A year ago, Alex de Minaur captured the biggest title of his career in Acapulco—and this year he repeated the feat. The Australian capped another dream week at the ATP 500 event on Saturday night, defeating former No. 2 Casper Ruud, 6-4, 6-4, to win the title for the second

Five weeks removed from her last competitive match action, Mirra Andreeva returned to the WTA tour on Monday looking like she hadn't missed a beat. The 16-year-old cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 first-round win over former Roland Garros semifinalist Nadia Podoroska in the first round of the WTA 250 indoor

It was only two years ago that Garbine Muguruza defeated Venus Williams to win her second career major, at Wimbledon. A year earlier, she won Roland Garros in emphatic fashion, upsetting Serena Williams in the final. No one was expecting Muguruza to become the next Williams after hoisting such historic

Trivia: Nadia Podoroska’s just the third female qualifier to reach a major semifinal in the Open Era. The first was Christine Dorey at the 1978 Australian Open. Who was the other one? Welcome to Women’s Semifinals Day! First up is the (surprise) semifinal between No. 54 Iga Swiatek and No.

On Monday, it was about the hair. On Wednesday, it was about the heart. That’s what Svetlana Kuznetsova said was the reason for her second round-robin victory at the WTA Finals—a 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6) heartstopper over Karolina Pliskova—along with her season-long resurgence that’s culminated in Singapore. “I have not

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.

Maria Sharapova, who will compete at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, Calif., this week, says that her suspension was difficult, but it increased her desire to play. Sharapova failed a drug test in January 2016 and was suspended for a year-and-a-half. The five-time Grand Slam champion returned

NEW YORK—Sloane Stephens doesn't want any more talk about whether she should change her game style. The 24-year-old, who defeated Madison Keys in straight sets to win the US Open, called her Grand Slam victory an answer to critics who have called for her to play more offensively. "I think

WATCH—WTA Race to Singapore Update:

The French Open has not changed its security measures following the recent attack in Manchester, England, but will keep the heightened level of security already in place. "We are still in a phase of level-two enhanced security," French Tennis Federation spokesman Stephan Post told French media, including AFP. "We are

Each day this week, we'll preview and predict three must-see matches at the Madrid Open. Novak Djokovic vs. Kei Nishikori Get there, or get up, early because the highest-profile quarterfinal of the day goes off first, at noon, in Estadio Manolo Santana. The differences between Djokovic’s and Nishikori’s ultra-efficient baseline-based

Despite the roars of applause and chants that erupted for 19-year-old Leylah Fernandez during Thursday night's semifinals, Aryna Sabalenka enjoyed her time on Arthur Ashe. After all, she expected the crowd would get behind the teenager. At 23-years-old, Sabalenka was through to her second major semifinal and was looking to

Sometimes, being No. 1 means you find a way to win with less than your best. Jannik Sinner found that out on Monday in the third round of the Mutua Madrid Open, as he saved a set point and rallied from 5-3 down in the second set for a 6-2,

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal say the new Dunlop balls being used at the Australian Open are a little heavier than the Wilson balls previously being used at the tournament. Federer told press the balls now "definitely play a touch different," especially in slower conditions at night. But he added

A day after battling past Venus Williams in a tight two-setter in her first-round match—after which she said the longer she played, the better she felt her rhythm—Victoria Azarenka was on her game from start to finish in her second round against Sofia Kenin on Thursday night, cruising, 6-0, 6-0.

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Elina Svitolina secured her first WTA title in Australia with a straight-sets victory in the Brisbane International final on Saturday, while Nick Kyrgios moved a step closer to claiming his first ATP title on home soil with a semifinal win over defending champion Grigor Dimitrov. Third-seeded

Alexander Zverev has ended the breakthrough run of Nicolas Jarry, 6-4, 7-5, to capture the title in Rome for the second time in his career, having first won it as a 20-year-old back in 2017. Jarry was playing the first Masters 1000 final of his career, and was actually the

PARIS—Naomi Osaka did everything but win in her second-round thriller with Iga Swiatek, the world No. 1, two-time defending Roland Garros champion, and three-time titlist on the terre battue. Osaka reached set point in the first set, shook off the disappointment of losing that set with a 6-1 response, and

or the first time in a week, I’ve got some time to kill. I misread the time of the men’s final and thought it began at 1:00 Paris time. I went up to the press section at 12:55 and saw absolutely no one in the stadium. Was the Roland Garros

Each day during Wimbledon, we'll bring you exclusive photography from Anita Aguilar, who is covering the tournament for TENNIS.com. Steve Tignor provides the captions.