AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — American Tennys Sandgren won his first ATP Tour singles title Saturday, beating Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-2 in the final of the ASB Classic. The 27-year-old Sandgren, ranked 63rd, was playing in his second tour final after being beaten by compatriot Steve Johnson at the U.S.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Australian Open finalist Petra Kvitova won eight straight games to take control of the match before needing a tiebreaker to finally beat Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 7-6 (3) on Wednesday in the second round of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy. Kvitova, playing her opening match after

On Wednesday, October 30, Adrian Mannarino will look to build on his impressive win over Tommy Paul at the Rolex Paris Masters. The 36-year-old is just 15-30 on the year, but is clearly energized by playing in front of his home crowd. And if he can come close to reaching

Looking back, looking forward. With the 2024 ATP season in the books, Joel Drucker has nine notable storylines to consider over the next few weeks—before the next year of men's tennis begins. (On mobile devices, scroll down to read more ATP takeways; on desktop, you'll see additional entires on the

by Pete Bodo Yesterday, we looked at how the men's field is shaping up at the big summer hard-court tournaments, and today we'll check out the women. The big news, though, is that Cincinnati is a full-fledged combined event this year, bringing us one step closer to completion in the

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest on Thursday at the Australian Open (all times local): 11:30 p.m. Defending champion Roger Federer is through to the Australian Open's third round after beating Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (4) in a night match at Rod Laver Arena. Federer maintained his record of

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga returned to the scene of his greatest performance in a Grand Slam, and it felt pretty good. Tsonga beat Juan Monaco of Argentina 6-4, 6-4, 6-0 Tuesday in a first-round match at the Australian Open. Last year, when he was unseeded and recognized more for his

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Rafael Nadal wiped the tears from his eyes with his taped-up fingers. His Rafa Slam was evaporating. The 25-match winning streak in Grand Slams and his bid to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four major titles at once was three

WATCH: Pavlyuchenkova rallied from a set and 1-3 down to defeat Mertens and reach the Roland Garros quarterfinals.

INTERVIEW: After his last match, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga stopped by the Tennis Channel desk at Roland Garros

Four years ago, Roger Federer was asked to assess the new generation of players who were moving—tentatively—up the rankings ladder behind him. Federer wasted no time in singling out a then-22-year-old Milos Raonic. What did he think set the 6'5" Canadian apart? His missile serve? His unflappable demeanor? His flawless

It used to be that John Isner only seemed unhappy when he was overseas. Get him in the USA, and he was a fish back in water. Now it may not be enough for the U.S. No. 1 to play in his home country. Yesterday, after his loss to fellow

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Serena Williams was so dominant in her 6-1, 6-1 third-round win over Greta Arn at the Australian Open that there’s probably only one shot she’ll remember more than most. At 5-0 and a point from winning the first set, Williams lined up in the ideal position for an

Adjusting to clay means more than just hitting with extra topspin. You also need to train your body for it. Long points, big strokes, endless running and sliding, stained shoes—that’s what clay-court tennis, the most physically challenging version of our sport, is all about. Are you ready for it? Even

by Pete Bodo Some of you know I always get disgruntled when I'm forced to handicap and predict the outcome of tournaments. You know how it is—you can divide the world into people who can do math and those who can't (count me in the latter category), and you can

Rafael Nadal has announced that he is adding a new coach, but will still be working with his uncle, Toni. "Carlos Moya will join my team immediately and work together with Toni [Nadal] and Francis Roig," said Nadal, quoted in a statement. "To have someone like Carlos who is not

CHENNAI, India (AP)—Japanese qualifier Go Soeda upset defending champion Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland 6-4, 6-4 in the Chennai Open quarterfinals on Friday. The 120th-ranked Soeda broke in the third game of the first set and the ninth game of the second after twice earlier trading breaks with the Beijing Olympics

PARIS (AP)—Top-seeded Maria Sharapova defeated Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa 6-3, 6-1 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Open GDF Suez. Sharapova broke for a 4-3 lead in the first set and twice more in the second, clinching the victory when Scheepers netted a backhand. In first-round matches, American

DOHA, Qatar (AP) U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur reached the Qatar Open final after Marion Bartoli quit during the second set because of an injured right calf. Stosur won the first set 6-3 Saturday and had two break-point opportunities in the first game of the second set. Bartoli hit a

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Jelena Jankovic of Serbia defeated U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur 6-4, 6-2 Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships. The eighth-seeded Jankovic was in control throughout the match as the fourth-seeded Stosur struggled with her game. The Australian seemed to rush her