LONDON (AP)—Two-time Grand Slam winner Svetlana Kuznetsova has pulled out of Wimbledon because of an abdominal strain. The Russian was seeded No. 26 at the All England Club. Her withdrawal moves 33rd-ranked Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic into the seedings at No. 32. Kuznetsova won the U.S. Open in

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Chris Evert owns some literally warm memories of her times spent in Indianapolis over the years. In an exclusive interview last week at Indy's Meridian Hills Country Club, she recalled the soupy heat when the city hosted the US Clay Court Championships during the pinnacle of her career in the

INDIAN WELLS, CALIF.—One of the fringe benefits of attending a professional tennis tournament as a member of the press, aside from the free donuts, the face time with genius known as Marion Bartoli, the discount rate at the roach motel, and the sunburn, is the chance to pick up all

After losing to Rafael Nadal for the second consecutive time on red clay, world No. 1 Novak Djokovic concedes that the Spaniard is still a superior player on the surface, but still believes that he has a chance to compete the "Nole Slam" (four consecutive non-calendar year majors) at Roland

Rafael Nadal, after winning the U.S. Open over Novak Djokovic to complete the career Slam: "For me, it's a dream [to] have the career Grand Slam, but this is more dream [to] have the US Open. "I think for the first time in my career I played a very, very

With her straight set victory over Flavia Pennetta in the semis of Dubai, two-times Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova will climb back to No. 13. But the Russian still rues some of her Grand Slam performances. "You know a Grand Slam is different," she said. "And I've had this feeling

After falling to Jurgen Melzer in Monte Carlo, No. 3 Roger Federer will return home to Switzerland to train on clay. The 16-time Grand Slam champion, who has not won an event since the beginning of the year in Doha, will next head to Madrid for the Masters Series tournament

Eugenie Bouchard recently shared some exciting news for her fans on Instagram. In early December, she struck her first tennis ball in eight long months after enduring a shoulder injury in early 2021. But on New Years Eve, the 2014 Wimbledon finalist dropped even more for her followers—this time about

Sunday's men's final will be historic. The world is guaranteed a first-time Grand Slam champion, with a lot on the line. Dominic Thiem is looking to become the second Austrian to ever win a major, while Alexander Zverev is hoping to carry on the legacy of Boris Becker as the

Ten years ago, John Isner and Roger Federer met for the first time, at the U.S. Open. Isner was a rookie on tour, while Federer was at the height of his powers—the Swiss would go on to win that U.S. Open for his 11th Grand Slam title in a four-year

Play tennis long enough and there will undoubtedly be a time when you throw a fit on the court. You don't have to be a violent person or a hothead to have a McEnroe moment–it can happen to anyone. But the negative effects of on-court anger can be minimized if

Matteo Berrettini continued his career-best season on Friday with a win over Andrey Rublev to reach the semifinals in Vienna. The win puts him at a projected No. 9 in the rankings for Monday, which will make his first time inside of the Top 10. He's the fourth Italian to

One time I watched Rod Laver play a match in New Zealand. Late in the match, Laver broke serve to go up 5–4. The Aussies I was sitting with got up. I asked why they didn’t want to see if Laver was going to finish off the match. “Laver doesn’t

A behind-the-scenes feature starring Grigor Dimitrov takes fans inside the meaning of his title run in Sofia, Bulgaria last week. The Bulgarian brought pride, excitement and hope for his small country, which had waited a long time to see their biggest tennis star compete at home. "He’s an absolute hero

If you missed it back in June, “Wheel of Fortune” has brought back “Tennis Week,” just in time for the US Open. The long-running game show collaborated with the Tennis Channel on the major prizes awarded during the show, which included trips to New York for the US Open, London

Hi everyone. Comment volumes are building, and it's time for a fresh Crisis Center. So far today we've seen three retirements in the five matches that have been completed - Gael Monfils and Zheng Jie suffered wrist injuries against Gilles Simon and Svetlana Kuznetsova respectively, and Victoria Azarenka appeared to

Maria Sharapova has split with her coach of two-and-a-half years, Sweden’s Thomas Hogstedt. Sharapova and Hogstedt began to work together during the 2010 off-season, and he took over as her full-time coach from Michael Joyce in January 2011. “Due to personal issues [Thomas] was not able to travel in the

LONDON (AP) — Andy Murray is testing out retired Swedish tennis player Jonas Bjorkman, with a view to adding the doubles specialist to his coaching team. The fourth-ranked Murray has been looking for a second coach to work alongside Amelie Mauresmo since splitting from long-time team member Dani Vallverdu in

Serena Williams drew some criticism for her visible display of illness during her semifinal against Timea Bacsinszky, but not from her opponent. "Sometimes I know that she was taking a bit more time, but I never really thought she was doing it on purpose to destabilize me," said the 25-year-old