Court Suzanne Lenglen has been the stage for many battles this fortnight, but who is the woman the famous court is named after? Lenglen was a dominant French player in the 1920s, and one of the first international sports stars ever. She won 241 titles, and strung together a 181-match

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain defeated Brazil's Rogerio Dutra Silva 6-3, 6-1 on Monday to reach the second round of the Ecuador Open. No. 8 Carreno Busta was the only seeded player in action on Monday. Bernard Tomic of Australia is the top-seeded player followed by Feliciano

Andy Roddick, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal approached U.S. Open referee Brian Earley after play was suspended due to rain Wednesday and say they only want to go back on court if the weather improves and the courts are drier. Just after 12 p.m., all three men played a handful

PARIS (AP) — Not long ago, Ernests Gulbis played a semifinal at the French Open then broke into the top 10. A long list of injuries later, the Latvian player has dropped to 230 in the ATP rankings and there is no sign he will get back to his best

Roger Federer says it's no coincidence that he has had so much success indoors. Until he lost to Juan Martin del Potro in last month's Basel final, he had not been beaten on an indoor hard court for two years. "I think indoors is a natural surface for me," he

Laslo Djere lost his temper against Malek Jaziri, to say the very least. The 23-year-old Serbian released his frustration with an epic racquet smash, hitting the clay court in Sao Paolo so hard he made a hole. After the court was quickly patched up, Djere would beat the No. 2

The discourse surrounding the GNP Seguros WTA Finals Cancun’s Center Court has been more intense than many of the matches themselves, reaching a fever-pitch following Iga Swiatek’s comeback win over Marketa Vondrousova. Vondrousova, the reigning Wimbledon champion, let loose about what she and Aryna Sabalenka have deemed subpar conditions after

WATCH: Fritz hobbles to bench following his second-round loss to Koepfer in Paris.

After losing to Flavia Pennetta in the second round of the U.S. Open, world No. 5 Sara Errani admits that the pressure of being a top-ranked player has gotten to her and says she has lost her love of the battle. “I think these things happen to everybody when you

The Break is bringing you all the off-court news you need to know and this this week is all about Roger Federer making headlines. 1 Federer makes headlines The 39-year-old hasn't competed since the Australian Open but he's still serving up aces off the court. The Swiss star announced that

Bordentown, NJ (June 22, 2012) – Prince Sports Inc. announced today that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has approved the Disclosure Statement for the Company’s Plan of Reorganization. The Court’s approval follows its approval on Tuesday of the licensing agreement with Prince Americas LLC, an

It’s rare to use the term “grass-court specialist” because the ATP season on this pastoral surface is more of an interlude than a season. But any short list of dangerous grass-court players has to include Marin Cilic. While the top three players in the Queen’s Club draw were ousted in

I am having an issue with the partner of the receiver when I serve to the deuce court. The receiver is in a normal position near the baseline, but his partner is standing so close to the center line that his right arm and racket are actually in the service

Hidden inside Lord's, the most iconic cricket ground in the world, lies one of the oldest tennis courts in all of Europe. "Real Tennis" has been played at Lords since 1838 and is one of the finest courts in Europe.

There are weddings and then there are dreamy weddings on a tennis court. In the game that starts at "love," it makes sense for the joining of two individuals in confirming their love would do so on the rectangular space. A few days ago that's exactly what one couple decided

The clay-court season if officially over and the players are already back at it on the green grass in Berlin, Queen's Club and Birmingham. These are the Top 5 Photos from Monday.

NEW YORK—Is there any sadder sight than a section of fans who haven’t had a ball hit in their direction by the player who has just won a match? It was true again today on Court 17 when Jelena Jankovic, after making it through her second round, took the traditional

How was your Monday? It may not have been a holiday in Paris, but for Novak Djokovic it still brought a chance of pace. The 24-time major champion spent his afternoon under the roof of Court Philippe Chatrier, watching from the stands as long-time rival Rafael Nadal faced Alexander Zverev

WATCH: Rublev reached his fifth major quarterfinal earlier this year at Roland Garros.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse have appealed to Switzerland's supreme court to end a two-year investigation into whether they broke anti-doping rules. The Court of Arbitration for Sport says the players have asked the Swiss Federal Tribunal to rule that CAS has no authority