MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — When Novak Djokovic complained to the chair umpire about wasting "30, 40, 50 seconds" because of spectators moving after every game during his first-round match, it was obvious rules had been relaxed at the Australian Open. Two days later, players were still complaining. Tournament organizers were

How much has Jannik Sinner’s life changed since his maiden Grand Slam victory at the Australian Open? Just check out how Vanity Fair Italia introduced him as the magazine unveiled its latest cover star: “Jannik Sinner is the champion we were waiting for, and the man who brought Italian tennis

After a packed week that featured three ATP events and two WTA events, there were bound to be a few notable moves on the rankings today—and there are definitely more than just a few. While the WTA Top 10 remains the same as last week, there’s one big change in

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Novak Djokovic has had a rough couple of weeks on the court. The top-seeded Djokovic was upset by Roberto Bautista Agut 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the fourth round of the Miami Open Tuesday. He also made an early exit from Indian Wells earlier in the

Before each day's play at the Australian Open, we'll preview three must-see matches. Pliskova said it would be nice to try to get “revenge” on Serena, for beating her at last year’s US Open. Their quarterfinal in New York had also been something of a grudge match, as Pliskova had

LONDON—What's next for women’s tennis? Anyone trying to follow a form book on the eve of Wimbledon would be as likely to find themselves in Hampton Court Maze running into a scowling King Henry VIII, smacking the palm of his hand with an oddly-shaped wooden racket as discover who might

Novak Djokovic will begin his bid to win the US Open for a men's-record 21st major tennis championship and to complete a calendar-year Grand Slam by facing a player who comes through qualifying. Win that, and Djokovic's potential path — as determined by Thursday's draw — could include 2014 finalist

TOKYO (AP) — Novak Djokovic knows how close he is. Not just to creating history and becoming the first man to achieve a Golden Slam by winning all four major tennis tournaments and an Olympic singles gold medal in the same year. Sure, that's on Djokovic's mind as he enters

PARIS (AP) — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic beat unseeded American Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-3 on Friday to reach the Paris Masters semifinals and remain on course for a record-extending sixth title at the tournament. Djokovic is also vying for a record 37th Masters title. He is tied on 36 with fellow

WATCH: The IMG Future Stars Invitational Tournament aims to help the next stars of our sport.

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Tennis doesn’t give its original surface, grass, much room to breathe. One week after the Roland Garros finals, we’ve already reached the peak of the Wimbledon tune-up season. On the women’s side, that means Birmingham and Berlin; the latter features Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, and Naomi Osaka. On the men’s

When the No. 31 seed from the qualifying draw ends up with a Grand Slam title, you know something incredble has happened—and that’s exactly what British teenager Emma Raducanu did at the US Open over the last few weeks. Here are 18 things the 18-year-old achieved with her run in

Millennials around the world, stand up! Grigor Dimitrov is with you: Now at age 33, the Bulgarian says he a cozy night in instead of a wild night out. OK, we might be paraphrasing: But closer to the end of his tennis career than the beginning, the former Top 10

WATCH —Match point from Medvedev's win over Auger-Aliassime **in Toronto:

How much Serbian, exactly, does Andy Murray understand? And will that be the key to his relationship with Novak Djokovic? That’s what I found myself wondering midway through Djokovic’s second-round contest against Jaime Faria on Wednesday. He had won the first set over his young opponent easily, but—as is often

In a year when tennis was aggressively bouncing back from lockdowns and tournaments played before vast swaths of empty seats, nobody rebounded more ferociously than Novak Djokovic. While the bodies of his exalted rivals were crying out, “No mas!”, Djokovic didn’t just put the pedal to the metal, he punched

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — LOOKAHEAD TO FRIDAY Friday night under lights will feature two big third-round matches in the women's draw, with defending Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka facing Amanda Anisimova on Margaret Court Arena and top-ranked Ash Barty on Rod Laver Arena against Camila Giorgi. The winners of those

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — For Taylor Fritz, the difference between reaching the Grand Slam quarterfinals for the first time and missing out again came down to three points in an 3 1/2-hour, five-set loss to Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Australian Open. The 24-year-old Fritz was aiming to put an American