With the 2013 tennis season in the past, it's time to dole out our annual awards. Look for the winners—for better or worse—throughout this week on TENNIS.com. (To see what's been unveiled thus far, click here.) Simona Halep: The 22-year-old Romanian could also be called the Surprise of the Year.

NEW YORK (AP) Let everyone else go ahead and assume Serena Williams will beat Roberta Vinci of Italy in the U.S. Open semifinals. Williams, at least publicly, is not taking anything for granted as she closes in on tennis' first Grand Slam in more than a quarter-century. When a reporter

Even though he didn’t win Paris, Novak Djokovic has his hands on a prize that could be considered even more impressive: a return to No. 1. After an epic win over Roger Federer in the semifinals, Djokovic was stunned by Karen Khachanov, 7-5, 6-4.

The final week in Tennis Paradise didn't start with the typical sunshine and dry desert heat at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. However, in the morning hours the sun was out but by early afternoon an intense 40 MPH win swept over the desert bringing stormy weather along with it

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner achieved a lot by winning the ATP Finals on Sunday—not only was he the first Italian and first player born in the 2000s to win the season-ending championships, he was the first player to win it without losing a set since Ivan Lendl in 1986.

Frances Tiafoe has hailed Serena and Venus Williams for inspiring him and others to play the game. “Serena is obviously an icon in tennis. Serena Williams, man, she's special, man. And Venus, too. They go down together,” Tiafoe said. "The Williams sisters, so much weight. You're in Black neighborhoods and

1 Hugh Jackman struck again with even bigger dreams of the perfect hitting partner.

Novak Djokovic can really do it all—he can even play matchmaker. At the MiamiOpen, a young fan asked for a little help in asking out his potential prom date. Incredibly, Djokovic obliged:

Chasing Novak Djokovic all evening, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga finally seemed to have the frontrunner right where he wanted him—off balance at net. But the elastic Serb answered by angling a stretch volley, bouncing back into position, then spinning a forehand pass up the line. Even when Tsonga tested the top seed,

SAN DIEGO—Upon arrival at the San Diego Open earlier this week, world No. 1 Iga Swiatek waxed on her love of music, movies, TV shows, books -- a gamut of cultural interests you might expect to hear about from a studious 21-year-old engaged by the arts. But from the minute

When you’re all even after singles play at the ATP Cup and your fate lies in the outcome of the doubles rubber, it’s time to pull out all of the stops.

WATCH: Tennis Channel Live discusses Ashleigh Barty's victory in the 2022 Australian Open women’s final.

Editor's Note: With the No. 15 pick, the New England Patriots selected Jones in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft Thursday evening. Today marks the first day of the NFL draft, an extravaganza of springtime optimism when football teams aim high and hope even higher. As incoming pros

Thursday was a theatrical one at Crandon Park on Key Biscayne. Here are a few notes from an eventful afternoon and evening.

John Isner vs. Filip Krajinovic In most of the previews of Bercy, including mine, Isner wasn’t even mentioned in the list of players trying to qualify for the ATP Finals in London. For good reason: even when the season-ending injuries to Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka, Andy Murray and Nick Kyrgios

The ATP World Tour Finals launch gala in London was no simple affair. The top eight players boarded a boat together to cruise down the Thames River to reach their final destination, the Cutty Sark (a 19th century British clipper ship turned museum). Proving further that the night wasn’t normal,

This is a drill in which both players start at the baseline (the diagram assumes that both players are right-handed). Player A feeds the ball between the court’s midpoint and the right singles sideline, about half way between the service line and the baseline. (1) Player B runs around his

Novak Djokovic - Seed: 1 - Career-Best Ranking: 1 - Age: 37 - Career Titles: 98 - Grand Slam Titles: 24 — Australian Open (10: 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023), French Open (3: 2016, 2021, 2023), Wimbledon (7: 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022),