The day is finally here. On Monday, Rafael Nadal will play his first Roland Garros match since lifting his record-extending 14th Coupe des Mousquetaires on Court Philippe Chatrier. The left-hander takes on fourth seed Alexander Zverev, who arrives with the Rome trophy in hand. The 37-year-old boasts a 112-3 career

Two-time Grand Slam finalist Karolina Pliskova is reuniting with coach Sascha Bajin ahead of the 2023 tennis season. Pliskova posted on her website and her

Three-time Grand Slam title winner Stan Wawrinka needs a new coach, because Magnus Norman is moving on. Norman announced Wednesday that he was quitting after 4½ years as Wawrinka's coach, saying he wants to spend more time with his two young children. Wawrinka had never been past the quarterfinals at

Two-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka, who returned to No. 1 this week, returns to the courts in Cincinnati with a positive attitude despite her defeat to Serena Williams a few days ago. Osaka fell to Williams in the quarterfinals in Toronto, but said she enjoyed herself during the contest

Novak Djokovic has already served up records left and right in staking his claim as the GOAT of men’s tennis. Playing off that title, Vogue Adria has featured the 24-time major champion as the cover subject of its Summer 2024 issue with two colorful variations.

NUREMBERG, Germany (AP) — Two-time champion Kiki Bertens began her Nuremberg Cup defense by beating Serbian qualifier Dejana Radanovic 6-1, 6-1 on Monday. Second-seeded Julia Goerges saved a match point but was upset by Kristyna Pliskova 6-2, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (5) in 2 ½ hours. Bertens had no difficulties as

NEW YORK (AP) Serena Williams says she's ready to win tournaments even if she hasn't played in many recently. ''There's nothing that can stop me right now besides me,'' she said Thursday. The 21-time Grand Slam champion has played in just one tournament since mid-September. She sat out the rest

After having to cut his hard-court campaign short due to a knee injury, some questioned whether he would recover 100% in time for Monte Carlo. But if the video his academy tweeted out on Thursday is anything to go by, Rafael Nadal is ready to rock the first Masters 1000

PRAGUE (AP) — Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has hired Karolina Pliskova's former coach, and Pliskova hired Kvitova's former coach. The 11th-ranked Kvitova will now work with Jiri Vanek, who parted ways with Pliskova last month. The sixth-ranked Pliskova, meanwhile, has hired David Kotyza, whose seven-year partnership with Kvitova ended

When it comes to playing their way back into top form after an extended absence from the tour, nobody does it quite like Serena Williams. Time and time again throughout her long, historic career, she’s upset the form book by going deep and lifting big titles in her first few

There are no American men in the ATP's Top 30 for the first time in the nearly half-century of computerized tennis rankings. The highest-ranked man from the U.S., Taylor Fritz, slid one place to No. 31 on Monday after a first-round loss at last week's Madrid Masters. Next is John

Steve, T-minus 26 minutes for the Manchester United-Liverpool kickoff. No novellas in store today; time is short. On with the list: The Fed: His motivation is quite simple, actually. He's out there to end the Greatest of All Time debate. And for that particular objective, he still has quite a

There are no American men in the ATP's Top 30 for the first time in the nearly half-century of computerized tennis rankings. The highest-ranked man from the U.S., Taylor Fritz, slid one place to No. 31 on Monday after a first-round loss at last week's Madrid Masters. Next is John

Hello, friends. Pete has kindly offered me the chance to pontificate here at Tennisworld from time to time. Lucky us! Anyway, with Wimbledon in full swing(ing volley), I was thinking about that guy Andre Agassi. Has it only been a year since he played his last match in SW19, going

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two-time former champion Victoria Azarenka has been awarded a wild card for the Australian Open. Azarenka, who won the Australian Open in 2012 and 2013, has been involved in a custody dispute involving her son Leo, who was born last Dec. 19. She hasn't competed anywhere

I’m amazed that this recent news story regarding Sania Mirza’s decision to drop Shahar Peer as a doubles partner for the Bangalore Open didn’t get more traction in the press. Sign of the times, I guess. I’m going to say right up front that this is such a sensitive topic

Two tennis stars featured in 2022’s Time 100 released this week, with NFL legend Tom Brady and Chinese activist Lu Pin profiling Rafael Nadal and Peng Shuai, respectively. Nadal broke new ground in the golden era of men’s tennis by becoming the first of his Big 3 cohorts to reach

Novak Djokovic’s latest Peugeot ad goes back in time once again, this time with some excellent casting for a young Nole:

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Novak Djokovic was named the Best Balkan Athlete of the year on Wednesday for a record seventh time. The 34-year-old Serbian tennis great is ranked No. 1 in the world and won three of the four Grand Slam tournaments this year. The results of the annual

PARIS (AP) — LOOKAHEAD TO TUESDAY Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will be meeting for the 59th time when they meet in the French Open quarterfinals. No two men have played each other more often in the professional era of tennis. Djokovic leads the head-to-head series 30-28, but Nadal leads