PARIS -- With none of his usual rivals standing in the way, David Ferrer finally won a Masters final on his fourth attempt. Polish qualifier Jerzy Janowicz came up short on his first try, but not before leaving the impression that he could earn another chance very soon. The fourth-seeded

He's experienced close calls throughout each of his 12 Roland Garros title runs. But every time, Rafael Nadal has ultimately shown a killer instinct. Today, we look back at the Spaniard's sublime run to a fourth successive title in the French capital. Previous Rewinds: 2007 | **2006 | 2005 What

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Serena Williams says her close friend Caroline Wozniacki is the fittest player on tour, and many would agree after the Danish former No. 1 completed the New York City Marathon - her first attempt at the 26-mile (42-kilometer) distance - in about 3 1-2 hours. But

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- BNP Paribas has extended its title sponsorship of the BNP Paribas Open in the California desert through 2018. This year's tournament, which combines the ATP and WTA tours, runs March 4-17 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The company began its five-year sponsorship of the Indian

When pushed into the backhand corner, don’t try to step into the ball because you’ll be forced out of position. Instead, hit off of your left side with an open stance backhand so you can neutralize the ball and recover much quicker. The key is to line up your left

1. Looking over his left shoulder, Djokovic takes his racquet back high behind him to prepare to hit. Djokovic has a long distance to run for this shot, so he has to act fast. Once he picks up the direction of the incoming ball, he immediately turns his body and

Polish qualifier Jerzy Janowicz’s dream run at the Paris Masters continues as he ousted local favorite Gilles Simon, 6-4, 7-5, to reach his first ATP final. Whenever the ‘Big Four’ are absent from the closing stages of a big tournament, there’s bound to be some grumbling, but at least some

The Serena Williams Ultimate Run South Beach is an event with a name that requires as much of a deep breath to say as that which its 5K demands. To her credit, the No. 1 women's tennis player in the world took part in the Miami-based race, as did sister

Defending champion Venus Williams has defeated Shahar Peer 6-1, 6-4 in the Dubai semifinals, ending Peer's unseeded run. "I am sure I will remember this tournament for the rest of my life. "Unfortunately I couldn't manage to win it, which will be my dream. But there will be no complaints,

It ain't over till it's over. The great and entertaining baseball player Yogi Berra said it, and the rising and explosive tennis player Jack Sock lived it. The Paris Masters was the last tournament of the ATP’s regular season, and it was all but assumed that it would be also

It's not everyday you see Roland Garros matches in late September, and it's also not everyday you see a player run out of racquets. Katarina Zavatska grabbed the first set over No. 5 seed Kiki Bertens on Monday and ended up in a decider. Across 10 minutes early in the

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Lleyton Hewitt says despite not playing an ATP warm-up tournament before the Australian Open for the first time that he’s well prepared for a strong run. The former did play the Hopman Cup exhibition last week and will play an exhibition at Kooyong this week. "I feel like I've done

The China Open in Beijing is underway, and that means incoming hot shots. This running backhand winner from John Willman easily soaked up John Bautista Agut's firepower to deliver a passing shot off a smash well worthy of a celebration. Unfortunately, the winner wasn't enough to save Millman from a

What happens in Melbourne doesn't stay in Melbourne, at least as it pertains to Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios' winning run to the 2022 Australian Open men's doubles title. Kyrgios reflected on his and Kokkinakis' 2022 title run in Melbourne, which was also chronicled in the first episode of the

Roger Federer has been rampaging through the Wimbledon draw for the past week, but thanks to the time-warping magic of television, he was also in the Swiss Alps on Sunday night. The 36-year-old starred in an episode of Running Wild with Bear Grylls, a reality show that takes celebrities and

Nick Monroe and Frances Tiafoe continued their run at the Australian Open with a 2-6, 7-6 (9), 6-2 win over Canadians Denis Shapovalov and Vasek Pospisil. The American duo had started their campaign with an upset of No. 3 seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos.

BNP Paribas, Europe's leading financial institution and a global sponsor of tennis, is pleased to announce the extension of its title sponsorship of the BNP Paribas Open with a five-year contract that runs through 2029. BNP Paribas began its title sponsorship of the tournament in 2009 and has become the

LUXEMBOURG (AP) Ana Ivanovic's recent run of good results ended Friday with a 6-3, 6-1 loss to Julia Goerges in the Luxembourg Open quarterfinals. Former No. 1 Ivanovic beat Goerges last week at the Generali Ladies Linz on her way to ending a two-year title drought, but lost in an