World No. 3 Maria Sharapova will not compete in next week's U.S. Open due to right shoulder bursitis. "Maria has informed us that she will be unable to compete at the US Open this year due to a right shoulder bursitis and has withdrawn from the tournament,” said US Open

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Pablo Cuevas and Guido Pella will face off in the final of the Rio Open after beating highly favored opponents in the semifinals to get there. Cuevas upset Rafael Nadal - who used to be unbeatable on clay - 6-7 (6), 7-6 (3), 6-4 on Saturday.

The news cycle in the tennis world moves fast—who can keep up? That's where we come in. Each Thursday, Last Year Today will look back at a memorable story from exactly one year ago. What was life like for Marcus Willis before he became Wimbledon’s darling? We know that the

Two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova says that although she hasn't won a Premier-level tournament since 2009 (China Open), she always believed that would have more chances at a big title. After upsetting Maria Sharapova in the semifinals in Madrid, the 29-year-old Russian lost to Petra Kvitova in the final.

How refreshing it’s been to see such a wide range of personalities and playing styles emerge on the ATP Tour. Though there were a few surprises during the Sunshine Swing–Grigor Dimitrov’s Miami Open effort most of all–at the late stages, the familiar yet still young contenders were the ones vying

LONDON -- Andy Murray was a man in a hurry. Venus Williams took awhile to get going. The defending men’s champion and five-time women’s winner took different routes Wednesday to reach the third round at Wimbledon. Murray dropped just two games and needed only 81 minutes to blow away Blaz

BRISBANE, Australia(AP) Former No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo upset top-seeded Ana Ivanovic in the Brisbane International quarterfinals Thursday, her first victory over a top 10 player in two years. Mauresmo, the Australian Open and Wimbledon champion in 2006, dropped serve only once while breaking Ivanovic five times to advance to the

Purchase tickets to tennis tournaments throughout the summer HERE with TicketSmarter “I don’t know how I’m feeling at the moment,” Pablo Carreño Busta said with a smile after his 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Hubert Hurkacz in Montreal on Sunday. The same could be said for the rest of the

If you’ve followed Sofia Kenin’s career for any amount of time, you’ve probably heard how her first coach, Rick Macci, described her when she came to his Florida academy as a 5-year-old. “She was the scariest little creature I’d ever seen,” Macci told The New York Times last year. Macci

NEW YORK—Stepping into Arthur Ashe Stadium for the second time this week was a still healthy and still glittery Maria Sharapova. This time, the hype was significantly less than in her first round against Simona Halep, but the task was the same: Win. The Russian was less than perfect, but

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va.—On Monday, Danielle Collins was dismissed from the 2020 World TeamTennis season after breaching the event's COVID-19 safety protocols. The world No. 51 was competing for the Orlando Storm but is now absent from the lineup. WTT CEO Carlos Silva released this statement: "We have dismissed

The TV will not love this match. The great enigma known as the American Public will turn a blind eye. The mythical and much-discussed “casual sports fan” will not tune in. Should we care? From his name, I somehow picture this fan slouching on his sofa in a Megadeth T-shirt

The last time Roger Federer lost before the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam, Facebook was three months old, Rafael Nadal had never played, let alone won, the French Open, and John Kerry looked like he might become the next President of the United States. That defeat came in 2004 to

It’s one thing to advance to your first Grand Slam final, or win the season-ending championships, or reach the winner’s circle at a tournament—at last. Following up on such successful endeavors is another matter entirely, something Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Denis Shapovalov, respectively, are finding out so far in

MONACO(AP) Top-ranked Rafael Nadal moved one step closer to his fifth straight final at the Monte Carlo Masters, defeating Ivan Ljubicic 6-3, 6-3 Friday in his second match of the day. Nadal also improved his winning streak in Monaco to 25 matches. After beating Nicolas Lapentti 6-3, 6-0 in a

MADRID (AP)—Defending champion Roger Federer shrugged off his recent dip in form to cruise into the third round of the Madrid Masters on Tuesday, beating Benjamin Becker of Germany 6-2, 7-6 (4). The top-seeded Federer broke serve straight away and then broke again to close out the first set. He

DOHA, Qatar (AP)—Vera Zvonareva ended Kim Clijsters’ nine-match winning streak 6-4, 7-5 at the WTA Championships on Friday and secured the year-end No. 2 ranking for the first time. Zvonareva, yet to drop a set after three group matches in the elite event, ensured she will play No. 1 Caroline

UPDATE: Dominic Thiem tweeted this note on Tuesday morning, saying that he in fact will not be playing in Abu Dhabi.

The wind blows as storm clouds push closer towards the Billie Jean King Tennis Center in Long Beach, California. It's not a typical day in the beach city but despite the dreary weather, Celia Quintero is smiling from cheek to cheek with her tennis racquet in hand. She's come a

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — French veteran Richard Gasquet added another milestone in a career of extraordinary longevity on Saturday when he beat Cameron Norrie 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 at the ASB Classic to claim his 16th ATP Tour title. The 36-year-old Gasquet has just begun his 20th year on tour