We knew, with so many star attractions missing from this year’s Miami Open, that there would be a chance for a fresh face to take a rare turn in the spotlight. But did anyone think that the fresh face would also be such a welcome blast from the recent past?

NEW YORK (AP) The latest on the U.S. Open (all times local): 11:40 p.m. The U.S. Open is the only Grand Slam tournament where Petra Kvitova has never reached the semifinals. She has never even been to the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows. Says she's not a big fan of all

FLASHBACK: Caroline Garcia speaks with the media after her 2022 WTA Finals win.

Andre Agassi says a lack of depth isn’t the reason why Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray are dominating men's tennis. Since Agassi retired after the 2006 U.S. Open, those four players have combined to win every Grand Slam singles title except for one, and have also

*Php2twg9rpm by Pete Bodo Howdy, everyone. The silence in TennisWorld is, as they say, deafening, right? It seems like just over a week ago, I was grousing about the endless season and what was shaping up as a Sharade in Shanghai, and now I'm feeling a little paranoid and darting

WATCH: Daniil Medvedev won his third straight title this year with a win over Andrey Rublev in Dubai.

Heavy hangs the head of the king and queen, they say. On Sunday in Cincinnati, Angelique Kerber and Andy Murray could feel that weight as they tried to approach the throne. Kerber and Murray have spent the summer in hot, if unlikely, pursuits of the No. 1 rankings on their

PARIS (AP) — Amelie Mauresmo, a former No. 1 player who is in her first year as the French Open's first female tournament director, said Wednesday that nine of the 10 night sessions at Roland Garros involved men's matches because women's tennis currently has less "appeal." Speaking at the traditional

WATCH: Alexander Zverev speaks with Tennis Channel after defeating Daniil Medvedev in the third round of 2023 Cincinnati.

Defending champion Juan Martin del Potro withdrew from the U.S. Open on Saturday, saying he ``cannot compete at the top level yet'' after having an operation on his right wrist in May. He becomes only the third U.S. Open men's champion in the 42-year Open era who didn't defend the

Trivia: Which player playing on either Chatrier or Lenglen today says in his ATP bio that his dream job is “lying on a beach”? The world No. 1 and the American No. 1 are both in action as the second round wraps up. Novak Djokovic and Sofia Kenin, who are

“I would say that this is the biggest career singles week of my life,” said Caroline Dolehide after reaching the final in Guadalajara last week. And it was true—prior to Guadalajara her best singles results had been two WTA quarterfinals, both at WTA 250 events, in Quebec City in 2017

PARIS—It’s hard to imagine that there’s ever been a player who personifies the saying “feast or famine” as completely as Petra Kvitova. You basically know how the majority of points will end when she plays: Either with her hitting a winner, or with her making an error. The rally ball,

Also, from the Associated Press: Defending champion Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Australian Open, saying she is not ready to return to tournament tennis. The season's first major starts on Jan. 15 at Melbourne Park and seven-time Australian Open champion Williams will be missing it for the first time

For tennis players, “every day is different,” Jimmy Connors used to say. If 17-year-old Amanda Anisimova didn’t know that before this weekend, she knows it now. As brilliantly—spectacularly, perfectly—as everything went for her in her upset set win over Aryna Sabalenka on Friday, that was exactly how horribly everything went

Belinda Bencic is no stranger to injury lay-offs, having missed large swaths of the 2016 and 2017 seasons due to persistent wrist pain. That experience, says the Swiss star, proved unlikely preparation for the global pandemic that sidelined plays for nearly all of last year. "Last year was one to

On Friday, Roger Federer secured his return to No. 1 with a quarterfinal victory over Robin Haase in Rotterdam, saying that "maybe this one means the most to me." The feat breaks several records. On Monday, the 36-year-old will become the sport's oldest-ever ATP No. 1, breaking Andre Agassi's record

MELBOURNE—World No. 2 Andy Murray and world No. 3 Roger Federer say they’ve tried a few things during the off-season that could help them against No. 1 Novak Djokovic, but both men know that they can’t focus on just one player. “This off-season maybe a little bit more,” said Murray

VIENNA (AP) Two more sponsors reinforced their support of Maria Sharapova on Thursday, one day after the five-time Grand Slam champion was banned for two years for doping. Racket supplier Head and bottled water company Evian followed sports gear giant Nike by saying they continue to back the 29-year old

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) Victoria Azarenka was well on her way to victory Wednesday when she drew a code violation for chastising herself too colorfully, and she later angrily jabbed at her eyes with two fingers as if to say, ''Watch the ball.'' Azarenka sets high standards for herself, which