“This is not the right player to play in a quarterfinal, I guess,” Carlos Alcaraz said with a smile when he was asked about facing Novak Djokovic in his next match at the Australian Open. Whether it’s right or wrong, it will be a new experience for both men. The

It was quite an introduction to the ATP Tour for 16-year-old Carlos Alcaraz this week. He hadn't even expected to get a wild card for Rio, and wound up being the youngest player to win an ATP match since 2013—and the youngest Spaniard since Rafael Nadal in 2002. "I was

Roger Federer, sidelined from the tour while rehabbing a knee injury, says he is keeping up with the U.S. Open. Federer spoke to the ATP tour website from the mountains in Switzerland, and noted that he would prefer to be in Flushing Meadows. "Of course it hurts,” he said. “I

Daniil Medvedev vs. Jannik Sinner One of these guy’s paths to the final was not like the other. Sinner has played 19 sets in six matches. He’s dropped one, in a tiebreaker, to Novak Djokovic. Medvedev has played 25 sets in his six matches, three of which have gone to

After losing in a third set tiebreaker to Novak Djokovic in the Shanghai final, Juan Martin del Potro says his form is even better than when he won the 2009 U.S. Open, beating Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in succession. In the past two weeks, del Potro beat Milos Raonic

Last September, Emil Ruusuvuori took a sixth-month absence from tennis. Acknowledging that his work-life balance was getting the better of him, he barely touched a racquet during this time—for four and a half months, to be exact. “I have achieved things I have dreamed of since I was a child,

World No. 23 Grigor Dimitrov says he feels like he’s finally being recognized more for his own accomplishments than just being called a younger version of Roger Federer. “[People say] ‘Wow, this is Grigor, he is now,’” the Bulgarian told World Tennis magazine. “That’s what I wanna hear! I think

Stan Wawrinka says he did not have a mental letdown against Roger Federer in their semifinal meeting at the Australian Open, but acknowledged that a spate of errors in the fifth allowed Federer to take the lead. "No, I didn't feel pressure," Wawrinka told reporters following the five-set encounter, in

The Netflix comedy series Never Have I Ever was released on Monday, and you'll be surprised by a familiar voice. The coming-of-age story is 10 episodes centered on grief, high school drama and the challenges of immigrant families in America—yet still very much a comedy.

During his third-round bout with Daniil Medvedev, it didn't take long for Fabio Fognini to drum up controversy. As he battled to make returns, Fognini repeatedly let out "frocio", a well-known homophobic slur in Italian. Fognini, who retreated to all too familiar bad habits in his deeply irritated state, ultimately

Dear Diary, You know as well as I do that I’m basically John Isner 2.0 at this point. I’ve got Grant Chen in my coaching corner, a stomach that managed a meat-and-dairy-heavy diet, and a production team with 24-hour proof of all the madness. I set a few goals for

Paolo Lorenzi, who won Kitzbuhel to become the oldest first-time titlist on the ATP tour, says he's just happy to finally win a tournament. "I think it’s great to win an ATP trophy,” he told the ATP website. “I don’t look at the age. [A] goal of this year was

Serena Williams explained why she apologized to Samantha Stosur after she lost a Hawk-Eye challenge at Miami’s Sony Ericsson Open. Williams won the match in straight sets. In the 2011 U.S. Open final, which she lost to Stosur, Serena got into a confrontation with chair umpire Eva Asdaraki. "I always

ZADAR, Croatia (AP) — The chair umpire who penalized Serena Williams in the U.S. Open final is back at work. Carlos Ramos is working the best-of-five Davis Cup semifinal series between Croatia and the United States. "I'm just focusing on this tie and working again. That's all I can say,"

Croatian Ivan Dodig complains about the behavior from fans of Bosnian Damir Dzumhur, after he retired from their second-round Australian Open match. Dodig is an ethnic Croat who was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but the Bosnian-Australian fans in Melbourne were on Dzumhur's side. “I think this was not a

WATCH: Alexander Zverev speaks with Tennis Channel after defeating Daniil Medvedev in the third round of 2023 Cincinnati.

Alexander Zverev says he's back on a roll with a title victory in Acapulco. The 23-year-old German called the week "the most fun I had on a tennis court in months, a few years maybe" as he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in front of a small but loud group of spectators

Dominika Cibulkova, who won the title in Stanford last month, says she is mentally exhausted after playing five straight weeks. “I was mentally tired today,” she told reporters after her 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 loss to Klara Zakopalova in New Haven. “I didn’t have the energy to fight to win this

Roger Federer, who owns 17 Grand Slam titles, says that 13-time major champion Rafael Nadal may some day break his record. "Yeah, absolutely," Federer told reporters prior to the Dubai tournament. "But the good thing is I am still playing and my goal is to add more titles to my