“There has never been a need for it. So I guess that’s why we have never moved towards it. (But) if that (on-court coaching) would make it more popular with the fans, I would definitely say we should give it a try . . . it seems to be working

MONTREAL (AP) Nick Kyrgios says Lleyton Hewitt is his adviser, not his coach. But Kyrgios was glad to have the fellow Australian, once ranked No. 1 in the world, looking on as he beat Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 on Tuesday in the ATP Tour's Rogers Cup. ''He's definitely not

The Australian Open presents a chance for the world's best players to get it right at the outset. Suffice it to say, though, that not everyone has his or her head in the style game. Paired with this year's opening-major fashion aces, here are the relative faults among fashions in

Say what you want about Nick Kyrgios, but his return to action is good for the sport. The Australian brings a lot of energy and drama to the ATP Tour, and with that comes some extra eyeballs. He’s like tennis’ CM Punk. Well, Kyrgios is set to face world No.

View the entire women's bracket at our Wimbledon tournament page. At first glance, we might say this is another “wide open” women’s Grand Slam. As good as Ashleigh Barty has been of late, few would claim that the world’s new No. 1 is a lock to win a tournament where

We can say one thing about this Davis Cup final so far: It sounds serious. The average Argentine on the street is, according to the country’s team captain, Tito Vasquez, “very concerned” about it. Meanwhile, Spain’s captain, Albert Costa, assures us that his star player, Rafael Nadal, knows how “complicated”

After Rafael Nadal beat him for the 18th time in their 27 matches, Roger Federer says that their head-to-head record doesn’t matter to him. "I respect it. I think he's doing great against me," 16-time Grand Slam champion Federer said after his 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (5), 6-4 defeat in

NEW YORK (AP) The men's French Open final has drawn its highest overnight rating in 12 years. NBC Sports says Rafael Nadal's four-set win over Roger Federer earned a 2.6 rating and 7 share, the best overnight for the men's championship since Andre Agassi's victory in 1999 recorded a 4.0

Mardy Fish, who qualified for the ATP World Tour Finals for the first time, says that despite being placed in a round-robin group with 16-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer, 10-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal and sixth-ranked Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, that he has a shot to reach the final four.

SINGAPORE—Caroline Wozniacki says she has no plans to hire another coach again outside of her father, Piotr. The 24-year-old Dane split with her coach Michael Mortensen last spring. Wozniacki also tried to work with Thomas Johansson in 2012 and Thomas Hogstedt, late last year, but soon parted with both coaches.

Madison Keys, who lost to Sloane Stephens her Miami opener, 6-4, 6-2, says she is feeling more pressure after reaching the Australian Open semifinals. Down 6-4, 5-0 on the changeover, Keys began to cry heavily. “I just kind of let the emotions get to me,” she said. “It's like you're

Seven-time Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal says he favors consistency over the occasional spectacular performance, and adds that he would take his performance over the past four months over another major. “What makes you happy at the end is be healthy and be competitive everywhere, every week,” Nadal told reporters.

Victoria Azarenka is in doubt for Miami after experiencing more foot problems while losing her opening match to American Lauren Davis, 6-0, 7-6 (2) at Indian Wells. Asked about playing Miami, which begins in 10 days, Azarenka replied, "I don't know. "It's tough to say, because, you know, this problem

It’s been an eventful 12 months for 16-year-old Iva Jovic. A year ago, this promising Californian spent much of the summer grappling with a stress fracture in her right foot. That injury had kept Jovic out of competition from March to August. At her first tournament back, the 2023 US