Maria Sakkai vs. Iga Swiatek In a rematch of their Doha semifinal in late-February, world No. 4 Iga Swiatek takes on world No. 6 Maria Sakkari. Swiatek emerged as the winner after never having won a set against Sakkari in their previous three meetings. It will be interesting to see

You might call this one the Juggernaut vs. the Giant Killer. After his straight-set win over Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals, Daniil Medvedev looks like the former. And after his five-set comeback win over Rafael Nadal a few hours later, Stefanos Tsitsipas obviously qualifies as the latter. These two have

WIMBLEDON, England(AP) Roger Federer has already been through a ``serving contest'' at Wimbledon this year. It's probably nothing compared to what's coming next. Federer used the term after his fourth-round match, which included two tiebreakers and only one break of serve. Up next in Wednesday's quarterfinals is Ivo Karlovic, who

NEW YORK—Tommy Paul had already recovered, and then some, from a two-set deficit. What were another two break points? Serving for the match, the 14th-seeded American calmly wiped away Roman Safiullin’s pair of opportunities, and then sent a capacity, partisan crowd on intimate Court 17 into late-night delirium. “I didn’t

In the most highly-anticipated fourth round of the fortnight, No. 3 seed Naomi Osaka did not disappoint, quite literally making no mistakes in the final 22 points of her clash with Garbiñe Muguruza to triumph, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5. "I feel like today, I didn't really know what to expect because

Sania Mirza may be just what this game—and maybe this world—needs: An attractive Muslim woman from India who paints her toes, wears belly sweats, and a diamond-studded nose ring. And this is coming from someone who’s pretty respectful of conservative religion (at least when its adherents don't advocate blowing up

This week, we're highlighting our top five ATP players of the year. Last week, we revealed our Top 5 WTA list. Click here to read each selection.

When Andrey Rublev touched down in Indian Wells for the BNP Paribas Open, he had all eyes on him after his controversial default in Dubai. But whether he was issuing a public apology or announcing the launch of his own foundation, Rublev’s own eyes were well protected thanks to some

“We’re going to see what’s happening,” Rafael Nadal said after his first match on Friday, a 7-6 (1), 6-2 win over Albert-Ramos Vinolas, when he was asked about the prospects for this second one, against Nick Kyrgios. The implication from Nadal was: I have no idea how I’m going to

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PARIS(AP) On his way out of the French Open, Andy Roddick barked at the chair umpire about wet tarps lining the walls at his court. He groused about how his rackets were strung, even chucking a couple during a changeover. He wasn't too thrilled about his stadium assignment, either. What

Has the week finally arrived? Will tennis fans finally have a chance to do what most of them surely don’t want to do: Start saying good-bye to Rafael Nadal? So far, his 2024 farewell tour—he says he’ll probably retire at the end of this season—has come up sadly short of

Twenty-five-year-old American Mackenzie “Mackie” McDonald has reached the fourth round of a major for the second time in his career. Thus far in Australia he’s beaten Marco Cecchinato, 22nd-seeded Borna Coric and, most recently, 91st-ranked Lloyd Harris. What makes this run particularly impressive is that McDonald has had to overcome

As Serena Williams protests what she describes as excessive drug-testing, more scrutiny has emerged of her relationship with anti-doping rules. On Tuesday, via Twitter, Williams called attention to the latest drug test she received from anti-doping authorities. In the 23-time Grand Slam champion's eyes, the focus on her has been

NEW YORK (AP)—What could have been a great day for American tennis instead turned into a dominating afternoon for Novak Djokovic. The third-seeded Djokovic routed No. 19-seeded American Mardy Fish, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 Monday, sapping the energy from both his opponent and nearly packed Arthur Ashe Stadium and leaving only

After Hubert Hurkacz went down a set and a break in his National Bank Open semifinal in Montreal, his coach, Craig Boynton, had a few simple words. “Just have to fight. You know what’s going on,” Boynton said, taking advantage of the ATP Tour’s new rule permitting mid-match coaching from

Andy Murray made a strong start at what could be his final BNP Paribas Open appearance, knocking out David Goffin, 6-3, 6-2 to book an intriguing second-round clash with No. 5 seed Andrey Rublev. Rublev will be playing his first match since getting defaulted from the Dubai Duty Free Tennis

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Simona Halep doesn't speak perfect English, but she knew what words to use when describing her game at the New Haven Open. "I played very beautiful tennis today," Halep said. "I was enjoying every moment." The 21-year-old Romanian dominated defending champion Petra Kvitova 6-2, 6-2 Saturday