NEW YORK (AP) Once again, Roger Federer is through the first week of a Grand Slam. Next comes the interesting part. The five-time U.S. Open champion defeated 27th-seeded Marin Cilic 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 at blustery Flushing Meadows on Saturday, marking the 30th straight time he has made it to

When he was 16, Matteo Berrettini’s wardrobe rarely strayed from the cliché closet of a high school adolescent: t-shirts, jeans, shorts and sneakers. He might dress it up marginally on nights out with friends and on special occasions, but high fashion wasn’t on his radar of interests. In the classroom,

NEW YORK (AP)—Once again, Roger Federer is through the first week of a Grand Slam. Next comes the interesting part. The five-time U.S. Open champion defeated 27th-seeded Marin Cilic 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 at blustery Flushing Meadows on Saturday, marking the 30th straight time he has made it to the

Bernard Tomic once again finds himself caught up in controversy. The Australian retired from his quarterfinal match in Sydney after talking aloud about whether it was in his best interest to keep playing the tournament. Tomic, citing an illness and stomach problems, retired against Teymuraz Gabasvili while trailing 6-3, 3-0.

On Sunday, Grigor Dimitrov was down 1-3 in his first two sets with Dominic Thiem. On both occasions, the world No. 3 was unable to consolidate his break of serve, and Dimitrov roared back, with interest, to pull away from last year’s Australian Open finalist, 6-4, 6-4, 6-0. Questions arose

From individuals to organizations, weekend warriors to professional players, minute observations to big-picture ideas, tennis has been top of mind across the board over the past two years. “I feel like this is the tennis boom part two,” says Trey Waltke, general manager of the Malibu Racquet Club in southern

If you saw our pre-tournament articles or videos, you know we were high on world No. 8 Novak Djokovic to win the Nitto ATP Finals at +125 odds. With that said, you should probably stay away from betting on the final of this event, as he’s a favorite over world

by Pete Bodo It looks like 2012 may go down as the year when the tennis at the Olympics hit the tipping point. By the time it was over, very few critics could voice complaints about the level of commitment or interest by the players other than those, perhaps, who

Naomi Osaka frequently refers to herself as a vessel throughout her eponymous Netflix docuseries, which debuted on the streaming service Friday. It’s the thesis of her opening narration, suggesting she began playing tennis too early in life for it to be something she chose completely for herself. It’s how she

Each day, we'll preview three must-see matches from the French Open.

Who are you missing playing tennis with these days? In this week’s Rally, Joel Drucker and Steve Tignor talk about the role that our tennis friends play in our lives, and in keeping us sane. Connect with Steve and Joel on Twitter by using the hashtag #MondayRally. Steve, It’s interesting

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) The Latest from the Australian Open on Sunday (all times local): 12:25 a.m. Novak Djokovic for president? His Serbian fans might think so, but the man who clinched his sixth Australian Open title on Sunday night isn't interested at the moment. Told in his post-match media conference

HIGHLIGHTS: Ben Shelton goes deep at the Australian Open

McKayla Maroney knows a thing or two about serving. At the 2012 Olympics, she aced her Amanar vault (also known as a 2.5 twisting Yurchenko) in one of the most stunning pieces of gymnastics ever produced to help the U.S. win the team gold medal. During the vault final ceremony

MELBOURNE—If anything best demonstrates tennis’ international growth, it’s the trio of players who comprise the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s just-announced 2019 inductees. Li Na was a product of the Chinese player development system, in time both rebel and catalyst, as she became the first Asian to earn a Grand

NEW YORK—“Pickleball is where tennis players go to die,” Andre Agassi said, with a smile, at an exhibition this spring. Does that sound harsh, or a bit morbid? Agassi was voicing the traditional tennis opinion of its upstart little-brother sport. Only when you can’t play tennis anymore would you consider