Earlier this year Roger Federer defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets to capture the Dubai title and his 100th ATP tour-level championship. Twenty years ago, in October 1999, no one knew in the Brest, France, crowd knew they were witnessing a 20-time Grand Slam champion. "I don't believe there is

Maria Sharapova is accustomed to winning and that didn't stop after she decided to hang up her racquets. The five-time Grand Slam champion said farewell to the tour in February, but is still maintaining her winning record off the court with her numerous business investments. One of Sharapova's latest ventures

NEW YORK—Defending champion Sloane Stephens overcame a huge hurdle on Friday in Victoria Azarenka, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the fourth round. Azarenka is a two-time Grand Slam champion and a formidable foe certainly capable of producing an upset. Judging by Stephens' pumped up reaction to that epic match point, she

On Tuesday, Donna Vekic dominated Canada's biggest WTA hope Eugenie Bouchard in a first-round affair in Toronto. This was no upset as Vekic has been on the rise since April, and is ranked higher (No. 51) than Bouchard (No. 70). The last time Vekic was playing in North America, she

Coming into the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, Roger Federer looked to wipe the slate clean after losing a heartbreaking Wimbledon final to Novak Djokovic. On Thursday, the world No. 3 was sent back to the drawing board when qualifier Andrey Rublev knocked out the seven-time champion, 6-3, 6-4,

Sachia Vickery has a story to tell, and it unspooled for all to see in the desert last week. She backed up her sound defeat of Eugenie Bouchard at the BNP Paribas Open by upending two-time major champion Garbine Muguruza in three sets. Her mother, Paula Liverpool, has willed and

Sebastian Korda is thought of as one of the most promising American talents, and he's showing exactly why this week in Miami. The 20-year-old is into the last 16 at a Masters 1000 event for the first time in his career, and doing it with ease. After upsetting No. 10

Another year of pro tennis in the history books, with the Big Three on the ATP side seizing on all the major singles titles while three first-time singles Slam winners plus Angelique Kerber won the WTA crowd's biggest titles. Apropos of everything, they tweeted. Hardly reserving social media posts purely

The perception that big-serving, hard-hitting players find their powers diminished on clay has held fast and firm in tennis over the years, but it’s probably time to let go of that perception now. Petra Kvitova won her third Madrid Open over the weekend. The player most closely tied to the

After losing to Novak Djokovic in the final of the ATP World Tour Finals, Rafael Nadal discusses their rivalry. They have played each other more than any other two men have faced off in the Open Era. “I think is amazing playing 39 times,” Nadal said. "What's happening the last

Jasmine Paolini has stormed past Emma Navarro, 6-2, 6-1, to reach the semifinals of Wimbledon for the first time in her career. And it’s historic—she’s the first Italian woman to reach the semifinals of Wimbledon in the Open Era. She was the fifth Italian woman in the Open Era to

STANFORD, Calif.—Agnieszka Radwanska says that Serena Williams is a heavy favorite to win the U.S. Open, which would give her a calendar-year Grand Slam. Radwanska, speaking to press in Stanford, said that the 21-time Grand Slam champion has few challengers and has won four majors in a row. Williams withdrew

Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley and Shanghai tournament director Charles Smith come out in favor of faster surfaces. Tiley told The New York Times that in general courts have become too slow. “I think it has gone too much one way and the tournaments need to correct it,” he

Maria Sharapova is adding another company to her endorsement portfolio, signing as a spokesperson for Supergoop, a sun care and cosmetics company. Unlike most of her other deals, however, Sharapova is joining the company as an investor and will spend more time doing promotion and commercials than usual. "This is

Mirra Andreeva is making Maria Sharapova look good. The former world No. 1 and five-time Grand Slam singles champion has made no secret her affinity for the teenage sensation, and after Andreeva won her second consecutive WTA 1000 title at the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday, Sharapova gave the youngster

WATCH: Federer took a trip to Tokyo for a UNIQLO event before arriving in London for Wimbledon tea.

Wayne Odesnik tells the New York Times that it wasn’t easy returning to the tour in 2011 after serving a doping suspension. In 2010, Odesnik was caught transporting eight vials of human growth hormone into Australia. He was given a two-year ban by the ITF, which was eventually cut in

Here's the full-length video for Shakira's song "Gypsy": Playing the role of Shakira's "gypsy" lover is, of course, Rafael Nadal. Apparently, Rafa had some time on his hands while recovering from the knee injury that forced him to retire from his quarterfinal match against Andy Murray at this year’s Australian

After pulling out of the Rome doubles final with a shoulder injury, Andy Roddick is furious with ATP tour officials that he and Mardy Fish were only given semifinalists' prize money. The team was scheduled to play fellow Americans John Isner and Sam Querrey. The Times of London reported that

In May, Serbia’s Hamad Medjedovic took down Dominic Thiem en route to winning his second ATP Challenger Tour title of the year at Mauthausen. On Wednesday, Medjedovic bested the two-time Roland Garros finalist on clay again to reach his maiden ATP quarterfinal. Having come through qualifying at the Swiss Open