Two weeks ago, I favored Djokovic, who looked driven to complete the career Grand Slam. Watching Rafa rampage into his ninth French Open final was a reality check. If Djokovic serves boldly and hits his backhand down the line accurately—as he did beating the top seed in the Rome final—he

There has been plenty of reaction from players to the 15-year-ban received by Wayne Odesnik for a second doping violation. The 29-year-old American announced his retirement when the Tennis Anti-Doping Program and the USADA announced that he had tested positive for banned substances three times during the off-season. Odesnik was

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Top-seeded Kei Nishikori opened his bid for a fourth straight Memphis Open title with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over American Ryan Harrison on Wednesday night. Nishikori was cruising through the second set up a break at 5-3. Harrison held serve, then broke the Japanese player in

Thank you, Australia, for the boundless amusement that your slang provides. This week: "chucked a sickie." As in, "Nick Kyrgios was accused of chucking a sickie." Bernard Tomic witnessed nearly 50 aces that John Isner hurled down on him to clinch this weekend's Davis Cup tie, 3-1, for the Americans.

Novak Djokovic has reached the final in Eastbourne and says that he wants to win a title again. Since falling in the third round a year ago at Wimbledon, Djokovic has captured just two tournaments—winning Canada in August and Doha in January. “I haven’t had too many opportunities to fight

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Dominic Thiem upset top-ranked Andy Murray 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 to advance to the final against defending champion Rafael Nadal at the Barcelona Open on Saturday. Nadal beat Horacio Zeballos of Argentina 6-3, 6-4 after the fourth-seeded Thiem dispatched with Murray in windy conditions at the Real

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla.—If anyone knows how to dig themselves out of a hole in the third set, it's Simona Halep. At the Miami Open on Thursday, the world No. 1 had to rely on her improved mental and physical toughness far earlier than anyone imagined against Oceane Dodin. Despite what

The second annual Laver Cup, which pits some of the best in the business representing Team Europe and Team World, went off this weekend in Chicago without a hitch. From wild celebrations to never-seen-before doubles combos and more, here’s at some of what transpired at the United Center. 1 Team

For Angelique Kerber, winning an Olympic medal is just as important as winning a Grand Slam title. The silver medallist from the Rio 2016 Games describes the chance to be at Paris 2024 as a “huge highlight” in a new interview published by Vogue Germany this week. The Paris Olympics

Kyle Edmund has spoken in detail about what he has learned from Andy Murray, saying the world No. 2's commitment to practice and training was eye-opening for him as a teenager. The 21-year-old from Great Britain recently broke into the Top 100, and cited Murray as both an example and

Simona Halep has said her coach, Darren Cahill, temporarily splitting with her following Miami made her change her attitude. In Miami, Halep fell against Johanna Konta 3-6, 7-6(7), 6-2 in the quarterfinal, having been up a set and a break in the second set before dropping the third. “After Miami,

Andy Murray has had a subpar start to the season, but he’s enjoying his status at the No. 1 player in the world—and his job as a father. Murray finished 2016 on a four-tournament winning streak to capture the No. 1 ranking, but has won just one event this season

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MADRID (AP) — Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic have their sights set on playing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Murray said Wednesday “he would love to compete in Tokyo,” and Djokovic acknowledged the Olympics are “very high on the list of wishes for next year.” Murray, the two-time Olympic champion

Don't wake her up when September ends! Serena Williams letting loose at Green Day's Los Angeles show over the weekend is the best thing you'll see today. In the clip, shared to X, formerly Twitter, over the weekend, Williams, clad in an on-trend all-black outfit, was captured dancing with other

For nearly half the time he’s been on the pro tour, Carlos Alcaraz has been near the top of the leaderboard. Competing against the most seasoned players like Novak Djokovic, and the newest successors like Jannik Sinner, Alcaraz finds himself competing for greatness. How, exactly, does the 21-year-old maintain that

The Williams sisters have won a combined 30 Grand Slam singles titles. Venus accounts for seven, but former Williams coach Rick Macci recently argued that the elder sister would have had 15 to 20 more, had it not been for Serena. Serena agreed, but what if we ran the same

MELBOURNE—Just over the Tanderrum Bridge, located at the Birrarung Marr Middle Terrace of Melbourne Park, sits the Australian Open’s latest attraction. TOPCOURT combines cutting edge technology, immersive gaming, paddle sports, live music, and trendy food and fashion, all targeted at Gen Z fans. It’s a high-energy pavilion for young spectators

Ons Jabeur has her sights on returning to the top of the WTA pack that includes Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina among others. But the 30-year-old is working on pacing her expectations after a 2024 full of setbacks eventually saw the three-time Grand Slam finalist cut

Where to Watch 🖥️📱 Click here for live coverage on TennisChannel.com (United States only; start time approximately 1:10 p.m. ET) The winner of this match will play either No. 28 seed Maria Sakkari or Lucia Bronzetti. Gauff is yet to reach the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 events in five