ROME, Italy—Alexandra Eala didn’t know doubles players could get called for press. “That’s what happens when you form a superstar team,” joked Hologic WTA Tour communications manager Teyva Sammet, who shepherded Eala and partner Coco Gauff into the Foro Italico’s mixed zone for multiple media obligations. Only 14 months apart,

Elena Rybakina vs. Jasmine Paolini You could be forgiven if you’re surprised to learn that Rybakina is still in this tournament. The No. 4 seed has played most of her matches early in the day, and none of her straight-set wins have offered much drama. She’ll open the proceedings in

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The player who made the biggest splash in Shanghai on Friday wasn’t in the tournament. It was, perhaps not surprisingly, Roger Federer. The two-time champion, and eternal favorite among the local fans, stopped by to smile, say hello, bash some balls into the crowd and catch some of the quarterfinals.

ESTORIL, Portugal—Juan Martin del Potro’s coach must wince every time his player cracks a forehand. I know I do. Not since Achilles has one seemingly insignificant part of a person’s body seemed so important to so many people. What is a wrist, anyway? Nothing. It just stops your hand from

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As Rafael Nadal prepares to play what may be his final Roland Garros, we look back at the 10 matches that made him the undisputed King of Clay. MATCH 10: 2022 Roland Garros, quarterfinal: Nadal d. Novak Djokovic, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4)

There’s no other place like this

LONDON—“The thing about photographing tennis,” Russ Adams told me, “is that you can never put the camera down, even when the point’s over. You don’t know what somebody’s going to do next.” The indefatigable Adams, who took more pictures of tennis players than anyone else, was still pointing and shooting

ROME, Italy—Naomi Osaka will take much from a revitalizing week at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, where she enjoyed her best clay-court result since 2019 and went toe-to-toe with her first Top 10 opponent of her comeback from maternity leave. “I'll learn that the level's not that different,” she said despite

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Classic Wimbledon men’s finals tend to beget rematches. Bjorn Borg’s five-set win over John McEnroe in 1980 was followed by McEnroe’s four-set win over Borg in 1981. A year after going the distance to beat Rafael Nadal in 2007, Roger Federer came out on the losing end of another epic