Only Russia’s Maria Sharapova stands between Serena Williams and a first gold medal in singles as she trounced Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, 6-1, 6-2 in 63 minutes to move into the Olympic finals. The fourth-seeded Williams said after the match that she "warmed up five or six times", referring to

Dominika Cibulkova hurled herself into a forehand with such force that her blond braid bounced off her back and was draped over her forehead by the time she finished her follow through. Pouring passion and every bit of power from her 5'3" frame into each point, a fearless Cibulkova toppled

NEW YORK—Trudging through the thick air on Court 11, a sweat-soaked Jack Sock plopped into his court-side seat and began chomping on a banana. At that point, it looked like smelling salts might be a better option for the depleted American. Surrendering serve three times and managing just 10 points

Serena Williams' media onslaught hardly ended after she seized her 18th Grand Slam singles title on Saturday. She is a forever-polarizing figure for tennis fans and a never-ending font of scuttlebutt and speculation among all observers, from Page Six to The Times, social media to The New Yorker. Here's just

Has Andy Murray mastered the art of peaking at the right time during Slams? It’s difficult to say, but after a couple of shaky performances, he played his best tennis of the tournament today to defeat Jeremy Chardy, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2, and move into the semifinals for the fourth straight

NEW YORK (AP) — The Big 3 is once again 1-2-3. Novak Djokovic's U.S. Open title moved him up three spots to No. 3 in the ATP rankings Monday, behind Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, making that trio the top three for the first time in 3½ years. Naomi Osaka

DOHA, Qatar -- Serena Williams can reclaim the No. 1 ranking at the Qatar Open, a spot the 15-time major champion has not held since October 2010. The second-ranked Williams will move up if she reaches the semifinals of the tournament, which starts Monday and features nine of the top

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year (all times local): 11:45 p.m. Rafael Nadal figured out a change of tactics on his own, so he didn't need the help. But he thinks it's "a little bit stupid" that

Cincinnati Saturday Order of Play (All times EDT) WTA at 1 PM - S Williams vs Wozniacki ATP at 3 PM - Ferrer vs Benneteau WTA at 7 PM - Ivanovic vs Sharapova ATP at 9 PM - Raonic vs Federer

London Order of Play (All times EDT) Thursday at 9 AM - Kei Nishikori vs Milos Raonic Thursday at 3 PM - Roger Federer vs Andy Murray Friday at 9 AM - Novak Djokovic vs Tomas Berdych Friday at 3 PM - Stan Wawrinka vs Marin Cilic

Mats Wilander takes a fall in his apartment in Melbourne and sustains a laceration to one of his kidneys, the seven-time Grand Slam champion said on his Facebook. The fall caused internal bleeding, but it had ceased by Tuesday morning. Wilander, who also works as a TV commentator, will not

Na Li has defeated Venus Williams 2-6, 7-6(4), 7-5 to join compatriot Jie Zheng in the final four of the Australian Open, giving China two semifinalists at a Grand Slam for the first time.

The Los Angeles Police Department recovered three scrapbooks and a trophy belonging to Pete Sampras that were stolen from a storage facility, reports the Los Angeles Times. Close to 100 trophies and memorabilia were taken from Sampras' storage area. The recovered items were found in Griffith Park.—Matthew Cronin

Players tend to go for down-the-line shots at the wrong time simply because they lose patience. Work on hitting deep cross-court shots and using the pace of incoming shots. Wait for the right ball—something softer and/or shorter—so you can step in and change direction down the line.

Missing shots that seem easy, like the high volley, can be especially frustrating. Most of the time, you’ll miss a high volley because of your balance. Players try to step into the ball, and when done incorrectly it limits the freedom of their swinging arm. Try to play the volley

Grigor Dimitrov has hired Roger Rasheed, the former coach of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gael Monfils, as his coach on a trial basis. “Roger and I have agreed to spend some time in the short term to help me in the journey forward in preparation for 2014 and we both are

Novak Djokovic had just wrapped up last season by winning the ATP Finals for a record sixth time when, rather than looking ahead to 2023, his mind immediately went back to the way 2022 began: He was unable to compete in last year's Australian Open after being deported from the

LONDON—For the second time in three seasons, a Russian baseliner is undergoing a career transformation at a Grand Slam. Just as a then-ranked world No. 114, Aslan Karatsev, stifled the likes of Felix Auger-Aliassime and Grigor Dimitrov at the 2021 Australian Open, 92nd-ranked Roman Safiullin is turning heads at Wimbledon.

NEW YORK— Watching Daniil Medvedev labor through match after match at this US Open, it seemed that he was playing in borrowed time. This industrious fellow had endured three debilitating weeks in a row on hard courts over the summer, reaching the finals of Washington and Montreal, then winning his

PARIS—The men’s version of this year’s French Open feels like a peak moment, a summit, one that we’ve been building to for a long time. The Old Masters, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, have taken their hits but they’re still surviving; if their quarterfinal wins are any evidence, they’re as