What seemed impossible at the start of the tournament, and a distant dream halfway through, has come to pass. A week before Super Bowl LI is played in Houston, men’s tennis will get its own Roman numeral-worthy event: Federer-Nadal XXXV. It may be hard to believe, but Rafa and Rog

The NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are well underway in the U.S. On Saturday, three familiar faces of American men’s tennis experienced their own ill-fated version of March Madness at the Miami Open. Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe were ousted in their opening matches, while Tommy Paul exited with

Editor's Note: This preview was written prior to Andy Murray's withdrawal from the US Open on Saturday. Looking down this year’s men’s draw at the U.S. Open, the first thing that stands out is who is missing: The finalists from 2016, Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka, both ended their seasons

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The hopes of American men's tennis rest largely on the talented rackets of Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul. But a Spanish roadblock named Carlos Alcaraz is in the way - never more illustrated by the last few days at the Miami Open. Two days after

“Top 14” has never been a common phrase in any sport, but this weekend tennis commentators and pundits—including myself—gave it a workout. That’s because just one of the Top 14 men in the ATP rankings, Novak Djokovic, participated in the first round of Davis Cup. That’s a dismal percentage, and

The serve is one of the most important shots in tennis—not only does it set the tone for the rest of the point, but it is also the only shot a player has complete control over. Some players’ serves are so powerful that they almost always start the point in

LONDON—Despite years of nonstop talk about the lack of success in American men’s tennis, three men from the United States have quietly advanced to the third round of Wimbledon, and two others have moved into the second. “I think us, as a country, we have sort of turned the corner,”

For most tennis fans, the only memorable aspect of the 2002 Wimbledon men’s final was the sight of a streaker bounding his way across Centre Court, and bringing a moment of hysteria to the normally orderly arena. If only the match, between Lleyton Hewitt and David Nalbandian, had been half

Bob and Mike Bryan have done it all from winning Grand Slams to playing exhibitions to doing commercials and even serenading crowds with their musical talents. But now, they can add Whisper Challenge champions to their resumes. The twins donned intense noise-cancelling headphones to play a game of Would You

Every week Tennis Channel and TENNIS.com will be introducing a Tough Call around a thought-provoking topic, and our panel of experts will chime in both on-air and online. Be sure to join the discussion, weigh in on our polls, or comment on Facebook and Twitter using #TennisToughCall. Here is this

With a hard-fought 7-5, 7-6 (1) victory over Felix Auger-Aliassime in the quarterfinals of Rome today, Novak Djokovic is now a win away from a milestone only four men have achieved in the entire Open Era: 1,000 career wins. Djokovic, who’s now at 999, will play Casper Ruud tomorrow for

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) Southern California's Steve Johnson advanced to the NCAA men's singles final when his opponent retired in the middle of the second set Sunday following a disagreement with the chair umpire. Top-ranked Johnson was leading 7-6 (4), 3-2 and had a break point when Virginia's Michael Shabaz hit

Men to watch at Wimbledon, which begins Monday (rankings in parentheses): RAFAEL NADAL (1) Age: 23 Country: Spain 2009 Match Record: 44-5 2009 Singles Titles: 5 Career Singles Titles: 36 Major Titles: 6 - French Open ('05, '06, '07, '08), Wimbledon ('08), Australian Open ('09) Last 5 Wimbledons: '08-Won Championship,

NEW YORK (AP) — Who would have guessed at the start of 2017 that Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer would divvy up the year's four Grand Slam titles? And who could possibly pretend to know what 2018 will bring for them? By the time Nadal was biting the handle of

MOSCOW (AP) — Daniil Medvedev received congratulations from the Kremlin on Monday after ending Russia's 16-year wait for a men's Grand Slam title with victory over Novak Djokovic at the U.S. Open. President Vladimir Putin hailed a "brilliant victory" in an official message of congratulations. "On the path to the

LONDON (AP) — The number of players competing in professional tennis events will reduce drastically following a major structural shake-up aimed at helping more competitors earn a living and improving the pathway from junior level to the top of the sport. The International Tennis Federation undertook a three-year review of

Over the next two weeks, we're looking back at 10 years’ worth of memorable marathons and top-shelf tennis from the WTA’s boldest and bravest.​ See the entire women's and men's lists here, and relive each match with our video retrospectives. It’s fitting that the team player of the decade would

LOS ANGELES, May 26, 2021 – Tennis Channel today will unveil an updated website and new app that offer more tennis-based stats and information in one place than ever before. With links to live matches embedded in scoreboards, a comprehensive tennis calendar that covers multiple tours, rankings, personalization features, gaming

With the 2019 Australian Open in the books, the “Big Three” are now also the top three on the men’s list for most Grand Slam titles in tennis history—Roger Federer at 20, Rafael Nadal at 17 and Novak Djokovic at 15 (winning his 15th in Melbourne to break a third-place