LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic survived an early setback, and then made it look all too easy. The second-ranked Serb, who has a chance to reclaim the No. 1 ranking at the O2 Arena next weekend, rallied to beat Dominic Thiem 6-7 (10), 6-0, 6-2 Sunday in his opening match

ROME (AP) — Rafael Nadal hardly had to get his socks dirty to extend his winning streak to 16 matches. Back to being the best player on tour over the last month, Nadal advanced from his opening match at the Italian Open on Wednesday when Nicolas Almagro retired in the

Ranked No. 148 coming into the week, Britain's Dan Evans is almost back in the Top 100 after his finals appearance at Delray Beach as a qualifier. The 28-year-old wasn't even playing at this time a year ago, serving a one-year suspension for testing positive for cocaine. “You’ve got to

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Rafael Nadal tumbled out of the Mexican Open on Wednesday night, squandering three match points in a 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (6) loss to Australia's Nick Kyrgios. Playing his first event since losing to Novak Djokovic in late January in the Australian Open final, the top-seeded

Though his week in Vienna may not have had a fairytale ending, Kevin Anderson’s run to the semifinals of the 500-level event this past week propelled him from No. 111 to No. 86 on Monday’s new ATP rankings, the former No. 5’s first time inside the Top 100 since the

Naomi Osaka: four-time Grand Slam singles champion, former world No. 1, and ... soon-to-be author? Already the subject of a biography written by tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg, Osaka might soon join other tennis legends like Andre Agassi and Maria Sharapova by penning an autobiography. On Thursday night, Osaka shared on

The tennis season begins with bang, then quiets back down a bit in week two. This is when anticipation starts to grow for the Australian Open, qualifying begins at Melbourne Park, and a new star player pops up on its practice courts each day. For others, though, there are still

Looking for another way in which the women get the short end of the professional tennis stick? Look no farther than the starts of their respective clay seasons. Next week most of the top men get underway on dirt in sunny, glitzy Monte Carlo, with the Mediterranean rolling in beneath

We continue Anti-Big 4 Week at TENNIS.com with a look at one issue that has faded for the moment, and another that may be poised to take its place. For Steve's piece on Ernests Gulbis, someone else worth following this fall, click here. Shrieking, drug testing, on-court coaching. Slow play,

Tennis trends can be hard to predict, tricky to launch, and impossible to sustain. Who ever thought that compression shorts would become all the rage thanks to Andre Agassi—and then disappear so quickly in the rear-view mirror? Didn’t some of us also brace for an onslaught of young WTA pros

LONDON (AP)—Andy Murray had all of Britain on edge for five sets. Juan Martin del Potro only took five points to get the fans buzzing at Wimbledon. Two victories in two very different matches Wednesday sent Murray and del Potro onto the semifinals at the All England Club. Murray completed

“Canada has gone into a different gear when it comes to tennis, it’s like a different country. There were many people who didn’t know how to count scores. Now look how big tennis is, and new facilities [being] built. It sure would have been nice years ago. “When Vasek won

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Andy Murray's new coach Ivan Lendl was courtside to watch the Scot move effortlessly into the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. He just wasn't keen for anyone to know about it. The eight-time Grand Slam winner threw a white towel over a nearby camera, which was installed

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Andy Roddick battled to a straight-set victory over James Blake on Monday night at the Winston-Salem Open. Roddick, the tournament's fifth seed and ranked 21st, overcame a shaky start to beat Blake 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (8-6) in the final hard-court tournament before the U.S. Open. In

STOCKHOLM(AP) Sweden hosts a Davis Cup series this week in an empty stadium because of world politics for the second time in its history. The Swedes face Israel in Malmo in the first round of the World Group, and authorities decided to play the best-of-five series from Friday through Sunday

Defending champion Serena Williams was seeded No. 2 for the U.S. Open on Tuesday, behind Dinara Safina, because the tournament stuck to its policy of strictly following the rankings. Roger Federer was seeded No. 1 for the fifth time at the year's last Grand Slam tournament. He is ranked No.

NEW YORK(AP) It turns out Serena Williams can move up to No. 1 in the WTA rankings, as long as she makes it to the U.S. Open final. She just would have to wait until a week after the tournament ends. There has been much debate and discussion in recent

KEY BISCAYNE, Florida (AP)—Ana Ivanovic defeated French qualifier Pauline Parmentier 6-4, 6-3 at the Sony Ericsson Open on Thursday to break a four-match losing streak, the longest of her career since turning professional in 2003. That’s how far Ivanovic’s fortunes have sunk since she won the French Open two years

Will turn 22 on - 12/21/2024 What she’s done since last summer - Won her first WTA title in Lyon - Reached her first clay-court quarterfinal in Charleston - Entered the Top 100 Key Stat - Tauson didn’t drop a set through seven match wins in Lyon, including two in

He may not have won, but Marin Cilic made a very welcome return to action on home soil in Umag, Croatia on Monday, falling to Flavio Cobolli in the first round of the clay-court event, 6-4, 6-3. It was Cilic’s first match since January 4th—201 days ago—when he beat Roberto