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KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) Novak Djokovic rolled his eyes after a backhand found the net, shrugged after an early barrage of errors and even heard the crowd at times pulling for his opponent. None of it wound up mattering. Even when not at his sharpest, Djokovic is nearly impossible to

NEW YORK (AP) -- Good as she is, even Serena Williams can find it tough to deal with swirling wind, so much so that she double-faulted three times in her first service game Thursday at the U.S. Open. And, yes, even a 17-time major champion such as Williams can lose

CINCINNATI, Ohio—As Jessica Pegula walked out for her post-match interview in Center Court here on Wednesday, Alicia Keys’ “This Girl is On Fire” began to blare from the loudspeakers. The song choice was very much on the nose. Pegula is coming off a WTA 1000 title run in Montreal, in

The World Cup officially kicked off on Thursday, and the tennis world is extremely excited about it—even though the Cup will coincide with Wimbledon.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—The 25-year-old from Spain won her third round match against Serena Williams at Indian Wells, with Williams calling it quits during the second set because of illness. But it was still the biggest name the two-time Grand Slam champion has defeated for a while. A poor 2018 season

Earlier this week in Indian Wells, Stan Wawrinka was asked how he had managed to win two straight razor-close, brilliantly-played matches, each in a third-set tiebreaker. “I think it’s a little bit experience,” Wawrinka said, “a little bit the confidence, a little bit thinking about what you want to do

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Leonardo Mayer pulled Argentina level with Brazil 1-1 on Friday in their first-round Davis Cup tie, defeating Brazil's Thomaz Bellucci 6-4, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 on clay in the Argentine capital. Mayer was in control most of the way in a match that lasted 2 hours,

HYOGO, Japan (AP)—Ivo Karlovic beat Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 to leave Croatia tied 1-1 with host Japan in the first round of the Davis Cup World Group on Friday. Karlovic overpowered Nishikori with 18 aces in the day’s second singles. In the first match, Japan’s Go Soeda rallied from

Another high-profile WTA star is ending her 2024 season early due to injury. Just days after three-time Grand Slam finalist Ons Jabeur announced she wouldn't play again this year dur to a continuing shoulder problem, Elina Svitolina disclosed on her social media channels that she recently made the decision to

LIEGE, Belgium (AP) — Steve Darcis defeated Michael Lammer in straight sets in the second of Friday's singles to help Belgium level its Davis Cup first-round series against defending champion Switzerland. Darcis played aggressively from the start and saved the five break points he faced to produce a 6-3, 6-1,

LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) -- Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber defeated Timea Bacsinszky 6-1, 6-3 to draw Germany level with Switzerland 1-1 after the opening day of their Fed Cup first-round tie on Saturday. Playing one week after claiming her first Grand Slam title with an three-set victory over Serena Williams

Five years ago, Rafael Nadal was nowhere near retirement, but the then-20-time Grand Slam champion was already at peace with when that day would eventually come, he told longtime tennis journalist Jon Wertheim on 60 Minutes. With the recent announcement by Nadal that next month's Davis Cup Finals would be

“I really want to come here and win all the matches that I can,” Garbiñe Muguruza said in Singapore on Wednesday. Mission, so far, accomplished. With her 6-4, 6-4 victory over Angelique Kerber, the Spaniard ran her record at her first WTA Finals to 2-0. While that apparently isn’t enough

Carlos Alcaraz speaks with the media after his 2023 Roland Garros fourth round win.

WATCH: Collins is playing only her second tournament since roaring into the Australian Open final in January.

They're both known for their tenacity and killer instinct (and even newfound endurance) on the tennis court. Now Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova show in another way that they just do not stop. Exhibit A: