Roger Federer says he was not keen to shut out Andy Murray in their round-robin match at the ATP World Tour Finals, in which Federer dropped just one game. “Not so cool,” he said, when asked about his reaction to finding himself up 6-0, 5-0. “Because I wouldn't want to

After Miami, where he reached the semis, Denis Shapovalov appears to have split with his previous coach, Rob Steckley. The switch comes just as Shapovalov has broken into the top 20 in the rankings, despite a so-so start that saw him go 9-6 this season before Miami and fall 6-0

WATCH: Roger Federer's post-semifinal press conference at the ATP Finals

A trio of expected earners leads the WTA Tour in prize money so far in 2019, as reported by Forbes. Naomi Osaka, this year's Australian Open singles champion, leads all comers with a whopping $3.2 million in this cool young season.

So far during the lockdown, Rafael Nadal has grown a beard and shaved it, played backyard volley games with his sister, helped raise money for the Red Cross, backed the idea of an ATP-WTA merger, and been trounced by Andy Murray in virtual tennis. Even on cyber-clay in “Madrid,” he

PARIS (AP) American women are 10 for 10 so far at the French Open, giving the country its most representatives in the Grand Slam tournament's second round since 11 made it in 2003. And there are two more U.S. women still waiting to play first-round matches Tuesday, including 13-time major

Janko Tipsarevic, who has not played this season because of a left foot injury, has had surgery to try to correct the problem. Tipsarevic was eventually determined to be suffering from plantar faciitis, and underwent the procedure on Wednesday. "It was a complicated surgery (cause there was so much damage

In the full grip of the holiday spirit, and by virtue of the great luck I recently had winning the $345,656,670 Powerball lottery jackpot—I elected to take the after-tax, lump sum payment of $34.56—I am getting presents for a number of the pros. Here’s what I’m thinking, in no particular

NEW YORK(AP) Andre Agassi tells People magazine he used crystal meth periodically for a year or so.'' In his upcoming autobiography, Agassi admits he used crystal meth in 1997 and failed a drug test - a result he says was thrown out after he lied by saying heunwittingly'' took

NEW YORK (AP) Roger Federer might not be so keen to try out his old-dog-new-trick, rush-the-net ''SABR'' - ''sneak attack by Roger'' - return strategy against his next opponent at the U.S. Open. ''I don't think so,'' Federer said. ''I can always try. But it's probably not the right guy

Serena Williams says that since she found out her sister Venus had the auto-immune disease Sjorden’s Syndrome, she has changed her attitude toward her own play. Serena easily beat Venus in the semifinals of the Family Circle Cup on Saturday. “It’s so inspiring and hard at the same time,” she

The story of the Big Three so far in 2019 had gone like this: Novak Djokovic was taking back his No. 1 crown, and was going to be unbeatable forevermore; while winter was gradually settling back in for Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, after their six-month Indian Summer of 2017

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Andrey Rublev grew so frustrated during a 7-5, 6-2 loss to Carlos Alcaraz at the ATP Finals on Wednesday that he repeatedly hit himself with his racket — so hard that he bloodied his left knee. Rublev had already slammed his racket to the ground during

CHICAGO (AP) — Tennis great Billie Jean King had some good things to say about millennials in a speech to Northwestern University graduates. King on Friday told the graduates they are "the best generation so far" when it comes to inclusion. King was the first prominent female athlete to confirm

Subway’s new ad for their “Eat Fresh Refresh” campaign features so many new ingredients, and so many sports stars to tell you about it. Enter: Stephen Curry, Serena Williams, Megan Rapinoe, and Tom Brady. The ad highlights the wide array of Subway’s new additions, from customization and curbside pickup to

Harvesting five medals in one Olympic Games will likely not be topped in women's gymnastics, not anytime soon. Simone Biles is the 19-year-old who performed so admirably and precisely in Rio de Janeiro over these past two weeks, and her light could shine again in Tokyo, Japan, in 2020. Among

Roger Federer discusses why he has had so much success with a one-handed backhand, which has become an increasingly rare shot in recent years. Federer is one of three members of the Top 10 to hit a one-hander, including fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka and France’s Richard Gasquet. “Clearly it all

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Lleyton Hewitt called it quits on a 20-year career during the Australian Open in January. On Thursday, he was placed on standby as playing captain for Australia against the United States in the first round of World Group play at the Davis Cup. So much for life

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