With a 6-3, 6-4 win over Kristina Mladenovic in Moscow on Saturday, Belinda Bencic reached the WTA Premier final and qualified for the WTA Finals in Shenzhen. "I'm so happy I reached the Top 8," Bencic told the WTA. "It was a huge goal for me this season and so

"The truth is good." Is this the secret Ana Ivanovic is hiding from us? Those four words might come to your mind when you the see the look on her face when she speaks. I talked to Ana yesterday, mostly about her hopes for turning her year around, and wrote

Stefanos Tsitsipas' fame has skyrocketed in the past year, and so has his Instagram fame. The Greek sensation posted an almost-naked selfie with an interesting rant declaring his skepticism towards clothes: "I like me better naked...clothes are adjectives, they are indicators." While Tsitsipas is known for being very philosophical, it

I had a brief cell phone conversation with Pete today. He's on an early morning flight to London tomorrow, so expect some red meat posts from the second week of the Championships. Seems like he's going to miss all the exciting action from the traditional Wimbledon "Middle Sunday," though. Oh.

Howdy, everyone. I'm heading for the Milk River Country in northern Montana bright and early tomorrow morning, and I can't hardly wait to look out of the window as the plane approaches Great Falls (you'll know where the city got its name, if you've read one of the greatest adventure

Mats Wilander, a seven-time Grand Slam champion who is now a TV commentator, is coaching Madison Keys on a trial basis. "I'm not Madison Keys’ full-time coach," Wilander told L'Equipe. "I was contacted by [USTA general manager of player development] Martin Blackman to work with a player or group of

While playing doubles, I hit a crosscourt shot that was in and bounced wide into the adjacent court. The player on that court was getting ready to return serve, and when she saw the incoming ball she swatted it out of her way. My opponent asked for a let on

By Rosangel Valenti, TW Contributing Editor Good morning. This is the Tribe's daily place for discussing the tennis that's going on in Wimbledon, or match-calling. Today is quarterfinals day for the women. The Order of Play can be found here. Yesterday at Wimbledon: I was there, seated on Court 1.

NEW YORK (AP) The `tweener lob Rafael Nadal somehow conjured up to get to match point was so spectacular, he was asked whether he'd ever before hit a shot quite like that. ''Well, actually, yes,'' Nadal said, nodding and laughing. ''Not many times, but I remember one.'' This one certainly

This past weekend, I received some awesome news. In my email inbox, from the long arm of the ESPN PR machine, was a release stating that the Abierto Mexicano Telcel Open would air on ESPN Deportes from February 25 to the final on March 1. It read, in part, “Beginning

The WTF is a winner so far. I like the stagy lighting and the shimmering blue court. I’ve been impressed by the officiating. I’ve enjoyed seeing the guys in their schoolboy ties. And I’ve liked watching them play their matches over the first three days; while none will go down

OK, now that we’ve set the table and tone, let’s move onto the real issues percolating in this sizzling and sometimes overheated dialogue about les filles Williams. Let’s talk about the corrupting influence of money, the politics of race in America, the philosophical underpinnings . . . Just kidding—although I

With rain falling Tuesday, defending Rome champion Novak Djokovic served for his second-round match up 6-3, 5-4 on Taylor Fritz. But instead of getting into the locker room with an opening win, Djokovic was broken when Fritz finished off a terrific game with a backhand pass to level for 5-all.

“The Division I Men’s and Women’s Tennis Committee has decided to rescind the tiebreaker procedure it had recommended last week for singles and six-all set doubles competition,” the NCAA announced. The recommendations caused a firestorm in the collegiate tennis communities with players, ex-players, and coaches setting up online protests. The

Even though he called Bernard Tomic's U.S. Open loss to Andy Roddick a disgrace, Australian Davis Cup captain Patrick Rafter said the teenager has shown a better attitude this week in Germany, where Australia will contest a World Group playoff. "I threw out the big D word, disgraceful, to him

Former Top 5-player Tim Henman says British tennis needs to change its approach to junior tennis if it's going to produce more top-level pros. Andy Murray is the only British male ranked inside the Top 100. "I started playing professionally in 1992 and I'm getting a bit bored of people

Former Australian Open titlist Chris O'Neil tells The Age that Samantha Stosur is prepared to end a 33-year drought for Aussie women at their home Slam. Stosur, who won the 2011 U.S. Open, has never reached the quarters of the Australian Open. ''When she wins, and I think it will

If there is a single image from 2010 that will remain ingrained in my memory, it is that of Justine Henin dancing and lip-synching on a Belgian telethon. I knew Henin was capable of trying out new things and having no qualms about possibly making a fool of herself in

Coco Gauff is getting used to pressroom stages, but she stepped onto a different podium this week. In Delray Beach, Fla., the teenager gave a speech about the ongoing fight for justice in America. "I think it's sad that I'm here protesting the same thing [my grandma] did 50-plus years

For those of you who have been wondering – and asking, via the Comments section – about what the Williams sisters have been up to, the New York Post’s ever-vigilant Page Six posted an item on her yesterday. I tried to navigate through the Search pages this morning to retrieve