by Pete Bodo Greetings. We're now officially well underway in what I've always thought of as, with no malice intended, the "twilight zone" portion of the ATP and WTA calendars—the fall Asian circuit. Three weeks worth of tournaments that seem an ideal fit for the part of the world in

Jack Draper racked up a lot of firsts in 2024. A year-end Top 15 player for the first time, it was the first calendar year in which the rising star did not play in any ATP Challengers. Cutting his teeth instead full-time at tour level, he delivered with a first

When Eliakim Coulibaly won his maiden ATP Challenger title on home soil, it wasn't just a personal milestone - but a landmark moment for African tennis. The 22-year-old lifted the Côte d’Ivoire Open 2 trophy in Abidjan last month, becoming the first player from his country to win a Challenger

The No. 1 Read is TENNIS.com's lead story for the day—look for more of them throughout Roland Garros. In the waning days of Roland Garros in 1997, a festival took place the likes of which Paris had rarely, if ever, before seen. The ivy-covered walls of the stadium reverberated to

If you read the news reports yesterday, you might have gotten the perception that Andy Roddick was denied the full spoils of his quarterfinal triumph here when Novak Djokovic waved the white flag and walked off the court in the fourth set, trailing two sets to one. A line of

In tennis, crucial moments are often followed by mental lapses. Here’s how to keep your mind from wandering. Imagine that you’ve just finished a long, arduous point with more than 20 strokes. Or perhaps you’ve completed a long game with 10 deuces. Maybe you’ve just broken serve, or had your

Iga Swiatek prides herself on being studious. As recently as a couple of years ago, she considered attending college. But on Sunday, in the third set of the San Diego Open final versus qualifier Donna Vekic, Swiatek was not student, nor simply teacher; she was decorated faculty, the final set

ICYMI: Madison Keys stops by the TC Desk in Rome

It had been quite a Roland Garros for 17-year-old Mats Wilander. A year earlier, he’d won the 1981 junior title there, the clay-court equivalent of being valedictorian of a high school graduating class. Now, in 1982, Wilander was earning a doctorate at warp speed. On the eve of the tournament,

Jessica Pegula vs. Madison Keys It will be hard to find a better summation of the dynamic between these two players than the one Pegula gave on Saturday. “Every time I practice with her, she just has the ability to hit aces and rip forehands and backhands, play a really

NEW YORK—“I need something, mate,” Andy Murray shouted at his coaching team. “Anything is better than nothing.” Murray was in the middle of a dismal defeat to Grigor Dimitrov. By the third set, his banter with his player box had turned morose. “I don’t have any energy,” he moaned, “and

Since I can remember, he is the player who has impressed me the most, the one who has entertained me the most, the one who has excited me the most. I have been more excited to see Federer play than Djokovic, and in the end tennis is emotion, emotion is

After two years of domination at Georgia Tech, Irina Falconi turned pro in 2010. She cracked the Top 100 for the first time in 2011, thanks in part to a third-round run at the U.S. Open. In 2015, the Florida resident returned to the Top 100 once more, and last

Reviews: July 22 Washington Kastles def. Kansas City Explorers, 25-8 The Washington Kastles (10-0) extended their win streak to 26 matches with a victory over the Explorers. The Kastles are now tied with Major League Baseball’s 1916 New York Giants for the second longest professional sports team winning streak. Washington’s

For a relatively minor tournament wedged between the Canadian, Cincinnati and U.S. Opens – three of the oldest and most prestigious events in North America – the Pilot Pen, in New Haven, Conn., has somehow managed to establish a tradition of its own: Bringing top talent to the summer’s penultimate

Five lessons from Roger Federer’s victory over Novak Djokovic. 1. SLOW DOWN BEFORE BIG POINTS Novak Djokovic’s chance to win the first set of his first Grand Slam final came quickly, when three-time defend-ing U.S. Open champion Roger Federer was broken at 5-5 after he made two casual errors on

To hear Kim Clijsters tell it, her weekend wasn’t much different than that of any other high-powered New Jersey working mom trying to balance family duties with work life. “It’s taken some time to get the right balance, but I’m getting the hang of it,” Clijsters said Sunday after a

Ryan Harrison is known for a lot of things: being a junior prodigy, winning the 2017 French Open doubles title, reaching a ranking of No. 40 in the world, and helping the U.S. reach the Davis Cup semifinals in 2018. But one less headline-making feat he also does really well

A year ago, Marin Cilic and Kei Nishikori arrived at the U.S. Open to little fanfare and without much in the way of expectations. Neither had reached a Grand Slam final, let alone won a title. They could boast of one semifinal in 48 total appearances at majors - Cilic

It’s been more than 35 years since Ronald Reagan stated, during his first inaugural address, “Those who say that we’re in a time when there are no heroes, they just don’t know where to look.” We discovered heroes in every state, starting with the determined 69-year-old who won a match