Win a tournament 11 times, and it’s pretty safe to say that particular venue can be considered a comfort zone. Rafael Nadal has been able to make that statement ring true at three events: Monte Carlo, Barcelona and the French Open. This season, the first two have offered little refuge

Professional tennis with fans will be given another shot at two events next month, with organizers saying they will be more careful about adhering to protocols than the troubled Adria Tour. The DraftKings All-American Team Cup will be played in Atlanta next week with plans for 450 spectators, while two

Before each day's play at the 2021 Australian Open, we'll preview three must-see matches. If you’re looking for a close match on Day 2 at Melbourne Park, recent evidence says that this is is the one to watch. Gauff and Teichmann played last week on the same set of courts,

Grigor Dimitrov says he's "lucky to be on court right now," with the Bulgarian still experiencing physical effects despite recovering from coronavirus. Dimitrov, who announced he had the virus following his appearance at the Adria Tour five weeks ago, just returned to play in the UTS in France. He said

MELBOURNE—It was clear from the start, and probably even before it began, that the first-rounder between Caroline Wozniacki vs. Sabine Lisicki was going to be a cut and dry affair. We knew that the bruisingly erratic Lisicki was going to hit big and, as Brad Gilbert would say, litter up

Across the last two weeks of December, Baseline will dish out awards for the greatest acts of 2018. If there’s one thing you can say about Serena Williams it’s that the star’s accomplishments transcend the tennis world and gain worldwide notice. A career of pulling off the unthinkable will do

Rafael Nadal played a unique season in 2018, to say the least. The Spaniard competed in just nine events, and yet still nearly ended the year at No. 1. What hurt him most, obviously, was missing the entire fall season, as he dealt with knee, abdominal and ankle injuries. Novak

ISTANBUL, Turkey—Coach Carlos Rodriguez says that Li Na has to play more freely and display more self-belief if she is going to be able to upset Serena Williams in the final of the WTA Championships. Williams is 9-1 against the former Roland Garros champion and defeated her 6-0, 6-3 in

One assumes that Swiss misters Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka truly put their spat from Saturday's semifinal match at the ATP World Tour Finals behind them. While it's never wise to assume, it would seem unfathomable otherwise that Federer would say what he did about Wawrinka on Monday: “Stan should

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) U.S. Open runner-up Kei Nishikori was circumspect about his quarterfinal loss at the Australian Open on Wednesday, saying there's nothing wrong with getting to the final eight of any Grand Slam tournament. He's done it three times now - two of them at Melbourne Park - but

Boris Becker, who was just appointed as Novak Djokovic’s head coach, says that Serbian wasn’t totally satisfied with his season and that he aims to gain ground on rivals Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray. “He had a couple of bad losses this year, in finals and semifinals,” Becker told the

Andrea Petkovic says that she has been so unhappy this year because her mother has been ill that she has been thinking of quitting all together. After falling 6-0, 6-0 to Carla Suarez Navarro in Zhuhai, this week, the German broke down in tears. "I was sort of questioning the

Steve Johnson, who defeated Grigor Dimitrov in the third round of Wimbledon and will face Roger Federer on Monday, says that he and his countrymen are playing better these days. An American man has not won a major since 2003, when Andy Roddick won the U.S. Open. No American man

Roger Federer says that winning the Australian Open means he has "less pressure" in his comeback from an injury layoff, and he will keep the same approach he had Down Under. Returning to tour competition for the first time since Wimbledon, Federer took the Australian Open for his 18th Grand

Juan Martin del Potro plans to play a reduced claycourt schedule following his recent hardcourt success, but says he has not yet decided where he will be competing. The Argentine won 15 matches in a row going into the Miami semifinals, capturing back-to-back titles in Acapulco and Indian Wells. Having

Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka will meet for the first time since the 2022 season when they clash at the China Open Tuesday in Beijing. Much has changed during that period to say the least. It marks the pair’s first encounter since Gauff joined Osaka in the Grand Slam champion

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from the Auckland tennis classic, saying a back injury she has been nursing in recent weeks had not improved as much as she hoped. The 22-year-old British player was seeded sixth for the tournament and was due

Andy Murray says he's in better shape as he begins yet another comeback attempt next week in Washington. The 30-year-old has played just three matches during the previous year because of hip problems, returning to tour at Queen's and Eastbourne but not playing Wimbledon. "I’m feeling better than I did

Dominic Thiem is still "several weeks" away from knowing when he will get back on tour, says coach Nicolas Massu—prompting questions about whether he will get to defend his title at the US Open. The 27-year-old Austrian has already withdrawn from Cincinnati and Toronto, still sidelined with the tendon-sheath tear

BRUSSELS(AP) Former world No. 1 Justine Henin is returning to competitive tennis, making the announcement barely a week after Kim Clijsters capped her comeback from retirement with a second U.S. Open title. Henin had been retired for just over a year, but at 27 says she has the fire and