Why does summer fly by so much more quickly than any other season? It’s July 4 before I know it, it’s August 1st before I know it, it’s—give me strength—time for the U.S. Open before I know it. This phenomenon is obviously tied up with our memories of summer vacations

Editor's Note: It's Bud Collins Day at the BNP Paribas Open. As the legendary writer and broadcaster is being honored at Indian Wells, read about the man and colleague from one of his closest friends, fellow Hall of Fame journalist Steve Flink.

WATCH: Osaka made the most of her main-draw wild card in Madrid with an emphatic win over Anastasia Potapova.

WATCH—Courier, Navratilova and Wertheim react to Roger Federer's shocking US Open loss:

MELBOURNE—My first impression of the Australian Open, after so many years of seeing the tournament from the other side of a TV screen, wasn’t overwhelmingly positive. Melbourne Park isn’t as colossal as Flushing Meadows, nor does it have the museum-piece appeal of Roland Garros and the All England Club. At

MELBOURNE—Most of the time, it's easy to tell if someone has just won or lost a point. Even if you didn’t see what happened, there’s a subtle sign in the player's face or stride that tells you whether they’re pleased or annoyed by the result. So last week, when I

This morning I could have sworn that I saw a quote from Roger Federer where he referred to early-round losers at the Grand Slams as “the left side of the draw.” I can’t find the line now in the interview he did with Swiss journalist Rene Stauffer, and he probably

Each day this week, Peter Bodo will review action from the Rogers Cup tournaments in Canada and preview upcoming matches. These "Good Morning Canada" posts will be published around 10 am EST, and we encourage you to discuss the day's play—along with Pete's thoughts—in the comment section below. YESTERDAY: July

by Pete Bodo Novak Djokovic put it best in London, while trying not to think too much about this week's Davis Cup final as he played out his regular-season string at the World Tour Finals. He said that the Davis Cup finals were a preoccupation because he didn't honestly know

NEW YORK (AP) Fernando Verdasco sprinted toward the drop shot, slid on the concrete and barely got to the ball - then whipped it around the net post and back inside the sideline. For a clean winner. On match point. In a fifth-set tiebreaker. What a way to celebrate ``Spain

INDIAN WELLS, CALIF.—These are the matches that try a promising young tennis player’s soul. Not to mention his mind, his nerves, his manners, and most of all his ability to keep himself from hauling off and smashing a ball out of the stadium at any moment. Jack Sock, the promising

There’s something sinister about the sound as it goes up in Hisense Arena. It’s the famous “Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi!” chant, which we know so well. But this time the first part of it, the Aussie part, is being chanted by a group of children, while the adults

Reilly Opelka does not like to blend in with the crowd. At 6’11”, he couldn’t even if he tried. At 22, Opelka already has two ATP titles to his name, and his list of quality wins is growing quickly. He’s defeated Stan Wawrinka, Milos Raonic, David Goffin, Roberto Bautista Agut,

Tennis has been transformed over the last five decades by TV, money, technology, equipment, fashion and politics. But through all of that, the players have remained at the heart of the game. As part of our golden anniversary celebration of the Open era, Tennis.com presents its list of 50 best

Let’s say that the last week in tennis has been “mildly wild.” The sport has been covered in major media outlets with the help of one usual suspect, Andy Roddick, and one highly unusual one, Mikhail Youzhny, who made his existence known to the world at large with a bloody

There wasn’t quite as much action from Beijing last night, but Tokyo, led by top seed Juan Martin del Potro, kept rolling forward. With most of the big names still standing, both events appear to be poised for an entertaining final three days. Here’s a look at what you may

To borrow a familiar phrase, Maria Sharapova made her money the old-fashioned way last week in Stuttgart: She earned it. While she only needed to win four matches to secure the Premier-level title (as the top seed, Sharapova received one of the four byes), she had to fight tooth-and-claw through

by Pete Bodo The best adjective to describe the situation at the top of the ATP is "turbulent," or perhaps even "chaotic." One of the many interesting aspects of the present reality in pro tennis is the way the WTA and ATP have engaged in a sudden and dramatic game

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If you weren’t paying close attention, you could read this first-round result from the Swedish Open as just another routine case of an inspired local player playing out of his gourd on a fast indoor court and demolishing an over-matched and out-gunned South American clay-court specialist. The scoreline said: Joachim