NEW YORK—Novak Djokovic has entertained the Flushing Meadows faithful with impressions of opponents, but the master mimic looked like the victim of identity theft on a hazy Saturday. Djokovic was flailing framed shots, shuffling with uncertainty in no-man's land, and howling misery into the swirling gusts that blew empty bottles

• Picby Pete Bodo* We're in the midst of another "this is tennis" moment thanks to Ion Tiriac and the blue clay in Madrid, and the players are once again proving that they love the idea of change a lot more than the reality of it. This is hardly surprising,

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The U.S. Open is more than just the matches, it's an experience. Each day, we'll highlight one part of what makes the Open the Open. The U.S. Open is rightfully known as a circus of commercialism, a dizzying merry-go-round of corporate logos, clothing shops, wine bars, upscale food stands, and,

Let no void go unfilled: This is the mantra of the pro-tennis scheduler. For the top players, late July is a much-needed rest period between surfaces and seasons; they have nearly a month off between the end of the grass swing at Wimbledon, and the start of the first major

Shortly after Roger Federer dispatched Feliciano Lopez in the quarterfinals of the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati, he sat with ESPN’s commentators, talking about the audacious way he had just attacked and overcome one of the better attackers in game. At 34 years of age and fresh off a

MALMO, Sweden(AP) Israel reached the Davis Cup quarterfinals for the first time since 1987, winning both singles matches Sunday to oust seven-time champion Sweden 3-2 in a series overshadowed by politics and protests. Harel Levy beat Andreas Vinciguerra 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 8-6 to decide the first-round series in the

World No. 4 Iga Swiatek was our pre-tournament bet to win the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, and we’re certainly not shying away from her after her best performance in the desert thus far. Swiatek faced world No. 29 Madison Keys in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, and won in

After earning a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over world No. 32 Amanda Anisimova, world No. 8 Aryna Sabalenka now faces world No. 1 Iga Swiatek in the semifinals of the Italian Open. This will be the third meeting between these two players in 2022, and Swiatek won the previous two

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In what is something of an unlikely semifinal match at the French Open, world No. 23 Cori “Coco” Gauff will face world No. 59 Martina Trevisan. Trevisan emerged from a quarter that contained Top 25 players Ons Jabeur, Maria Sakkari, Emma Raducanu, Angelique Kerber and Leylah Fernandez—in addition to former

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Stefanos Tsitsipas withdrew from the ATP Finals with a back injury on Tuesday after playing only three games of his second match in Turin, handing Holger Rune the victory. Tsitsipas, the 2019 champion, was trailing 2-1 in the opening set when he had a lengthy conversation

One of the most compelling match-ups of Day 3 at the Australian Open features Jack Draper and Marcos Giron. Draper is a player that has the ability to contend for Grand Slams one day, and he comes into this match after having made a run to the final at the

CHARLESTON, S.C. — After being pressed in her opening match Tuesday night against Christina McHale, Daria Kasatkina made sure there wouldn’t be a repeat of that performance today. The No. 3 seed routed 13th-seeded Irina-Camelia Begu 6-2, 6-1, in just over an hour. She’ll next play Julia Goerges in the

Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka were intended to play a couple weeks back in the Western and Southern Open final. Osaka would pull out, citing a left hamstring injury, but just two weeks later they would yet again be the last two standing. These are the Top 5 Photos from

Serena Williams suffered a pulmonary embolism last week and underwent emergency treatment at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for a hematoma on Monday, her representatives have confirmed. "The hematoma was another unexpected scare that was subsequently removed ," her representative Nicole Chabot said in a statement. "Thankfully everything was

"Being Serena—she doesn’t just wake up and she’s Serena. Every single day there's a purpose for the training, there’s an objective for the fitness—and she’s so much more than the tennis." Serena Williams’ hitting partner Jarmere Jenkins joins the TENNIS.com Podcast’s Nina Pantic and Irina Falconi to dish on all

You win one, you lose one—and then you call it a career. Following his second-round exit at Wimbledon, in which he competed gamely against No. 17 seed Matteo Berrettini but lost in straight sets, Marcos Baghdatis went gentle into that good night, so to speak.

Fourhand is the Daily Spin's occasional roundup of various hits and misses on tour. FLAPPERS Most of Nike's sponsored players in the women's singles draw at Wimbledon have reportedly been called in to have their dresses altered due to a literal flap. WTA pros have complained that the dress flies

STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Caroline Garcia ensured a suspenseful second day in the Fed Cup final by downing two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 7-6 (6) 6-3 to draw France level with the defending champion Czech Republic 1-1. Garcia's victory restored some hope in the French camp after sixth-ranked Karolina Pliskova