Mornin'. In case you weren't awake late last night to share in Ray Stonada's pre-dawn dementia - and more - the news today is that a number of you will be in Melbourne for the Australian Open, and we will definitely all try to get together, either in a nice

I certainly hope she finds in marriage the things she didn't get from tennis, or at least things that may one day lead her to look back on a decidedly checkered career and say, "Hey, maybe that wasn't so bad, after all."

Okay, everyone, so how crazy has this week been? First, we have an Andy Murray fender-bender, as if The Toothy One hasn't experience enough injury and fitness issues already. And just think, his career is just beginning. At the rate he's going, by the time he turns 25, and approaches

Today was meetings and housekeeping day at TennisWorld, so all is quiet on the western front, and apt to stay that way until Monday. I’m off tomorrow and looking forward to a three-day break up on the farm with my wife, Lisa, and Cowboy Luke. No daffodils or forsythia’s yet

NEW YORK—The first time Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray faced off, they were a pair of scrawny pre-teens calling their own lines. When the pair square off in tonight's BNP Paribas Showdown at Madison Square Garden, in front of more than 10,000 people (including a chair umpire and linesmen) they

Each day during the Australian Open, Richard Pagliaro will preview three must-see men's and women's matches—and offer his predictions. (9) Angelique Kerber vs. (28) Flavia Pennetta Head-to-head: Tied 2-2 Rod Laver Arena, first match Kerber celebrated her 26th birthday on Saturday and will try to keep the party going with

Justine Henin has rolled through her portion with relative ease, winning today with the loss of just four games against Patty "She is the great champion, I am just the little one" Schnyder. Those of you who saw my latest ESPN blog entry know that I am still very high

I sat down in the media dining room with my lunch after James Blake posted that rousing win over Rafal Nadal, feeling pretty good about things. It’s always good to see solid people like James win. I was soon joined by Heinz Gunthardt, the first great pro from Switzerland, a

Just when you thought it was safe to shut down the television and computer, log off Twitter and Facebook, raise the shades and maybe even step outside for a nice, deep breath—don’t. Stay right where you are. One of the more intriguing weekends of Davis Cup begins tomorrow with the

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Victoria Azarenka had to endure some anxious moments before and after her win over American teenager Sloane Stephens. Li Na wasn't flustered at all in an easy victory over No. 2-ranked Maria Sharapova. The result is that Li will play for the Australian Open title against Azarenka,

WATCH: Jon Wertheim on Andy Murray's retirement from tennis ⤴️ For tennis fans, the Olympic event in Paris has felt a little like entering an alternate universe. We know we’re at Roland Garros, but we’re not used to seeing the courts draped in blue, and the stands full of happy,

NEW YORK—Service yips are the tattoos of tennis: Once you get them, they’re always with you. You can cover them up, do your best to hide them, ignore them and almost forget them for months or years at a time. But few players are able to erase them from their

To many tennis aficionados, she is a dream come true, the closest thing the sport has to Roger Federer now that the Swiss icon’s stylish game is gone. But to a much smaller, albeit more elite cohort, Karolina Muchova is nothing less than a nightmare. Muchova, the best player you

The No. 1 Read is TENNIS.com's lead story for the day—look for more of them throughout Roland Garros. What’s the most famous finger wag in the history of Court Phillippe-Chatrier? Before yesterday, I would have put my money on the triumphantly cheeky one that Roger Federer pulled out after ending

Karolina Muchova, last year's runner-up at Roland Garros, had an operation on her right wrist for an injury that has sidelined her since September. "Following my injury at the US Open and an extensive rehabilitation phase, it turned out that a medical intervention was necessary. So here I am, tired

NEW YORK(AP) They are both ahead of schedule. Maria Sharapova is progressing quickly on one track that might make her a champion again, while Melanie Oudin is speeding on another that gets her mentioned in the same sentence with Sharapova. Oudin, the 17-year-old American, pieced together the biggest upset of

PARIS (AP) — Frances Tiafoe says he receives death threats via social media after he loses professional tennis matches. Jessica Pegula says the same. So does Donna Vekic — directed at both her and her family. "Everybody gets them after a loss," said Tiafoe, a 25-year-old from Maryland who was

For those who still miss the slam-bang men’s tennis of the 20th century, Sunday’s final between Hubert Hurkacz and Andrey Rublev in Shanghai was the throwback rock fight for you. The Russian and the Pole battled all the way to 10-8 in a third-set tiebreak, but they finished in just

“Ready or not.” In the case of the WTA Finals in Cancun, we might want to take the phrase literally. The location for the sport’s signature all-women’s event was chosen less than two months ago, and as of Friday the stadium itself was still under construction. That said, chaos typically

Karolina Pliskova and Simona Halep are the top two seeds on the women’s side at the U.S. Open, but when the draw was made, all the expectation and suspense surrounded No. 3. Where would Garbiñe Muguruza, Wimbledon champion and Flushing Meadows favorite, land? Next question: Can a player like Muguruza,