WATCH: Veronika Kudermetova defeats Madison Keys in the 2022 Roland Garros fourth round

Over the first 10 days of 2017, we're examining the Top 10 players on the ATP and WTA tours—how will they fare during the new season?. All of the previews can be found here. What a difference a year makes. In our preview of the 2016 WTA season, we wondered

What would a Serena Williams match be if it wasn't nail-biting, thrilling and stressful? On Tuesday, the 23-time Grand Slam champion defeated Bernarda Pera, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, in a rollercoaster first round at the Top Seed Open in Lexington, K.Y.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP)—Rafael Nadal showed no problems with his tender back as he marked the second match in his return from injury with a 6-1, 6-2 win over fellow Spaniard Albert Montanes to reach the quarterfinals of the Rio Open on Thursday. The No. 1-ranked Nadal tweaked his back

"I am sorry but Jovana [Jaksic] should be banned from the WTA. I have NEVER heard such loud, disruptive shrieking in my life! She makes Vika [Victoria Azarenka] sound like she has taken a vow of silence. I felt so sorry for Kimiko [Date-Krumm] having to play against her. Wimbledon

MELBOURNE—We’ve had controversies, breakthroughs, surprises, bad calls, and epic matches so far at this year’s Aussie Open, but they’ve almost all come on the men’s side. Today, a week in, the women joined the chaos when Kim Clijsters executed the most stunning reversal of the tournament so far in her

EASTBOURNE, England (AP) -- Former champions Caroline Wozniacki and Ekaterina Makarova headed in different directions in the Aegon International quarterfinals on Thursday. Wozniacki, champion in 2009, held off a strong challenge from Camila Giorgi of Italy 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-2. Makarova, the 2010 champ from Russia, fell to fifth seed

Emma Navarro scored the biggest Grand Slam victory of her young career at Wimbledon Sunday evening, stunning world No. 2 Coco Gauff, 6-4, 6-3 to reach her first major quarterfinal. The 19th-seeded American is in the midst of a breakthrough season and already defeated former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka

It’s been more than 35 years since Ronald Reagan stated, during his first inaugural address, “Those who say that we’re in a time when there are no heroes, they just don’t know where to look.” We discovered heroes in every state, starting with the determined 69-year-old who won a match

New year, same draw—at least as far as Caroline Garcia and Naomi Osaka are concerned. The full reveal of the Australian Open women's singles bracket on Thursday in Melbourne had the tennis world buzzing about several high-profile match-ups ... and one sequel. Garcia and Osaka will play in the first

• DC1118 by Jackie Roe, TW Social Director Evening, TWibe! How is everyone doing? Counting down the hours until the start of the WTFs? For those of you in London, Jewell has arranged a small WTF TW gathering on Sunday evening; please stop by if you can! Here are the

**Queens [Ed note - Some time ago, I asked David Law to write a little about the Artois Championships at Queens, to more or less kick off the grass court season. Here are his thoughts, slightly edited and brought up to speed by me. Queens is a great place to

WATCH: Giron didn't drop a set en route to the final of his home tournament in San Diego.

TC Live in November: An interview with Steve Simon

Venus Williams sat on the sideline bench with her head down. She was breathing heavily, and she had her hands laid out flat on either side of her, as if she needed a little extra help to sit up straight. Her exhaustion was understandable. Venus’s match against Jelena Ostapenko had

The flat-hitting Frenchman likes grass, but not Federer; he’s won one just set from him in six meetings. Winner: Federer Strangely, Anderson has won just one set in five matches against Monfils. I’d say he’s due to break the streak, but France will still be in the World Cup on

As Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic make final preparations for the Australian Open, their three-way race to be crowned the Greatest of All Time has never been closer. Where does each man’s résumé stand, and what are their prospects for 2020? Is it an epic? A saga? An

Talking Tennis with Tracy: Rafa's best Roland Garros achievement

When Naomi Osaka decided to put her racquets down at the Western & Southern Open in protest over the shooting of Jacob Blake, she made the biggest statement possible. The 23-year-old wouldn't stop there, throughout her winning US Open campaign, she continued to advocate for the Black Lives Matter movement.

Walking onto the grounds of the U.S. Open for the first time this weekend, I felt like I had never left, that the tournament had been going on since last September. I spend two weeks at Flushing Meadows at the end of each summer, but the experience seems to take