Venus Williams sat on the sideline bench with her head down. She was breathing heavily, and she had her hands laid out flat on either side of her, as if she needed a little extra help to sit up straight. Her exhaustion was understandable. Venus’s match against Jelena Ostapenko had

For the first time in a long time, the typically complex Nitto ATP Finals qualification scenarios couldn’t be simpler. With Daniil Medvedev and Dominic Thiem having cruised to their respective semifinal rounds, the winner of each group’s final round-robin live rubber will move on to the final four. In a

Before Novak Djokovic made his Arthur Ashe Stadium entrance on Friday night for his third-round encounter with Denis Kudla, the defending US Open champion stopped for a standard pre-match interview in the player tunnel. ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi inquired about the status of the Serbian’s left shoulder, which flared up 48

WIMBLEDON, England—Trouble, or at least attention, follows Grigor Dimitrov. Baby Fed or Black Heart, successor to Roger Federer or boyfriend to Maria Sharapova, the man known in the papers here as the “Bulgarian hunk” has a surprising knack for getting us to watch him. All eyes were on Dimitrov on

It might have taken the casual observer a few moments to identify which of the players was which, but in a battle of young, on-the-rise, blonde Germans, Angelique Kerber beat Sabine Lisicki, 6-3, 6-7 (7), 7-5. Lisicki, two years younger, had more experience on this particular stage, playing her third

Teach younger opponents a lesson they won’t forget. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve found one strategy that guarantees victory: Don’t play anybody good, especially if they’re young. Sadly, I’m only partially joking. Losing puts a damper on the rest of my day, and since I’m not about to return to

This 17-point roundup is about the men and women who put it all on or inside the lines at the rowdiest major event of the season. The hits started early, and they certainly kept coming. Check out No. 7 here. "I don't know how to explain my longevity. If I

Iga Swiatek isn’t a fan of increasing the number of tournaments that she and her colleagues are mandated to play. She’s not a fan of making them longer, either. But she’ll make an exception for Indian Wells. On Friday, she sounded as if she wouldn’t mind moving the entire WTA

Mornin'. First, I have a few housekeeping notes regarding my last post(Snakebit Tommy). A number of readers complained that I was wrong to write that Tommy Haas hasn't won a Masters Shield - he bagged on at Stuttgart, 2001. I did check that stat while writing: the ATP media guide

This year, tennis’ sand swing comes with a news angle. The men and women are stopping in the United Arab Emirates just as the country has made a rare appearance on the U.S.’ political radar. But the tennis world has known for years what the ports of America are finding

• Picby Pete Bodo* **WIMBLEDON, England—This tournament, which is not just one of the four Grand Slams, but also a kind of annual celebration of the game, is the place to be if you're a world-class tennis player. Heck, it's the place to be if you're a world class tennis

It’s a bit of a maze, isn’t it? That’s what a fellow media member said to me upon our maiden loop around Melbourne Park. It was Day 1 and we had arrived just ahead of first ball to get our bearings. While his English manner of speak put it far

World No. 39 Jenson Brooksby made headlines for the wrong reason on Thursday, as the American threw his racquet and it hit a ballperson in his opening-round match at the Miami Open. The 21-year-old received a point penalty for that mishap, but many felt he deserved to be disqualified from

WATCH: Coco Gauff sits down with Tennis Channel after her BNP Paribas Open fourth round win.

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Based on the results of the tournaments leading up to the French Open, it appears that the favorites for the singles titles are Rafael Nadal and Simona Halep. However, nothing in tennis is a given. Here’s a look at five dark horses that could derail any expected coronations. Juan Martin

MONTREAL (AP)—Top-ranked Novak Djokovic advanced to the Rogers Cup final when Jo-Wilfried Tsonga retired from their semifinal match Saturday night because of an apparent right arm injury. Djokovic, who led 6-4, 3-0 when the Frenchman retired, will face sixth-seeded Mardy Fish on Sunday. “I don’t think my game will significantly

ROME (AP) — Rafael Nadal hardly had to get his socks dirty to extend his winning streak to 16 matches. Back to being the best player on tour over the last month, Nadal advanced from his opening match at the Italian Open on Wednesday when Nicolas Almagro retired in the

Stars from the tennis, business and entertainment worlds came together for a great cause at the SAP Center in San Jose on Monday night, as Roger Federer **hosted Match For Africa 5: Silicon Valley. With the money raised from the event going to the Roger Federer Foundation—which supports education projects

Aryna Sabalenka is on top of the WTA rankings for a reason. But she needed some help to rise to the occasion of building her ideal tennis player. After losing three of her last four matches, Sabalenka got back to winning ways at the BNP Paribas Open with a straight-sets