HOUSTON (AP) — Rinky Hijikata won his first clay-court match at an ATP Tour event on Monday by beating fifth-seeded Christopher Eubanks in the first round of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship. Hijikata, an Australian who is 80th in the ATP rankings, won 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2). "Just managed

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Umpire Kerrilyn Cramer dropped a furry yellow tennis ball on a spot on the second show court at the Australian Open - and it didn't bounce. Cramer lifted her arms in a shrug to the crowd and walked off the court. Maria Sharapova said she had noticed

An administrative court in Paris has nullified an agreement between Roland Garros and the city to expand the tournament grounds, saying local residents’ concerns weren’t addressed enough, and the fee the French Tennis Federation would pay to the City is too low. The Administrative Court has given the City of

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Nearly 40 years after she won the last of her 11 Australian Open singles titles, Margaret Court is still creating news at Melbourne Park. Now a Christian pastor, Court has drawn criticism for saying that homosexuality has tarnished women's tennis. Court's opinions, she also has been vocal

Centre Court impressed this Wimbledon first-timer, but Roger Federer did not.I’ve seen Centre Court hundreds of times on television and it never fails to impress. Visually, it’s a gem, with officials working on lush, verdant grass dressed in the finest combination of navy, purple and cream. The traditions are

Pity poor Suzanne Lenglen—or her court, anyway. While Court Philippe Chatrier has had a makeover, and fans and players have been wowed by the new Greenhouse arena on the other side of the grounds, Lenglen has just been...Lenglen, the same curvy concrete second show court that it has been since

PARIS (AP) — Two-time runner-up Dominic Thiem lost in the second round of qualifying on Wednesday in his final match at Roland Garros. Thiem was beaten 6-2, 7-5 by Otto Virtanen on Court Suzanne Lenglen and won't make an 11th and final appearance in the main draw of the clay-court

Before we get talking about clay, we look back at what happened to Djokovic, Radwanska, Murray, Sharapova, and Nadal at the final hard-court tournament of the spring, Miami.

NEW YORK (AP)—Victoria Azarenka collapsed and had to be taken off the court in a wheelchair half an hour into her second-round match against Gisela Dulko at the U.S. Open. It was 90 degrees (32 Celsius) with 42 percent humidity when the 10th-seeded Azarenka took to the court Wednesday morning

In Dubai ahead of his first match, Grigor Dimitrov decided to feed his adrenaline addiction. XLine, a zip-line company that takes customers up skyscrapers hundreds of feet in the air, let the Bulgarian go on a ride of a lifetime. He was admittedly nervous, but after it was all said

LONDON—Casual fans coming to Queen’s Club for one day will want to see Nadal, Murray and Roddick—all of whom were scheduled on Centre Court Thursday—but as someone who’s been here all week, I’m tempted by the Court 1 order of play: Verdasco v. Nalbandian, Llodra v. Tsonga, del Potro v.

Rafael Nadal has experienced extremes on grass. After two runner-up finishes at Wimbledon, he produced a major masterpiece outdueling Roger Federer in the thrilling 2008 final, widely regarded as a match for the ages. But he's also suffered some of his most punishing losses on lawn. The world No. 1

Each day on TENNIS.com, we’ll feature Tennis Channel’s Court Report, a rundown of the day that was in the sport—along with our thoughts on what’s happening on the courts around the world.

WATCH: Tennis Channel Live discusses the possible expansion of on-court coaching.

Rafael Nadal says he did not mind being assigned to Court Suzanne Lenglen instead of Court Philippe Chatrier—the biggest show court at Roland Garros—for his first-round match at the French Open. There was surprise when the Spaniard, who is the world No. 1 and an eight-time champion, was scheduled to

After chasing down a wide serve in a singles match, my return hit the net cord in the doubles alley and landed in my opponent’s court and bounced twice. He called the ball out because it hit the net cord in the doubles alley. Was he right?—Larry Whallon, Olympia, WA

HOUSTON (AP) Argentina's Juan Monaco took advantage of defending champion Jack Sock's aching shoulder and leg cramps to rally for a 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory Sunday, winning his second U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship nine months after major wrist surgery. ''It's amazing, amazing to hold the trophy again in only

The Courts is anything but an average tennis facility. Nestled between Palm Springs and San Diego, just 70 miles southwest from Indian Wells, is perhaps one of the most scenic places to play tennis. Art covers the walls of the clubhouse, the courts are perfectly tended and every attention to

"Love all" in tennis means zero-zero, but it also means equality. No player trails from behind and no one leads the game score. The Courts, a tennis center in the heart of the Californian desert is rallying for equality and love for all.