LONDON (AP) — Ranked 87th and unseeded at Wimbledon, Magdalena Rybarikova is making quite a run at the grass-court major. The 28-year-old Slovak reached the semifinals at the All England Club on Tuesday, beating CoCo Vandeweghe 6-3, 6-3 and improving her record on grass to 18-1 this season. "I won

Naomi Osaka has had a wild week in New York. The world No. 9 played some incredible tennis, and took a huge stance in protest, picking up a lot of global attention and effectively hitting pause on a day of play at the Western & Southern Open. She'd end up

On the eve of the 2021 Australian Open beginning, a few notable champions held their pre-tournament press conferences. Here’s a taste of what was shared at the microphone on Sunday. World No. 2 Rafael Nadal downplayed his fitness, noting that his back is still troubling him heading into the first

2020 was a season like no other. Click here to review the top moments from the pandemic-ravaged year. The most memorable shot hit by Novak Djokovic this season happened when the ball wasn't even in play. The 33-year-old Serb, broken at 5-6 in the first set of his fourth-round meeting

Novak Djokovic vs. Gael Monfils Both of these guys should be more than ready. Through five rounds, Djokovic has played just nine full sets; Monfils hasn’t lost any sets at all so far. Each is also coming off two full days of rest; no wonder the Open’s schedulers put them

LONDON (AP) — The surgeon who repaired Petra Kvitova's left hand was in the Centre Court stands to watch her win in Wimbledon's first round on Monday. "It was very nice that he sat in the box for my match. It was a special one," Kvitova said. "I'm really glad

The United States and Belarus went the distance for the 2017 Fed Cup title. Having worked its way back into the World Group for 2017, the U.S. Fed Cup’s hopes would be led by a new captain, former Top-10 singles star Kathy Rinaldi, who was familiar with many of the

WATCH: Djokovic in press following his quarterfinal victory

When Naomi Osaka lost her third-round match at the US Open to eventual finalist Leylah Fernandez on September 3, there was the player departing from the court, and there was the person departing from the press room. The former may have been troubling to her fans to watch—the two-time US

This semifinal comes with storylines that are working at cross-purposes. The simple version goes like this: Federer, at 34, is trying for a last hurrah; Raonic, 25, is trying for a first. Either way, it’s a big day for both of them. Raonic can only hope it goes better than

​Each day during the U.S. Open, we'll feature Anita Aguilar's photography, captioned by Steve Tignor. For more photo galleries, click here.

Reigning Olympic tennis gold medalist Monica Puig will miss the Tokyo Games and the rest of the season after having surgery on her right shoulder. Puig, who became the first athlete to win gold for Puerto Rico in any sport at an Olympics with her triumph at the 2016 Rio

Rafael Nadal says he is looking for more match play following his defeat at the Australian Open, but he won't be adding more events to his schedule. The world No. 2 entered the tournament not having played an official match since the US Open, as he underwent ankle surgery before

There were career-high rankings galore this week on the women's side, while Andy Murray rocketed through the rankings after finally making the quarterfinals of a tournament. The Asian swing is almost over, bringing with it new rankings and title winners. Here are the highest ranking movers for this week. 1

Andy Murray is going to be balancing his play with the demands of a bigger family, with his wife, Kim, expecting their third child within the next couple of weeks. Murray, who is playing this week in Antwerp, Belgium, will leave the event for the birth if required and is

BRUSSELS (AP)—Kim Clijsters will be sidelined for a month with shoulder and wrist injuries, forcing her to miss Belgium’s Fed Cup semifinal next week against the Czech Republic. She is aiming to play the French Open. The U.S. Open and Australian Open champion said a busy spring schedule overexerted her

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Amelie Mauresmo was one of the many to express frustration and downright outrage at the scheduling of the women's semifinals at Roland Garros on Friday. Due to the weather forecast, organizers put both women's matches on at the same time at 11 a.m. (Paris time) on the smaller stadiums. "The

Doubles Take looks at what the pros from both tours have been up to. EXPECTATIONS VS. REALITY Over the course of the past few months, players from both tours have been sharing their fitness routines and providing tennis tips through social media. Former world No. 10 Abigail Spears has thrown

Crocodiles may be decidedly unapproachable, but Novak Djokovic, dubbed the new croc for Lacoste as its highest-profile tennis ambassador, has been anything but in Paris this year. He surprised the women's locker room at Roland Garros with bouquets of flowers. Though Djokovic hasn't posted to his own social media about