MELBOURNE — Two top-seeded stars have kept their hopes of a maiden Grand Slam alive at the Australian Open. Elina Svitolina, the No. 4 seed, is comfortably sitting in a wide-open section of the draw. She faces qualifier Denisa Allertova in her first-ever fourth round encounter Down Under. If she

Serena Williams says she has reoccurring nightmares before Grand Slam finals. “Not every time, but a lot of the times,” she said. “I dream that I leave—I'm in Australia and I leave the country to go do something in the States—and I don't make it back in time [and I

PARIS (AP) ``Lucky loser'' David Goffin of Belgium got an up-close look at his idol Roger Federer - and even took a set off him - before the 16-time Grand Slam champion won their fourth-round match at the French Open. The third-seeded Federer reached the quarterfinals at a record 32nd

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — For both the veteran, Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, and the newcomer, Jennifer Brady, it's a completely unexpected position to be in: Playing for a spot in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. How they ended up here, however, couldn't be more dramatically different. Lucic-Baroni has been on this

LONDON (AP) Once deemed the ''next big thing'' in tennis, 2009 U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro grew so frustrated after needing three operations on his left wrist that he considered quitting the sport last year at age 27. Too many setbacks. Too many comebacks. He stayed the course,

Growing up on Long Island, I spent many a cold January night staying up to watch Australian Open coverage on television. The brightly-colored courts and creative fan costumes certainly have their appeal from afar, but I couldn’t help but wonder about the “Happy Slam” nickname the tournament had acquired over

WATCH: The moment Aryna Sabalenka became a Grand Slam champion.

After Jasmine Paolini and Barbora Krejcikova won on Centre Court, Serena Williams became the center of attention. On Thursday, more than 5,000 miles away from Wimbledon, the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion hosted the 32nd ESPY Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. And though Williams retired from professional

Rafael Nadal has become the third man in tennis history to record 300 career wins at Grand Slams by defeating French lefty Corentin Moutet, 6-3, 6-1, 6-4, in the second round of Roland Garros on Wednesday night. MOST CAREER GRAND SLAM WINS FOR A MAN (all-time) 369: Roger Federer (369-60,

NEW YORK (AP)—Steffi Graf doesn't see anyone stopping Serena Williams from becoming the career leader in Grand Slam singles titles. Williams earned her 17th major title at the U.S. Open this month. Graf, who won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, believes Williams will surpass leader Margaret Court at 24. "She's

After winning his third major this year at the U.S. Open, Novak Djokovic discusses whether winning a calendar year Grand Slam is possible. Only two men—Don Budge and Rod Laver (twice)—have done it before. "Look, if I make half what I've done this year next year I'll be happy," Djokovic

Chris Evert has joined ESPN as an analyst for Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. The 18-time Grand Slam champion last worked at Wimbledon for NBC. "I've been away from TV for 10 years because my priority was raising my three boys, and now that they are older it is the

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who will play Roger Federer in the quarterfinals of Roland Garros, says he feels more in control at Grand Slam tournaments as opposed to Masters events. “Yes, generally so,” he said. “It’s the tournament where I’m often the less preoccupied when I enter the court, because it’s clay,

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Defending champion Roger Federer matched a Grand Slam record which magnifies his extraordinary consistency over eight years, while Francesca Schiavone established a record for endurance in a women’s singles match. Day 7 at Melbourne Park was a day of record marks for the majors. Federer equaled Jimmy Connors’

Bianca Andreescu has taken the tennis world by storm this year, not just winning the first two WTA titles of her career at two of the biggest events of the year—the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells and the Rogers Cup in Toronto—but now reaching her first Grand Slam final

From the Associated Press: MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Caroline Wozniacki has won her first Grand Slam singles title in her 43rd major with a 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4 win over Simona Halep in the Australian Open final on Saturday. Wozniacki, 7 ½ years after appearing in her first Grand Slam

NEW YORK(AP) Carolina Wozniacki has moved into her first Grand Slam final, with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Yanina Wickmayer at the U.S. Open. The No. 9 Wozniacki overcame an early break in the second set of the semifinals Saturday night in Armstrong Stadium and won the last four games

The writers and editors of TENNIS.com predict this year's Australian Open champions and give their darkhorse selections for the season's first Slam, which begins Monday in Melbourne.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Bob Bryan plays for his record 12th Grand Slam doubles title with his brother Mike on Saturday, but he’s advising wife Michelle not to watch on television at home in Miami. He doesn’t want her to go into labor until he’s back in the country. The couple is

It started with Garbiñe Muguruza beating Serena Williams in the 2016 French Open final. Jelena Ostapenko's triumph came in 2017. Then, the following year, the woman Ostapenko beat for the title at Roland Garros, Simona Halep, had her moment. Next it was Ash Barty's turn and, in 2020, Iga Swiatek's.