Ever wish you had the Tennis Channel? It’s a bonus for any fan, but consider: Last week I walked into a colleague’s office and opened a conversation by saying, not without urgency, “Don’t tell me who won Gaudio-Ginepri, I’m watching it later.” He paused and said, “I don’t know what

A look at the top men at the Australian Open, which starts Monday at Melbourne Park (seedings in parentheses): RAFAEL NADAL (1)= Age: 22 Country: Spain 2008 Match Record: 82-11 2008 Singles Titles: 8 Career Singles Titles: 31 Major Titles: 5 - French Open (2005-08), Wimbledon (2008) Last 5 Australian

WATCH: Ram and Salisbury won their second tournament of 2022 at the Western & Southern Open, teeing up their second US Open victory three weeks later.

Every Grand Slam is a trade-off. If the first 10 days are dull and by the book, chances are the final weekend will be a dramatic one. And, conversely, if you see a lot of action—i.e. upsets—through the early rounds, in the end you’re going to be left without the

Now that Novak Djokovic appears to have silenced any speculation about who might finish No. 1 in 2015 (before that conversation has even taken wing), maybe we should look at the next most logical question: Who is going to end up No. 2? Alright, it doesn’t have quite the same

(8) Petra Kvitova vs. (9) Samantha Stosur Head-to-head: Kvitova leads 4-0 Two Grand Slam champions square off in a contrast of styles. Stosur’s helium-high kick serve is one of the best in the sport, and she uses it to set up her topspin forehand, which can torment opponents with its

There’s been one hot topic of conversation in the tennis world this week, but I think we’ve had enough of it around here, at least for today. I’ve tried my best to keep this news round-up blue-clay-free, though as you'll see, a little of it slips in at the end.

After winning the Australian Open in 2019, Naomi Osaka rose to world No. 1 for the very first time. As her campaign Down Under begins, she opened up about how important it is to be on top. "It doesn't bother me as much as it used to," the world No.

Dominic Thiem has opposed providing more funding for lower-ranked tennis players, prompting further debate about what various levels of the sport earn. The sport's governing organizations have announced they will provide $6 million in funds for the game's lower ranks during the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, leading players Novak Djokovic,

Rafael Nadal sings the praises of numerous tournaments as he travels the world. Indian Wells, Wimbledon and Barcelona are high on his list of favorites, and his name will forever be linked with Roland Garros. But if he had to choose a place to play the most important match of

Injuries were one of the top stories of the last two weeks of the Mutua Madrid Open, at least as far as the ATP was concerned, from Jannik Sinner’s hip injury and Carlos Alcaraz's arm problem, to mid-match retirements by Daniil Medvedev and Jiri Lehecka—not to mention the continued specter

1. Stan Wawrinka struck 60 winners, including a tournament-ending backhand that traveled like a TGV, in a stunningly sharp 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 victory. Yet Wawrinka’s defense was just as an important a factor in his upset of the world No. 1, who was trying to complete the career Grand

Mornin', everyone. All is finally quiet on the tennis front - for the moment. But remember, Rosangel's reports from the Blackrock Masters in London will be appearing as early as tomorrow. After that senior tour event, we'll have a few weeks to meander and allow the tennis conversation to take

The two Arthurs sat in a broadcast booth high above Longwood Cricket Club and talked. One of them, Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr., was a bespectacled, 25-year-old African-American who had just won the National Amateur championship. The other, Arthur Worth “Bud” Collins, Jr., was a 39-year-old reporter who had just made

As player unrest mounts, the ITF and ATP are making hasty adjustments to their revamp of tennis's minor leagues. At the beginning of this season, the ITF introduced a new World Tennis Tour in an attempt to streamline the lowest levels of the game. This included smaller qualifying draws to

Over the course of an hour, Russia’s top players Daria Kasatkina and Andrey Rublev lifted the lid on several topics that would be considered ‘taboo’ back home in a revealing documentary that is dominating social media discussion far beyond the tennis world. And the ensuing backlash has already started to

WATCH: Sabalenka needed just under an hour to dismiss Marino and reach her first quarterfinal in Canada.

The 2024 tennis season started out with much anticipated returns from Naomi Osaka and Rafael Nadal, and has since seen the ATP Top 10 rankings lose the one-handed backhand for the first time ever (and then, get it back); Simona Halep have her doping suspension shortened on appeal and return

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ALMATY, Kazakhstan—This year, the Kazakhstan Tennis Federation (KTF) celebrates its fifth year running an ATP tournament. The operation is noticeably different in 2024, after officials received the go-ahead to relocate the event from Astana to stage the Almaty Open. In renting out the Almaty Arena, the KTF had just 12