NEW YORK—It was just the third point of what would be a two-hour and 10-minute match, but when Ana Ivanovic won it with a forehand winner, she celebrated with a familiar fist pump and gazed at her clenched hand, saying a few indecipherable words. She might have been Hamlet, holding

So I ran into Mary Carillo in the media dining room. We shared a sublime Foie Gras washed down with an engaging but slightly pretentious Chardonnay (just kidding; we were both grabbing bad coffee, on the trot). But I remembered that a poster had mentioned, a few posts back, that

By Jackie, TW Social Director Hi, everyone! This is your new Social Director, Jackie. I could provide you with a lot of autobiographical data in this first post, but I’ll just cut to the chase and tell you about my two greatest interests – tennis and … well, just read

NEW YORK—It’s always exciting when a star is born. In tennis, the moment is that much more electric when it comes at the expense of an older, fading idol. Here is that veteran, suddenly face to face with the mortality of her career. The youngster across the net seems to

It was, by any account, an extraordinary day at Wimbledon, and with signature flair I missed most of it. You know how it is in journalism; some days, you eat the bear. Other days, the bear eats you. So that explains why my stomach is so empty that I could

NEW YORK—This U.S. Open has been an excellent one for pros who dwell in the shadows or, as Ekaterina Makarova said, “in the shade.” These are the consistently good but chronically overlooked players. The un-quotables. The gifted but undemonstrative. The ones who are just going about their business, often with

The Shanghai Masters 1000 event has begun, launching what might be called the final quarter of the Masters year. After Shanghai, we have the Paris Indoors (another Masters 1000 event) and then the ATP World Tour Finals. The Masters Series concept has been shown to have great legs, an attribute

by Pete Bodo It all began for Novak Djokovic at the Belgrade Arena—nine months of almost entirely uninterrupted success, glory, honors and accolades. And the big question right after the Serbia vs. Argentina Davis Cup semifinal ended yesterday is, "Will it all end right there where it began nine months

Regular visitors to this space know that lately I’ve been banging the drum about a potential changing of the guard on both tours. Starting tomorrow, I’ll have a firsthand opportunity to see how my theory is working out, as I travel to Miami to cover the tournament right through the

by Pete Bodo Greetings from Paris. When I touched down at dawn the morning sky was bright, with dazzling white clouds lined with gold. By the time I arrived at Stade Roland Garros a few hours later, that same sky was drained of light and color, and a fleet of

Castles built of sand are easily washed away by high tide, but what of castles made of that much more durable substance, clay? That’s the intriguing question that looms as Barcelona and, to a lesser extent, Stuttgart, get underway. So let’s take closer look at what the week holds in

Say what you will about Davis Cup. Complain about the strung-out four-week format, descry the alternate-host rule, pooh-pooh the frequent absence of the top players, and whine about the best-of-five-set matches. It doesn’t amount to a hill of beans. Davis Cup remains the most dramatic, unpredictable, vibrant, and galvanizing event

MASON, Ohio -- James Blake upset No. 16 seed Jerzy Janowicz 6-1, 7-5 in the first round of the Western & Southern Open on Monday. The 33-year-old Blake reached the tournament's second round for the second straight year. Janowicz, ranked 16th, lost in his first appearance at the tournament. He

PRESS CONFERENCE: Novak Djokovic, runner-up at the ATP Finals

In the regimented world of professional tennis, count Benjamin Hassan as an—affable—outlier. “I’m a spontaneous guy,” Hassan told TENNIS.com ahead of his Olympic tennis debut with Lebanon. “I don’t plan stuff. I still play tennis because I want to have fun. The moment I don’t enjoy it anymore, I’ll stop.”

Tennis players, especially great ones, very quickly learn that while it’s okay to berate chair umpires, denigrate journalists and trash-talk feisty rivals, the one line you do not under any circumstances cross is the one where the court ends and the seats begin. Lest we forget, this year’s Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Serena Williams won her second straight Australian Open championship, ending Justine Henin's hopes of a Grand Slam title in her return from retirement with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 victory Saturday. Williams withstood a determined challenge from Henin before securing her fifth Australian Open title overall and 12th Grand

PARIS(AP) His French Open reign suddenly over, his record streak of 23 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals done, too, Roger Federer paused briefly as he trudged off court at dusk, acknowledging the fans' applause with a polite smile and a quick wave. He's certainly not used to bidding adieu so soon.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Umpire Kerrilyn Cramer dropped a furry yellow tennis ball on a spot on the second show court at the Australian Open - and it didn't bounce. Cramer lifted her arms in a shrug to the crowd and walked off the court. Maria Sharapova said she had noticed