Roger Federer says he will not be adding tournaments to his schedule in a bid to return to No. 1 in the rankings. Having started Indian Wells ranked No. 10, Federer moved up to No. 6 with his victory in the desert, and is making up ground on No. 1

World No. 1 Andy Murray, who lost in the first round at Queen's Club against Aussie Jordan Thompson on Tuesday, says he's not as confident on court as he was a year ago. “I don't feel like loads of my game has changed, but obviously right now I'm not playing

Andy Murray says he is "serving normally" again following an elbow injury that has kept him off the tour since Indian Wells. The world No. 1, who is returning this week in Monte Carlo, said a few days ago that he did not know if he would play the tournament,

SYDNEY (AP) — A period of personal reflection in a South African jungle has convinced Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic that he's ready to return to the court. Tomic quit the reality television show "I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!" after only three days, saying that was long enough

Men's tennis is much more than the Big Four these days, but Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal should not be discounted, says Novak Djokovic. Though he and Andy Murray had dominated most major events of late, the world No. 1 points out that other players have also established their presences.

Jack Sock, who won Delray Beach when Milos Raonic could not play the final because of a hamstring injury, says he wants to keep climbing up the rankings. The world No. 18 wants to enter the Top 10. “That’s the goal,” said Sock. “I’m entering tournaments every week trying to

LONDON—Novak Djokovic says that while former Top 10 player Mario Ancic is joining his team for Wimbledon, they have not discussed a full-time coaching arrangement. Djokovic added Andre Agassi as a part-time consultant just before the French Open, and is also looking for a full-time coach. Ancic, who is now

"I’m mature enough to say yes to things that I probably wouldn't have before. I would put tennis in front of almost everything. Back in the day that was just that way it was. Now it’s like tennis is third, maybe fourth compared to everything else, happiness is the No.

Lorenzo Musetti says his lackluster play against Jack Draper in the Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan was due to fatigue, but is positive about his season—one that ideally isn't quite done yet. The 20-year-old Italian fell, 4-1, 4-0, 4-3, in his final round-robin contest Thursday, having previously lost in

Maria Sharapova suggests charging players large amounts for medical timeouts, half-jokingly saying that it would reveal when the rule was being used unnecessarily. Following her U.S. Open first-round win, Sharapova was asked which rule change she would like implemented. She replied, "I'd probably start charging for medical timeouts. I think

Taylor Fritz says he doesn’t have a specific round that he wants to reach at Wimbledon this year. When he was asked about his goals for the fortnight after his five-set, three-day win over Yannick Hanfmann on Wednesday, the American was content to trot out the sports cliché of all

Tennis Magazine contributing editor Joel Drucker was covering the ATP event in San Jose this week for the 26th straight year. He checked in here with a quick missive after the final. I'll be back with my armchair quarterbacking later today. Hi Steve, There are those who say they wish

ISTANBUL—Rivalries are created when two players close in ability meet on a consistent basis in big matches with the outcome largely uncertain before the start, which we haven’t been able to say about Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova for some time. Dating back to 2010, Azarenka has won six of

LONDON (AP) Just like old times. Used to be that a match involving Miss Williams vs. Miss Williams, as they like to say at the All England Club, was a regular occurrence at the latter stages of the most prestigious tennis tournaments in the world. During a span of eight

Daniil Medvedev vs. Jannik Sinner One of these guy’s paths to the final was not like the other. Sinner has played 19 sets in six matches. He’s dropped one, in a tiebreaker, to Novak Djokovic. Medvedev has played 25 sets in his six matches, three of which have gone to

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP)—The coach of Juan Martin Del Potro says the former U.S. Open champion will skip Argentina’s Davis Cup series next month in Germany. Franco Davin told Friday’s La Nacion newspaper that Del Potro, plagued by injuries the last several years, was bowing out because of concern over

Novak Djokovic says he was close to retiring during a 7-5, 7-5 win over Julien Benneteau in his opening match in Toronto. Djokovic came from a break down in both sets. Djokovic struggled with the heat during the 2-hour, 12-minute match, consulting the trainer more than once during the second

PARIS—Two-time Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka is unhappy about her game following a first-round defeat at the French Open, but she is still convinced she can reignite her career. The Belarusian fell against Katerina Siniakova, saying she is still lacking competitive play. “I had some good practice days finally after

Roger Federer declared his week in Monte Carlo "all positive" despite a quarterfinal defeat to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, saying he was satisfied with his first tournament following surgery. Federer won his first two rounds in straight sets before falling to Tsonga in a three-setter. The world No. 3 hadn’t competed since

The line from the movie Forrest Gump goes that "life is like a box of chocolates: you never know what you're going to get." The same holds true when it comes to private tennis courts. In the dream-like state, a private tennis court conjures up visions of smooth lines, expansive