Ernest Gulbis tells L'Equipe that today’s game is short of engaging personalities. The Latvian fell to French wild card Gael Monfils in four sets today at Roland Garros. “I respect Roger, Rafa, Novak and Murray but, for me, all four of them are boring players," Gulbis said. “Their interviews are

LONDON—Rafael Nadal discusses why he feels different playing indoors. The Spaniard has never won the ATP World Tour Finals, but says the hard-court surface is less significant than the playing environment. The court at the O2 arena in London is said to be playing slower than last year. “I like

Roger Federer was as surprised as anyone to see Rafael Nadal lose to 17-year-old Borna Coric in the Basel quarterfinals. "That Rafa loses against Coric, no one could have expected. I was surprised," said Federer. "He should not be defeated by someone I have ever seen play." "But that was

Alexander Zverev says he's turned around his reputation for being a Grand Slam under-performer and is now showing he's a contender. The 23-year-old German had never reached the semifinals of a major before this season, though he had won three Masters titles and the ATP Finals. But that's changed. "I

“I lost a lot of times here having chances, sometimes I was a little bit unlucky,” Rafael Nadal said after this year’s Australian Open final. “I just wanted to keep believing till the end, no? I just wanted to give me a chance.” Nadal had been more than “a little

ROME (AP) — At 37 and with 20 Grand Slam titles, Roger Federer still gets excited about playing tennis. That's why he added this week's Italian Open to his schedule. "I was in the mood to play," Federer said Tuesday after a practice session on the Foro Italico's Campo Centrale.

Kei Nishikori, who hasn't played a match since the 2019 US Open, will see his anticipated return delayed further after testing positive for COVID-19. The current world No. 31 shared the news on his personal app, writing, "I have some unfortunate news. This morning, while still in Florida, I got

In his BBC column, Andy Murray writes that Agnieszka Radwanska is his favorite WTA player to watch. “She plays a slightly different game, hits lobs, drop shots, moves well,” Murray wrote. “She has variety and I like that.” Murray added that the reason he plays tennis is because: “It's one

Wait— is that Andy Murray? Yes, yes it is. The Scot was caught belting out a tune in his car. In what appeared to be rainy, dark conditions, Murray sang along to Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down." Of course, his coach Jamie Delgado had to make a joke at

Diego Schwartzman says playing the ATP Finals gave him a lot of motivation. The 28-year-old Argentine qualified for the elite eight-player field for the first time, and said he enjoyed it even though he went 0-3 in round-robin competition against Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev and eventual champion Daniil Medvedev. "I

Venus Williams says she is doing a better job playing with Sjogren’s Syndrome, which she was diagnosed with in 2011. Williams lost to Petra Kvitova, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (7), last week in Doha, and has taken a wild card into this week's Dubai tournament. “I try to eat right and

WIMBLEDON, England(AP) Roger Federer certainly is not ready to stop at a record 15 Grand Slam titles. Still, he figures his recent run of success is about as good as it gets: a first French Open title to complete a career Grand Slam and tie Pete Sampras with 14 major

Although he failed to defend his Australian Open title under new coach Boris Becker, Novak Djokovic is still confident that the German can help him develop greater mental toughness and help him produce his best tennis in majors. The former world No. 1 has not won a Grand Slam title

Pete Sampras, who retired in 2002 after winning 14 Grand Slam titles, says that even though today’s game lacks variety and most players are baseliners who are 'staying back and throwing rocks,' he would still serve-and-volley if he was playing today. “Why wouldn't I?” asked Sampras, who is attending the

Svetlana Kuznetsova, a two-time Grand Slam champion, said that she's smarter than she was 10 years ago. The 30-year-old Russian won in Sydney, beating No. 1 Simona Halep and unseeded Monica Puig to win the title. “I'm mature,” she told TENNIS.com. “I know how to listen to myself. That's probably

WUHAN, China—Aryna Sabalenka described a surreal atmosphere on court at the Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open as rival Coco Gauff struggled with her serve throughout an otherwise high-quality semifinal clash. “I was playing that match thinking, like, ‘Well, girl, I feel you,’” Sabalenka said clinching a 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 comeback to

SAN DIEGO—For all Landon Donovan accomplished on the soccer field, there’s one side of him that wonders what life would look like if a point in time was replayed. As a child, Donovan and his brother split their time participating in soccer and tennis. The Ontario-born, California-raised kid was inspired

WATCH: Mirra Andreeva sits down with Tennis Channel after her 2023 Roland Garros first round win.

“Of course [I’m surprised]. But I don't know how surprised I am because Rafa can do everything. . . His team was working with him every day to be in shape for this tournament after seven months. [But] not many players can do that. Just him or maybe one or

Andy Murray tells the Daily Mail that it took him several months to get over his straight-sets loss to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final. "I don’t think a defeat has ever taken longer to get out of my system," said Murray, who suffered three consecutive first-round losses after