PARIS (AP)—The French tennis federation says the French Open needs to get bigger or move from its historic site if it wants to stay competitive with the three other Grand Slam tournaments. Gilbert Ysern, the general director of the federation, said Monday the relocation of the tournament was reviewed and

We just watched Stanislas Wawrinka, who became a major force in 2013, earn his breakthrough win in 2014. We can now say the same for Simona Halep, who won six tournaments in 2013, including the season-ending WTA Tournament of Champions. But none of those titles compare to the one she

Anhelina Kalinina has had a wild week to say the least. The 23-year-old nearly lost in the first round of the Dow Tennis Classic in Midland, Mich. against Valerya Savinykh, but instead went on to reach her biggest career final. Once there, she withdrew ahead of Sunday's match with a

Novak Djokovic says that he looking for another big name coach following the recent split with his entire team, but isn't in a rush. In Madrid, Djokovic spoke to the press for the first time since announcing that he is no longer working with his coach Marian Vajda, his trainer

“We were saying when the tournament started, we're like, ‘Yes! We're in separate sides of the drawing!’, so hopefully we can meet in the finals. It would be great if that were to happen. . . When she's on fire, she's hard to beat. But I have had two tough

It’s all love between “rivals, doubles partners, (and) friends” Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. But maybe not too much “love”, says Djokovic, after a hilarious message from the retiring Scot went viral over the weekend. Tributes have been pouring in for 37-year-old Murray

Nick Kyrgios’ coach, Simon Rea, says he doesn’t think the 18-year-old’s elbow injury is career-threatening. The former junior world No. 1 from Australia will miss the Australian Open Playoff, which starts Monday in Melbourne, after he aggravated an elbow problem that affected him during the fall season. Kyrgios has not

After dropping the last five games of her 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 loss to Zheng Jie in the second round of the Australian Open, former U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur, who has never been past the fourth round in Melbourne, says she flat-out choked. “I think it’s a hundred percent [mental],”

German Andrea Petkovic says Hall of Famer Steffi Graf has told her she’s going to attend one of Germany’s upcoming Fed Cup ties. Since retiring in 1999, 22-time Grand Slam champion Graf has rarely made appearances at pro tournaments. "The last time I talked to her was during Fed Cup.

Quick update: Lisa and I have been going through hail and worse (can you say Craigslist?) trying to secure a nanny/babysitter to pick Luke up at school on a five-day-per-week basis and help him make his rounds until one of us gets home from work. We finally nailed someone down,

Venus Williams says despite squandering a 3-0 third-set lead, she isn’t discouraged by her loss to Ekaterina Makarova in the Australian Open first round. While the seven-time Grand Slam champion said she was disappointed, Williams believes her form will eventually return—if she can stay healthy enough to play consistently. Williams,

There's nothing like Paris in the springtime, they say. As these 10 epics—the 10 most memorable French Open matches of the Open Era—show, there's also nothing quite as stirring or sensation as tennis in Paris at this time of year. Night after night, Betty Chang and her 17-year-old son Michael

It’s boring, I know, but I can’t say I’m all that crazy about Halloween. Costumes are too much work for me, and you really can’t go to a Halloween party as yourself unless you’re willing to be called, well, boring. But as far as this page goes, without a whole

Who says tennis is stuck in an ancient rut and resistant to all change? I left the sport behind for a week and came back yesterday to find that a sensational, revolutionary advance had been made in Stockholm: The ball kids were equipped with little pieces of netting—think mini lacrosse

“Champions adjust,” Billie Jean King likes to say. Has there ever been a case of a champion taking her words as thoroughly, quickly, and successfully to heart as Rafael Nadal did at the new-look Davis Cup Finals this week in Madrid? There were a lot of things about the event

HALLE, Germany(AP) Roger Federer pulled out of the Gerry Weber Open, his usual grass-court warm-up for Wimbledon, saying Tuesday he is overwhelmed'' andexhausted after his French Open win. The withdrawal came two days after Federer's record-tying 14th Grand Slam victory at the French Open, the only major title that

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) Four months after his first Grand Slam singles title, U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro says he's ready to claim his second. Del Potro, who defeated Roger Federer in New York last September, beat Ivan Ljubicic 6-3, 6-3 at the Kooyong Classic exhibition tournament on Wednesday. `I

Venus and Serena Williams submitted to Liezel Huber and Chan Hao-Ching in a first-round doubles loss in Beijing on Monday, dropping the third and final set's super-tiebreak, 11-9. What's more, Serena double-faulted on match point—and needless to say, didn't take that result well at all. Witness here her startlingly effective

Even though he has successfully battled Hodgkin’s lymphoma and will return to the ATP in 2014, Ross Hutchins says that watching Andy Murray win Wimbledon meant more than overcoming cancer. Hutchins underwent 12 chemotherapy sessions this year. After winning the 2013 Queen’s Club tournament, Murray donated his $118,000 dollar prize

Rafael Nadal, playing his first event since Carlos Moya joined his coaching team, says the addition has slightly changed his training regimen. According to Nadal, his new coach has not suggested any big adjustments to his game. "Moya has clarity about my playing style," Nadal told El Espanol. "We have