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5 The title helps Opelka get direct entry for the first time into the US Open, where he looks to prove himself on tennis' biggest stage.

Andy Murray has come to the defense of Nick Kyrgios during an interview with British newspapers in Shanghai, saying that the Australian needs more guidance, not just penalties. "Whether a fine is the best way to discipline young players, I don't know.." Murray said. "I think sometimes players do need

Around the same time Roger Federer was working on securing Grand Slam No. 20, Bernard Tomic was making his reality TV debut. The world No. 178-ranked Australian is part of the cast for the latest season of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here (Australia). The premise of the

I have lots of miscellaneous items to address today. First of all, I'd like to thank a few people who have really stepped up to help with TennisWorld's efforts to acknowledge and advance good causes. I learned from Martin Blackman, Director of Tennis for the Junior Tennis Champions Center at

Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley says that even though his country only has one player currently in the Top 50 — world No. 18 Samantha Stosur — that the tide will soon change, especially on the men’s side. Tiley points to 21-year-old Bernard Tomic (No. 51), the highest ranked male

Sorry I'm a little late getting to this post; it's been a tough day. I needed to get my passport out via Fed-Ex (no pun - or bad headline - intended) so it can be expedited in time for our family trip to Belize later this month (I'll solicit traveler

by Pete Bodo It's been a long and eventful Wimbledon, and as usual I regret not having carved out a part of my notebook where I could jot more-or-less random and not necessarily "large" thoughts. I'll have to make a better effort at that in future majors. But let me

It wasn't exactly Monte Carlo or Indian Wells; in fact the ATP Tour website doesn't even give the Futures tournament a more precise location than Ak. (Arkansas), USA. Nevertheless, Donald Young is not likely to forget the place because it is where he won his first tournament as a pro

WATCH: Tracy Austin on Coco Gauff: Can she go further at Grand Slams? What skills does she bring? And which does she need to refine?

WATCH: Ruud caught up with the Tennis Channel Live Desk at the BNP Paribas Open last month.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — João Fonseca became the first player born in 2006 to win an ATP tour-level match when the 17-year-old Brazilian beat seventh-seeded Arthur Fils 6-0, 6-4 at the Rio Open on Wednesday. Fonseca defeated the No. 36-ranked Frenchman in front of raucous fans at the clay

Another WTA baby is on the way! Former Top 20 player Alison Riske-Amritraj will be welcoming a baby girl with her husband, former ATP pro Stephen Amritraj, later this summer. Riske-Amritraj made the announcement in a creative video posted to her Instagram account on Tuesday, which served not only as

LONDON (AP) — Andy Murray interrupted a reporter's question to make an important distinction during his post-match news conference at Wimbledon on Wednesday. Murray had just lost to Sam Querrey in the quarterfinals at the All England Club, and the question started by referring to Querrey as the "first U.S.

Long-time friends and rivals, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal met for their 39th matchup. For the last 16 years, these two have combined to win 37 Grand Slam titles and brought crowds to their feet in awe-inspiring bouts. On Friday, Nadal defeated the 20-time Grand Slam champion in straight sets,

Before each day of play at the Australian Open, we'll preview and predict three must-see matches. For full coverage of the season's first Slam, go to our men’s and women’s tournament pages. At last year’s U.S. Open, Sock ripped through Marin Cilic in straight sets and looked ready for more.

Roger Federer calmly made his way through the Basel draw without the loss of a set to pick up his 10th title in front of his home crowd. He dropped just 18 games total.

Alexander Zverev was named the ATP Star of Tomorrow in 2015, and made good on the expectations by rising more than 50 spots this year to No. 24 after winning his first-ever ATP title in St. Petersburg. Here are 19 facts about the 19-year-old star on the rise. 1 Zverev

*98087846 - [Howdy. Sorry for the glitch that seems to affect some comment posters on recent threads. Maybe a fresh start will help. Lance Harke filed this report a few minutes ago. Seems like he's shell-shocked, like the rest of us, by the losses by Murray and Djokovic -

Former Top 10 player James Blake, who played his friend and former No. 1 Andy Roddick in an exhibition in New Haven, gave his thoughts on Nick Kyrgios’ comments toward Stan Wawrinka. The 20-year-old Australian's derogatory remarks were picked up by on-court microphones during their match in Montreal. “He clearly