To say the least, press conferences have played a major role in this year's French Open. First, Naomi Osaka's refusal to participate in them eventually led to the No. 2 seed withdrawing from the tournament after the reaction her move caused. But that's not all. On Tuesday, No. 11 seed

MELBOURNE—“Just a few points here or there.” We know the phrase well; that’s all there is, sometimes, between winning and losing. But rarely has a big-time tennis match turned so quickly and decisively on a point or two as Victoria Azarenka’s 6-3, 6-0 win in the Australian Open final over

WIMBLEDON—It was 6:40 p.m. Wednesday evening on Wimbledon’s No. 1 Court. On the south end of the court, Lorenzo Musetti walked up to serve, four points away from reaching the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time. Musetti at this point led Taylor Fritz, 5-1 in the

As if winning at Wimbledon wasn't already hard enough. Gustavo Fernandez, playing in the wheelchair men's semifinal, lost his racquet mid-point against Great Britain's Alfie Hewett. Most of the time, that guarantees a lost point. But, Fernandez's shot was so tricky, Hewett didn't reach it. The amazing moment came in

PARIS (AP) Four times, the stands at Roland Garros were ready to erupt, a beloved Frenchman standing one point from beating the world's top player and ending his quest for history. Four times, Novak Djokovic had an answer for Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. And so, instead of Tsonga Time at the French

PRAGUE (AP) — Top-seeded Simona Halep had to fight hard to advance to the second round of the Prague Open in beating unseeded Polana Hercog 6-1, 1-6, 7-6 (3) on Tuesday. It was the first competitive match for Halep since she won the Dubai Championships in February for her 20th

For the third straight day, Dominic Thiem clawed his way back from a set down to win in front of his home crowd, and tomorrow, for the first time in 986 days, he’ll play for an ATP title. The Austrian fought off five match points—and all 12 break points he

The Break: No ranking points at Wimbledon

Playing point by point helped Garbine Muguruza win her first Wimbledon title, according to Fed Cup captain Conchita Martinez, who coached her during the tournament. Muguruza defeated five-time champion Venus Williams in the final, and also scored wins against No. 1 seed Angelique Kerber and two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana

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NEW YORK—It was reckoning time, that point in some matches when two players simultaneously sense that a potentially decisive point beckons, that the match has reached some sort of crossroads. They can feel it in their bones. Shahar Peer, once No. 11 in the world but currently the top seed

PARIS (AP) Serena Williams lost in the first round of a major tournament for the first time, falling to Virginie Razzano of France 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 Tuesday at the French Open. The fifth-seeded Williams was two points from victory several times in the second set, including leading 5-1 in

At last year’s Wimbledon, Jelena Ostapenko was twice a point away from reaching the quarterfinals. Tatjana Maria saved both match points to eventually prevail 7-5 in the third and afterwards, Ostapenko called her opponent “lucky” in defeat. Coming into SW19 this time around, Ostapenko solidified herself as a tournament dark

The WTA is considering allowing players to use real-time data collected by its technology partner, SAP, during matches. WTA coaches are currently able to receive post-match point-by-point analysis, and the technology is said to be fast enough that it can be delivered nearly instantaneously to them by its mobile application.

NEW YORK (AP) After showing off his top serve in an easy second-round victory at the U.S. Open, Roger Federer gave the crowd the some tips for how they can improve that stroke. Five-time champion Federer won 52 of 60 points on his serve and didn't face a break point

The Czech veteran Lucie Safarova, who will rise to No. 11 on Monday after winning the Qatar Open over Victoria Azarenka, says she has taken time to mature and gain consistency. "It took me quite a few years to get to this point. I hope it's not a finish point

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina was primed to put an end to a 0-9 hard-court record against Top 10 opponents at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Wednesday when he raced out to lead a second-set tiebreak, 6-1. Defending champion Andrey Rublev had other ideas, instead digging out of a massive hole

PARIS—Naomi Osaka did everything but win in her second-round thriller with Iga Swiatek, the world No. 1, two-time defending Roland Garros champion, and three-time titlist on the terre battue. Osaka reached set point in the first set, shook off the disappointment of losing that set with a 6-1 response, and

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Two days made a world of difference for Maria Sharapova at the Australian Open. Sharapova needed just 61 minutes to beat Kazakhstan's Zarina Diyas 6-1, 6-1 on Friday, ensuring there were no match-point worries this time. On Wednesday, No. 2-ranked Sharapova faced two match points but

For the first hour of his third-round match at the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Thursday, Daniil Medvedev found himself with his back against the wall on multiple occasions. Yet, as he’s shown time and time again in recent months, Medvedev kept his head down under pressure, saving five set points