Serena Williams was voted the most popular female sports star by American fans, according to a Harris Interactive poll of 2,163 adults conducted in June. It was the fourth time in the past five years that Serena has topped the poll, only being topped by racecar driver Danica Patrick in

Juan Martin del Potro and Roger Federer will face off for the first time since 2009 when the two meet in the second round of Cincinnati. The Argentine stunned the Swiss in five sets in the 2009 U.S. Open final and then beat him again in the ATP World Finals

SYDNEY (AP) Switzerland's team manager has confirmed No. 3 ranked Roger Federer will arrive in Australia on Wednesday for the Davis Cup tennis tie against Australia starting Friday. Federer will have little time to recuperate from his five-set loss to Novak Djokovic in the U.S. Open semifinals. Manager Daniel Monnin

Tuesday's edition of the Tennis Channel Live revisited the 2016 US Open event, where Stan Wawrinka landed on the Grand Slam winner's circle for the third time in his career, and Angelique Kerber became the first German to win the New York major since Steffi Graf in 1996. Here are

The US Open is almost over. Just like the women's final, where Bianca Andreescu upset Serena Williams to earn her first Grand Slam title, the men's finale has a legend competing against a potential first-time Grand Slam winner. Rafael Nadal will be taking on Daniil Medvedev, a Russian who captured

DEN BOSCH, Netherlands (AP)—Top-seeded David Ferrer beat unseeded Philipp Petzschner 6-3, 6-4 Saturday to win the Unicef Open grass-court tournament for the second time. Ferrer broke the German's serve twice in the opening set and once in the second, closing the match with a love game to comfortably win the

Walking down the red carpet in a dreamy silver gown, Emma Raducanu looked like she could star in the latest Bond film herself. The 18-year-old joined celebrities, film stars, and royalty–including Kate Middleton, at the world premiere screening of "No Time to Die" at the Royal Albert Hall in the

While much of Media Day at the Miami Open was serious business, with focus primarily on Ray Moore’s recent step down and the debate over equal prize money, there was and always is time for a little Snapchat. If you don’t know what Snapchat is, it’s tough to help you.

Boris Becker (and his son Noah) traveled to New Delhi for the launch of the Boris Becker Limited Edition Shoe by Puma. The collection honors the six-time Grand Slam champion, who won his first Wimbledon title in 1985 in a pair of Pumas.

Serena Williams may be newly returned to the throne of the WTA rankings, and the holder of a record-breaking 23 Grand Slam titles, but she’s not great at everything. She and her friends took part in the popular phone game, Heads Up (try it next time with your friends, you’ll

Roger Federer stirred up a frenzy in Switzerland when he attended the Zurich Film Festival on Thursday. He was on hand for the premiere of Borg vs. McEnroe. The 19-time Grand Slam champion was an appropriate guest for many reasons, including having just won the Laver Cup for Bjorn Borg's

No matter how great your strokes are, you’ll lose tennis matches if you’re always out of position. Club players work on their strokes but don’t spend enough time improving their footwork. You’ll find no better examples than Steffi Graf and Miloslav Mecir. Both of them played tennis like billiards: They

NEW YORK -- Nine-time major champion Monica Seles will be inducted into the U.S. Open Court of Champions before the women's final on Sunday. Seles, who won the U.S. Open in 1991 and 1992, spent more than 175 weeks ranked first and was elected to the International Tennis Hall of

Speaking of Sharapova I forgot to link to this intriguing piece of a few weeks ago by Fellow Press Pariah and all-around good guy Barry Flatman of London’s Sunday Times. It’s a thought-provoking read, thanks to Barry’s basic premise (that Sharapova has to get a grip of her schedule), as

LONDON (AP) The Lawn Tennis Association says Judy Murray has resigned as Britain's Fed Cup captain. Murray, the mother of Andy Murray, is stepping down after five years to spend more time with her family as well as concentrating on her grassroots programs. The Scot became a grandmother when Andy

The 2018 French Open is coming to an end with two men left standing in the final. World No. 1 Rafael Nadal and world No. 8 Dominic Thiem will both fight for history on Sunday. The courts in Paris are practically Nadal's second home, having won the title 10 times

PARIS (AP) — Yannick Noah will remain Davis Cup captain of France next season. The French tennis federation says the 1983 French Open champion, who was appointed in September 2015, will continue in his post in 2017. France last won the Davis Cup in 2001 and finished runner-up three times

Earlier this week, the most successful doubles team in tennis history ended their careers. Bob and Mike Bryan said goodbye to the sport less than a week before the start of the US Open, finishing off their time on the ATP Tour with 1,108 wins. The twins shared a heartfelt

A look at the best in social media from the past week. Naomi Osaka’s dreamy trip to Japan Naomi Osaka has been sidelined for a few weeks with an Achilles injury, but now she’s in her anime "training arc" gearing up for her big comeback ahead of the US Open

MATCH POINT: Serena Williams back in win column in Toronto