Belinda Bencic's U.S. Open performance has been a surprise even to compatriot and former world No. 1 Martina Hingis. The 17-year-old Swiss defeated Yanina Wickmayer in the first round before upsetting No. 6 Angelique Kerber to reach the fourth round. "I practiced with her on Sunday and I'm like, 'Wow,

Rafael Nadal says that despite being physically exhausted from his effort at the Olympics, he expects to be ready for the U.S. Open. Nadal, who won the doubles gold and reached the singles semifinals in Rio de Janeiro, came straight to Cincinnati, where he lost to Borna Coric in the

We know Iga Swiatek is the Queen of Clay. We know, now that she has four titles and a 35-2 record on the terre battue at age 23, that she might even be the Next Rafa at Roland Garros. That’s not something I ever expected to say, about anyone, until

Victoria Azarenka indicates that her custody dispute is still restricting her travel, and that she does not know what will be her next tournament appearance. "When I have some news, I'll be ready to share them," she told press following her semifinal at Miami. The Belarussian, who had her first

In the days after Novak Djokovic lost to Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open semifinals, three or four superfans of the Serb asked me whether they thought it was the beginning of the end for him. The idea seemed a bit premature to me, but I guess when a player

Although he lost to Lleyton Hewitt in the final of Brisbane, Roger Federer says he sees positive signs from the week. Federer, who played doubles with Nicolas Mahut and lost in the semis, was pleased with how his body held up throughout the tournament. The 32-year-old also said that his

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Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime is going into tournaments with a different attitude following his recent run of success on the ATP Tour. The 18-year-old has reached a final and two semifinals in his four most recent events, including the semifinals of the Miami Open. Having begun the season below the

After suffering a 0-6, 6-4, 6-2 defeat to Kirsten Flipkens in Toronto, Venus Williams admits she’s not all the way back health-wise. Williams, who was playing her first match since losing in the first round of Roland Garros, did not serve at her normally fast speed. She has been struggling

Tomas Berdych tells Reuters that current anti-doping measures in tennis are a disaster, but adds that he thinks the introduction of biological passports should improve things. “The system right now... I don’t know how it works with the others but with me, it does not work at all,” Berdych said.

Roger Federer finishes the season satisfied with his play but frustrated with some of his defeats from winning positions. The 20-time Grand Slam champion won four events, though none bigger than the Miami Masters, and fell in the semifinals of the ATP Finals to finish the season. He does not

Serena Williams likes Grand Slam semifinals; coming into her latest one, against Barbora Strycova, she was 31-5 in them. Even better, as far as she’s concerned, are Wimbledon semifinals. Before today, she was 10-1 in those. Her only loss came at the hands of her sister Venus in 2000, when

WATCH: How has the 23-time major champion made an impact? Prakash Amritraj hit the streets of New York City to ask locals to weigh in.

Ernests Gulbis says that if he plays at the same level he has over the past two weeks, he can upset Rafael Nadal in the fourth round of Indian Wells. Gulbis has won 13 straight matches, including five in qualifying in Delray Beach and Indian Wells. He has played Nadal

Contrary to her husband Fabio Fognini's recent claim, Flavia Pennetta says she's not planning a comeback. "You won't find me saying I'm going to start playing again... Fabio is just stressing me," she told Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno. "But he's also doing it as a joke." The former Top 10 player,

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Working mother Kim Clijsters took the opportunity to clarify on center court at the Australian Open that she is not pregnant with No. 2. Add one more rule to the adage that you should never ask a woman if she's pregnant: Don't text message the question to

Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray is no longer at the peak of his career the way he was three years and two hip surgeries ago, but he's still training like he is. Murray is currently ranked No. 122 and aiming to play the Australian Open, after going 3-4 this

Garbine Muguruza, who just took the title at Wimbledon, says she should respond a lot better than the first time she won a major. The 23-year-old Muguruza admits that after she won the 2016 French Open, she didn't adjust for a long time, taking more than a year to win

Roger Federer says his offseason training set him up for improved results this season. Federer, who played a series of exhibitions in South America during the offseason in 2012, skipped the exhibition circuit last year and spent most of the break catching up on the practice and training he missed