NEW YORK (AP) — A few years ago, a star athlete dropping out of a major tennis tournament over mental health issues might have been seen as a sign of weakness. Today, at least for Naomi Osaka's corporate sponsors, it is being hailed as refreshingly honest. That would explain why

Andy Murray has said his Davis Cup injury should not interfere with his off-season training. He played singles in Great Britain's opening tie, but did not compete again for the rest of the event, watching from the sidelines. "I had a bit of an issue with my groin, pelvis," Murray

LONDON (AP) — Transgender women non binary individuals assigned as male at birth will be barred from competing in the female category of many domestic tennis tournaments in Britain from next month, the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) announced Wednesday. The governing body of British tennis issued a new transgender and

ROME (AP) — Camila Giorgi has been banned for nine months by the Italian Tennis Federation for refusing a Fed Cup callup. The 74th-ranked Giorgi was also fined 30,000 euros ($32,000) for turning down a request to take part in Italy's tie against Spain in April. The ban prevents Giorgi

WATCH: The Dubai champion had many good things to say about his childhood friend and took issue with a comment made about Rublev's game at last year's ATP Finals.

Elle Spain’s May edition is traditionally the magazine’s “body” issue, but this time around they’re tossing out their usual playbook. The magazine unveiled four different covers featuring two-time Grand Slam winner Garbiñe Muguruza alongside gymnast Simone Biles, actress Milena Smith and model Kasia Kruss, representing their new vision of a

HOUSTON (AP) — Janko Tipsarevic defeated last year's finalist Tennys Sandgren in the first round of the US Men's Clay Court Championship on Tuesday. Tipsarevic, who is back after missing much of the past two seasons with hamstring issues, beat Sandgren 6-1, 7-6 (4). Sam Querrey, a two-time finalist, began

PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic sure seemed like someone ready to move on from the latest non-tennis issue he's been involved in during a Grand Slam tournament. Criticized after his previous match for comments about clashes in northern Kosovo between ethnic Serbs and NATO-led peacekeepers, the 22-time major champion stayed

The last time Novak Djokovic and Jim Courier crossed paths in Rod Laver Arena, the 37-year-old Serbian didn’t say anything. Not because of Courier, but because of comments on Channel Nine, the domestic host broadcaster of the Australian Open which airs Courier’s on-court interviews. But with apologies issued and the

Nick Kyrgios says he should be fit for the Australian Open, despite a knee injury that appeared to affect him this week. "It is not terrible, but it is not great," he told reporters at the Hopman Cup, where he played singles but withdrew from the mixed doubles. "I had

Rafael Nadal’s quest for a calendar-year Grand Slam lives on for another round at Wimbledon—barely. The 22-time major champion overcame an in-form Taylor Fritz and abdominal issue to prevail, 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (10-4), after well over four hours of battling on Wednesday. With it comes a blockbuster follow-up:

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Petra Kvitova issued a reminder of her ability ahead of the Australian Open when she beat Elena Rybakina on Monday in a clash of Wimbledon champions at the Adelaide International. The 32-year-old Kvitova, who won at the All England Club in 2011 and 2014, relied on

In a conversation earlier today, a USTA spokesperson somewhat surprisingly suggested to me that the five consecutive Monday finals at the U.S. Open may have been a blessing in disguise. For all the frustration, confusion, and anguish they’ve caused, the rain delays have provided the players with something they’ve wanted

The ITF and WTA issue respective statements on Serena-Ramos controversy:

Andy Roddick, on his Twitter account, on wife Brooklyn Decker being the cover girl for this year's SI Swimsuit issue: "so happy/proud of my wife... the new cover for sports illustrated swimsuit issue!!!! unreal... so excited!!!!!!!!!! " Nine hours later: "still kind of flipping out about @brooklynddecker and the SI

Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka says her participation in the U.S. Open is in doubt because she might not be able to bring her son with her to New York as a result of her separation from the baby's father. Azarenka wrote via a posting on Twitter on Thursday

1 Serena Williams embraced another appearance in Sports Illustrated's Swim issue, venturing into uncharted waters.

Anna Tatishvili had an issue at Roland Garros. Then, after one round, she took issue with Roland Garros. Now, about seven weeks later later, she has resolution.

NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Federer, who withdrew from the Olympics because a knee injury, and Naomi Osaka, who skipped Wimbledon and withdrew from the French Open because of mental issues, are both in the singles fields for the U.S. Open. The USTA announced the fields Wednesday for the tournament

Walter Iooss may be the G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All Time) as sports portrait photographers go. So it's fitting that the famed shooter, who has captured the likes of Serena Williams and more outsized stars of the sport, would take to tennis darling Caroline Wozniacki for a foray in the Gulf