Going into the WTA 500 event in Berlin this past week, Liudmila Samsonova had only ever been to the quarterfinals or better at a WTA event one time—reaching the semis of the WTA 250 clay-court stop in Palermo, Italy two years ago—and she only had 10 tour-level match wins to

Ahead of the start of Roland Garros, tennis apparel brand Asics brought the game to Parisians in an innovative way by constructing a temporary tennis court in the city's famed Place de la République. The pop-up activation, held on May 23 and dubbed "Rally for the Mind" was a small

On the heels of his Tokyo victory, Novak Djokovic picked up where he left off to cruise past Denis Shapovalov, 6-3, 6-3 in the Shanghai second round on Wednesday. He now leads the young Canadian 3-0. “It's nice to be back. And also, it feels very good to play as

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.

The decision not to give Maria Sharapova a wild-card for the French Open has been followed by other wild-card controversies surrounding the tournament. While French Tennis Federation President Bernard Giudicelli referred to "the high standards of the game" in denying Sharapova a wild card, the federation gave a qualifying wild

WUHAN, China (AP) Angelique Kerber lost for the first time since becoming the No. 1-ranked player, losing to Petra Kvitova in the third round of the Wuhan Open on Wednesday. Kvitova saved 17 of 22 break points on her way to the 6-7 (10), 7-5, 6-4 win over Kerber, who

Sloane Stephens is finding her rehab from foot surgery "slow," but says she is enjoying her commentary appearances for the Tennis Channel while off the tour. Stephens has not played since the Olympics last summer, and had her foot in a walking boot following the surgery. The 24-year-old is the

History was made at Roland Garros with new faces advancing farther than they ever have before. These are the Top 5 photos from Tuesday in Paris. 1 Diego Schwartzman After 10 years on the ATP tour, the world No. 14 is through to his first Grand Slam semifinal. The Argentine

MELBOURNE—There are days when you play really well, as Venus Williams did in her 6-1, 6-0 first-round win here. Then there are days when you come down to earth, when nothing is working quite as well as it did a couple of days ago, or even a couple of hours

Each day of the tournament, we'll preview and predict three must-see matches at the French Open. Novak Djokovic [2] vs. Dominic Thiem [6] Thiem has said that he doesn’t like playing Djokovic, and it’s easy to see why from their results. In their five meetings, Djokovic has dropped one set.

NEW YORK—One of the most common adjectives seen before Agnieszka Radwanska’s name is “crafty,” and it’s been written more than ever this year, one in which the 23-year-old won the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, reached the Wimbledon final, and ascended to the No. 2 world ranking. Crafty could also

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP)—Fourth-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia and American Alex Bogomolov Jr., seeded seventh, advanced to the second round of the St. Petersburg Open with straight-sets victories on Tuesday, while defending champion Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan made an early exit. Bogomolov beat Igor Kunitsyn of Russia 6-3, 6-1, while

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

Each day during Roland Garros, we'll select three of the most intriguing matches on the schedule and offer our predictions. Shahar Peer [19] vs. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (Court 2, Second Match)Is it just me, or are there not as many compelling first-rounders as we typically see at a

The underhand serve gets a bad rap. It can be viewed as unfair, disrespectful and uneffective. Yet, many pros this week at Roland Garros have pulled out the "service a la cuillere" ("spoon serve") as the French call it, and it's been working. "The underhand serve is not underhanded at

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Reaching the second week of a Grand Slam is a tremendous accomplishment—no matter what path you take to get there. Donald Young and Ryan Harrison have reached the doubles semifinals at Roland Garros—albeit with different partners. After first-round losses in singles, Young and Harrison have made a deep run in

The Rogers Cup in Montreal turned into a Davis Cup atmosphere with fiery play from its newest hero Denis Shapovalov. The 18-year-old has conquered Juan Martin del Potro, Rafael Nadal and continued his dream run to a Masters 1000 semifinal. Oh, Canada!

One small win for Frances Tiafoe was one giant leap of confidence for his emerging career. The 19-year-old American rallied for an impressive win over Rogers Cup champion Alexander Zverev at the Western & Southern Open on Wednesday and ended the German’s 10-match winning streak.

Looking for recaps and previews of Wimbledon doubles action? Look no further: Doubles Take is back with the daily report on what's happening at the All England Club. It’s official: “Team Bucie” is back. Lucie Safarova and Bethanie Mattek-Sands won their first Grand Slam match together in more than a