Iga Swiatek vs. Jelena Ostapenko “For sure, I think, yeah, she plays well against me,” Swiatek said after her last meeting with Ostapenko, at the 2023 US Open. It wasn’t a statement that really needed to be made. A few minutes earlier, Ostapenko had run her record against Swiatek to

BNP Paribas, Europe's leading financial institution and a global sponsor of tennis, is pleased to announce the extension of its title sponsorship of the BNP Paribas Open with a five-year contract that runs through 2029. BNP Paribas began its title sponsorship of the tournament in 2009 and has become the

At 37 years and 10 months, Novak Djokovic has broken the record for oldest Masters 1000 semifinalist in history, after defeating American Sebastian Korda, 6-3, 7-6 (4), in the quarterfinals of Miami on Thursday. He surpasses the previous record held by Roger Federer, who was 37 years and 7 months

A local favorite was going to win the Miami Open no matter the result between Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula inside Hard Rock Stadium on Satuday, and after 89 comprehensive minutes, it was the world No. 1 who lifted the much sought-after WTA 1000 crown. With a 7-5, 6-2 win

After battling to three-set wins in his first two matches at the Prague Challenger, Stan Wawrinka made it three in a row on Thursday, beating India’s Sumit Nagal, 2-6, 6-0, 6-1, to reach the semifinals. After dropping the first set, Wawrinka won 11 games in a row to take the

Ten Frenchman began their pursuit of the Open Aix Provence Crédit Agricole title on the ATP Challenger Tour two days ago, from world No. 314 ranked Arthur Gea to No. 3 seed in the draw Quentin Halys. All 10 have bid adieu. Halys, along with sixth seed Arthur Rinderknech and

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) Andy Murray had been warned about the fireworks, the crackle and dazzling burst of color that lights the sky to mark Australia Day celebrations. So the pyrotechnics came as no surprise in the second set against defending champion Rafael Nadal. What he didn't expect was the fizzle at

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Walking away from Centre Court, Oracene Price - mother and sometimes-coach to Serena and Venus Williams - shook her head after watching one daughter lose at Wimbledon, then the other. Undeniably great as she is, even defending champion Serena found it too tough to make a

How to gauge success in a promising young player? Start with results, the arrow pointed towards a steady stream of weekend appearances at smaller events and second-week runs at the majors. But along with that comes the need for certain kinds of victories, not just over peers, but those big

WATCH: Gauff had won her previous two matches against Garcia, including at last fall's BNP Paribas Open.

Confessional Cart: Frances Tiafoe faces his biggest fears

ROME (AP) — Elena Rybakina is discovering that her big serve and heavy groundstrokes can do damage on clay courts, too. The Wimbledon champion was dominating 21-9 with winners when Ukrainian opponent Anhelina Kalinina retired due to a left thigh injury early in the second set of the rain-delayed Italian

INTERVIEW IN LONDON: Novak Djokovic—Thompson's next opponent

The history is clear: If you’re a player outside the Top 10, and you want to be able to tell your grandkids that you beat Novak Djokovic, your best shot of doing it will come at the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters. Just ask Dan Evans, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, and Lorenzo

“You’re a crazy player,” Diego Schwartzman said to Novak Djokovic after losing to the world No. 1, 7-5, 6-3, in the Rome final on Monday. The Argentine may have realized that “crazy” could have been interpreted in a number of different ways, so he made a quick clarification by adding,

"Davidovich Fokina's ink also includes Spanish script that translates to, "Tomorrow is so far. Do it now!" (Photo: Corinne Dubreuil/FFT)"

WATCH: The footwork of Roger Federer in ASMR.

PARIS—A good way to describe Andrea Petkovic and Bethanie Mattek-Sands: cult players. Skilled enough to have had excellent and rewarding careers, but also occupying that place separating aspirants from Grand Slam singles champions that can best be defined as indeterminate. Petkovic and Mattek-Sands each bring considerable flair to the court.

Sitting in for a late-night virtual press conference, the sharp focus that had helped Bianca Andreescu survive one of the most physical matches of the Miami Open was starting to fail her. “Yeah…” she trails off after fielding a two-part question. “What was the first part?” The clichés about leaving

NEW YORK—“I was actually, like, flying in the cockpit,” Jelena Ostapenko said when she made her first trip back to her native Latvia after winning the French Open in June. “When I saw the red carpet out of the plane, I was a little bit nervous. I didn’t really want