasted past 16-year-old wild card Emerson Jones at Melbourne Park to win her first Grand Slam match with coach Goran Ivanisevic in her corner. Come Thursday, the No. 6 seed will meet another teen talent in 17-year-old wild card Iva Jovic of

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After advancing into the Qatar TotalEnergies Open quarterfinals, Elena Rybakina expressed disappointment at the news former coach Stefano Vukov would remain suspended by the Hologic WTA Tour, precluding the pair from working together at tournaments for the time being. Read more: WTA confirms coach Stefano Vukov's suspension "remains in place"

1. Maria, what are press conferences for? Talking only, please. Maria Sharapova had to field more than just questions during her post-match interviews in Madrid. After her first match, a reporter asked if she could throw a ball towards him. “That’s not a question, that’s an action,” Sharapova replied. After

MIAMI, Fla.—On any other day, the news of world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka defeating the No. 80-ranked player in the world would barely cause a blip in the world of tennis news. But on Friday afternoon at the Miami Open presented by Itau, the sight of Sabalenka celebrating a second-round

NEW YORK (AP)—It’s funny what questions some people will and won’t answer. Take the world’s top-ranked tennis player, Caroline Wozniacki. Her boyfriend? Sure, she’s been seeing Rory McIlory of late. Her new coach? Well, that, Wozniacki insists, must remain a mystery. Wozniacki opened her latest quest for her first Grand

When Rain Falls, Sales Rise —Ancient U.S. Open proverb When this past Monday’s much anticipated day-session clash between top-ranked Roger Federer and Mardy Fish was canceled due to the American player’s health issues, everyone at the U.S. Open was disappointed. Well, almost everyone. Employees working at the many on-site stores

WimbleSpin harbors this regal fortnight's latest off-court news. KYRGIOS BEHAVIOUR "You can be a character, and you can be box office, but you don't do that," said one commentator of Nick Kygrios' lack of effort in returning serve Monday. It came with the Aussie down a set and 2-0 to

Carlos Alcaraz swept aside lingering injury concerns as he kicked off his quest for a third straight Mutua Madrid Open title, defeating Alexander Shevchenko, 6-2, 6-1 on Friday. The top seed had been forced to sit out the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters and a title defense at the Barcelona Open Banc

Many of you know Ed McGrogan from over at Tennisworld. Ed also works with us at Tennis Magazine and is in Toronto this week. He sent me a few of his impressions of the event so far. Hey Steve, I thought I’d wait until the quarterfinals to drop you a

FedPriceless1 By TW Contributing Editor Andrew Burton (photo credit: Sam) Morning, all. We're at the middle Sunday of Wimbledon. As this post goes up, Pete is on his way to England for the second week of the tournament. Three weeks ago, Pete asked me to start thinking about writing an

Sunday’s men’s final in Rome was a battle of the recently resurrected. Alexander Zverev and Nicolas Jarry are two good clay-courters who were having strangely bad clay-court seasons coming into this tournament. Zverev was a four-time Masters 1000 champion on dirt, and a three-time semifinalist at Roland Garros; Jarry had

The ninth most memorable match of 2009 might also qualify as the most unlikely of the year. It involved that rarest of tennis finds, a Spanish server and volleyer, trading forays to the net for five sets against a guy who had recently been on the verge of settling into

Grit: arguably, tennis’ most valued attribute. Usually this week, after the traditional conclusion of Roland Garros, that tournament’s champions are celebrated as supreme personifications of grit for having mastered tennis’ most physically challenging tournament. With Roland Garros now rescheduled in September, let us turn to another case of grit in

WATCH: Medvedev twice rallied from match point down to defeat Zverev in just over three hours at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters.

At one level, the Next Gen ATP Finals constitutes a valedictory lap for its participants. At another, it delivers a tremendous spectrum of innovations that if studied closely and even attempted elsewhere can pose great possibilities for the entire sport. Start with the tournament’s lure. Held since 2017, the Next

Aryna Sabalenka made a winning start to her clay-court campaign despite an emotional conclusion, overcoming an injured Paula Badosa, 7-6 (6), 4-6, 3-3, retired to reach the quarterfinals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. "I don't have any emotions right now," Sabalenka admitted on court after the abrupt end to