Nole Patrol is TENNIS.com's Wimbledon blog that will provide on-site news, insight and commentary on Novak Djokovic as he aims for a fifth consecutive Grand Slam singles title. LONDON—Novak Djokovic sealed his 30th straight Grand Slam win by beating Adrian Mannarino on Wednesday. Now his next opponent, Sam Querrey, has

Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic believe that Nick Kyrgios has a lot to learn, but the top two players in the world acknowledged that he’s still gaining experience. Coming off a title in Tokyo, Kyrgios was criticized for an apparent lack of effort in his second-round match in Shanghai. He

Former junior Grand Slam champion Oliver Anderson was found guilty of match fixing by an Australian court, receiving a two-year good-behavior order and a fine of AU$500. Anderson, who won the 2016 Boys’ Singles title at the Australian Open, was found by a judge in Victoria, Australia, to have deliberately

Jim Courier, the captain of the American Davis Cup team, is surprised that Bernard Tomic wasn’t picked to play for Australia in the quarterfinals. The United States is playing Australia this coming weekend in Brisbane. The 24-year-old Tomic has a 17-4 Davis Cup singles record, but is having a bad

A week ago, Wu Yibing won his first junior Grand Slam. This week, he won his first challenger title. The 17-year-old is grabbing headlines as China's first, top male prospect with his back-to-back victories, and he's not done yet. The phenom is set to make his first ATP appearance next

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — American John Isner upset second-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia 7-6 (0), 6-3 on Tuesday to reach the Miami Open quarterfinals. The 14th-seeded Isner, who reached the Miami Open semifinals in 2015, never faced a break point in the match. He made an impressive 73 percent

You simply cannot fancy yourself a tennis historian without diving deep into the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s new digital exhibit, Smash Hit: The Evolution of the Tennis Racquet. If you want to see microscopic pieces of red-clay staining Roger Federer’s Wilson Pro overgrip from his 2009 French Open triumph,

Coming into Cincinnati, Jannik Sinner has played 10 tournaments in 2024. At every stop along the way, he’s reached the quarterfinals or better. On Wednesday, the world No. 1 took his first step towards making it 11 for 11 at the Cincinnati Open. Facing American Alex Michelsen, Sinner saved all

Looking back, looking forward. With the 2024 ATP season in the books, Joel Drucker has nine notable storylines to consider over the next few weeks—before the next year of men's tennis begins. (On mobile devices, scroll down to read more ATP takeways; on desktop, you'll see additional entires on the

Powered by pickle juice, Holger Rune is showing off improved physical tenacity to kick off the 2025 season, defeating Miomir Kecmanovic, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 to book a fourth-round clash with world No. 1 Jannik Sinner at the Australian Open. While victory ordinarily tastes sweet, the beverage meant

Aryna Sabalenka is yet to come to Brazil, but the world No. 1’s growing fan base brought Brazil to the Mutua Madrid Open on Sunday. “Thank you so much, everyone, for coming, watching and supporting us,” Sabalenka said after a three-set victory over Elise Mertens, “Especially my Brazilian support, you

DELRAY BEACH, Florida (AP)—Second-seeded Ivo Karlovic of Croatia and third-seeded Benjamin Becker of Germany won first-round matches at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships on Tuesday. Seventh-seeded James Blake, a 2008 Delray Beach finalist, fought until after midnight to take a 6-1, 3-6, 5-3 lead over fellow American Taylor Dent.

MONACO(AP)—Rafael Nadal is back in the final where he'll try to win a sixth straight Monte Carlo Masters after defeating David Ferrer 6-2, 6-3 in the semifinals on Saturday. Nadal will meet Fernando Verdasco in an all-Spanish final on Sunday. Verdasco thrashed top-seeded Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-2, depriving the Serb

Francesca Schiavone and Elena Dementieva will face off in the French Open semifinals after Schiavone defeated third seed Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-3 and Elena Dementieva won 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 against compatriot Nadia Petrova. The first quarterfinal pitted the oldest player left in the draw against the youngest, with the 29-year-old

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) Santiago Giraldo beat Sam Querrey 6-2, 6-4, 7-5 on Friday to give Colombia a 1-1 tie with the United States in their three-day Davis Cup playoff match. In the opener, Mardy Fish edged Alejandro Falla 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. After a doubles match Saturday, the competition

Serbia and France are knotted at 1-1 after Gael Monfils and Novak Djokovic both scored straight set victories in the Davis Cup final in Belgrade. First, French No. 1 Monfils crushed Janko Tipsarevic 6-1, 7-6 (4) , 6-0, and then Serbian No. 1 Djokovic defeated Gilles Simon 6-3, 6-1, 7-5.

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Two-time Wimbledon winner Rafael Nadal finally got his chance to walk out on Centre Court as the defending champion at the All England Club - and made the most of it. The top-ranked Spaniard won the Wimbledon title in 2008, but he missed the following year's tournament

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Rafael Nadal will play in the Wimbledon quarterfinals despite a left foot injury. The defending champion said Tuesday that his foot, which he injured during Monday's fourth-round win over Juan Martin del Potro, is not seriously injured. `Yesterday after the match I went to take an MRI

If Tennis Channel is able to fend off cable giant Comcast's appeal of an Federal Communications Commission (FCC) judge’s decision to force it to place it on a similar basic tier to Golf Channel and Versus, it could mean million of new subscribers for the network. On Tuesday, Tennis Channel

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Two days after the death of her grandmother, Katie Boulter was back on the grass at Wimbledon. She wasn't going to miss a chance to play at her grandma's favorite tennis tournament. Her grandfather was right there on Centre Court watching every twist and every turn,