A furious four-month rebuilding effort of the Arena GNP Seguros in the aftermath of October's Hurricane Otis has helped restore the tournament venue ahead of this week's Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC. In December, organizers Mextennis vowed that the ATP 500 event, held in Acapulco since 2001, would go

ROME, Italy—Swifties assemble: Iga Swiatek has thoughts on The Tortured Poets Department. The world No. 1/Elle Poland covergirl weighed in on Taylor Swift’s 31-song double album, which dropped in the middle of Swiatek’s Porsche Tennis Grand Prix campaign. “I listened to it straightaway after Stuttgart,” she confirmed at her Internazionali

In an all-out war, world No. 2 Simona Halep led a late charge by taking the final five games of her second-round match to deny home hopeful Ajla Tomljanovic, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, on Wednesday night at the Australian Open. "I was not that positive when I was talking to myself.

PARIS (AP) — Simona Halep looked to be on the verge of claiming her first Grand Slam title as well as the No. 1 spot in the rankings. Then it all fell apart. Facing the unseeded Latvian Jelena Ostapenko in the French Open final, Halep took the first set and

All figures from DraftKings Sportsbook. Fognini should have a new lease on life after two consecutive five-set thrillers against Reilly Opelka and Jordan Thompson. Monday’s rain saved him against Opelka, who lost all three sets on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Fognini went ahead by two sets, but almost coughed up the

Johanna Konta has never won a match at the French Open in four appearances, but she could be a player to watch with her recent run on clay. The No. 26-ranked Konta reached the final of Rome, where she defeated Sloane Stephens, Venus Williams and Kiki Bertens before falling to

Tennis players love the sound of a crowd. That should be particularly clear at a time like this, when the sport is being reopened in rural Germany, southern California and, for the second time this month, West Palm Beach, Fla.—but without fans, who sadly can’t witness it in person. But

Editor's Note: Djokovic opened his quest for a ninth title on Monday evening by brushing aside Jeremy Chardy, 6-3, 6-1, 6-2, in one hour and 31 minutes on Rod Laver Arena. The 33-year-old did not face a break point and struck 41 winners to just 11 unforced errors in securing

The fifth episode of Chris Evert's recently launched WTA One-On-One series features 2018 Australian Open champion and former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki, who opens up about how she got into the game and the many ups and downs of her career. "To be the best, or to keep being

Over the first 10 days of 2017, we're examining the Top 10 players on the ATP and WTA tours—how will they fare during the new season? All of the previews can be found here. What does Simona Halep think when she looks at the rankings and sees Angelique Kerber’s name

The men’s game can’t lose at the moment. When the year began, who could have guessed that the third meeting between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal would come in early April, and that it would follow on the heels of an all-time classic semifinal between Federer and 21-year-old wild child

Best of five, of best of three? Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have different thoughts how long tennis should be played:

MOSCOW (AP) — Anett Kontaveit twice came back from the brink of defeat to beat Ekaterina Alexandrova 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 and win the Kremlin Cup on Sunday to stay in contention for a place at the WTA Finals. After dropping a set for the first time in the tournament, Kontaveit

LONDON (AP) American tennis player Wayne Odesnik was banned Wednesday for 15 years after a second doping violation, a sanction that essentially ends his career and was widely applauded by several top players. The International Tennis Federation said the 29-year-old Odesnik tested positive for several banned substances, including steroids, during

NEW YORK (AP)—This one didn’t come down to a foot fault, a referee’s call or anything else that could’ve made Serena Williams mad. In fact, if Williams was upset about anything Saturday night, it might have been that she didn’t get much of a match. In what was supposed to

1. Showcase Your Assets The biggest strength in Ginepri’s game is his movement—the guy is super-swift around the court. Yet through the first half of 2005, he preferred to play an aggressive, high-risk style that took his feet out of the game plan. Instead of using his speed and defense,

Playing one of his contemporaries on a big stage in just his seventh tournament of the season (his record in the previous six: 0-6), I had a feeling Juan Carlos Ferrero would seize this opportunity, if only for a few games. As it turned out, Ferrero's moment lasted longer than

In 2020, Roger Federer will try to win a record-extending 21st Grand Slam singles title and ninth Wimbledon. He'll also try to win one of the only tennis prizes lacking from his otherwise peerless résumé: an Olympic gold medal in singles. On Monday, after an exhibition match with John Isner

TENNIS.com's Monday morning quarterback recaps last week's pro tennis action—and offers his reaction. Last Week's Tournaments

Venus Williams ended a few weeks of speculation on Wednesday by deciding not to play this weekend’s Fed Cup tie against Russia, leaving the U.S. without a Top 30 player to compete against Russia and two-time Grand Slam finalist Elena Dementieva. U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez had left