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

Roger Federer isn’t done—not by a long shot. The 35-year-old, who defeated Marin Cilic in straight sets this past weekend to win his record eighth Wimbledon title and 19th major, plans to defend his trophy at the All England Club in 2018. In winning the grass-court Championships, the Swiss legend

Roger Federer says he is still fresh and energized for the indoor events, and does not see it becoming common for players to take off the second half of the season. The 19-time Grand Slam champion is playing this week at his local event in Basel, having won the title

Jack Sock started the season out strong on hard courts, but saw his form take a dip on the clay and grass, posting a 6-6 record between Houston in April and Atlanta last week. Back on the hard courts and back in front of his home fans in the States,

Alexander Zverev, who won Washington last week, is happy to hear Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal saying he can become No. 1 someday, but he knows he still has to really improve his game to be up there. “It’s always nice to hear stuff from Roger and from Rafa, that

Nick Kyrgios is charged up for the Davis Cup semifinal, saying that playing for his country helps him to truly enjoy the game. The 22-year-old has said that joining the team for Australia's first-round tie helped him produce good runs in Miami and Indian Wells, and he's looking for a

From one Olympic champion to another… Zheng Qinwen was starry-eyed after capturing Olympic gold at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris. Talking about the significance of winning China’s first gold medal in women’s singles, the No. 6 seed cited another Olympic champion who topped a podium of his own

NEW YORK—Caroline Wozniacki enjoyed enthusiastic crowd support on Saturday as she booked her spot in the US Open’s second week, but the former world No. 1 was looking for one face in particular on Grandstand court. “I’m pretty mad at her for not showing up to my match,” Wozniacki joked

Until Saturday, Novak Djokovic hadn’t stepped foot on a match court in China since 2019. Introduced as the Greatest Of All Time to a packed house, the four-time Rolex Shanghai Masters champion made a winning return against a new opponent after being reminded of the energy directed his way inside

Three Americans posted wins at the Rolex Shanghai Masters Monday, including US Open finalist Taylor Fritz. With rain having pushed his opening match back two days, Fritz finally had his chance to step on court at the ATP Masters 1000 event. Pushed by qualifier Terence Atmane, the No. 7 seed

Taylor Swift might be a tennis fan now, but the Eras Tour is still the hottest ticket on tour. Just ask Serena Williams, one of the famous faces in the crowd at Hard Rock Stadium over the weekend for one of Swift's three shows in Miami. Joining other celebs including

Earlier this month, Nick Kyrgios announced his return to Grand Slam competition at the Australian Open. It will be the 29-year-old, oft-injured Aussie's first major since the 2022 US Open, and his first ATP-level match since June 2023. It's big news for the sport and the former Wimbledon finalist. Some,

Jannik Sinner might have out-classed Alexander Zverev in a three-set final at the Australian Open on Sunday, but little more than a day later, the German found himself ahead ... on the flight home, anyway. Shortly after the world No. 1 defeated Zverev, the world No. 2, to win his

In 2019, an 18-year-old Amanda Anisimova made it as high as No. 21 on the WTA rankings after a breakthrough season highlighted by her first WTA title in Bogota and her first Grand Slam semifinal at Roland Garros. She never took that extra step into the Top 20, though—until now.

Former tennis stars Jack Sock and Eugenie Bouchard are competing in all three eligible brackets at the PPA Red Rock Open: singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. While Sock already secured his place in the semifinals Saturday in men’s singles, he fell in the second round of the mixed doubles bracket

Andre Agassi kicked off his professional pickleball career with a hard-earned victory. The 55-year-old partnered with 18-year-old Anna Leigh Waters, pickleball’s top female player, in the mixed doubles bracket at the Minto US Open Pickleball Championships. “Tennis was relief, pickleball is joy, this is absolute joy,” Agassi said about the

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. -- Third-seeded Sam Querrey of the U.S. double-faulted on the last two points of the third-set tiebreaker to lose to qualifier Ernests Gulbis of Latvia 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (4) at the Delray Beach International Championships on Thursday. Querrey double-faulted eight times in the match. Querrey, who led

Over a decade after she retired from women’s professional tennis, Gigi Fernandez, Puerto Rico’s first female professional athlete, is still very much a part of the game, and then some. While her younger counterparts are competing in Melbourne and the older ones, with which she once shared the court, are

SYDNEY(AP) Tennis star Jelena Dokic says her father, Damir, physically abused her during their tumultuous relationship earlier in her career. Dokic, 26, said in an interview with the Fairfax magazine Sport&Style: ``I've been through a lot worse than anybody on the tour. I can say that with confidence.'' Dokic, who

PARIS(AP) The sunny conditions have kept the ball bouncing high on the red clay at the French Open, making Samantha Stosur's big serve even harder to return. The 25-year-old Australian dominated for the second straight match on center court, beating Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-1, 6-3 Wednesday to reach the