“When I first went to Orlando two years ago, as we were looking potentially for sites just for player development . . . I wanted to do what I thought was right for the USTA and for tennis in the country.”—Patrick McEnroe, in the press conference announcing that he is

The father of young Australian Brydan Klein says that his son should not be excluded from competing in the Australian Open wildcard playoffs. Verne Klein tells WAtoday.com.au that Tennis Australia’s Todd Woodbridge has bowed to the negative media that his son received after he was sanctioned for racially abusing a

Calling all Hallmark Channel stans! A new movie just might be your match made in heaven in the lead-up to the US Open. Come Saturday, August 27, the network will premiere, “Game, Set, Love”, a film mixing tennis and romance. Did we mention Venus Williams is one of its executive

They say all good things must come to an end. For the first time since 2005, Donald Young will not compete in the main draw of the US Open. Young lost to former Michigan Wolverine Jason Jung in the first round of qualifying 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-5. Because he didn't

Serena Williams says in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine that, while not blaming the victim in the Steubenville rape case, "she shouldn't have put herself in that position." The comment is made in one paragraph of a lengthy story posted online Tuesday about Williams, a 16-time Grand Slam title

WIMBLEDON, England—The great ones rise to the occasion, they say, and win without their best. And that’s exactly what happened on Centre Court on Thursday, according to the papers here this morning. Only a star, a grizzled veteran of pressure-packed contests would have known how to snatch victory from the

101869519 by Pete Bodo Just a quick note on yesterday's post: I'm astonished when comment posters suggest that matches between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are ever anything less than critically important - least of all to the two players. I don't give a dang if you fall prostrate before

Emotions were pouring out along with the wine on Saturday night for Nick Kyrgios as he chatted in front of thousands of Instagram Live viewers with his pal, Andy Murray. "How many glasses of wine have you had?" Murray asked. "I've had as many games as you gave me at

ROME (AP) — Novak Djokovic sees a bit of himself in Holger Rune. The 20-year-old Rune is solid in nearly every area: A great mover and super fit physically, he's strong off both his forehand and backhand, has good hands and is an aggressive returner. Perhaps that's why Rune has

In an interview with Cancellera.com on the eve of his retirement last week, 2004 Roland Garros champion Gaston Gaudio recalls confronting a teenage Rafael Nadal and palling around with a young Roger Federer. Gaudio said that after he beat Nadal 0-6, 6-0, 6-1 in Buenos Aires in 2005 (just four

The exceedingly beautiful quarterly periodical Racquet magazine has launched a book club.

Following backlash over the tanking accusations he faced in Buenos Aires last week, Benoit Paire has taken to Instagram to state his case.

As the sport gets more physical, USTA head of development Patrick McEnroe says 98 percent of aspiring pros could benefit from playing college tennis. That has increased from 90 percent when he took the job in 2008, he told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Unless it’s a given that you will be

Andy Murray’s mother Judy hopes that her son’s Wimbledon title run encourages more kids to play in their hometown of Dunblane, Scotland. “I was glued to Wimbledon since I was a little girl, and then I was thinking, God, my son has just won Wimbledon -- and of course Jamie

The semifinals begin Thursday at the US Open. These are five storylines to look out for on Day 11 in New York. One wonders if Venus Williams and her team took copious notes during her 6-4, 6-4 second-round loss to Elina Svitolina, as her sister Serena now gets set to

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 3: 2005 Rome, final: Nadal d. Guillermo Coria, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (6)

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