Former WTA doubles No. 1 Barbora Strycova made a big announcement on Friday, debuting her "baby bump" on social media. "I used to hate getting bakery products (bagels mainly) on court," she wrote on Twitter. "However now when there is a little bun in the oven, I couldn’t be happier!"

[[As alert comment poster VE quite hilariously notes below, this post is by the indispensible Heidi, not me - PB]] Happy new year, everyone! Maybe the shine is already off the New Year for you -- it generally dies for me the first time I have to write a check

Hi all. As ever, this is today's thread for general tennis talk. You can also use this thread to go off-topic. It's taken a little while to get my web galleries ready after the weekend's Davis Cup tie between the USA and Spain, but for anyone who is interested, they're

NEW YORK—The best thing I can say about the fourth-round match between No. 6 seed Tomas Berdych and Austrian wunderkind Dominic Thiem is that it was over quickly. How many matches at this stage of a Slam can you recall in which a player fell just one point short of

There is no more intimidating sight on a tennis court than seeing Novak Djokovic set up to return serve. With his lean upper body tilted far over his splayed out muscular legs, his iron jaw taut, and his dark eyes locked in on his opponent, the world No. 1 is

LONDON -- Stanislas Wawrinka, playing for the first time in the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals, defeated Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-7 (0), 6-3 Monday in their opening round-robin match. Wawrinka, the only first-timer in this year's tournament, got off to a strong start and then recovered from a second-set tiebreaker

Sports Illustrated staff writers and guest scribes alike are fawning over certain athletes the world over—the LeBron Jameses and so on—as the best out there. Serena Williams herself is receiving considerable plaudits in SI's Sportsman of the Year feature, while the magazine's own top pick has yet to be named.

Serena Williams tells SI.com that if she could replay any match it would be at 1998 Roland Garros fourth round, when Arantxa Sanchez Vicario moonballed her off the court 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. Sanchez Vicario went on to win her third French Open title that year. The Spanish veteran accused Williams

Masters tournaments have become a Catch-22 for Andy Murray. If he wins one—which he's done eight times—he doesn't get proper credit because he still hasn't accomplished his ultimate goal of winning a Grand Slam title. This is not without reason, though some observers take it too far. But really, what

LONDON -- Novak Djokovic's sore left arm prompted a grimace on Monday. It was a minor blip on the way to another victory at Wimbledon. The top-seeded Serbian beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for the 11th straight time to advance to the quarterfinals at the All England Club with a 6-3, 6-4,

Reaching the Wimbledon quarterfinals has meant a lot of attention for Nick Kyrgios back in Australia, and the 19-year-old still hasn't had enough of watching his famous victory. It began as soon as the Australian teenager arrived back in his Canberra hometown, having defeated Rafael Nadal to reach his first

PARIS (AP)—Setting their sights on a first Davis Cup win since 2001, the French players are finding extra motivation in the daunting task awaiting them. France earned its place in the final by ending the two-year dominance of Czech Republic in the team competition with a 4-1 win over the

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Andy Murray is closing in on becoming the first tennis player with consecutive Olympic singles gold medals. Murray moved into the Rio de Janeiro Games final by easily beating Kei Nishikori of Japan 6-1, 6-4 on Saturday, stretching his winning streak to a career-high-tying 17

Andy Murray and Ivan Lendl have recommitted to a full-fledged coaching relationship, according to the second-ranked Murray. Some recently announced partnerships between top players and former Grand Slam champions—including Milos Raonic with John McEnroe and Stan Wawrinka with Richard Krajicek—have only been arranged for the grass-court season. However, Murray said

American tennis pro Melanie Oudin says she will have a procedure Thursday for a heart condition, then surgery later this month for an eye problem. ''I don't think my luck could get any worse. I just can't wait for 2014 to be over,'' the 2009 U.S. Open quarterfinalist said in

Roger Federer finds himself the subject of much speculation following his withdrawal from the final of the ATP World Tour Finals with a back injury. Federer had played a long three-setter with Swiss compatriot Stan Wawrinka the night before, and has the Davis Cup final to play this week alongside

First came the women's style aces at this Australian Open. Now it's the fashion faults that are upon us, with a rejuvenated but perennial offender leading off this installment. Here goes everything: Victoria Azarenka in monochromatic tennis-ball yellow from Nike is dreadful, but what a difference a little white space

NEW YORK (AP) Serena Williams' loss to Roberta Vinci in the U.S. Open semifinals rates as one of the most significant surprises in tennis history. Williams was seeded No. 1, ranked No. 1, already owns 21 major titles, including the past three at Flushing Meadows, and was seeking to complete

Two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova says that although she hasn't won a Premier-level tournament since 2009 (China Open), she always believed that would have more chances at a big title. After upsetting Maria Sharapova in the semifinals in Madrid, the 29-year-old Russian lost to Petra Kvitova in the final.

Novak Djokovic says that his brother, Marko has stopped playing tennis and his youngest brother, Djordje is still deciding whether to play on tour, discussing the extra pressure on them due to their relation to the world No. 1. With a wild card, Novak and Djordje Djokovic played doubles in