INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—Grigor Dimitrov wants to keep up his stellar start this season, having returned to being among the top younger contenders on tour. The 25-year-old Bulgarian won two titles in his first three events, and also reached the semifinals of the Australian Open, where he fell to Rafael Nadal

Roger Federer further cemented his status as the greatest of all time on Sunday with his 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 win over Marin Cilic in the Wimbledon final. It was the 35-year-old Swiss’ 19th major title and record eighth championship at the grass-court Slam. After his triumph in London, Federer sat

I have been a teacher of tennis for almost 60 years. Needless to say, the game has evolved in many ways: Each of the above have evolved to such an extent that deficiencies in any category can lead to disappointment and loss. As I look back to the progression of

Match point from Roger Federer's 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 win over Borna Coric:

For more on the WTA's Original 9, read our write-ups on each of tennis' trailblazing women. As the daughter of a promoter her fellow peers turned to, it wasn’t exactly a surprise to see Julie Heldman step forward as one of tennis’ Original 9 on September 23, 1970, in Houston.

Is it finally Karolina Muchova’s turn to lift a notable trophy? The immensely talented all-court player who’s overcome multiple injury derailments in her career will find out Sunday when she faces Coco Gauff for the China Open crown. Muchova dashed local hopes for a Chinese champion Saturday evening when she

VIENNA—Last week, during his run to the Stockholm final, 33-year-old Grigor Dimitrov revealed in a post-match press conference that he’s faced anxiety and panic attacks on the court during his career. He has contemplated retirement on three different occasions. In following up with the world No. 9 on Wednesday at

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Gael Monfils became the second oldest player since 1990 to reach a final on the men's elite tennis tour after beating American Nishesh Basavareddy, 7-6 (5), 6-4, in the semifinals at Auckland on Friday aged 38 years, 131 days. Ivo Karlovic holds the ATP Tour

When Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, 21, was edged out by Gael Monfils over five sets in the first round of the Australian Open, he declared. “Sometimes on the bench I say to myself, He is not 38.” Nearly a week later, the ageless Monfils is through to the round of 16

HALLE, Germany (AP) Rafael Nadal lost in the quarterfinals of the Gerry Weber Open on Friday, beaten by Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-4 in the Spaniard's first tournament since winning a record seventh French Open. Roger Federer, a five-time winner of this grass-court Wimbledon tuneup, was taken to three sets but

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) A couple of hours after reaching her seventh Wimbledon final, Serena Williams returned to Centre Court with sister Venus to secure a spot in the semifinals of the doubles tournament. The Williams sisters routed Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears 6-1, 6-1 in less than hour Thursday. Venus

American player Wayne Odesnik is facing new drug inquiry after alleged links to the Tony Bosch clinic in Miami, which is being investigated for allegedly supplying banned substances to various pro athletes, including baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez. The Mail reported that Dr. Stuart Miller, the ITF’s Executive Director of Science

TOKYO(AP) Third-seeded Elena Dementieva of Russia was ousted in the second round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open, losing 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-1 to Ukraine qualifier Kateryna Bondarenko on Tuesday. Dementieva is the latest highly ranked player to be upset in the second round after top-ranked and defending champion Dinara

TOKYO(AP) Maria Sharapova advanced to the semifinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Thursday with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Iveta Benesova. Former No. 1 Sharapova served to go up 6-5 in the final set and then broke Benesova to close out the match in 1 hour, 39 minutes

BRNO, Czech Republic(AP) Rookie Alexa Glatch upset Iveta Benesova 6-1, 6-2 Saturday to give the United States a 1-1 tie with the Czech Republic after the opening singles of the Fed Cup semifinals. Petra Kvitova defeated American Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-3, 7-6 (2) in the first match on the indoor hard

BARCELONA, Spain(AP) Rafael Nadal began his bid for a fifth straight title at the Barcelona Open by beating Frederico Gil of Portugal 6-2, 6-2 in the second round on Wednesday. Following a first-round bye, the top-ranked Spaniard broke Gil twice in each set but the qualifier made him work hard.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP)—Top-seeded Mikhail Youzhny saved a match point and beat Victor Hanescu of Romania 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (6) Friday to reach the St. Petersburg Open semifinals. Youzhny, the 2004 champion and 2002 finalist, will next play Russian compatriot Dmitry Tursunov. Tursunov defeated Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine 6-4,

HALLE, Germany (AP)—Philipp Kohlschreiber captured his third ATP Tour title on Sunday, winning an all-German matchup when Philipp Petzschner retired early in the second set of the Gerry Weber Open final. The 71st-ranked Petzschner withdrew with back pain while trailing 7-6 (5), 2-0. “I know that the whole week went

Michael Chang tells Inside Tennis that he’s upset with Andre Agassi due to comments he made in his autobiography, Open, about Chang’s devotion to Christianity. Chang and Agassi grew up playing each other and were longtime rivals. "I read the excerpts, and it’s hard for me not to shake my

SHANGHAI (AP) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was knocked out of the second round of the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday, losing 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-4 to Kei Nishikori of Japan. The fourth-seeded Frenchman fought off two match points with aces before hitting a backhand long to hand Nishikori the win. The loss will