Toni Nadal tells El Periodico that his fifth-ranked nephew Rafael is sitting in a good position to make a run at the No. 1 ranking. Nadal trails world No. 1 Novak Djokovic by about 5,000 points, but only has 90 points to defend the rest of the year. “We are

TORONTO (AP) — Rafael Nadal won his 80th ATP World Tour title Sunday — and spoiled Stefanos Tsitsipas' 20th birthday. The top-ranked Nadal beat the unseeded Greek upstart 6-2, 7-6 (4) for his fourth Rogers Cup crown and fifth victory of the year. He has 33 ATP World Tour Masters

Ashleigh Barty is enjoying the run of a lifetime in Wuhan, highlighted by an epic 4-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) win over world No. 3 Karolina Pliskova. The match had its fair share of drama, including an act of sportsmanship from the young Aussie. Leading 5-3 in the third set,

With seven U.S. women in the WTA Top 30—plus Venus Williams and Coco Gauff unseeded and looming—it was anyone's guess two weeks ago which of them might make a deep run at the Australian Open. Serena Williams is threat to win any tournament she plays in. Sloane Stephens and Madison

LONDON—Novak Djokovic says his 30 consecutive Grand Slam victories is one of his top records. The Serb's run is the most by any male player in the Open era. Djokovic has won four Grand Slam titles in a row, and is through to the third round at Wimbledon. "It makes

Momentum can do so much. Bob and Mike Bryan, those illustrious twins of tennis, have not reached a major final since 2014 but appear primed to make the deepest of runs at this US Open. They're doing so in style – in IZOD styles, to be specific, from a vaunted,

Andy Murray can breathe a little easier now. The former world No. 1 finally got himself into the win column Tuesday, after beginning his 2024 season by losing four matches. He certainly needed it for more reasons than one, as Murray is defending finalist points from his run last year

Montpellier Match of the Day Lucas Pouille (FRA) vs. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) Fresh off his semifinal run in Melbourne, it seems Lucas Pouille and new coach Amelie Mauresmo are tailor made for each other. While this match could easily be a blowout in favor of the Frenchman, let’s not forget

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Nine days ago, Zhang Shuai was nearly on a plane back to China before the Australian Open began. The French veteran Virginie Razzano was serving for the match against her in the final round of qualifying, but Zhang was able to break back and win the third

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Marta Kostyuk was such a perfectionist when she started playing tennis as a child, she'd blow up in anger if she missed even a single ball. It made tennis completely unenjoyable. "I always want to win, no matter what," the Ukrainian teenager said. "If I was

In 2016, Svetlana Kuznetsova’s campaign got off to a near-perfect start as she captured the title in Sydney, Australia. However, the Russian was unable to build upon that run as she failed to win two matches in a row over her next four tournaments. Hitting the second leg of the

LONDON (AP)—Andy Murray will miss Britain’s Davis Cup match against Slovakia next month after sustaining “a few injuries” during his run to the Australian Open semifinals. The fourth-ranked Murray, who lost to eventual winner Novak Djokovic in a five-set match in Melbourne, says it is “probably a sensible decision” to

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—American qualifier Brian Baker's remarkable run at Wimbledon ended Tuesday in the fourth round with a 6-1, 7-6 (4), 6-3 loss to 27th-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany. Kohlschreiber reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal. The match was supposed to be played Monday; all they had time for before

The Rogers Cup in Montreal turned into a Davis Cup atmosphere with fiery play from its newest hero Denis Shapovalov. The 18-year-old has conquered Juan Martin del Potro, Rafael Nadal and continued his dream run to a Masters 1000 semifinal. Oh, Canada!

John Isner, the top-ranked American player, says that his father, Bob, is running for Congress in Greensboro, North Carolina. “It just felt like time,” Bob said, according to USA Today. The 31-year-old, who lives in Florida now, has reached the third round of the French Open and will play Russian

NEW YORK (AP) Melanie Oudin can show up at next year's U.S. Open back as the up-and-coming teenager just hoping to win some matches. The darling of the 2009 Open acknowledged relief Wednesday after her run ended this time after only two rounds. Oudin's opponent was the one who was

"This is the hand I was dealt. How many people can say they have made the quarterfinals of the US Open? And to have that kind of run, and people cheering for me, and the whole believe thing, and inspiring a lot of people: I couldn't have asked for anything

With Ashleigh Barty winning the first set of her quarterfinal against Karolina Muchova in just 24 minutes, the Czech's run at the Australian Open seemed over. Instead, Muchova dug in, and pulled off a 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 upset of the world No. 1. "I think it's a goal you're setting

Not bad for a player who almost didn't get into the tournament. Louisa Chirico, 19, will break into the Top 100 following her run to the Madrid semifinals. She arrived at the tournament not even knowing if she was ranked high enough to take part in qualifying. "Well, it's been

Since he began running for the position of ITF president, Dave Miley seems to have hardly sat down. He has been on the road for five months, travelled to dozens of countries—including campaigning for two days in a hotel lobby in Madagascar—and will have met with more than 77 national