On Sunday, Juan Martin del Potro defeated Kei Nishikori 6-2, 6-2 to advance to the fourth round of the Miami Open. The match lasted only an hour and 12 minutes, with Del Potro absolutely dominating from the moment he walked on the court. Nishikori was only able to hold his

On Tuesday, Andy Murray announced that the Paris Olympics would be the final tennis tournament of his career. To celebrate his legacy, we’re counting down five of his most amazing career stats, one a day, until the tournament begins on Saturday. So far, we’ve covered how he became the first

LONDON (AP) - Chalk up another Grand Slam milestone for Novak Djokovic. The defending Wimbledon champion won his 30th straight match at a major tournament Wednesday, sweeping into the third round with a clinical 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (5) victory over Adrian Mannarino under the roof on Centre Court. The win

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Novak Djokovic earned his 700th career match win at the expense of Tunisian wild card Malek Jaziri 6-1, 6-2 at the Dubai Championships on Wednesday. Djokovic, who joined the tour a decade ago, has a 700-146 career match record. He's one of three active players

New Haven Open tournament director Anne Worcester admits that the WTA event came close to leaving town, but after the State of Connecticut stepped in to purchase it, she is confident that it has a long-term future in the area. The USTA, which owns the sanction, first attempted to sell

After losing in the first round of Wimbledon for the only the second time in her career, five-time champion Venus Williams insists she is still a great player. Venus also lost in the second round at the French Open. In the past three years, Venus has combined to win only

Andy Murray says that the only way to get top players to commit to Davis Cup is if the competition is made mandatory. The ITF runs the Davis Cup, while the ATP runs the rest of the men’s calendar aside from the Grand Slams—which are the only non-ATP sanctioned events

PARIS (AP) The tennis equivalent of climbing three mountains, just to reach the Roland Garros final. Never have the obstacles loomed so large between Rafael Nadal and another trophy on the red clay of Paris. The draw Friday could hardly have been more unkind for the nine-time champion whose confidence

Roger Federer says he's "okay" with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic starting to approach his Grand Slam record, noting achieving it was a special experience for him and would be the same for them. For Nadal, he's going to be concentrating on playing his best rather than getting the Grand

Do layovers count as visiting a place, or not? Denis Shapovalov’s lone recollection of touching down in Texas before this week came via connecting flight at the state’s two largest airport hubs, DFW (Dallas) and IAH (Houston). While he’s in an unfamiliar land known for its boots and barbecue, the

On Tuesday, Andy Murray announced that the Paris Olympics would be the final tennis tournament of his career. To celebrate his legacy, we're counting down five of his most amazing career stats, one a day, until the tournament begins on Saturday. Yesterday, we kicked things off with his 2012 US

With Andy and Jamie Murray sitting atop the men’s singles and doubles rankings, look back at some of the most memorable siblings to grace the sport. 1 Andy and Jamie Murray

NEW YORK—You already know what the big news was here on Friday. But Roberta Vinci’s stunning win over Serena Williams wasn’t the only stellar performance in Arthur Ashe Stadium. This will almost surely be the only time that the world No. 43’s performance overshadows outstanding ones by Novak Djokovic, Roger

The Australian Open stage is set, and the merciless fortnight will leave only one man and one woman standing. Cast your vote now for the men's side:

Rafael Nadal and Viktor Troicki met for the title at the Stuttgart Open. In 2014, Rafael Nadal played only three tournaments after Wimbledon due to injury and illness. Upon his return in 2015, signs of rust and inconsistency were evident as he only emerged triumphant at one tournament in the

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.

Novak Djokovic is returning to the practice courts after winning only two matches in Cincinnati and Toronto, his only hardcourt events going into the U.S. Open. "Just many, many, many things are not clicking these two weeks on hardcourts. It's unfortunate, but it's more than obvious I'm not playing even

Thursday, it seems, was the day of the body shot at Wimbledon, and Nick Kyrgios, who unloaded on Rafael Nadal twice, wasn't the only culprit.