MELBOURNE—It’s tough to be rational when you are struggling to breathe or choking on court. So one can sympathize with those qualifiers at the Australian Open who were caught up in the worst of the contaminated air at Melbourne Park last Tuesday and Wednesday. After Dalila Jakupovic of Slovenia had

OK everyone - with TypePad freezing up, here's your latest installment of today's Crisis Centers, in case you're still scoreboard-watching out there tonight. -- Rosangel Valenti

TW seems to be in record-breaking comments mode today. Please use this thread to continue your conversation from the previous continuation of the AO Day 6 Crisis Center Thread.

Judging by recent evidence, it’s only getting tougher for today’s young players to shoulder that pressure for long periods of time. On the men’s side, the Next Gen continues to labor in the long shadows of the Big 3. On the WTA side, once-budding superstars have wilted into one-Slam wonders.

After each day of play at the All England Club, Stateside editor Ed McGrogan will recap the action and take your tennis questions. Tweet them to @EdMcGrogan.

With Federer vs. Raonic and the entire women's fourth round on today's schedule, Steve Tignor and Ed McGrogan connect for another chat. Plus, what's eating with Mardy Fish?

Here is your hub for today's Australian Open discussion: Chat with Peter Bodo at 1 pm EST, and talk about the matches as they happen amongst yourselves in the comments below.

Thought I'd bring back this old title while Pete is away until next week. If you'd like to discuss any of today's matches or rehash yesterday's, you can do so here. -- Ed McGrogan

Hi everyone. Main draw play started in Monte Carlo yesterday, but today is the first day of TV coverage. Yes, this is the tournament during which most of us have always found it difficult to see the balls in motion; last year I found myself continually fiddling with the picture

Stan By Rosangel Valenti, TW Contributing Editor Good morning. This is your daily thread for discussing the tennis action taking place in Rome (or in Berlin, for the WTA). I'll be attending today's semifinals in Rome, having planned this event well in advance - though it's safe to say that

Afternoon, everyone. I'm back from vacation and will have some thoughts on today's momentous events a little later - meanwhile, you can keep the discussion of same going right here. It's good to see y'all!

Morning, all. 1st Singles in YEC London is underway; Rosangel may be here later. You can use this as a placeholder for conversations about today's tennis. -- Andrew Burton

Today should be another warm and sunny day in SW19. If there's any rain it's likely to occur around the time that Isner and Mahut are walking out onto Court 18. As always, enjoy the tennis.

NEW YORK—Is it possible to witness a tennis player with the composure of Rafael Nadal and the arsenal of Roger Federer? The answer might well be Carlos Alcaraz. Saturday, in a third-round match at the US Open, Alcaraz beat Jenson Brooksby, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. If in the end the score

Former U.S. Open champion Gabriela Sabatini tells La Nacion that the depth at the top of the women’s game does have it negatives. "Today I see that the game is based more on power and speed," the Argentine said. "Then the constant rotation of players at the top makes it

Dieter Kindlmann, once a successful player on the ATP Challenger Tour and now a respected coach, has officially ended his collaboration with Swiss talent Dominik Stricker. The duo played their final tournament together at the 2025 Roma Garden Open—a fitting stage for the conclusion of their professional partnership. “It’s always

Carlos Alcaraz is the youngest man to win Grand Slam titles on three different surfaces and the youngest man to reach No. 1 on the ATP rankings. On the court, he’s stood in the winners’ circle 18 times and surpassed $40 million in prize money. Off it, his star power

Good morning. Here's today's space for discussing the ongoing Davis Cup ties. As usual, please keep your talk focused on the ongoing tennis until the day's rubbers are over. Afterwards it's OK to drift off-topic. After yesterday's postponement of the Spain-Serbia clash as the stands were repaired following wind damage,

Borna Coric had a very good two weeks in Madrid, reaching the fourth Masters 1000 semifinal of his career—and first on clay—before falling to the eventual champion, Carlos Alcaraz. And today in Rome he kept the wins coming, battling back from a set down—and even fighting off a match point