PRAGUE -- The Czech Republic won its second straight Fed Cup on Sunday when Lucie Safarova routed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 6-1, 6-1, prompting a burst of on-court dancing by the Czech players. Safarova won the second reverse singles for an unassailable 3-1 lead in the final of the best-of-five

Despite Novak Djokovic's air of invincibility, I wondered if he would skip Rome after two straight weeks of title-winning tennis. But then I remembered his clothing sponsor, Sergio Tacchini. The Italian manufacturer, who outfits the umpires, ball boys and linesmen at the Foro Italico, would never allow it. Its showpiece

The hardcourt action in New York continued at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Thursday. More unexpected players rose to the occasion, and many top names brought their A-games to take one step closer to the major title that lingers in the distance. These are the Top 5

Novak Djokovic says that Andre Agassi will coach him at Wimbledon, and be there for all his matches at the tournament. Agassi and Djokovic began working together at the French Open, but the American could not attend the entire event because of a prior commitment. Djokovic said that Agassi would

Howdy. I’m back after a bit of R&R on the heels of a spectacular—and exhausting—French Open. I just spent a long weekend on the east end of Long Island, fly-fishing for striped bass and bluefish with a good buddy and fishing guide, David Blinken. My wife and our little boy

Carlos Berlocq will try for a major upset at the relatively minor tournament after his 7-6 (6), 6-2 semifinal win.

Hey everyone, Pete's up north in Andes with no internet—which is probably just the way he likes it. Power problems, he said. Can the dude catch a break? But he wanted me to give you a place to talk tennis, as we have four events going on around the globe.

Hey, how about this news that Maria Sharapova will executive-produce a pro-tennis-themed show for the CW? After my TV posts of the past two weeks, I'm quite excited. If it actually took off, then good or bad, I think it would raise the popular profile of tennis quite a bit.

LONDON (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz began his grass-court season by beating Francisco Cerundolo 6-1, 7-5 in his opener at Queen's Club on Tuesday, and Andy Murray was victorious in his 1,000th tour-level match. The 21-year-old Spaniard returned to action following his French Open title and extended his grass-court winning streak

MOSCOW (AP)—U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic won the Kremlin Cup on Sunday, beating Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4, 6-4 in the final. The big-serving Croat, seeded second, broke his Spanish opponent once in each set at Moscow's Olimpiisky arena to take his 13th career title and fourth of the season. Earlier

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (AP) - Defending champion Czech Republic reached its fourth Fed Cup final in five years by defeating France after Petra Kvitova won the first reverse singles on Sunday. In a match of two big-hitting players, the fourth-ranked Kvitova beat 29th-ranked Caroline Garcia 6-4, 6-4 for an insurmountable

LONDON (AP) Even if this was Venus Williams' best Wimbledon in quite a while, it did not end the way she had hoped. A five-time champion at the All England Club, Williams made it to the semifinals for the first time since 2009, losing at that stage Thursday to No.

Following her first Grand Slam title at the French Open, Garbine Muguruza says she wants to win more big titles and find the consistency that could take her to No. 1 in the world. The 22-year-old, who reached her first Grand Slam final a year ago at Wimbledon, said she’s

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Kei Nishikori smashed his racket into the red clay after losing the first set on Tuesday, an unusual burst of anger from the usually calm Japanese player. Destroying the racket didn't help. He lost the second set, too, as Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci upset the top

Juan Martin del Potro, who lost in three long sets against Andy Murray in the third round of the French Open on Saturday, says that the world No. 1 is very smart and really understands the game. The 2009 U.S. Open champion thought he had a chance to upend Murray,

NEW YORK—Roger Federer pointed to his recent back injury when explaining his poor start to his first-round match at the US Open, saying it limited his training. Federer dropped the first set to 19-year-old Frances Tiafoe and had to win a tight fifth set for the victory. He was playing

For our sixth annual Heroes Issue, we’ve selected passages from the last 50 years of Tennis Magazine and TENNIS.com—starting in 1969 and ending in 2018—to highlight 50 worthy heroes. Each passage acknowledges the person as they were then; each subsequent story catches up with the person, or highlights their impact,

LONDON (AP) Victoria Azarenka didn't like the line of questioning at all. The two-time Australian Open champion lost to Serena Williams 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 Tuesday on Centre Court in a high-quality match at Wimbledon, and was then asked about the crowd laughing at the two during play for making loud

American Tennys Sandgren is set to make his main-draw debut at the French Open, which begins on Sunday. The 25-year-old was rewarded with a wild card into the season’s second Grand Slam. Sandgren won the Challenger tournament in Savannah—defeating Joao Pedro Sorgi in the final—earlier this month to earn a

Constantly in tennis there is talk about ways to speed up matches. This month, the ITF board approved an idea to make Davis Cup matches two-out-of-three sets long, a proposal that will be voted on at the organization’s annual meeting in August. A recent Sports Illustrated article proposed doing away