All figures from DraftKings Sportsbook. Kenin has enjoyed a phenomenal run in Melbourne. She’s a tough out who never backs down. But when it comes to facing Barty, there’s simply a talent discrepancy. The Aussie is one of the most naturally gifted players in the game, and she’s playing for

Broadcaster and coach Paul Annacone says that with a lot of established champions on the sidelines, the next group of players have an opportunity to actually win Grand Slams and ATP Masters 1000s. 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer will not play until the grass-court season, No. 1 Rafael Nadal

The stars of the ATP and WTA tours were on the clock this week in Brisbane, and not in the way you might've expected. No, the players weren't called for an abundance of time violations (though Rafael Nadal did earn himself a particularly LOL-worthy one in his second-round win). The

Many believe Dominic Stricker is going to beat Alexei Popyrin in their opening-round meeting in Wimbledon. Stricker is viewed as the superior grass-court player—which is fair considering Popryin is just 3-11 in ATP-level grass-court matches. But Popyrin is also in the middle of one of the better seasons of his

On Tuesday, world No. 6 Felix Auger-Aliassime faces world No. 2 Rafael Nadal at the Nitto ATP Finals. On Sunday, Auger-Aliassime was upset by Casper Ruud in his first round-robin match, while Nadal was unable to earn a victory over Taylor Fritz. Now, these players both enter Tuesday’s meeting in

The backhand slice is the Swiss Army knife in a tennis player’s toolbox. It can be used to neutralize a point in defensive situations, change the rhythm of a rally, keep the ball out of an opponent’s strike zone, a transition shot on a net approach or manipulate depth and

For a certain generation of tennis fans, the American men were revolutionary. The 1990s were dominated by the games and personalities of US players that collected accolades while garnering household recognition. Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and Jim Courier were generational talents that took the game to a special place. But

TOKYO (AP) — Australian tennis player Alex de Minaur has tested positive for COVID-19 and has withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics. The Australian Olympic team's chef de mission Ian Chesterman told media in Tokyo on Friday that de Minaur was "shattered" over the news. "We are very disappointed for Alex,"

Somewhere along the way tennis ceased to be thought of as a quintessentially American sport—it’s “international” now, for better and for worse, like swimming, cycling, track and field, soccer, and a dozen other games no one cares about here. Yes, tennis is played around the world, and no, it can’t

PARIS (AP) — A player at the French Open was allowed to continue her match — and ended up winning it — after she threw her racket and it bounced into the stands, the latest in a series of episodes involving professional tennis players who take their anger out on

The top men and women will tell you that the atmosphere changes when a Grand Slam reaches the quarterfinals. Fewer matches, fewer players, and fewer courts in use means everything—every point, game, and racquet smash—is magnified. The best only shine brighter under this spotlight. The quarterfinals of the 2015 French

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While the Roland Garros tennis tournament will not take place this week due to the coronavirus pandemic, a different type of event featuring French tennis players is underway. The 2020 Roland Garros eSeries begins on Monday, June 1 at 12:00 p.m. ET, and you can stream it live here. Underneath

In 2007, TENNIS.com’s Peter Bodo wrote a prescient blog post, “The Perfect Player,” calling attention to a then-19-year old Novak Djokovic and his remarkably well-balanced game. It became a widely disseminated and oft-cited article that, given the premise of the story, left a juicy question dangling: where do you go

The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year's delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: A third athlete from the Czech Republic has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Tokyo Games. The Czech team says beach volleyball player Markéta Sluková has entered a

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WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—Second-ranked Victoria Azarenka cruised into the Wimbledon quarterfinals by routing former top-ranked Ana Ivanovic 6-1, 6-0 Monday on Centre Court. Azarenka converted five of her seven break points and saved all three she faced to wrap up the victory in little more than an hour. The match was

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Maxime Cressy served up a big surprise in front of a packed Montpellier crowd today, battling past the red-hot Holger Rune in the semifinals of the ATP 250 event, 7-5, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4). Cressy’s win over the No. 9-ranked Dane was the equal-biggest win of his career by ranking,

Arthur Fils first broke into the Top 20 in July, and if his recent record against top players is anything to go by, it shouldn’t be long before he cracks another ranking class. The No. 20-ranked 20-year-old extended his winning streak against Top 20 players to five matches in a