by Bobby Chintapalli CHARLESTON – The press conference room at the Family Circle Cup is where, in 2004, Martina Navratilova took issue with George W. Bush’s position on gay rights and then called him “the worst environmental president of the history.” And where, after winning the title in 2007 and

WIMBLEDON, England—It was the first sunny day of play in a week. The double-deckers were backed all the way up Church Road. The beautiful people, happy to break out their excellent sunglasses, waited patiently at the front gates. The devoted in the queue staggered out of their Wimbledon Park tents

Every so often we hear about a tennis player, in particular one tennis player, who is “in denial.” He won’t admit that he has a problem, we say. He won’t admit that he’s not what he used to be, that he needs to hire a coach or buy a bigger

Mornin', everyone. For the first time in over two weeks, I got more than five hours sleep last night; the batteries are re-charged and I'm ready to go. First things first: I asked Madame Highpockets, TW's poet laureate, to hold off posting her verse tribute to the US Open as

SINGAPORE—About five months ago, Agnieszka Radwanska was very angry. She had been stunned by 83rd-ranked Annika Beck in the first round of Roland Garros, was ranked outside the Top 10, and in her mind was not playing well for the first time since she turned pro in 2005. Ten years

JOHANNESBURG (AP) A judge in South Africa on Monday convicted Bob Hewitt, a former Grand Slam tennis champion, of raping and sexually assaulting three girls whom he had been coaching. The assaults occurred decades ago, according to the victims who are now grown women. Judge Bert Bam granted bail of

WATCH: Tiafoe began the week with a seamless opening-round victory over fellow American Christopher Eubanks.

Andrey Rublev got real in a 60-minute interview that dropped just in time for Christmas. “This year is the first one where I felt like a Top 5 player,” he tells Sofya Tartakova, a tennis journalist who also serves as the world No. 5’s PR manager. “I’m not on the

Affectionately known as the fifth major, the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells always boasts a star-studded field, but this year's roster is extra special. Every member of the world’s Top 75 from both the ATP and WTA tour are scheduled to compete for more than $15 million in total

WATCH: Van Uytvanck pushed Elina Svitolina to three sets at Wimbledon earlier this summer.

EUGENE, Oregon (AP)—Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 7-5 in an exhibition match Tuesday to warm up for the upcoming BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California. Joining Nadal, the No. 1 player in the world, and Federer, who is No. 2, at the Clash of the Champions were Maria Sharapova

After holding serve for 2-0 in the first set, Petra Kvitova must have been feeling good. She’d broken to start the match and then consolidated, and she was controlling the rallies with her opponent, Caroline Wozniacki, with ease. So rather than limply toss the ball to a nearby ball kid

BELGRADE, Serbia -- Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Tomas Berdych of defending champion Czech Republic did what was expected of them Friday, winning their matches and leaving the Davis Cup final at 1-1 after the opening day. Djokovic beat Radek Stepanek 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 in the first singles. Berdych then

A patchy performance from Rafael Nadal sees him leave Doha without the title for the fifth time, while the victorious Gael Monfils moves on to the final after a 6-3, 6-4 conquest. Monfils’ solitary victory over Nadal came at this tournament in 2009, and he was impressive enough in repeating

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina is back with the "Foki" flare we're all accustomed to seeing. The former world No. 21, who went 18-22 in tour-level matches last season to fall outside of the Top 60, has reannounced himself in a big way Down Under by becoming the first man in 20

NEW YORK (AP) Remember when Serena Williams was chastised for not taking tennis seriously enough? For picking and choosing where to play and when to expend full effort? For not devoting herself fully to the sport and instead taking time to dabble in acting, fashion design or other interests? Well,

A patchy performance from Rafael Nadal sees him leave Doha without the title for the fifth time, while the victorious Gael Monfils moves on to the final after a 6-3, 6-4 conquest. Monfils’ solitary victory over Nadal came at this tournament in 2009, and he was impressive enough in repeating

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the BNP Paribas Open semifinals when Victoria Azarenka retired with a hip injury while trailing 3-0 in the first set Thursday. On the men's side, 25th-seeded Tommy Robredo withdrew before his quarterfinal against Juan Martin del Potro because of a strained

PARIS (AP) As the French Open rolls along, both Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova seem to be getting better and stronger. That isn't really surprising considering that they are two of only five players remaining with more than one Grand Slam title. But with that experience comes pressure, and both

7. Watching is Stressful As a dramatic Wimbledon unfolded on both men’s and women’s sides, power couple Matteo Berrettini and Ajla Tomljanovic found the old adage proved true: it’s much easier to play a match than watch one. “My hands get so sweaty, it’s unbelievable,” joked Berrettini in a joint