The season’s first monthlong run-up, to the Australian Open, is over. Now we move onto the second, which winds its way through Europe, South America, and North America in February, and brings everyone back together in Indian Wells at the start of March. While nothing monumental is likely to happen

Before the start of the ATP Finals semifinals, David Goffin said that he would "try something, something different, something that I've never done in the past." And he did in two big ways: defeating Roger Federer for the first time in his career and reaching the ATP Finals final. The

by Pete Bodo Somehow, we all knew, or hoped, that sooner or later it would come down to this—sooner being the Madrid Masters, later the Italian or French Open. We could have predicted it when Novak Djokovic tagged Rafael Nadal in the final at Indian Wells, we became convinced when,

NEW YORK—“I knew if I wanted to win this,” Serena Williams said after her 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 quarterfinal victory over Simona Halep on Wednesday, “I really had to step it up in the third set.” Unlike most of us, when Serena thinks something on a tennis court, she can usually

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Former U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem had a brush with one of Australia's most venomous snakes during a qualifying match at the Brisbane International on Saturday. The former world No. 3 was a set down to 20-year-old Australian James McCabe in a first round qualifying match

When the No. 31 seed from the qualifying draw ends up with a Grand Slam title, you know something incredble has happened—and that’s exactly what British teenager Emma Raducanu did at the US Open over the last few weeks. Here are 18 things the 18-year-old achieved with her run in

Donald Young said he was heckled from the stands during his first-round U.S. Open loss to Blaz Kavcic. "Some stuff was said," said Young, who took a 4-0 lead before exiting in straight sets (7-5, 6-4, 6-4). The second-ranked American said he was responding to comments from a spectator, but

“My team around me knows that if I want to say something, I’m going to say it,” Coco Gauff told reporters after she reached her first Grand Slam final, at Roland Garros in 2022. In this case, Gauff wasn’t referring to something she had stated verbally, but something she had

Rafael Nadal continues to expand his off-court projects and business ventures, and now he’s set for a massive pay day after reports have emerged that he’s sold off part of his stake in his eponymous tennis academy. The Rafael Nadal Academy was launched back in 2016 as a part of

Sunday morning and a common tennis scene was being played out. The savvy older man was using variety, defense and his vast years of experience to show the ambitious youngster what it took to win a match. In this case, though, the time was less than an hour after midnight,

INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—Just like everyone else on the planet, Sloane Stephens is impressed by Roger Federer. "I think that in very sport there is someone that does something that is absolutely outrageous and, obviously, in our sport now he's the one that's done something insane," Stephens said about Federer's 100

Petra Kvitova says she has had problems dealing with the expectations that accompanied her Wimbledon title in 2011. The 24-year-old Czech, who has reached another final at Wimbledon this year, said it has contributed to her uneven results since she became a Grand Slam champion. ''I think these three years

Before the Miami Open began in earnest, Coco Gauff came full-circle as she returned to her childhood tennis courts in order to give back to her community. The 20-year-old recently paid a visit to Pompey Park, where she joined the USTA and city leaders to unveil newly refurbished public tennis

It's no secret the the Carota Boys, Jannik Sinner's traveling fan club, love everything about the Australian Open champion. They wouldn't be racking up the earned miles on trains, planes and automobiles following the Italian around the ATP Tour if they didn't. But what are a few of their favorite

This week, Peter Bodo and Steve Tignor will offer their thoughts on some themes for the 2013 season, which begins next week.

"He's a lot like Carlos Alcaraz": Expect Ben Shelton to bring fun energy to Novak Djokovic clash

Which moment in a tennis match makes you turn the volume up on your TV set and concentrate your full attention? Is it when a player serves for a set? Or when one of them reaches match point? Or when a tiebreaker begins? Those times obviously call for focus, but

TOKYO (AP) — Naomi Osaka has the hopes of the entire host nation resting on her. Novak Djokovic is attempting to accomplish something that no man has done before in tennis. Both players are after something special at the Tokyo Olympics and both produced convincing victories Monday to reach the

It’s one thing to mark a tennis icon’s birthday. But imagine if four share that day. Such is the case for June 17. Perhaps, nine months earlier, mid-September, there was something dancing in the air following America’s Grand Slam event that triggered the spirit of conception and, eventually, the ascent

Rafael Nadal says he was unhappy with the way he competed in the first and second sets against Tomas Berdych in the Australian Open quarterfinals. The Spaniard criticized his performance in the a 6-2, 6-0, 7-6 (5) loss, saying he did not hit the ball deep enough against the big-hitting