Who said the Big Four are in decline? A decade after they took over the men’s game, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are the Top 4 seeds at Wimbledon. This time, though, the roles have been reversed. While Murray and Djokovic, who have won the last

Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who has been watching the Sochi Olympics, says if she wasn't a tennis player, she might be a snowboarder. “Probably a snowboarder. My brother Aleksandr], who is also my coach, gave me a snowboard a couple of years ago,” she [told ESPN. “I tried it indoors in

By TennisWorld Contributing Writer, Nick Nicol While the hard court swing around North America held the spotlight in the run up to the U.S. Open, back in Europe a no less competitive summer swing of clay court Challenger events was underway. Whilst the very top players scrambled for ranking points

Picby Pete Bodo Every player who aspires to be great must pass a series of tests, even if it sometimes seems like he or she is merely being made to jump through hoops. In this, tennis is different from many other sports, particularly team sports. Nobody doubts that you can

7LINZ, Austria (AP) — Fourth-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro kept her hopes of qualifying for the WTA finals alive with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Mona Barthel of Germany in the first round of the Generali Ladies on Tuesday. The 12th-ranked Spaniard, who is 10th in the race for the eight-player

MASON, Ohio -- Novak Djokovic dumped another pressure-packed shot into the net and stood in place for a moment, stunned by another upset in Cincinnati. It's the only place where he can't win. Top-ranked American John Isner ended Djokovic's attempt to make ATP history Friday, beating the No. 1 player

After missing a sizeable portion of the 2019 and 2020 seasons due to a slew of right elbow and knee injuries, Kevin Anderson is back right where he belongs. There’s a typical rule of thumb when returning from injuries: the amount of time you miss is about how long it

At 6-4, 4-1, 30-0 in Monday's Porsche Tennis Grand Prix final in Stuttgart, Jelena Ostapenko had won 13 of the prior 15 points. The world No. 24 wasn't facing the world No. 124. She was facing the unquestioned world No. 1, Aryna Sabalenka. Things were going well. Even when she

Alize Cornet was given the ultimate task for a player of her type, one who has frequently had trouble controlling her nerves and has built a résumé as former prodigy who has not completely realized her abundant talent. Cornet was asked to serve out a match against Serena Williams on

Coaches are the gatekepeers to college tennis. What do they look for in recruits? One thing is for sure: it’s about a lot more than a players’ rankings and results. “I’m looking for a good athlete that can handle adversity, because matches require a lot of mental toughness,” says Steve

Six-time champion Roger Federer hit three times as many winners as unforced errors to cruise past Filip Krajinovic on Wednesday night, 6-1, 6-4, 6-1, and reach the third round of the Australian Open. After a 20-minute first set, Federer broke in the first game of the second set and eventually

On the return, it’s common to stand where the singles sideline and baseline meet. But if your opponent can’t serve out wide well, move closer to the center. Have you ever wondered why players stand near the intersection of the singles sideline and the baseline to return serve? Generally, this

When Rafael Nadal was sent off by Mutua Madrid Open organizers with a special tribute ceremony last week, it was an understandably emotional scene. For it marked his final tour appearance at the Caja Magica. As Coco Gauff took in the scene, it finally registered with her that the 22-time

What happens in Dubai usually stays in Dubai. The WTA’s edition of the Duty Free Championships is a Premier-Level event, and a highly lucrative one, yet its results rarely last in the sport’s collective memory. The majors, the Masters 1000s, the Premier Mandatories: Fans are apt to remember who won

WATCH: Sinner took part in one of the best matches of 2022 against eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open.

On a blustery afternoon, wind gusts blew bits of copper-colored dirt into the players' eyes, prompted one fan to fashion a scarf into a surgeon's mask for protection, and swept service tosses askew like runaway balloons. Unruly conditions transformed a lunch-time battle between Grand Slam champions Venus Williams and Samantha

Serena Williams says she has numerous options for her mixed doubles partner at the Olympics. "A girl loves to have choices," she told reporters at Fed Cup. "Obviously the Bryans are like the world's best doubles players. Andy [Roddick] and I are super, super close. Personally I love John [Isner].

MIAMI (AP)—Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will lead a group of top tennis players in a charity soccer match to benefit the relief effort in Japan. Nadal and Djokovic are in South Florida to compete in the Sony Ericsson Open, which began Tuesday. Andy Murray and David Ferrer are among

A day after Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas were sent packing in Doha, order was restored amongst the seeded players at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open. Seeds went five for five across Wednesday as the quarterfinal lineup took shape, but not before Carlos Alcaraz shook off Luca Nardi’s sudden turnaround. Alcaraz

22-year-old Elina Svitolina, who won Toronto by beating Caroline Wozniacki in the final, says she is now more calm and composed, which is helping her win big matches. She defeated four Top 10 players to win Toronto, which took her to No. 4 in the rankings. “Of course I get