CINCINNATI (AP) Tomas Berdych pulled out of the U.S. Open on Saturday, saying he's been diagnosed with appendicitis and needs time to recover. The eighth-ranked Berdych lost to Marin Cilic in three sets at the Western & Southern Open on Thursday. He tweeted on Saturday that he was examined in

In Rome, Adrian Mannarino's backspinning drop shot proved to be completely unretrievable by Pablo Cuevas, and not because the world No. 23 was too slow. The ball would actually land back on Mannarino's side of the court. The boomerang drop shot has a one-in-a-million success rate for most players, but

As if having yourself appear on a coin isn't enough, Martina Navratilova was just name-dropped on one of today's most popular shows, This Is Us. On Tuesday night's episode of the NBC Emmy-award winning drama, Kevin (played by Justin Hartley), has shut himself in a hotel room for so long

It's hard to one-up Dustin Brown in the trick-shot department, but Elliot Benchetrit pulled it off Sunday at the Ultimate Tennis Showdown. The 208th-ranked Frenchman tracked down a fine drop shot from the German veteran with a flight of finesse that would have brought a capacity crowd of any size

If three up-and-coming Americans losing in the first round of Atlanta on Tuesday stung, the way they lost hurt even worse. Two of the players dropped third-set tiebreakers, while another lost eight match points in his second set before succumbing in three. Perhaps none of the losses was more heartbreaking

A defending champion needs to have some moves up their sleeve. In Agnieszka Radwanska's case, she has that in spades as she proved with a deft drop shot volley against Shuai Zhang in the second round of the China Open. The Pole won 7-5, 7-5, and will face Daria Kasatkina

Break Point is back! The tennis docuseries dropped its official trailer for its second season, set to debut on Netflix January 10. Filmed throughout the 2023 season, Break Point’s Season 2 will catch up with Season 1 standouts like Aryna Sabalenka and Frances Tiafoe, while also adding stars like Coco

After a judge dismissed a murder case against her, veteran umpire Lois Goodman wants to go back to work. The 70-year-old had been accused of killing her 80-year-old husband with a coffee cup, but on Friday a judge threw out the case at the request of the Los Angeles County

It's no secret that Benoit Paire is a master of entertainment whenever he's on a tennis court. A few hours after Nick Kyrgios pulled off a tweener winner on center court in Stuttgart, Paire took to the same court and one upped him. The Frenchman hit a tweener drop shot

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On court in Rome for his first round, qualifier Adrian Mannarino brought his sneakiest A-game against an on-fire Pablo Cuevas. First, the Frenchman won an entertaining rally with a tricky lob, and later, he won a point with an incredible back-spinning drop-shot. The dropper had so much back spin on

Oh, Andy Murray. The former world No. 1 can't catch a break in 2018. For his efforts in helping tennis flourish in China, where he is currently playing in the Shenzhen Open, Murray received a commemorative plate. Except, he immediately dropped it, though really it wasn't his fault as the

Are you curious to know what's inside Naomi Osaka's mind? You're in luck. On Thursday, Sweetgreen dropped a promo, "Inside the Mind of Naomi Osaka" to launch the Naomi Osaka bowl.

ROME, Italy—Drop (shot) it like it’s hot! Aryna Sabalenka had fans on their heels at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia Monday night when the No. 2 seed unleashed a sick string of drop shots that helped turn the tide of her fourth-round encounter with Elina Svitolina. Sabalenka dealt with numerous challenges

CINCINNATI (AP) Rafael Nadal dropped out of the Western & Southern Open on Thursday because of a knee problem that also forced him to miss the Olympics. Nadal pulled out of the London Olympics because of a sore left knee, missing the chance to be Spain's flag bearer in the

AMSTERDAM (AP) -- Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka lost to Robin Haase and Jean-Julien Rojer of the Netherlands 6-4, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 in doubles to cut Switzerland's lead to 2-1 in the Davis Cup World Group playoff. The Dutch pair dominated the 2008 Olympic doubles champions in the first two

BELGRADE, Serbia -- Novak Djokovic's Serbia Open has been dropped from the ATP calendar. The tournament has failed to attract top players or major sponsors. Last year, even Djokovic and other top Serbian players failed to attend. Djokovic's Family Sport, the tournament organizer, says it "made the most rational decision

Rafael Nadal's drop to No. 7 in the world rankings marks the first time the Spaniard is not in the Top 5 since May 2, 2005. The former No. 1 reached the final of Madrid last week, where he lost to Andy Murray. Nadal is in Rome this week, where

The drop shot is a great weapon used by many, many pros including the likes of Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Marketa Vondrousova and Bianca Andreescu. The opponent rarely expects it, but it can be tricky to pull off. The secret is to take the ball early on the rise with

Concerns about the playing conditions at the Australian Open have increased as air quality drops in Melbourne, though there is still a week before qualifying begins at the event. According to Australia's ABC, national bushfires have dropped air quality from below 140 to above 200, considered "very unhealthy" and placing