1 Andy Murray still has some time to practice for Friday's opening ceremonies, but he certainly had some struggles with the flag during a photo shoot, first blocking Princess Anne and then not knowing what to do with himself or his country’s flag.

Juan Martin del Potro begins his clay-court season this week at Estoril, and plans to return to playing a full schedule on tour. "The clay-court season is the hardest for me, but every time I've played Estoril I've played good in the other clay-court tournaments," he told local press before

The temperatures reached the mid-90s in Central Florida in recent days, as the nation’s best college players took the courts for the NCAA Championships in Lake Nona. Once upon a time, that wouldn’t have fazed Atlanta native and longtime Floridian Jamea Jackson. She spent a good part of her youth

It makes sense, somehow, to wake up in the morning in New York, blearily boot up the laptop while you make coffee, and find David Ferrer running around on your computer screen. The message: No matter what time it is, somewhere on this planet, David Ferrer is running around. This

This has been the mellow Monte Carlo. It used to be that the heart of the season began to beat right around now, but this time the tournament almost feels like a one-off, a clay tune-up for the more significant clay tune-ups to come, with the French Open way out

What are the greatest shots that the greatest men’s tennis player of all time, Novak Djokovic, has ever hit? Before Sunday, three came to mind right away. First, there was his all-or-nothing crosscourt forehand return to save match point against Roger Federer in the 2011 US Open semifinals—it was known,

The WTA has a queen of clay. Is it about to crown another one for hard concrete? Seven months ago, we were asking whether anyone could beat three-time champion Iga Swiatek on the red dirt at Roland Garros. The answer was no. Now many of us are asking the same

WATCH: Iga Swiatek defeats Aryna Sabalenka in the 2022 Rome semifinals

Naomi Osaka was always drawn to TAG Heuer because of their statement timepieces and memorable campaigns with former world No. 1 Maria Sharapova. In 2021 she jumped at the opportunity to join the Swiss luxury brand and ever since the two worked closely on creating something special. Now at just

Naomi Osaka hasn't played a match since withdrawing from Roland Garros, but she’s currently up for two different ESPY Awards, including “Best Athlete, Women’s Sports.” It’ll be stiff competition though for Osaka, who’s pitted against gymnast Simone Biles, UFC fighter Amanda Nunes and WNBA star Breanna Stewart. Osaka is additionally

Andrea Sestini Hlavackova traded her tennis sneakers for a pair of dancing shoes to Cha-cha onto the latest season of StarDance, the Czech Republic’s answer to Dancing with the Stars. Sestini Hlavackova was ranked as high as No. 3 in doubles and captured three majors across women’s doubles and mixed,

LONDON—Roger Federer advises young players to collect their emotions following tough defeats, like those experienced by Naomi Osaka, Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas in the first round of Wimbledon. All three players, aged 22 or younger and among the top seeds at the tournament, appeared tearful and frustrated in their

The news cycle in the tennis world moves fast—who can keep up? That's where we come in. Each Thursday, Last Year Today will look back at a memorable story from exactly one year ago. It was 6'6" Juan Martin del Potro versus 6'10" John Isner in the battle of the

Naomi Osaka surprisingly split from coach Sascha Bajin, a little more than two weeks after she won the Australian Open for a second consecutive Grand Slam title and moved to No. 1 in the WTA rankings. "Hey everyone, I will no longer be working together with Sascha," Osaka posted on

The Australian Open left Alexander Zverev saying he isn't good enough, Novak Djokovic withdrawing from play due to hamstring injury, and the American men wondering how they can add a Grand Slam title to their name. Here's what we're wondering about how the 2025 season will unfold for the ATP's

Iga Swiatek will not cross paths with Jelena Ostapenko at the Mutua Madrid Open. A potential fourth-round showdown when the draw came out, Swiatek rallied past Alexandra Eala in second-round action Thursday while Ostapenko went down to a countrywoman on the comeback trail. At the Porsche Grand Tennis Prix in

Billie Jean King wants the groups with a say in the tennis schedule to avoid potential conflicts such as the close timing and far distance between the WTA Finals and Billie Jean King Cup Finals, which led Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula to choose to compete in the

Iga Swiatek is looking to win Roland Garros for the fourth time in the last five years. It’s remarkable, especially since she’ll still be 22 when the tournament begins. But Swiatek’s game is perfectly suited for the clay, and it’s going to take a Herculean effort from somebody to knock

John Isner knows a thing or two about mental toughness. The 33-year-old has been part of two of the longest matches in tennis history, and he shared his insights after having some time to reflect on his latest one. Earlier this month, the world No. 9 lost to Kevin Anderson

NEW YORK—“I’m trying my nuts off, man. I just feel awful.” So said Andy Murray to a disappointed fan during the changeover after the first game of the third set of his second-rounder with Robin Haase. At the time, it was it was difficult to tell whether Murray was indeed