You Should Know: Jenson Brooksby is for real

BARCELONA, Spain (AP)—Rafael Nadal became the first player in the Open Era to win two tournaments seven times after beating David Ferrer 7-6 (1), 7-5 in Sunday's Barcelona Open final. The second-ranked Nadal's 21st straight victory on clay followed up his eighth straight win in Monte Carlo, as Nadal won

Starting on December 7—the 25th day left in 2010—TENNIS.com will countdown from the year-end No. 25 on both tours with "The Last Word," a look back at the year that was and a look ahead at the season to come. Here's who we've looked at so far. **Best of 2010

James Blake is paying tribute to his late father. This week at the U.S. Open, Blake debuted his new sports apparel line for Fila, called the Thomas Reynolds collection. Blake named the collection after his late father, who passed away in 2004 from cancer. “I chose to have it be

NEW YORK—Front-row fans veered back and forth like airplane passengers tossed around during turbulence. Milos Raonic's volatile serve provoked a visceral reaction from the crowd, but kept the Canadian calm during a sometimes wild ride into the U.S. Open third round. Raonic launched 26 aces and played his most assertive

Stanislas Wawrinka danced with danger on the edge of elimination before high-stepping past Nikolay Davydenko today in Indian Wells. The 12th-seeded Swiss fought back from a one-set, one break deficit in defeating Davydenko, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 in a two hour, 40-minute match that ebbed and flowed with some spectacular

LONDON—Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal—and sometimes both—appeared in all 10 Wimbledon finals from 2003-12, combining to claim nine of those titles. Neither made it that far in 2013. Not even close. Federer lost his second match at the All England Club. Nadal exited in the first round, a year after

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev was pushed to three sets by doubles specialist Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the Open 13 final on Sunday, winning 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-4 for his 10th career title on the eve of his move up to second in the rankings. Medvedev will overtake Rafael

Bending shots into the corners with such devious spin that the ball darted into the doubles alleys, David Ferrer and Kei Nishikori raised the stakes in a series of sideline-to-sideline sprints. The longest exchange of the match escalated into a 37-shot slugfest when Nishikori, eager to end the rally and

Sunday in Monte Carlo will see either the eighth consecutive victory at this tournament for Rafael Nadal, or the eighth consecutive loss in a final to his nemesis for the last year, Novak Djokovic, after the Spaniard beat Gilles Simon 6-3, 6-4 to set up a clash with the Serbian

The elements of the skies have put a damper on play at Roland Garros as second-week play begins in Paris, but the elements of style remain.

SEATTLE -- For those who are pining for a Roger Federer match, you're in luck, as you don't have to wait until Roland Garros to see him in action. The 18-time Grand Slam champion will take on John Isner on Saturday in the Match for Africa 4: Seattle, the fourth

Serena Williams' coach says in-match coaching should be allowed in tennis to help the sport's popularity. Patrick Mouratoglou, who admitted he used banned hand signals to try to help Williams during her loss in the U.S. Open final, wrote Thursday in a posting on Twitter that making coaching part of

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- The opening Grand Slam tournament of the year ended Sunday with Novak Djokovic winning his fifth Australian Open title and denying Andy Murray his first. Outside of a few days when the temperatures topped 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) in the first week, the searing

Aryna Sabalenka vs. Jessica Pegula Every final is between two players who have been playing well. But that seems especially true with Sabalenka and Pegula right now. They both established themselves in the Top 5 in recent years, but for much of 2024 they haven’t been at their best, in

From individuals to organizations, weekend warriors to professional players, minute observations to big-picture ideas, tennis has been top of mind across the board over the past two years. “I feel like this is the tennis boom part two,” says Trey Waltke, general manager of the Malibu Racquet Club in southern

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will kick off his Serbia Open campaign on Wednesday against Laslo Djere, after his countryman defeated Hamad Medjedovic, 6-4, 7-5. Djere, who idolized Djokovic growing up, will be playing him for the first time. “I’ve always looked up to Djokovic when I was a kid,”

WATCH: Sofia Kenin is 2-6 on the season after falling to Beatriz Haddad Maia in Indian Wells.

Career Achievements - 117-94 record - Reached No. 9 in ATP rankings in October 2021 - Has won nearly $8 million in total prize money - Won biggest title of career in Miami, last year - Defeated Nick Kyrgios and Casper Ruud en route to 2022 Montreal final - Defeated

Line Calls, presented by FanDuel: Casper Ruud to win his quarter