Stretched to the limit in a three-hour and two-minute stress test, Maria Sharapova played with bold aggression and buzz-kill brilliance to rule Roland Garros again. In a glorious struggle of pulsating shot-making, scrappy defense, and sudden momentum shifts, Sharapova stared down a spirited challenge from Simona Halep, 6-4, 6-7 (5),

A first-quarter report-card post always feels premature. Going strictly by the numbers, of course, it isn’t. We’re three months into the 12 months that will constitute 2010. One of the four majors has been played. On the men’s side, one of four rounds of Davis Cup and two of the

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Rafael Nadal has a new injury issue - a tendon problem in his right knee that nearly prompted him to forfeit a first-round match at the Australian Open on Monday that he went to win handily. Nadal had his right knee heavily taped during his 6-4, 6-1,

Sometime in the late 1970s, sports fans in this country got fed up with their commentators. This might not seem like a particularly unique event—I’m ready to hit the mute button after about 15 minutes in front of any game—but it helped inspire the NFL and its TV partners to

This year marks the 50th anniversary of TENNIS Magazine's founding in 1965. To commemorate the occasion, we'll look back each Thursday at one of the 50 moments that have defined the last half-century in our sport. In 1975, the New York Times ran an article entitled “If Bruce Springsteen Didn’t

While storms tore up the South, the Northeast got its first taste of autumn this weekend, with bright sunshine and cooler temps. This is sports weather first and foremost—college football weather, NFL weather, pennant-race weather. This year it was even golf weather, as the PGA’s stars were all over my

The most anticipated match in Madrid on Tuesday pitted Juan Martin del Potro against Dominic Thiem. On one side you had an all-time fan favorite in Del Potro, and on the other you had the ATP’s fastest-rising star in Thiem. What more could anyone ask out of a first-round encounter?

by Bobby Chintapalli My relationship with Serena Williams is tumultuous. Sometimes I love to hate her, most times I hate to love her (but I do). My feelings for her are strong – it’s just that they waver, quickly and often, between exasperation and affection. Fine, so let’s just get

As we reveal this year's edition of The 21 & Under Club, we'd like to call your attention to Team Luke Hope for Minds, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports families with children who have suffered an acquired brain injury. Headed by former Texas Tech tennis coach Tim Siegel—whose son,

Roger Federer demolished Mikhail Youzhny in the quarterfinals of Dubai, 6-3, 6-4. Given that Youzhny never even got to deuce against Federer's serve, we'll need to look at a slightly larger picture to say anything of interest before we get to the gory details. The great thing about this tournament

I had a cozy,indolent day watching Davis Cup yesterday, starting with the late stages of Tommy Haas's battle with Ivan Ljubicic, in the decisive fourth rubber of the Germany vs. Croatia tie. It was kind of funny: when Haas wrapped up his four-set, tie-clinching win, he beckoned come hither to

Throughout November and December, we'll be highlighting the true heroes of tennis with our annual celebration of the gifted, the courageous, the inspired and the inspiring. You can read about heroes we've honored previously here. Tennis is the hook, education is the key—that’s the motto of the Southeast Tennis and

The matchup for the Miami Open women’s singles final was mouth-watering: a first-time meeting between Ashleigh Barty and Bianca Andreescu. These two women had each earned Grand Slam singles titles in 2019, Barty at Roland Garros, Andreescu at the US Open. But Barty’s 2020 tennis year was over by the

NEW YORK(AP) Dinara Safina is the first to admit that what she really needs is some time off. She got it, though hardly at a good time - eliminated in the third round of the U.S. Open after an ugly week's stay at Flushing Meadows. It included: -Three poorly played,

METZ, France (AP) -- Top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France beat eighth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko of Russia 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 Saturday to advance to the Moselle Open final, where he will defend his title against fifth-seeded Andreas Seppi of Italy. Seppi rallied past seventh-seeded Gael Monfils of France 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to

As the tennis world suffered a collective #feeloldyet moment watching 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz capture the Mutua Madrid Open title, Daria Saville was quick to point out that not all of us have quite lost our youth just yet. The Lucille Ball of Tennis Twitter—now there’s an old reference!—honed in on

Princeton University announced former world No. 45 Jamea Jackson will join their Women’s Tennis team as Head Coach on Monday. “I am delighted to join the Princeton family,” Jackson said in Princeton’s official press release. “I look forward to helping the student-athletes become the best they can be in the

WATCH: Tennis Channel Live discusses Roger Federer's final match at the 2022 Laver Cup

Current Ranking: 2 W/L: 63-11 Titles: 5 (Qatar, Stuttgart, Roland Garros, Warsaw, Beijing) Grand Slam Record: 17-3 WTA Finals Appearance: 3 Best Result: SF (2022) “You don’t get up in the morning to be average.” That’s Iga Swiatek’s motto. Spending much of the year ranked No. 1, collecting a fourth

What looked to be a routine opening-round victory for Grigor Dimitrov at Roland Garros soon turned into a Sunday nightmare. From a two-sets-and-a-break lead to being six points away from defeat, Dimitrov held on to prevail 6-3, 6-0, 3-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4 over Janko Tipsarevic. "This is what I have