INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—Svetlana Kuznetsova says that having a lot of top names sidelined has affected the women's game, but there is still a high level of play. Four Grand Slam champions are not playing in Indian Wells: Serena Williams, who is injured; Victoria Azarenka, who had a baby and won’t

NEW YORK (AP) A U.S. Tennis Association official says it is ''within the realm of possibility'' that the joint ATP-WTA tournament in Key Biscayne could move at some point in the future to the new USTA National Campus in Florida. Kurt Kamperman, the USTA's chief executive for community tennis, said

You know the good old saying, "what goes around comes back around"? Well the phrase was in full effect on Thursday at the BNP Paribas Open when Grigor Dimitrov showed yet another act of kindness on the court. The world No. 28 dropped the first set against Hubert Hurkacz, but

The ATP World Tour Finals—the season-ending championship of men's tennis—begins on Sunday, November 9 in London. Over the four days, we'll take a closer look at the seasons put forth so far by the eight singles competitors. Whenever a major upset occurs in sports, we like to say that "the

The ATP and WTA had successful seasons. Each offered record prize money and reported record attendance. Each staged year-end championships that drew sell-out crowds. But each tour also finished 2011 on an ambiguous note. No one is saying that Sony Ericsson put a serious stamp on women’s tennis during its

Coming up with a break of servein doubles can be a tough thing to do, especially against a hard-serving team. When the set is tight, say 5-5, and you’re facing a serve you haven’t had much success returning, maybe it’s time to change your tactics. One way to mix things

Everything’s bigger in Texas as they say and the Houston player party followed suit by going big. With a group of top American men beginning their clay-court seasons at the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships, the festivities were like a family reunion. Held at the River

Andre Agassi says he is happy to keep coaching Novak Djokovic, and would be able to work with the Serb at Wimbledon. "If he wants me there, yeah, I will come," Agassi told Eurosport, speaking to Djokovic's former coach, Boris Becker. "It's a lot of responsibility, so whatever's practical and

Paris/Bercy Masters tournament director Guy Forget says the ATP could soon vote to move the tournament’s dates from the week before the ATP World Tour Finals in London to sometime in February, beginning in 2014. As part of the restructuring of the ATP calendar to give players a longer off-season,

Roger Federer tweaked his back during his win over Ivan Dodig at Indian Wells, but says he thinks he’ll be fine, and adds that these types of injuries are common on the tour. Federer recalled when he pulled out of his quarterfinal match against James Blake with a back injury

In interviews with USA Today, various male players say they aren’t sure what the reaction would be if a guy on tour announced he was gay. Basketball player Jason Collins recently announced he was gay to Sports Illustrated and received support from a number of tennis players, including Andy Roddick,

Eugenie Bouchard says her emotions affected her play in a fourth-round loss to world No. 85 Lesia Tsurenko at Indian Wells. Bouchard was up 4-1 in the third set, having wept as she took the lead, but then dropped five straight games to give her opponent the match. Currently ranked

Fourhand is the Daily Spin's occasional roundup of various hits and pieces on tour. The operative word this time out: Slump. FATHER KNOWS BEST? Needless to say, Robert Radwanski is not pleased with daughter Agnieszka's duress (in his words, stagnation) via the coaching services of her coach, Tomasz Wiktorowski. It

Novak Djokovic says he was "tense" for his match against Stanislas Wawrinka in the U.S. Open semifinals, but believes the five-set win will help him in the final against Rafael Nadal. "I knew he was going to play well and be aggressive. I saw him play well especially here against

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- Roger Federer says making a fashion statement is difficult, despite being friends with Anna Wintour. Speaking Thursday on the eve of his opening match at the Sony Open, Federer said he's already contemplating options for the 2015 U.S. Open. "It's kind of hard sometimes to put

Novak Djokovic says he was hitting with friend and former player Bojan Bozovic over the last couple of days in Paris, where the Serbian won the Masters title over the big-serving Milos Raonic. Djokovic was also with two of his coaches, Boris Becker and Marian Vajda. But he wanted to

Jack Sock, who had been sidelined since the beginning of the season following surgery, played and won his first match of 2015 against Yen-Hsun Lu in three sets. But the 22-year-old says he was glad that he missed the tour during January because his brother, Eric, had been in an

PARIS—Samantha Stosur says reuniting with coach David Taylor has helped her significantly. After working together for six years, the two parted ways in August 2013, but resumed their partnership this April. Stosur had worked with Miles Maclagan and Simon Rea during 2014 and part of 2015; she made the move

PARIS—Former college tennis star Steve Johnson says he has matured and thinks he has a shot at beating No. 8 Stan Wawrinka in the third round at Roland Garros. The 25-year-old American has reached the third round of a Grand Slam twice before, losing to Richard Gasquet at the 2012

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Serena Williams' latest on-court fashion statement is an attempt to ''push the envelope'' with a nod to classic tennis style. So says Williams, the No. 1-ranked player who is baring her midriff and naval ring at this year's Australian Open. Williams designed the bright yellow outfit that