Elena Rybakina has a new ride, but she can't even drive. The world No. 4 earned a brand-new Porsche to go along with her third title of the season on Sunday at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. But earlier in the tournament, Rybakina had already confirmed that she wouldn't be

But if Federer is going to play more serve and volley, he has to do it in every match, you can’t just play one game and then switch it on; and to do it against Nadal, he has to serve and volley right from the beginning so he gets into

The ATP’s World Tour Finals proceeds at a luxurious pace, doesn’t it? Two matches a day, all the way until the final, which isn’t played until Monday evening. That gives us some time to talk—about tennis, naturally. If you have a question or comment for this column, please email me

The big news in sports, or at least U.S. sports, is elsewhere today, but here's a look at a couple of questions that have been making the rounds of our readers. If you have a question or comment for this column, please email me at stignor@tennismagazine.com.

Don’t look now—or do look now, because it might not last—but Gael Monfils is up to No. 14 in the world. He hasn’t been ranked higher than that since May 2012. Don’t look now—or do look now, because it might not happen again for a while—but Monfils just won a

MELBOURNE—Maria Sharapova, who notched her 600th career victory with a win over Lauren Davis in the third round of the Australian Open, said she is still having a great time on court. The five-time Grand Slam champion won her first match in Indian Wells in March of 2002, beating American

INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—It was a hot, dry day typical of Indian Wells, but Vasek Pospisil could afford to have a little spring in his step. The Canadian had just won the first set, 6-1, against Gilles Simon, and seemed to be in command of the match. Instead, it was his

Tennis observers​ ​and fellow players alike are responding via Twitter to today's news that Rory McIlroy and Caroline Wozniacki are no longer engaged. McIlroy was said to be "uncomfortable and subdued" in speaking about it, that on the heels of his own tweet days ago ​that the UK's Independenthad the

LeBron James was still on all fours at Oracle Arena, in a full celebratory sob, but Twitter had forgotten all about the classic Game 7 that had just been played between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors. The discussion had already moved on to something more pressing: Does

Jarkko Nieminen changed his routine in Kuala Lumpur. Instead of staying in his hotel room to enjoy a coffee, he took a walk, saw a bit of Malaysia’s capital and sipped his coffee at a place in the city. Don’t get Nieminen wrong. He wasn’t slacking when it came to

Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal have called for improvements to tennis' anti-doping program following the recent drug controversies in athletics. A WADA report released this week declared systemic, "state-sponsored" doping in the Russian athletics program, upholding previous media revelations. Those discoveries were preceded by news of police investigation

Sam Querrey reached his second quarterfinal of the season after a straight-set win over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez at the US Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston, Texas. Querrey, who was ranked No. 11 just over a year ago, has seen his ranking drop drastically to No. 71. He has failed to

One tennis year has ended. Another has just begun. With such brief time to recover and prepare, how do tennis players manage their off-season? How do they gear up for the long trip Down Under? And what are the challenges of having to play a Grand Slam tournament so early

PARIS—At what point in the personal history of a player might you be justified in throwing up your hands and exclaiming, “She just doesn’t get it!”? It’s an interesting question, and one that 19-year-old Laura Robson and her support squad need to contemplate before too much more time passes. Today,

Veteran WTA coach David Taylor, who is about to start working with his fifth player in two and a half years, says his job is tougher because of frequent coaching changes at the top of the women's tour. Taylor will begin to guide Daria Gavrilova, having also recently worked with

Stefanos Tsitsipas has enjoyed a breakthrough last few years, winning the season-ending 2019 ATP Finals after reaching two Masters 1000 finals and the Australian Open final four. He got off to a great start to 2020, too, highlighted by winning 10 of the last 11 matches he played before the

You look at some of the Tri-Athletes and Iron Man guys, they’re in their mid-30s and performing at the best, highest level. So I think what it comes down to is: The older you get, I assume you get wiser. You know, you just know what works best for you.

If not tennis, what would you be doing with your life? “I would be a sixth-year college student [laughs]. No, seriously. Other people would be in medical school, but I would still be on General Studies. I guess I’d do anything where I’m not in an office. Maybe I’d be

Can another power couple do the double? A week after Katie Boulter and Alex de Minaur raised trophies on the same weekend (for the second time this season), Anna Kalinskaya and Jannik Sinner are seeking to do the same. After weeks of speculation, Kalinskaya and Sinner went public with their