David Ferrer, who played seven tournaments in seven weeks prior to the ATP World Tour Finals, said the long journey took a toll on him in London. The Spaniard went 0-3 in his round-robin group. “I know is a lot of tournaments,” he said. “But after last year I want

After being suspended from Australia’s first round Davis Cup tie by captain Patrick Rafter and Tennis Australia, Bernard Tomic tells AFP that wasn’t planning on playing in the competition to begin with. Australia opens its 2013 Davis Cup campaign in early February against Taiwan. “I was never meant to play

Madison Keys, who lost to Simona Halep in the fourth round of Wimbledon, admitted that she was very tired and anxious during the match, which may have caused her to cramp up. “I think it's probably a combination of exhaustion, just playing a lot of matches and being kind of

After falling to world No. 62 Yen-Hsun Lu in the Auckland semifinals and failing to defend his title, world No. 3 David Ferrer heavily criticizes himself. The 31-year-old Spaniard has not won a title since last February. "I didn't play so good—it is maybe one of the worst defeats of

While she credited Agnieszka Radwanska with playing amazing tennis in the Pole’s three-set upset of her in the Australian Open quarterfinals, two-time defending champion Victoria Azarenka said she more or less had a brain freeze. “[I need to] think a little bit more on the court,” she said. “Just try

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The NCAA Division I men's and women's tennis championships will use the no-ad scoring format, starting next spring. The NCAA Division I Competition Oversight Committee announced the decision Thursday. In no-ad scoring, when a game is tied at 40-40, the player who wins the next point wins the

Seven-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal says he isn’t concerned about who is tabbed as the favorite before he and world No. 1 Novak Djokovic face off in the Roland Garros semifinals. “I don’t give a damn about it,” Nadal said. “I try and play my best tennis, and the

Kim Clijsters had played just two events of her latest comeback before the tour was suspended. Despite the tough timing of the extended forced hiatus, her focus and determination to compete hasn't dwindled. "I want to keep going," Clijsters said in a Facebook Live interview with Blair Henley for the

Even though he owns a 3-4 record against Andy Murray, France’s Richard Gasquet thinks he has a good chance to upset the world No. 3 in the Miami semifinals. “He has all the shots of tennis: Serving well, returning incredible, running well,” Gasquet told reporters. “He's one of the best

Naomi Osaka might be ranked No. 1 but on clay, she says she's no "expert" yet. Still, the 21-year-old is giving herself a shot at success going into the claycourt season, arguing that her power game can be effective on the surface. Osaka begins her campaign this week at the

Stanislas Wawrinka, who won his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, says he deserved the crown after his final-round win over Rafael Nadal, who was contending with a back injury. The Swiss will move up to a career-high No. 3 ranking when they are released on Monday. “To

Venus Williams says that since she was diagnosed with Sjögren's Syndrome in 2011, she has learned to cope with the challenges of playing pro tennis while battling an autoimmune disease. The 33-year-old is scheduled to play the tournament in Auckland this week. The seven-time Grand Slam champion only played 11

Victoria Azarenka spent most of 2015 on the comeback trail following a foot injury that sidelined her for several months, but she has won two titles this season. "I'm just very happy that I'm able to do whatever I want on the court,” she told the WTA’s official website. “I

I was originally going to write this post about Lleyton Hewitt, who beat Amer Delic like a tin drum in the first match on Arthur Ashe today, but I thought Delic's presser so compelling that I decided that my homage to Lleyton could wait for a day or two. Amer,

The GOAT has spoken, and she's a fan. Serena Williams delivered her verdict on the Hollywood's tennis blockbuster, Challengers, in a recent interview with The New York Times magazine. "I thought it was good!" Williams said in a wide-ranging interview with David Marchese, where she talked about what she's been

Post-match reaction from John Isner: "I honestly, when I left the match, I really thought it was a dream. I didn't think that type of match was possible. So I was really expecting to wake up, in all seriousness. "I only slept for four hours [overnight]. I talked to Nic.

Maria Sharapova admits that she can sometimes be too controlling. "Well, I am extremely stubborn, and in a way it's good because I am very involved in things, and I suppose that I am always in control and I get involved in things—but sometimes I think that this is a

SINGAPORE—Simona Halep says that while Serena Williams will be favorite against her in the final of the WTA Finals, she has a real chance to win. The Romanian crushed Williams in the round-robin stage of the event, 6-0, 6-2. “She has experience,” said Halep, who is 1-3 against Williams. “She