Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley says the tournament will wait until next week, after he meets with ATP Players Council representatives, to decide how to divide up the tournament’s 2013 prize money. The Australian Open announced a 15 percent increase in prize money to $31.1 million, said to be

Novak Djokovic says that he asked chair umpire Pascal Maria to have the court watered during his 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7 (3), 9-7 loss to Rafael Nadal in the Roland Garros semifinals. During the changeover before he dropped serve to lose the match, Djokovic asked Maria to get down off

When Venus Williams outlasted defending Cincinnati champion Kiki Bertens in a final set tiebreaker to win their second-round clash on Tuesday, one might have expected the 39-year-old to be exhausted in her post-match media hits. Instead, the seven-time major singles champion was full of exuberance in her press conference and

Victoria Azarenka hasn't competed in a WTA match since falling to Tamara Zidansek in her Monterrey opener in March, and before that, it was at the 2019 US Open. It's hard to believe almost a year has gone by, and the world No. 58 has just two tour matches under

By TW Contributing Writer Heidi Kim

After suffering a 0-6, 6-4, 6-2 defeat to Kirsten Flipkens in Toronto, Venus Williams admits she’s not all the way back health-wise. Williams, who was playing her first match since losing in the first round of Roland Garros, did not serve at her normally fast speed. She has been struggling

Some players are fond of dropping or slamming their racquets to the ground (on the face so as to prevent real damage; oh, how angry they must be!), while others flat-out demolish their on-court weapons. Serena Williams is in the latter category. Here, she murders her axe after going down

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP)—Rafael Nadal is back — and it's all about his back. Top-ranked Nadal injured his back warming up for the final of the Australian Open almost three weeks ago, eventually losing against Stanislas Wawrinka — a match he was an overwhelming favorite to win. Nadal has practiced

PARIS (AP) -- Andrea Petkovic had plenty to be philosophical about when she considered retiring from tennis after a succession of injuries saw her drop out of the top 10 and plummet to 143rd. Fast forward 18 months, the 26-year-old German is into a Grand Slam quarterfinal again after beating

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) Novak Djokovic says the Miami Open will remain in Key Biscayne for a long time, and South Florida tennis fans hope he's right. Tournament officials were mum about the future of the event, which has been in question since an appeals court decision last year that

NEW YORK—Rafael Nadal looked rusty in his opening set in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday. Facing 85th-ranked Dušan Lajović in his US Open first-rounder, the top seed trailed 3-5 early and nearly went two breaks down. The Serb let the lead slip away but pushed him to a tiebreaker, which

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal continues to make winning on clay look all too easy. Nadal extended his dominance on the surface with a 6-2, 6-1 win over 19-year-old Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday to win his 11th Barcelona Open title. Nadal, who also won his 11th Monte Carlos

After a season in which she reached two Grand Slam finals, including the Australian Open, Venus Williams is seeded No. 5 at this year’s tournament. With Serena Williams, the defending champion, missing from the field, Venus is considered one of the favorites for the title—provided she survives her first-round match.

Tennis has an opportunity to increase its popularity if tournaments can be held again safely, said former player and commentator Greg Rusedski. Since it's easy for players to keep apart on court, tennis has been rated a relatively low risk activity during the coronavirus pandemic. “Tennis, on a scale of

This week we catch up with Tennis Channel's own Chanda Rubin and get her take on covering the sport in the new normal. She's worked the US Open and Roland Garros from within the bubble and will commentate during the Australian Open from the new Los Angeles studio. "The different

PARIS (AP)—Coco Gauff lost in women's doubles at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, a day after her tearful exit in singles. Gauff and her U.S. teammate, Jessica Pegula, were the top-seeded women's pair but were eliminated in the second round by the Czech duo Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova 2-6,

NOVEMBER 28 - Q&A When did you get to Portland? I got in Monday…flew in from North Carolina. Your first Davis Cup tie was the semifinals in Sweden – does this compare so far? Obviously there is a big difference, we are not in a foreign country, everyone speaks English.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina(AP) After winning the U.S. Open, Juan Martin Del Potro has another goal. My dream is to be No. 1, but it will be a long road,'' he said Wednesday at a news conference after arriving in Argentina.Today there are players much better than me.'' Del Potro

INDIAN WELLS, Calif.(AP) Fourth-seeded Andy Murray advanced to the third round of the BNP Paribas Open with 7-5, 6-3 victory over Spain's Albert Montanes on Saturday. Murray fell behind, 3-1 and 4-2, in the first set but won the final two games and the final three of the match to

HALLE, Germany(AP) Novak Djokovic saved five match points, staving off Florent Serra 5-7, 7-5, 6-1 Thursday and advancing to the Gerry Weber Open quarterfinals. The fourth-ranked Serb produced his best tennis when he was on the brink of defeat against the Frenchman, winning 11 of the last 12 games. ``For