On Sunday, Steve Johnson became the first player to defend the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship in Houston in 16 years. He defeated first-time ATP finalist Tennys Sandgren, 7-6 (2), 2-6, 6-4. Johnson had to swallow and move pass a few missed opportunities to end the match earlier.

She reached the Indian Wells semifinals, but Maria Kirilenko, who lost to compatriot Maria Sharapova, could be excused for having other things on her mind. She's in the preliminary planning phase of her wedding, that to NHL star Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals. Says Kirilenko, "Now it's a little

WATCH: Halep easily dispatched countrywoman Elena-Gabriela Ruse in just over an hour in Cluj-Napoca.

WATCH: A highlight of Andy Murray's 2023 so far was a runner-up finish in Doha to Daniil Medvedev.

The All England Club might soon to be a popular venue for kids' birthday parties. Two days after former Wimbledon quarterfinalist Alison Riske-Amritraj welcomed her first child, daughter Calen, on July 5, two-time champion Petra Kvitova welcomed a son, Petr. Kvitova, 34, announced her son's July 7 birth in a

WATCH: Roger Federer surprised young tennis players at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis and Learning in the Bronx before the Met Gala.

Rafael Nadal has not fully decided his schedule for the rest of the season, saying it will depend at least partly on his physical condition. The 33-year-old is also rumored to be having his wedding to long-time girlfriend Maria Francisca Perello in five weeks. Speaking to press in Mallorca following

Here's a look at the latest viral videos circulating this week—and happily none of them has anything to do with Facebook's "Look Back" series. AUSSIE FOIBLES Enjoy this clip of hapless and hilarious (and sometimes unfortunate) blunders Down Under at the Australian Open. With more than 13 minutes of Melbourne

Another documentary series surrounding the life and tennis career of Serena Williams is in the works: Five years after the success of HBO's 'Being Serena,' 'In the Arena: Serena Williams' will soon come to ESPN. The series was announced Tuesday during Disney Upfront, the annual showcase for the media behemoth's

After losing out to Iga Swiatek again in the final of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia over the weekend, Aryna Sabalenka wasn't ready to head to Paris for Roland Garros quite yet: The world No. 2 made a pit stop at Formula One's Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday, where she turned

Call it timeless style or call it the ‘Challengers effect’, but tennis has been having a major moment in fashion this year. And if trends are anything to go by, that’s not changing anytime soon. Tennis and fashion go hand in hand: From standout on-court style like Naomi Osaka’s over-the-top

And so it begins. The 2017 season starts with a shout, with one of four Grand Slam events quickly tucked into the schedule. It's hard to believe—and yet, not—that Serena and Venus Williams have been journeying Down Under for nearly 20 years now. Much has changed for the sport and

[Ed. note - Frequent comment poster Nigel Graber sent me this nice, evocative description of the Nottingham tournament on Friday, as Ivo Karlovic - always a TennisWorld favorite - was just beginning his final push to the title. It was supposed to auto-post on Friday, but I screwed up and

The latest off-court happenings in the world of tennis: The Relationship Guru Is In Ladies, wanna know what men really think? Last Thursday on the entertainment news show Extra, John McEnroe, host Mario Lopez, True Blood actor Sam Trammell and former model/author Steve Santagati offered tips on dating and relationships.

Prominent and highly-regarded fashion designer Virgil Abloh passed on Sunday after battling a rare form of cancer at just 41-years-old. Abloh was known for his omnivorous creative mind which had no limits and pushed the fashion world to evolve when it hit a stagnant state back in 2009. He also

It was 9:30 a.m. in Melbourne during the Australian Open. Tennis Channel analyst Martina Navratilova was sitting in the network’s studio. Soon she would be in the thick of it on TC Live, the pregame show that aired just prior to live match coverage. On one of the studio’s large

Life's full of opportunities and obstacles, as tennis players understand all too well. At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, the women's singles event featured a who's who of WTA royalty, each with the game and hunger to claim the gold medal. But it was the girl from Puerto Rico

NEW YORK—While wild reports circulated of a tornado touching down nearby in Queens, and the massive oaks lining the promenade between the South Gate of the National Tennis Center and the iconic Unisphere swayed and groaned in the wind, Tomas Berdych and Andy Murray played a match under what might

If you've been reading Ed McGrogan's Fed Cup posts, as well as the other standard media sources, you know that it was another wacky Fed Cup weekend. Oh, you could criticize many of the top players for pulling out of the event, call out this or that ITF affiliate for

Chieftain Pete's watercooler post may have made you more pleasantly conscious of the golden days of fall (though where I am, it has gone from summer to winter with no in between). With fall comes high school homecoming, of course. Here's a great photo of Ali C and her little