THE BREAK: Rafa Out Of RG

A new first-time women's Grand Slam champion is assured at the French Open, with none of the four semifinalists having won a major before. Jelena Jankovic and Samantha Stosur will face each other in the first semifinal, and Francesca Schaivone and Elena Dementieva in the other. Dementieva has previously reached

Nina Pantic reports from the 2016 Australian Open on second-week matches—and, in Down Under the Radar, aspects of the tournament that go beyond the court. MELBOURNE, Australia—Players are treated like royalty at all the Grand Slams, but the Australian Open pushes to be the grandest. And the Happy Slam is

Former U.S. Open finalist Cedric Pioline says he does not see 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer winning another major. The Swiss has lost early in his last three tournaments and is dealing with a back injury. He is said to be questionable for the tournament in Montreal, which begins

Emma Raducanu has created A LOT of history with her run to the US Open title this year—first qualifier to win a Grand Slam title in the Open Era, first British woman to win a major since Virginia Wade at Wimbledon in 1977, youngest player to win a major since

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — One could never accuse Venus Williams of being sensitive about her age. Not the way she keeps making self-deprecating jokes about it at the Australian Open. Case in point: Asked about the Australian great Margaret Court after her third-round win over China's Duan Yingying at Margaret

Janko Tipsarevic, who defeated Andy Roddick at Wimbledon in 2008 and in their second-round match at the U.S. Open on Wednesday night, on what Roddick needs to do to win another Slam: "He needs to be more aggressive. But, yes, I think he can. He needs to change his game

Rafael Nadal made an already-legendary career even more so by winning his 11th French Open title on Sunday. Here are 17 stats to go along with the Spaniard’s 17th career Grand Slam title: 1. He’s the first man in tennis history to win the same Grand Slam tournament 11 times.

LONDON (AP) Before looking ahead to the Wimbledon final between Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber on Saturday, take a moment to look back at the American's second-round match last week. After dropping the opening set against Christina McHale in a ragged tiebreaker, Williams plopped herself in her sideline chair and

LONDON (AP) Roger Federer wants to win at least 20 Grand Slam titles before he retires. The 29-year-old Swiss player earned his 16th title with a victory at the Australian Open this year. But he failed to get beyond the quarterfinals at the French Open and Wimbledon. He's dropped to

For only being 21 years old, Naomi Osaka has already had a better career than a lot of players. Her two Grand Slam titles and current world No. 1 ranking have made her into a global phenom. All eyes are on the Japanese player during this year's US Open, as

World No. 1 Maria Sharapova, who completed a career Grand Slam by winning the 2012 French Open, said that she did not celebrate the victory wildly, but still was extremely satisfied. "Celebration I think has many different meanings," she told reporters. "It has different meanings for everyone. For me it

Grigor Dimitrov has been on the cusp of greatness his entire career. The Bulgarian has been as high as No. 3 in the rankings and won the ATP Finals in 2017. Yet despite his brushes with superstardom, Dimitrov has never been to the final of a Grand Slam or been

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — At the draw ceremony for the season-ending WTA Finals in October, the emcee called Jessica Pegula to the front of the room and asked the 28-year-old American about her championship at an event in Mexico a handful of days earlier. He called it the "biggest title"

PARIS (AP) Rafael Nadal is gaining on Roger Federer. Quickly. By winning four of the past five Grand Slam tournaments - capped by a victory over Federer in the French Open final - Nadal has raised his career haul to 10 major championships. That's only six fewer than Federer's proudly

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year (all times local): 6:55 p.m. Rafael Nadal won his 16th Grand Slam title by sweeping Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in the U.S. Open final. It's the third U.S. Open title

LONDON (AP) Her game in high gear, history in the offing, Serena Williams is perfectly content to let everyone else talk about what a victory in the Wimbledon final would mean. A ''Serena Slam'' of four consecutive major titles. The third leg of a calendar-year Grand Slam. A 21st major

Belinda Bencic isn't putting more pressure on herself because she's become a Top 10 player—instead, she suggests she might loosen up. Bencic, now ranked No. 7, reached the Top 10 by advancing to the final of St. Petersburg. "I'm very pleased to be in the Top 10,” Bencic told press

Some of the greatest players in history have come from Australia, including Evonne Goolagong, Margaret Smith, Rod Laver, Lleyton Hewitt and Patrick Rafter. Over 30 Australians have become Grand Slam champions. The Aussies have kept up their namesake in the last few decades. With big names like Ashleigh Barty, Samantha

This year marks the 50th anniversary of TENNIS Magazine's founding in 1965. To commemorate the occasion, we'll look back each Thursday at one of the 50 moments that have defined the last half-century in our sport. In the same year that the United States sent a rocket to the moon,