With the first round (almost) in the books at the All England Club, Steve Tignor and Ed McGrogan look back at the matches that mattered most.

MONTPELLIER, France (AP) — Jeremy Chardy of France beat seventh-seeded Marcel Granollers 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the second round of the Open Sud de France on Monday. Although Granollers was eclipsed in the first set, dropping his serve three times, Chardy still needed to save six break points. He

Aryna Sabalenka began her 2024 Roland Garros campaign with a dominant first-round victory over Erika Andreeva, 6-1, 6-2 to reach the second round. "It was great match, great start for me," Sabalenka said after the match. "I think I was focusing on myself the whole game. I think that's why

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—Heather Watson gave Britain a woman in Wimbledon's third round for the first time in a decade by beating Jamie Hampton of the United States 6-1, 6-4 on Wednesday. The 103rd-ranked Watson won the match's first five games to take control. In the first round on Monday, the

PARIS (AP) — A quick look at the French Open: LOOKAHEAD TO WEDNESDAY Serena Williams will try to get back to the third round at Roland Garros a year after she withdrew from the tournament before her second match because of an injured left Achilles. The 23-time Grand Slam champion

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — It's tough to keep your mind focused on tennis when your family's home in Ukraine is being bombed. Anhelina Kalinina and Lesia Tsurenko did just that at Wimbledon on Monday, winning their opening matches at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament to set up a second-round meeting

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — LOOKAHEAD TO FRIDAY Coco Gauff continues her quest for a first Grand Slam title when she plays her third-round match at the Australian Open. The 18-year-old from Florida takes on another American, Bernarda Pera. Gauff reached her first major final at last year's French Open before

Three ATP players 21 & under all delivered opening-round wins on Thursday at the Miami Open, including Delray Beach finalist Sebastian Korda. Making his tournament debut, Korda found himself serving at 2-2, 15-40 against Radu Albot. After recovering to hold, the 20-year-old completely took over to sprint to the finish

SAN JOSE, Calif.(AP) Eighth-seeded Robby Ginepri was upset by qualifier Todd Widom in the first round of the SAP Open on Tuesday. Widom won 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4 for his first victory in an ATP event since he won a first-round match at Delray Beach in January 2006. The 25-year-old

MONACO (AP) — Two-time champion Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters after Laslo Djere of Serbia retired with an injury during the second set on Monday. The 12th-seeded Tsitsipas was leading 6-3, 3-2 when his unseeded opponent pulled out with an unspecified injury. Djere

Somehow, Grigor Dimitrov has drawn Stan Wawrinka in the first round of next week's Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. This this first-round matchup feels like a serious case of déjà vu.

A former No. 1, a teenager on a big winning streak, the ATP’s all-time ace leader—those are just some of the players the Top 5 men’s seeds drew in the first round at this year’s US Open. Here’s a breakdown of five of the most notable opening matches in New

COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil (AP) Fifth-seeded Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina beat Brazilian Rogerio Dutra Da Silva 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-3 to reach the second round of the Brazil Open on Tuesday, . In other first-round matches at the clay-court event, Carlos Berlocq of Argentina downed Andre Ghem of

Who is Jurgen Zopp? The Estonian is a lucky loser at Roland Garros that has found himself in the third round. The 30-year-old was one of eight men benefitting from the new first-round retirement rule at Grand Slams, which fines players up to their first-round prize money amount ($49,240 in