Sloane Stephens, who is coming back from foot surgery, has upset Petra Kvitova and Angelique Kerber while reaching the quarterfinals of Toronto. The American got injured a year ago while playing in Canada, and has now scored the first wins of her comeback at the Canadian tournament. She returned to

A rain-interrupted day at the Miami Open eventually gave way to sun, and for most of the favorites, victory. But not for fifth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska, whose miserable start to the season continued in Key Biscayne. The world No. 8 lost to Mirjana Lucic-Baroni for the second time this season—and the

Caroline Wozniacki became another WTA player critical of the decision to allow Maria Sharapova to begin her comeback in Stuttgart, while Venus Williams says she does not have a problem with the Russian returning. The Danish player said the five time Grand Slam champion was a drawing card, but should

Mirjana Lucic-Baroni is looking to build on her career-reviving run at the Australian Open, defeating Kateryna Bondarenko to reach the third round of Miami. The 35-year-old won five matches in the first Grand Slam of the year to get to her first Major semifinal since 1999, falling to Serena Williams,

The WTA is settling into Abu Dhabi. Sofia Kenin, Aryna Sabalenka and more are seeking match play before heading to Australia. On Friday, there was no shortage of world class tennis. These are the Top 5 photos from Friday: 1 Sofia Kenin Abu Dhabi's top seed was put to the

Rafael Nadal vs. Marin Cilic The numbers all point to a Nadal victory. He’s won 15 straight matches dating back to August. He’s 4-1 against Cilic, and he won their only 2017 meeting, 6-1, 6-2, on a hard court in Acapulco. Rafa is also looking to shore up his lead

There were 14 years in age, 13 years on tour, and 700-odd career matches separating Venus Williams and Eugenie Bouchard, but there was very little between them in their quarterfinal in Tokyo on Thursday. The 33-year-old and the 19-year-old stood toe to toe at the baseline, belting balls and trading

If you had been asked before the tournament which two players might stage one of the most entertaining all-court battles of the fortnight, Sara Errani and Agnieszka Radwanska probably wouldn’t have rolled off your tongue. Errani is known as a grinder's grinder, and Radwanska spends much of her time on

“Do you want to do this again, Jelena?” That was the question Serena Williams asked Jelena Jankovic in the final game of their quarterfinal in Dubai on Thursday. Serena was referring to their long-running argument about who plays too quickly and who plays too slowly, which had flaired again in

WATCH: Lloyd Harris upset Nadal in three dramatic sets at the Citi Open on Thursday.

Starting on December 7—the 25th day left in 2010—TENNIS.com will countdown from the year-end No. 25 on both tours with "The Last Word," a look back at the year that was and a look ahead at the season to come. Here's who we've looked at so far. Best of 2010

LOS ANGELES, CA (Oct. 14, 2011)—Southern California native Pete Sampras, playing in front of a slew of family and friends, held off longtime rival Andre Agassi 8-6 to capture the HSBC Tennis Cup presented by CTCA, at the Staples Center Friday night in Los Angeles. It was his fifth victory

In the past 10 months, Christina McHale has beaten Caroline Wozniacki, Marion Bartoli, and Petra Kvitova, all members of the WTA Top 10. The 20-year-old American was unable to add Maria Sharapova, another player whose ranking is but one digit long, to that list, losing 7-5, 7-5, but if McHale

METZ, France (AP)—Last year’s runner-up Philipp Kohlschreiber cruised past qualifier Thomas Fabbiano of Italy 6-4, 6-3 to reach the second round at the Open de Moselle on Tuesday. The sixth-seeded Kohlschreiber didn’t face a single break point and broke Fabbiano three times to end the 21-year-old Italian player’s hopes of

VIENNA (AP)—Top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated German qualifier Daniel Brands 6-2, 7-6 (4) Saturday to set up a final against Juan Martin del Potro at the Erste Bank Open. The ninth-ranked Tsonga will play his fourth final of the season and first since winning in Metz last month. The Frenchman has

HALLE, Germany (AP)—Lleyton Hewitt upset Roger Federer for the first time in 16 matches to win the Gerry Weber Open title on Sunday. The 29-year-old Australian won 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 in his first final of the season. Hewitt last beat Federer in 2003. “It’s fantastic,” Hewitt said. “Roger is

It wasn't obvious, but amidst the metallic courtside boxes and sea of blue clay, there was something old inside Court Manolo Santana. Eminem's "The Real Slim Shady" filled the air during a changeover, perhaps the first time the 12-year-old rap hit has ever been heard at a professional sporting event.

MINNEAPOLIS, (Sept. 30, 2011) – Todd Martin went back in time Friday night when he used a vintage 1970’s Wilson Jack Kramer Pro Staff wooden racket to close out Michael Chang in the championship match of the Leeann Chin Challenge 8-5, and win the fourth event of the 2011 Champions

It was a tumultuous Thursday in Monte Carlo, with the third and fourth seeds, Alexander Zverev and Dominic Thiem, losing unexpectedly. In most viewers' eyes, the draw has boiled down to Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, with a hodgepodge of names in between. Djokovic and Nadal could certainly make their

The crowd in Lexington on Tuesday for Serena Williams' first match since the shutdown was small... very, very small. With no fans on site for the Top Seed Open, and no stadium court for players to compete on, Serena has adapted to the new normal of playing only in front