“It was a joke, guys! I’m coming back next year!” Rafael Nadal’s quip to the crowd at Manolo Santana Stadium cut the tension in half during an emotional Tuesday evening, which saw the former world No. 1 fall in straight sets to Jiri Leheckha in what is likely his final

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Defending champion Rafael Nadal will face Leonardo Mayer in his first match at the Barcelona Open. Mayer defeated Marius Copil 6-3, 6-7 (3), 7-5 in the first round on Monday. The 63rd-ranked Argentine saved all five break points he faced in a match lasting more than

Stanislas Wawrinka is aiming to be ready for Wimbledon after catching a fever this week, while David Ferrer has said that a stomach problem will not prevent him from playing. The 29-year-old Wawrinka has had his preparation for the Championships interrupted by the illness, which led him to withdraw from

MADRID(AP) Rafael Nadal will travel to London next Tuesday in hopes of defending his Wimbledon title despite having played with pain in his knees for months. The top-ranked Spaniard said in a statement Tuesday that after two days of medical tests in Barcelona he has decided to try physical therapy

As we reveal this year's edition of The 21 & Under Club, we'd like to call your attention to Team Luke Hope for Minds, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports families with children who have suffered an acquired brain injury. Headed by former Texas Tech tennis coach Tim Siegel—whose son,

ROME (AP) Top-ranked Novak Djokovic returned from three weeks off and showed some signs of rust in a 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-3 win over Spanish opponent Nicolas Almagro at the Italian Open on Tuesday. Djokovic was poised to close the match out in straight sets with a 5-2 lead in

Rafael Nadal’s dream of a third and likely final Olympic medal ended on Wednesday when the 22-time Grand Slam champion and illustrious countryman Carlos Alcaraz bowed out of the men’s doubles event at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris on Wednesday. One win shy of the medal rounds, Nadal

MATCH POINT: Muguruza ends Badosa's season

MADRID(AP) Rafael Nadal will undergo further medical scans in Spain to determine the severity of the knee injury that forced him out of the Australian Open. The second-ranked Nadal retired while losing a quarterfinal match with Andy Murray on Tuesday due to discomfort in his right knee, the same knee

Bernard Tomic's controversial father, John, is allowed to coach his son at tournaments following the end of a one-year ban this month. Tomic's then-hitting partner, Thomas Drouet, had accused John of head-butting him following an argument which led to a broken nose. The incident, which was investigated by Spanish police

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Third-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland defeated Paolo Lorenzi 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday to reach the second round of the Copa Claro clay court tournament in Buenos Aires. Wawrinka dominated the Italian throughout the match and closed out with a forehand down the line. "I feel great," Wawrinka said.

SAO PAULO -- Fifth-seeded Thomaz Bellucci beat Brazilian countryman Guilherme Clezar 7-6 (4), 5-7, 7-6 (1) on Tuesday in the first round of the Brazil Open. In other first-round matches in the clay-court event, Argentina's Guido Pella topped sixth-seeded Fabio Fognini of Italy 7-6 (6), 1-6, 6-1, and eighth-seeded Albert

ROME (AP) Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova overcame eight double-faults to beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 7-5, 6-4 in her opening match at the Italian Open. Kvitova struggled in the bright sunshine at Foro Italico on Tuesday but still managed to dictate play with her attacking game. Among the men on

SAO PAULO (AP)—Fifth-seeded Carlos Berlocq of Argentine defeated Eric Prodon of France 6-4, 6-0 in the first round of the Brazil Open on Tuesday. The 42nd-ranked Berlocq, runner-up at the Vina Del Mar VTR Open last week, saved five break points in the first set. He cruised to victory with

BARCELONA, Spain (AP)—Top-ranked Rafael Nadal will look to get his clay court season back on track against Albert Ramos at the Barcelona Open after his fellow Spaniard won on Tuesday in the first round. Ramos beat Nikolay Davydenko of Russia 6-4, 6-4 to set up Wednesday's second-round match against the

A pair of Wimbledon champions and world No. 2s are joining an elite class holding the highest honor in their respective sport: Goran Ivanisevic and Conchita Martinez have been selected for induction into the 2020 International Tennis Hall of Fame class. Ivanisevic and Martinez, the first and second place finishers

Throughout his career, 19-time major champion Rafael Nadal has never been afraid to express how he is feeling or expose his state of mind. In an Instagram Live with Roger Federer just over two weeks ago, the Spaniard told his longtime rival and friend he hadn’t picked up a tennis

Each day this week, Peter Bodo will review action from the Rogers Cup tournaments in Canada and preview upcoming matches. These "Good Morning Canada" posts will be published around 10 am EST, and we encourage you to discuss the day's play—along with Pete's thoughts—in the comment section below. Yesterday: It

Paula Badosa capped off her stellar 2021 season with another big win, after being honored in Madrid at the AS Sports Awards gala on Tuesday night. The 24-year-old received one of the biggest awards of the night as she took home the AS Sports Award, a prize which recognizes Spain’s

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) Richard Gasquet of France rallied past Juan Ignacio Chela, and Nicolas Almagro overcame Pablo Andujar to reach the second round of the Barcelona Open on Tuesday. Despite an inconsistent serve, Gasquet won 2-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4 after breaking his Argentine opponent three times in the deciding set.