"I've been associated with 'Text a Star' since before Wimbledon this year. I've really enjoyed giving my fans a special insight into a lot of things especially life on the tennis tour, the emotions I feel right before competing or straight after a big match, and also activities I enjoy

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Tommy Paul defeated fellow American and longtime rival Taylor Fritz, 6-3, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (2), in a marathon match Friday night and secured a spot in the Mexican Open final. The pair of 25-year-olds have squared off since they were teenagers. The Americans faced each other

CHAMPION'S SPEECH: Tommy Paul in Stockholm

Australian officials will be monitoring air quality as the season begins Down Under amid heat and smoke from bushfires. Sydney, one of the three sites where the ATP Cup will be held, is among the most affected. "We have got medical experts on site during the tournament who will be

If Venus Williams is to be believed, and most often she is, her Havanese dog spoke to her about what the print should be for her new EleVen by Venus tennis/athleisure collection. "This is a special collection because it was a collaboration with my dog," she shared with Shape. "In

Each day in Paris, Baseline will showcase some of the on-court looks of the day. 1 Newly crowned Roland Garros champion Ashleigh Barty soaked in her victory after beating Marketa Vondrousova, 6-1, 6-3. The Australian is the first from her country to win the title in Paris since Margaret Court.

Baseline is looking ahead to the new year by showcasing 21 players under 21 to watch out for in '21. To make the coveted list, players must be born in 2000 or later. Sebastian Korda put himself on the radar in 2018, when he won the Australian Open junior title,

Novak Djokovic is likely to play next week's Masters at Rome after a successful practice with his injured wrist. "I completed a session of stepped-up training today after sparing my arm for the past five or six days. I am pleased, everything went painlessly," he said afterwards at his home

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Sixth-seeded Ryan Harrison, the last champion of the Memphis Open, beat fellow American Donald Young 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Monday in his first-round match in the New York Open. The ATP tournament moved from Tennessee to Long Island after four decades and Harrison picked up right

1 After falling in three heartbreaking finals, Novak Djokovic made good on a Roland Garros title by beating Andy Murray, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. With the achievement, Djokovic joins Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer by becoming the eighth man in history to complete a career Grand Slam. He said it

The match that nobody dared believe we could get turned out to be the kind of match nobody expected we would see: it was bizarre, ragged, baffling and unsatisfying – Hey, what was it that some comment posters said after yesterday’s woman’s final? Get this garbage out of here and

FLASHBACK: Ivanovic served as an Tennis Channel Athlete Analyst

FLASHBACK: Sharapova played her last US Open in 2019, drawing Serena Williams in the first round.

1 Gentlemen didn’t wear shorts during play until 1930, and not until 1933 on Centre Court. 2 At 14 years and 90 days, Jennifer Capriati didn’t just become the youngest seeded player ever at the 1990 tournament; she became the youngest Wimbledon competitor.

"Not professional, but it's really fun!" That's Britney Spears on her tennis game – minus a few extra exclamation marks – which she put on display via social media recently. The post ignited a tennis-fan frenzy over her enjoyment of the sport, and other observers took it from there. At

Lots of things can cause a player to stop their serve mid-motion: a sudden breeze, a disruption from a fan, a ball from another court. But something rarer—and cuter—happened at World TeamTennis on Wednesday, when Bob Bryan, serving for the Vegas Rollers, had his groove interrupted by a barking dog:

As the year comes to a close, it seems fitting to go over the best shots that made everyone watching say, "How did they just do that?" Whether it's a lob, a tweener, a winner, or anything in between, they all share a common title: magic. These are the best

After Miami, where he reached the semis, Denis Shapovalov appears to have split with his previous coach, Rob Steckley. The switch comes just as Shapovalov has broken into the top 20 in the rankings, despite a so-so start that saw him go 9-6 this season before Miami and fall 6-0

If Rafael Nadal has become inexorably linked to the French Open, Roger Federer shares the same relationship with Wimbledon. The Swiss has won the tournament six times, with many of his greatest achievements in tennis occurring on Centre Court. As this year's Championships approaches, we're counting down his most memorable

Can Nick Kyrgios' bad reputation be fixed? That's the question ABC's new show "Reputation Rehab" set out to answer. Hosts Kirsten Drysdale and Zoe Norton Lodge mix comedy skits, interviews and research results into the 30-minute episode. Drysdale and Norton Lodge kicked things off by asking real people what they