• 104707727 by Jackie Roe, TW Social Director* Evening, everyone. It feels like I've been saying this an awful lot lately, but I'm coming off of a really busy work week and I'm still drowning in work (two big deadlines on Monday!) . . . so today's Deuce Club will

PARIS -- As Maria Sharapova celebrated her return to the French Open final, she let loose one last scream -- this one a happy holler. Serena Williams won more quietly and quickly, and she'll play Sharapova for the title Saturday. Sharapova, the defending champion, overcame 11 double-faults to win a

WATCH: Sakkari led Bouzkova, 6-4, 3-1 before the Czech was forced to retire in the sweltering Montréal heat.

FedPriceless1 By TW Contributing Editor Andrew Burton (photo credit: Sam) Morning, all. We're at the middle Sunday of Wimbledon. As this post goes up, Pete is on his way to England for the second week of the tournament. Three weeks ago, Pete asked me to start thinking about writing an

Mornin'. Today is my last day in the office until next week; I'm heading for Alabama tomorrow after dropping Luke off at school, and probably will post from there tomorrow night. BTW, TennisWorld may get short-shrift over the weekend, because I'll be covering the USA vs. Switzerland Davis Cup tie

Shortly after Ryan Sweeting won the Junior (18-and-under) boys' title at the U.S. Open, Colette Lewis of Zootennis came back to the media center, happy as a clam. “Guess what,” she said. “Ryan's a great kid and he’s going to go to college instead of turning pro. He’s going to

• Picby Pete Bodo* A second-round win by Andy Murray over Viktor Troicki in Monte Carlo is one of those matches that gets lost in the shuffle for all but the most stout of Murray or Troicki fans; after all, it isn't like Troicki is one of the elite clay-court

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WATCH: Halep easily dispatched countrywoman Elena-Gabriela Ruse in just over an hour in Cluj-Napoca.

This is your daily post for discussing today's matches at Wimbledon - the Order of Play is here. With a ladies' singles final to be played, the rest of us will be forced to choose between the men's semifinals - Federer versus Gasquet on Centre Court, or Nadal versus Djokovic

Picby Pete Bodo One of the longer-running debates in tennis is over the degree to which statistics matter, at least in the sense that they seem to be of crucial importance in baseball—not just to how the game is presented and interpreted, but in the very fabric of its history.

Living as a family with autism we’ve had ups and downs, laughter and tears, heartbreak and excitement. But through it all, we’ve always been a family living with autism. This wasn’t just a diagnosis given to my son Cody, it’s shared by his brother, his father and me. Whether it’s

On Sunday, Irina Falconi reached a career milestone by capturing her first WTA title in Bogota, Colombia. The No. 5 seed beat Silvia Soler-Espinosa, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, in nearly two hours. Taking the match on her third match point, the 25-year-old burst into tears. “It has definitely been an emotional

Indian Wells tournament director Tommy Haas is a man who knows a lot about playing in team competitions. A 22-year ATP Tour career included stints competing for both the German Davis Cup team and the German tennis Bundesliga club Gruen Weiss Mannheim. Although he now lives in Los Angeles, he

A Spaniard from the Balearic Island of Mallorca learned lessons at a very young age that both supported and transcended his profession, lessons that tennis players at every level of the game carry with them on and off the court. But this isn’t just another story about another lesson that

The first Grand Slam event of the season will commence shortly—and with it comes a return to the main interview room for the game's top players. Several of your favorite stars made their media rounds Friday in Melbourne ahead of launching their Australian Open campaigns. Here’s a taste of what

Andrey Rublev scored his biggest win of the year on Thursday in Doha, fighting his way into the semifinals at the Qatar ExxonMobil after defeating Alex de Minaur to claim his first Top 10 victory in six months. The two-hour and 42-minute contest wasn’t just a tough physical challenge, it

This week, for the duration of the Madrid Masters tournament, I'll be joined by a very special guest, Juan José Vallejo (you may know him as J.J. from Pete's Tennis World). He's watching the event with the aid of some outstanding coverage on ESPN in Argentina, and will give us

(Ed. note - I'm off to Fort Lauderdale in a few hours, but I wanted to get this post up before I left. When I heard that Matt Van Tuinen,, one of my favorite PR guys in tennis, is going to be working with Venus and Serena Williams on their

The lights in the theater below Madison Square Garden were turned a cool blue as Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Gael Monfils and Stan Wawrinka walked out from behind a curtain for a press conference. It was March 8, World Tennis Day, and they were in the Big Apple to hit,