PARIS (AP) A French Open champion at long last, and the first man in nearly a half-century to win four consecutive major championships, Novak Djokovic grabbed a racket and etched a heart in the very red clay that had given him such heartache in the past. Then, when he finally

The journey of 2024 International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee Leander Paes might best be summarized by the name of an album that came out within a year of his birth: Steely Dan’s Pretzel Logic. Call the story of Paes at once rational and, like a pretzel, braided. Unquestionably, Paes

NEW YORK—Something old: Sofia Kenin reached the third round of the US Open for the third consecutive season, taking out Laura Siegemund on Thursday, 7-6 (4), 6-0. Something new: the 20-year-old American isn't flying under the radar anymore. "I'm really happy. Third round, third year in a row, which is

Winter weather in Doha, Qatar is a study in contrasts: Sunny with pleasantly warm conditions during the day, and unexpectedly chilly in the evenings as temperatures regularly dip into the 50s °F. For professional tennis players who are used to baking under the sun at outdoor events for most of

This year I decided to stop worrying and learn to love the U.S. Open again. Not that I don’t enjoy most aspects of it. I’ve been to the tournament as a fan or journalist every year since 1983, and I’d miss it if I couldn’t keep that streak alive. At

[Ed. Note: TennisWorld is proud to present a little offbeat, duelling football commentary by two of the greatest women to ever be obsessed with the game. Ladies, may the best team win! ] In Tressel We Trust It’s Saturday, November 23, 1996. You are 13 years old and you wake

LAS VEGAS, Nevada—Headliners Exit Early Perhaps the writing was on the wall when Lleyton Hewitt was drawn to face Marat Safin on opening night – the Tennis Channel Open’s main marketing attractions have all been sent packing following the first two rounds of the tournament. As if losing Safin and

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A four-year absence of elite women's tennis in China is set to end with the Women's Tennis Association holding seven tournaments in the next six weeks as part of the tour's Asian swing. After tournaments in China were cancelled due to COVID-19 travel restrictions in 2020, the WTA suspended events

Tennis Channel will re-air this match on December 14 at 7 P.M. ET.

With its sea-cliff view and early April start, the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters is a perennially uplifting sign of spring. For tennis fans, the sudden appearance of red clay courts, in a picturesque European locale, is also a sign that the season’s stakes are about to rise. For the next

DOHA — You’re unlikely to find a player in the draw that doesn’t enjoy being in Doha for the Qatar Total Open, even if they lose (or withdraw). “It's a nice city. The weather is perfect this period, and also the people are very nice [to] me,” Simona Halep said.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of TENNIS Magazine's founding in 1965. To commemorate the occasion, we'll look back each Thursday at one of the 50 moments that have defined the last half-century in our sport. By 2014, TENNIS Magazine had been covering the sport for 50 years. That fall,

NEW YORK— Most pros will say that playing in their home Slam is a dream come true, especially those on the younger side. But for 22-year-old American Jennifer Brady, who in her US Open main-draw debut has reached the third round, that’s just not the case. “Honestly, when I was

MELBOURNE—For me, the final image of the 2011 Grand Slam tennis season came late on the last night of the U.S. Open. I was looking back at a locked-down but still lit-up Arthur Ashe Stadium from the empty train station outside of Flushing Meadows. The only sounds came from the

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Fernando Verdasco’s win over David Ferrer in the fourth round of the U.S. Open was a major highlight of the season, and it clocks in at No. 8 on my list of the best matches of 2010. But it was a personal lowlight for me. I’d finished writing from Flushing

Roger Federer always viewed this French Open as a step in his comeback from a pair of knee operations, rather than somewhere he seriously could pursue a title. So after a grueling third-round victory, and with Wimbledon just weeks away, Federer decided some rest was in order. The 20-time Grand

The question put to Novak Djokovic after he won the French Open for his 19th Grand Slam title, moving within one of rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for the men's record, was whether he ever was resigned to not being able to catch them. The context: Entering the 2011