NEW YORK—Defending U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic said returning to Flushing Meadows is bringing back good memories and helping his form. The Croat, who had never before reached a Grand Slam final, was a surprise champion a year ago but had a delayed start to this season because of a

Statuesque Mary Pierce, 30, will play statuesque Maria Sharapova, 17, tomorrow in an intriguing generational battle of like players. Oh, the youngster Sharapova probably covers the court better than Pierce ever did, but the shared genes are unmistakable, even if you ignore the long legs, blonde hair, and erect carriage:

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP)—Seeded players had an easy day Tuesday as almost all moved through to the second round of the clay-court Copa Claro. No. 2 Nicolas Almagro of Spain advanced against Potito Starace of Italy 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4), and No. 3 Gilles Simon of France defeated Rui Machado

In a possible preview of the Davis Cup final, France's Michael Llodra beat Serbia's Novak Djokovic 7-6 (6), 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters. I've been high on Llodra for a long time—the man seems to love tennis, based on his willingness to play both singles and

"While he appears the embodiment of calm, collected grace, a man at times humbled to tears, who enjoys nothing more than traveling the ATP circuit with his wife, Mirka, and their four children, there lies within Roger Federer a primordial need: the same ineffable hunger that possesses Tiger and Peyton.

The No. 1-ranked Serena Williams says that despite playing few tournaments this season, she has a chance to win Rome and the French Open once again. Williams is playing Rome this week after pulling out of Madrid due to an illness. The 34-year-old has only played three tournaments this season:

For the first time in over six years on Monday, Gael Monfils and Stan Wawrinka met on a tennis court. On the line? A spot in the French Open quarterfinals. The pair had last met at the 2011 Australian Open, and had split their four meetings dating back to 2007.

Roger Federer returns to court "refueled" in Dubai this week after having not played since he won the Australian Open, his first tour event since being sidelined with knee problems for more than half a season. He says he's ready to compete following a few weeks of reveling in his

Each day on TENNIS.com, we’ll feature Tennis Channel’s Court Report, a rundown of the day that was in the sport—along with our thoughts on what’s happening on the courts around the world.

MONTE CARLO, Monaco (AP) — Back on court for the first time since the birth of his son, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was upset by a qualifier in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday. The seventh-seeded Tsonga lost to fellow Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-3 in

It’s been a nightmarish week for Nick Kyrgios. On Monday night, the world No. 19 was upset, 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-3, by 17-year-old wild card Denis Shapovalov in the first round of the Rogers Cup in Toronto. After the match, the visibly frustrated 21-year-old called out his country’s fans for

NEW YORK (AP) Serena Williams says she's ready to win tournaments even if she hasn't played in many recently. ''There's nothing that can stop me right now besides me,'' she said Thursday. The 21-time Grand Slam champion has played in just one tournament since mid-September. She sat out the rest

Roger Federer is gearing up for his 2017 comeback, setting training and tournament plans. The 17-time Grand Slam champion, who has not played since Wimbledon because of lingering knee problems, is scheduled to return at the beginning of next season. Federer underwent knee surgery following the Australian Open. "I am

Stan Wawrinka says he is happy with his season—one where he won his third Grand Slam—even though he has not been at the top of his game since the victory. Wawrinka is 7-6 since lifting the title in Flushing Meadows, including a 1-2 record at the ATP World Tour Finals,

Novak Djokovic is set to play his first match since his second-round exit at the Australian Open, but the Serb is the only player in the Top 14 participating in the first round of the Davis Cup. World No. 1 Andy Murray has been a regular presence for Britain in

PARIS (AP) — France captain Yannick Noah has replaced Gilles Simon with Jeremy Chardy for the Davis Cup quarterfinal against Britain. Noah said Chardy seemed to have adapted more quickly in training for the series on indoor clay, saying that "it was not an easy choice, but I preferred to

BEIJING (AP) — Sixth-ranked Coco Gauff again made a slow start and had to rally to beat Ukrainian qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 to make the China Open semifinals on Thursday. Gauff will next play Paula Badosa of Spain, who earlier ended local wild card Zhang Shuai's unexpected run

Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from next week's ATP tournament in Brisbane, but says he still plans to play the Australian Open.

GSTAAD, Switzerland (AP) — Mandy Minella has a chance at becoming the third mother to win a WTA singles title in the last 12 months after reaching the Ladies Championships Gstaad final on Saturday. Minella, of Luxembourg, overcame 19-year-old Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 to reach

Court Report: New mom Sania Mirza already planning to return to the tour