Second-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas is two wins away from securing his second title in as many weeks. On Thursday, the Greek handled a tough test from red-hot Jan-Lennard Struff, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, to earn his semifinal berth in Dubai. Struff, who beat fifth-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut in the first round, and

Spanish Davis Cup captain Alex Corretja defends his decision to pick Nicolas Almagro over fast-court expert Feliciano Lopez for this past weekend’s final. The Czech Republic beat Spain, 3-2, with Almagro losing both of his matches, including the fifth rubber to Radek Stepanek. While Almagro is ranked 29 places above

Russia's Daniil Medvedev had a huge hard-court season and has kept his ride going with a title in St. Petersburg, his first event since reaching the final of the US Open. That has given him even more confidence to establish himself in the upper ranks of the men's the game.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- After more than a decade of losses to Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova is getting good at being gracious in defeat. The Australian Open final Saturday demonstrated just how far the gap is between No. 1 and No. 2 following Sharapova's 16th loss in a row to

Maria Sharapova is bringing top-level tennis back to the Los Angeles area. The five-time Grand Slam title winner will host a sports-and-entertainment event in December at the UCLA Tennis Center, with participants such as 2003 U.S. Open champion Andy Roddick, 2014 U.S. Open runner-up Kei Nishikori of Japan, Americans Jack

Fourhand is the Daily Spin's occasional roundup of various hits and misses on tour. TAYLOR MADE: "It" kid Taylor Fritz took in a Los Angeles Lakers game just ahead of his first Indian Wells main-draw match as a pro. He sidled up to legends (his term) Roger Federer and Tommy

World No. 8 Belinda Bencic, who missed two months during the clay season due to a back injury, said she feels fine now despite falling to Elena Vesnina, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5), in Eastbourne. Last week in Birmingham, the 19-year-old retired against Irina-Camelia Begu, but said her back was not

I have been coaching since 1957. I had the opportunity to interact with people from all walks of life throughout my worldwide travels. Believe me, after all my experiences, I feel qualified enough to know and feel who is a coach when I meet one. Many of the coaches I’ve

A few Spanish and Spanish-speaking players enjoyed a good time Carnaval-ing in the past week in Brazil, while others had their fun in the desert. Plus, you've got to love the honest and engaging interview Victoria Azarenka delivered about her recent coaching departure. CARNAVALIANT If you've ever wanted to see

Eugenie Bouchard said she is ready to return the courts, having played just one event since the Australian Open. the Canadian did not play Fed Cup, fell in the first round of Antwerp and withdrew from Dubai and Monterrey with an arm injury. She describes herself as physically "fine right

Rafael Nadal's confidential World Anti-Doping Agency records are among the latest that were leaked by an alleged Russian hacker group. Serena and Venus Williams, Petra Kvitova and Bethanie Mattek-Sands previously had their records released. A total of 26 athletes had their records published in this round of leaks. It shows

LONDON (AP) — When Victoria Azarenka got going, she got going good. The two-time Australian Open champion was playing for only the third time since giving birth in December, and despite a slow beginning, she managed to beat CiCi Bellis 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 Monday in the first round at Wimbledon.

LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic is considering a break from tennis, with surgery on his injured right elbow now a possibility. The 12-time Grand Slam champion, who has won three Wimbledon titles, retired from his quarterfinal match against Tomas Berdych at the All England Club on Wednesday. He said his

It's been a while since three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray has played consistently, and even longer since he's played in front of crowds. He's hoping to be doing both by Wimbledon. He's still not sure when he's playing next, but is entered for French Open qualifying and plans to

"He's one of the most unfair players in the world," or “I'm extremely disappointed in him as an athlete." Just two previous quotes from Alexander Zverev about his tour colleague Daniil Medvedev. Medvedev also dryly retorted these barbs to the press: "He should look in the mirror!" It was one

Elena Rybakina’s new coaching partnership is officially up and running. Goran Ivanisevic, the 2001 Wimbledon champion and Novak Djokovic’s former coach, took to social media to share the first photo of the new #TeamRybakina as they prepare for the upcoming season in the United Arab Emirates. Read More: Elena Rybakina

DUBAI—Are we getting closer to an Aryna Sabalenka signature line? The logo is already in place. The world No. 1 opened up about the latest tiger to join her ambush of jungle cats ahead of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, helping to design the logo that popped up on

Where to Watch 🖥️📱 Click here for live coverage on TennisChannel.com (United States only; start time approximately 2:20 p.m. ET) The winner of this match will play No. 26 seed Jiri Lehecka, who has a first-round bye. Monfils is making his 13th appearance at the Miami Open; Marozsan, a 2024

Roger Federer and Caroline Wozniacki were among the sports stars that were spotted on the lawns of Augusta, Georgia for the historic Masters golf tournament over the weekend. Federer, a 20-time Grand Slam winner, retired in 2022 while former world No. 1 Wozniacki put her WTA comeback on hold after

The below serves as our bookend to our conversation with David Shaftel, cofounder and editor of Racquet magazine—and one of the minds, with co-editor Caitlin Thompson, the mag's publisher, behind Racquet: The Book. It's a smartly curated tome compiling best-of longform pieces from the quarterly's first three-or-so years. Chase this