Stan Wawrinka is one of the few players to win a Grand Slam in the last 10 years and not be a part of the Big 3 or Big 4. Next to Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray, Wawrinka has been the closest to being the best

PARIS(AP) All of Roger Federer's bad memories from past French Open finals could be wiped away Sunday. All of those so-close-yet-so-far bids to win the only Grand Slam title to elude him could fade with just one victory. If he beats 23rd-seeded Robin Soderling of Sweden in the final at

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Even Roger Federer is excited to see if No. 1-ranked Rafael Nadal can win his fourth consecutive Grand Slam at the Australian Open. Federer, the No. 2-seed and defending champion, says, it's unbelievable what Rafa's been able to do'' andif I get a chance I hope

NEW YORK -- Bob and Mike Bryan pulled off another escape in their quest for the calendar Grand Slam. The identical twins saved two set points in the first set Monday night en route to a 7-6 (7), 6-4 victory over the British pairing of Colin Fleming and Jonathan Marray.

PARIS (AP) Serena Williams was only a few hours' removed from her second major trophy of 2015, putting her halfway to a true Grand Slam, when she expressed a wish for a particular outcome in the following day's men's final at the French Open. Like Williams, Novak Djokovic already had

Louk Sorensen has become the first Irish player to win a Grand Slam match after defeating Yen-Hsun Lu 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 at the Australian Open on Tuesday. Just by qualifying for the event, Sorensen guaranteed Ireland its first main draw appearance in a major since 1985. The country even

Another disappointing Grand Slam has passed for Serena Williams. After defeating fellow American Kristie Ahn in the first round, the 39-year-old pulled out of Roland Garros, making this the third year without a major for Williams. An Achilles injury, picked up during her US Open semifinal loss against Victoria Azarenka,

Elias Ymer is now working with Robin Soderling, and he captured his first title with his new coach at the ATP Challenger event in Cordenons, Italy. The 21-year-old from Sweden is currently the country's top player, and he said that Soderling, a former Grand Slam finalist, was having a positive

How does a player win her first Grand Slam title after coming up short 45 times? If you’re Madison Keys, you do it by caring a little bit less. You do it by deciding that your life won’t be defined by whether you’ve won one of her sport’s Big 4

Fresh, young, Slam-winning faces have become the exception, rather than the rule, on both tours. This 22-year-old Spaniard, who rocketed from No. 21 at the start of 2015 to No. 3 by the end of it, may be ready to reverse that trend in 2016. Muguruza has certainly staked her

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Starting to sound like a broken record, Caroline Wozniacki had to explain again why the top-ranked woman in tennis can't win a Grand Slam title. After coming up short Monday - wasting a one-set lead before losing 1-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5 to 24th-seeded Dominika Cibulkova in the

Sunday saw the first Grand Slam since the tour shutdown take place—online, of course. Participants teamed up to compete in Mario Tennis on Nintendo Switch, with John McEnroe and YouTube personality iJustine providing commentary.

NEW YORK—Broadway celebrates revivals, and the famous thoroughfare served as an apt setting for Grand Slam champions to announce the launch of a reconfigured senior circuit in the United States. Twenty years ago, Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, John McEnroe, and Pete Sampras formed the famed American "Dream Team" that captured

This Wimbledon victory is the ''most special'' of his Grand Slams, says Novak Djokovic. The top-seeded Serbian had match point in the fourth set against Roger Federer before eventually capturing the title in five sets. ''But, you know, I could have easily lost my concentration in the fifth and just

Serena Williams has been knocking her on-court looks out of the park (or stadium) all year, and the US Open will be her final major chance to show off in 2016. The final Grand Slam of the season starts on Monday in New York City, one of the biggest fashion

Tennis great Rod Laver says that if Rafael Nadal wins this month's Australian Open for a fourth major title in a row, it would be a great effort'' - but not a Grand Slam. In a telephone interview with The Associated Press, Laver says:He's got three under his belt,

Despite everything that Serena Williams has won and done, her sense of self can still fluctuate based on the outcome of a particular match. Doesn't always seem to matter that she owns a record-tying 22 major singles titles heading into the U.S. Open, which begins Monday with a retractable roof

UNSTRUNG: The year of Novak Djokovic

NEW YORK (AP) — Frances Tiafoe's vision was blurry from the tears. He was thrilled — overwhelmed, even — when the last point was over and it hit him that, yes, he had ended Rafael Nadal's 22-match Grand Slam winning streak Monday and reached the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the

With a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 win Daniil Medvedev captured his first Grand Slam trophy and he did it against world No. 1 Novak Djokovic. The US Open No. 2 seed played solid from start to finish to deny the 20-time major champion of capturing a calendar Grand Slam. This was