Milos Raonic has qualified for the ATP World Tour Finals, becoming the fourth player in the eight-player field. Raonic clinched his spot by reaching the semifinals in Beijing, despite having to withdraw with an ankle injury he experienced in the previous round. He is still planning to play the Shanghai

Roger Federer is ready for his semifinal against Marin Cilic, a rematch of their round-of-16 meeting four weeks ago in Toronto. Federer noted Cilic's improvement since returning from a reduced anti-doping suspension and being coached by former Grand Slam champion Goran Ivanisevic, saying his opponent was "playing really nice, you

The Vienna tournament Erste Banck has moved up to an ATP World Tour 500 tournament, while the Valencia even has dropped down to the ATP 250. Vienna will be played October 19-25 with a prize money total of $1,951,900 Valencia will now have a prize money total of $600,700. Former

Simona Halep, who is playing her third final at Madrid, says that the atmosphere allows her to crush the ball on clay. The Romanian won Madrid last year, beating Dominika Cibulkova in the final. She defeated French player, Kristina Mladenovic, to take the title again this season. “I like the

If attending the Rogers Cup has been on your travel to-do list, 2017 is the year to check it off. That’s because Montreal, host of the ATP tournament from August 7–13, is throwing a year-long party to celebrate its 375th anniversary. The summer will be jam-packed with excitement and special

NEW YORK (AP)—Defending U.S. Open women's champion Serena Williams and former champions Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will get in the groove with singer Ariana Grande and other performers at the 18th annual Arthur Ashe Kids' Day. The Aug. 24 event, held at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, N.Y., the

Ivan Lendl tells the Daily Telegraph that one of the reasons why Andy Murray is now a contender for major titles is that his fitness is much improved. Lendl, who coaches Murray, also noted that the 21-year-old Grigor Dimitrov is lacking in that department. "If you train for five-hour matches,

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Andrea Sestini Hlavackova traded her tennis sneakers for a pair of dancing shoes to Cha-cha onto the latest season of StarDance, the Czech Republic’s answer to Dancing with the Stars. Sestini Hlavackova was ranked as high as No. 3 in doubles and captured three majors across women’s doubles and mixed,

“Her level match after match is rising,” said Patrick Mouratoglou, Serena Williams’ coach, before her semifinal with Elena Vesnina on Thursday. “She’s serving better and better, and moving better and better.” Mouratoglou, the man who watches Serena’s every swing and tracks her every mood, would know. And it was hard

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Marion Bartoli, who had failed to win three consecutive matches at any point this season before Wimbledon, says she’s not completely amazed that she made it to the final. Bartoli has gone through coaching changes on four occasions this season, including asking her father, Walter, to return during the clay-court

BAD GASTEIN, Austria—Fourth-seeded Andrea Petkovic routed fellow German Dinah Pfizenmaier 6-1, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals at the Gastein Ladies on Wednesday. Petkovic, the 2009 champion, will next play Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland, who beat No. 5 Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 6-2, 7-5. No. 8-seeded Karolina Pliskova of the Czech

Novak Djokovic has been elected president of the ATP Player Council, the tour announced. Kevin Anderson is vice president. They were selected from a council that also includes Andy Murray, Gilles Simon, Sergiy Shakhovsky, Rajeev Ram, Yen-Hsun Lu, Marcelo Melo, Bruno Soares and Jamie Murray. The presence of Djokovic and

The comeback is 🔛! Paula Badosa shared a high-octane Instagram story on Tuesday showing the former world No. 2 hard at work in the gym as preparations for a 2024 return to action appear underway. Badosa endured an injury-addled season culminating with a back injury leading to her August decision

Natalia Zabiiako shared footage from her upcoming China Open vlog with partner Daria Kasatkina that put tennis on ice—with a little help from 2022 Olympic champion Sui Wenjing. “Starting to remember pair skating with the incredible @wenjingsui,” Zabiiako captioned on Instagram over the weekend. “So nice to have a tiny

By the pricking of my thumbs, something iconic this way comes… Alizé Cornet revealed Tuesday that she will feature in the upcoming fourth season of Les Traîtres, the French version of The Traitors. She will be the first tennis player to partake in the popular game show, which originated in

Mornin'. Blogging will be light today, because I am taking my lovely wife, Lisa, to the US Open, where we are guests in the USTA President's Suite. You know, that place to the left of the chair umpire, at the north baseline, where they usually stick personages, past champions, celebrities,

FLASHBACK: Swiatek's post-match press conference turned into a heated music debate after her second victory at the 2022 WTA Finals in Fort Worth.