Novak Djokovic walked back to the baseline, stared at his strings and flashed the slimmest hint of a smile. He had reached match point for the sixth time in his semifinal against Rafael Nadal at the BNP Paribas Open, and he had done it with a trademark touch of Djokovichian

Petra Kvitova declared herself a serious contender for the 2013 Wimbledon title over the course of two days and what might be called a typical Kvitovian roller-coaster ride, featuring repeated climbs to the heights of competence and ecstasy followed by plunges into the depths of bumbling and despair. You think

The rumbling of Ivo Karlovic's size 16 sneakers grew louder, but Roger Federer was too busy bending a sharp-angled forehand pass by the lunging big man to take much notice. Some players rush the net, Karlovic can suffocate it, but even Ivo paused to watch a replay of Federer's snazzy

After a topsy-turvy title defense opener, a different Dominic Thiem showed up Thursday night in Vienna. The second-seeded home favorite needed just 66 minutes to sweep past Cristian Garin, 6-3, 6-2, setting up an enticing quarterfinal with No. 5 seed Andrey Rublev. Two days earlier, Thiem wasted break advantages in

Novak Djokovic spent return games squinting at the sun, trying to read John Isner’s 130 M.P.H. serves blurring toward him. One point from forcing a third-set tiebreaker, Djokovic finally blinked. A resourceful Isner showed some timely defense and exploited a Djokovic double fault and backhand error to earn his lone

Recently I went on a two-week vacation and didn’t once pick up a tennis racquet. Working in the sport and playing on a regular basis, it’s pretty rare for me to go that long without hitting a ball. When I got back from trip I had a match scheduled the

One week ago, Wu Yibing made his Top 100 debut, rising from No. 112 to No. 97 after reaching the final of a Challenger in Cleveland. Today, he blows that out of the water. The 23-year-old jumps 39 spots this week, from No. 97 to No. 58, after his historic

On Sunday, Novak Djokovic once again walked out onto Rod Laver Arena as the defending champion—but this time, he had a reminder of his record-breaking major victories in every step. Eagle-eyed Djokovic fans were quick to spot one new detail on the world No. 1’s blue Asics shoes: the number

WIMBLEDON, England—Marion Bartoli made one fundamental mistake in her 6-4, 7-5 win over Sloane Stephens in the quarterfinals on Tuesday. At 4-5 in the first set she tried to stop play because it had begun, very lightly, to rain. Anywhere else, this may have been understandable, but apparently not in

With her back against the wall, world No. 1 Naomi Osaka continues to confirm the heart and hunger of a champion. In a highly-anticipated meeting, Osaka overcame Victoria Azarenka, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, to reach the third round of the French Open on Thursday. Osaka was down a set and a

In Victoria Azarenka's second episode of her new podcast series "Think About It," she continues to dig deep with her guests. The two-time major champion is looking to learn by stepping away from her own journey and listening to others. "I'm interested to see what I can learn from all

PARIS -- Serena Williams came from behind in the third set Tuesday and advanced to the French Open semifinals for the first time since 2003 when she defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. Williams had been beaten the last four times she reached the Roland Garros quarterfinals, most recently in

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Elena Vesnina, who won her first Premier Mandatory title at Indian Wells by beating Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, says she was determined and didn’t waver in the third set. Vesnina trailed for much of the match but said she took command at 4-4 in the third. "I was like,

Madison Brengle, who reached her first WTA Premier semifinal with a win against Caroline Garcia in Stuttgart, said that she has not been able to bring her coaches with her to Europe just yet. The only American still playing at Stuttgart, Brengle upset No. 4 Petra Kvitova in the second

NEW YORK—Coming into the U.S. Open, Rafael Nadal had a winning record over every member of the Top 20. But he had a 1-1 record against 38th-ranked Croatian Ivan Dodig, who eliminated him from the Canadian Masters in 2011. The Spaniard, seeded second here, hadn’t dropped serve in the first

In a battle between the 2022 Wimbledon champion and the 2017 Roland Garros champion, Elena Rybakina has defeated Jelena Ostapenko, 6-2, 6-4, to reach the final in Rome for the first time. Ostapenko actually led 4-1 in the second set. “I didn’t start that well the second set," Rybakina said