Coco Gauff's momentum is such that no delay—not a brief one due to weather, nor the duration between the last season and this one—can seemingly stop her. The 19-year-old wunderkind proved that again on Saturday in Auckland, where she returned to the final with a never-in-doubt, 6-3, 6-1 victory over

What do Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Michael Phelps, Roger Clemens, Martina Hingis, Floyd Mayweather, Brett Favre and Kim Clijsters have in common? Aside from being some of the most heralded athletes of all time, they have all come out of retirement at one point or another—some more than once. After

“It’s unbelievable what he’s been doing,” Andy Murray said of Radek Stepanek after coming back to beat the 37-year-old Czech, 3-6, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3, 7-5, on Tuesday at Roland Garros. “I don’t expect to be doing that at his age.” After spending three hours and 41 minutes, and the better

NEW YORK—Ten years ago at what was then called the Nasdaq-100 Open, an 18-year-old Spaniard named Rafael Nadal made his debut to the U.S. tennis viewing audience. This was a time before networks like Tennis Channel and websites like ESPN3 made nearly every tournament, no matter how obscure or far

Before each day's play at Indian Wells, we'll preview a pair of must-see matches. Our breakdowns will also include each players' UTR. What is UTR? Go to our Tennis Magazine feature and learn more. *Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) - ATP No. 10, UTR No. 15 (15.50) Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) - ATP

This weekend, Croatia will look to win its second Davis Cup title—it captured its lone title in 2005­—behind Marin Cilic, Ivo Karlovic, Borna Coric and Ivan Dodig on indoor hard courts in Zagreb. It will take on Argentina—featuring Juan Martin del Potro, Federico Delbonis, Guido Pella and Leonardo Mayer—in what

I visited the Pilot Pen in New Haven this week wondering about a few things: do their food stalls deliver? What does wine enthusiast Amelie Mauresmo think of the local dining scene? Was New Haven's beloved Pepe's really the first pizza place in the country? Is Chef Jacques Pépin a

Last week, the Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton, Fla. hosted the Rendez-vous à Roland-Garros, in partnership with Longines. This week, we'll take a closer look at what happened in South Florida, including profiles of the Paris-bound champions who will compete for a wild card into the junior Grand

by Pete Bodo Tell you what. Let's not use this tiny window between the end of the the U.S. Open and the Davis Cup semifinals as a time to rage against the Lords of Tennis for the calendar they created, or the special demands of Davis Cup, or the post-major

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) Boisterous Bosnian and Serbian fans traded ethnic chants across a court Wednesday while Bosnian-born Amer Delic held off France's Paul-Henri Mathieu in a five-set match at the Australian Open. Delic, representing the United States, said he realized he was the middleman in what he called ``a circus'' but

What does one do after losing a tough opening set? While Victoria Azarenka was busy resetting Thursday against an in-form Taylor Townsend, son Leo turned to dessert for his coping mechanism. “I needed an ice cream break. I really needed it. I was too hot,” he told Steve Weissman. “I

MELBOURNE—Isn’t it impossible to play two matches consecutively? But that’s pretty much what happened for first-seeded Ashleigh Barty Monday evening in her 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 first-round win over 120th-ranked Lesia Tsurenko. Begin with a tip of the hat to a sharp and deceptive Tsurenko. Last year in Brisbane, she reached

Garbiñe Muguruza [14] vs. Magdalena Rybarikova “She has really impressed me,” Rybarikova said when she was asked about facing Muguruza in the semis. Rybarikova noted how aggressive Muguruza has been in beating Angelique Kerber and Svetlana Kuznetsova in her last two matches. That’s true, but what may be more troublesome

NEW YORK (AP) Roger Federer wonders what might've been if only he'd converted any of those three break points in the last game of the U.S. Open final. The crowd roaring, Federer rolling, Novak Djokovic reeling - maybe he could have come all the way back from down two breaks

``Rodd-ick! Rodd-ick! Rodd-ick!'' Surprising as it may have been to hear full-throated chants echo through the often-staid Centre Court stands - 15,000 or so voices rising as one in the moments after last year's Wimbledon final concluded with a 16-14 fifth set - what was most remarkable was the name

Naomi Osaka won a full-circle match on Rod Laver Arena well after midnight Tuesday morning, scoring a 6-3, 3-6, 6-X win over Caroline Garcia in a rematch of their 2024 Australian Open first round. "I feel like I grinded on the tour a little bit," Osaka laughed when asked what

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Andy Murray is only one victory away from doing what no British man has done in more than 70 years—win a Grand Slam singles title. Murray beat Marin Cilic 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 Thursday night advance to Sunday’s Australian Open final. He’ll take on the winner of Friday

NEW YORK (AP) — No one, not even Maria Sharapova herself, knew quite what to expect from her return to Grand Slam tennis at the U.S. Open. It had been 19 months since she had entered a major tournament. She played only nine times anywhere since a 15-month doping suspension

In the opinion of many tennis fans, the word “epic” gets thrown around far too casually. But with some matches, no other term will do; Stan Wawrinka’s 7-6 (6), 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 8-6 win over Stefanos Tsitsipas at Roland Garros on Sunday was one of those matches. What else could

If Serena Williams wins Wimbledon, I’ll remember Dominika Cibulkova’s smile. The way she was beaming during the handshake after her third-round match against Serena you’d think she won, maybe even served up a bagel along the way. (She lost 6-0, 7-5.) I can only guess what the smile was about,