Stan Wawrinka, who is ranked No. 3, is the top seed in Miami with both No. 1 Andy Murray and No. 2 Novak Djokovic withdrawing from the tournament. The Swiss says it doesn’t really matter what his seed is—he just wants to go deep. “For me, doesn't change much to

Denis Shapovalov surprised even himself with a stunning win against Rafael Nadal in the third round of Montreal, which followed a defeat of Juan Martin del Potro in the second round. The 18-year-old Canadian received a wild card into the event and, having barely secured a come-from-behind win in the

Kei Nishikori, who retired in his opening match at the Barcelona Open on Wednesday, is more confident in his form of late, but acknowledges that the slow surface is not the best for his oft-injured wrist. At last week's Monte Carlo Masters, the kickoff to the European clay-court swing, the

WATCH—Court Report from November 28th:

LYON, France (AP) — Danish teenager Clara Tauson continued her remarkable form at the Lyon Open, beating seventh-seeded Paula Badosa of Spain, 7-5, 6-1, on Saturday to set up a first career final against fellow qualifier Viktorija Golubic. Golubic caused another upset by beating second-seeded Fiona Ferro, 4-6, 6-0, 7-6

A Saturday that started well for Andrey Rublev got even better by the time the night ended. Already having secured a first quarterfinal at the Canadian Masters 1000 event by beating Brandon Nakashima in the afternoon, fifth-seeded Rublev sealed a spot in his fifth semifinal of the season with a

Can Ben Shelton get something cooking in Cincinnati ahead of the US Open, where he is defending semifinal points? On Thursday, the left-hander survived from match point down to reach the round of 16. Shelton overcame Tomas Martin Etcheverry, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (7), 6-3, in two hours and 52 minutes.

Coco Gauff came out swinging at the United Cup in Sydney on Sunday, defeating Iga Swiatek, 6-4, 6-4, to put Team USA ahead 1-0 in the final of the international team competition. Having lost 11 of her first 12 meetings against Swiatek, Gauff seems to have wrestled control of their

Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic won't be competing at the final ATP Masters 1000 event of the year, the Rolex Paris Masters, he announced Wednesday on social media. "Unfortunately I won't be playing [at the Paris Indoors] this year. Sorry to everyone who was hoping to see me play there," Djokovic,

Ashlyn Krueger already had big goals for her 2025 season—and after the tennis she showed on Thursday to upset two-time former finalist Elena Rybakina at the Miami Open, there's no reason to believe the 20-year-old American can't reach them. The world No. 40 scored the biggest upset of the women's

There are few, if any, tournaments easier to plunge into than the BNP Paribas Open. The Tennis Garden here allows for maximum viewing of the players, so much so that it might be renamed a Tennis Aquarium—the pros practice, work out, and eat in front of you. That may sound

No Limit NYC: Shots With Rublev, Cooking With Kyrgios & Osaka

During the first week of Wimbledon, TENNIS Magazine senior editor Jon Levey will be on the grounds at the All England Club. He'll be sending dispatches to me, and I'll answer the best I can watching good old American TV. Steve, Game on. I like how you’re picking on the

WIMBLEDON, ENGLAND—How do you know a men’s final on Centre Court here will be remembered forever? It must first involve a furious, back-to-the-wall, match-point-saving comeback in the fourth set, one that everyone watching assumes has ripped the heart out of the player who let the championship slip through his fingers.

Shortly after the US Open, Master Ace (I think it was) posted a comment expressing the hope that Steve Tignor or I would show a little Dinara (Safina) love during the Tokyo Pan-Pacific Open. I think I logged in with a flip comment about how Steve was otherwise occupied with

The second round of the Australian Open comes to a close Thursday in Melbourne. Beginning Wednesday evening in the United States, we'll bring you updates on the many matches and happenings Down Under in this running blog. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has defeated Taylor Fritz, 7-6 (1), 6-4, 3-6,

In our first clay-based edition of The Rally in 2014, Richard Pagliaro and I review and preview the action from Monaco. ** Richard, Has anything in tennis over the last decade improved as much our access to the clay season in the States? Once upon a time, all we saw

In 1976, freestyle skier Brad Parks suffered an accident in competition that left him paralyzed from the waist down. Like many who endure disabling injuries, he played wheelchair basketball as part of his rehab. Then one day, he tried hitting some tennis balls with his father. From that casual rally,

“That’s a shot you would have stuck your house on Djokovic making,” one of the commentators calling the Serbia Open final said, after a forehand pass from the ATP No. 1 found the bottom of the net on Sunday. It was true. Djokovic seemed to have everything set up for

It never has to cancel with you because of sickness or a family emergency. It never gets frustrated hitting with you, no matter how many shots you miss in a row. It can probably keep running longer than you can, doesn't mind hitting as fast or as slow as you