2020 Roland Garros previews: Expert Picks | Men's Preview | Women's Preview | Top 5 First-Rounders | Men's Draw | Women's Draw | Quarter-by-quarter analysis | Make Your Picks Hi Steve, So here we are, with Roland Garros about to begin during this staggering, challenging year. It was one thing

Surprise was the theme of the week in tennis. Shock, even. In Rotterdam, 32-year-old Gael Monfils fended off a strong field to win his first title in 13 months. In Doha, Elise Mertens beat Kiki Bertens, Angelique Kerber and Simona Halep to take home the biggest tournament victory of her

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 12 a.m. Sam Querrey will always remember his big victories over Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal. He has not had time to process what he'll miss most about being a professional tennis player.

Adelaide: Big Chance for Korda, Djokovic Back Down Under A singles final played prior to the start of a Grand Slam event carries more significance than other weeks of the year. In the case of Sunday’s Adelaide International final, a first-time meeting between Novak Djokovic and Sebastian Korda, the implications

The reports of the decline of European men’s tennis, it turns out, have been greatly exaggerated. Yes, Team World currently dominates Team Europe in Laver Cup. Yes, Canada is the defending Davis Cup champion. And yes, the United States has more players in the ATP’s Top 100 than any other

Can Rafa finally get a win? Can Djokovic tie Federer? Which of the Next Genners stands the best chance? In this week's Rally, Joel Drucker and Steve Tignor preview the Nitto ATP Finals. Hi Steve, This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Nitto ATP Finals. Granted, that hasn’t always

Late last September inside the Palexpo, an arena on the outskirts of Geneva, Switzerland, a crowd of nearly 18,000 rose to its feet as one of the greats of tennis strode onto the court. It was Rod Laver, getting a hero’s welcome 51 years after he made history as the

At 27, Marcos Giron has much to be grateful for this week after Thanksgiving. Despite the pandemic and the time away from the ATP tour from March until August, he celebrated his best year yet as a professional tennis player, moving from No. 102 in the rankings at the end

From career titles and winning streaks to ranking breakthroughs and in-match numbers, tennis is a stat-lover’s playground. And with so many big names achieving so many big things seemingly every week, many of the sport's most incredible stats are forgotten as time goes by—underrated, if you will. Since tour rankings

He describes himself as someone who was “born to compete”—hardly a surprise when you understand just how much he appreciates wielding a tennis racquet. He sends back strikes that can disarm opponents, warns Roger Federer, who has experienced it first hand. His forehands are out of this world, and at

The Summer of Nick As tennis players and fans make their way toward the US Open, we'll take a closer look at the past, present and future of Nick Kyrgios—someone who has made plenty of headlines, good and bad, in previous hard-court summers. Like Kyrgios, where this series takes us

Talking Tennis with Tracy: Austin on the Australian Open

WATCH: Tennis Channel Live make their men's and women's singles picks for Roland Garros.

At this time last year, Novak Djokovic stood significantly behind Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on the list of the most prolific champions ever at the major events, and slightly beneath Pete Sampras. With his 12 Grand Slam tournament titles, Djokovic was eight behind the Swiss Maestro, four back of

With an injured Dominic Thiem dipping from No. 8 to No. 9 after his points from winning Vienna in 2019 drop off, Casper Ruud inches up from No. 9 to a new career-high ranking of No. 8 on the new ATP rankings today. Ruud may not have played either of

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 12:10 a.m. The children of past champions Tracy Austin and Hana Mandlikova are making their own U.S. Open memories. Brandon Holt, Austin's son, knocked off No. 10-seeded Taylor Fritz in four sets after advancing through

WATCH: Novak Djokovic defeats Casper Ruud in the 2023 Roland Garros final

Alexander Zverev wins the 2017 Citi Open:

Let's get this squared away at the outset: Of all the surprises that this pandemic-ravaged 2020 harbored, it swiftly became obvious that an abbreviated season was at hand. A couple of the top (or, in some cases, "top") surprises of this calendar year in tennis arrived as direct—and on one

“That’s a shot you would have stuck your house on Djokovic making,” one of the commentators calling the Serbia Open final said, after a forehand pass from the ATP No. 1 found the bottom of the net on Sunday. It was true. Djokovic seemed to have everything set up for