If there is one thing the tennis world has learned about Ross Hutchins over the past two years, it’s that he's not afraid of a challenge. In 2013, Hutchins was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. While the recovery process sidelined Hutchins for the entire season, it did not keep him away

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—Nick Kyrgios and his collection of NBA jerseys have made it to South Florida, where the 24-year-old is the top seed at an ATP event for the first time. "Delray is somewhere I feel extremely comfortable," he said on Monday. "I always have one of my favorite weeks

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Caroline Wozniacki insists she will enter the Australian Open on Monday without anything to prove despite having risen to the No. 1 ranking in women’s tennis without winning a Grand Slam event. Like Dinara Safina and Jelena Jankovic before her, Wozniacki has risen to the top without a

Virginie Razzano says she deserves all of her success because she hasn’t given in despite off-court tragedy and injury. The 30-year-old Frenchwoman, who upset Serena Williams at the 2012 French Open, reached the semifinals of the Southern California Open with victories over Svetlana Kuznetsova, Carla Suarez Navarro and Petra Kvitova,

Stanislas Wawrinka has hired Sweden’s Magnus Norman to coach him on a trial basis. The 17th-ranked Swiss has been searching for a coach for the past couple of months. Former Roland Garros finalist Norman runs to the Good to Great Tennis Academy. One of his assistant coaches, Mikael Tillstrom, coaches

In September 2023, Belinda Bencic played what was initially her last match on the WTA Tour at the 500-level tournament in San Diego. At that time, she was ranked 15th in the world. Just a few weeks later, she announced her pregnancy – the reason why the Swiss player would

After Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer in the Indian Wells quarterfinals, 6-4, 6-2, the world No. 2 said he never believed the Spaniard would play tentative tennis against him. Nadal said after his three-set win over Ernests Gulbis that he would have to change his normal strategy against the Swiss

Robin Soderling, sidelined for three years with mononucleosis, continues to try to return to tour. "I haven't retired," he told SI.com. "My dream, is to try to come back." Soderling said he has started hitting tennis balls again, but while he no longer experiences flu-like symptoms, he can still only

John Isner, who won Atlanta for the third consecutive year, says he is thrilled to be back playing in the United States. The 30-year-old American reached the the semifinals of the Miami Masters earlier this year, upsetting Milos Raonic and Kei Nishikori before falling to world No. 1 Novak Djokovic.

As Washington Kastles’ star Venus Williams was introduced in her lineup last week in Philadelphia, the crowd erupted with cheers, making it feel as if she never left her former team. Entering her 10th season of Mylan World TeamTennis, Williams last played for the Freedoms for four seasons starting back

MELBOURNE, Australia—Nick Kyrgios, who crushed Gastao Elias in the first round at the Australian Open, says he won't respond to Roger Federer’s statement that he doesn't know if Kyrgios is ready to win the event. "[The] first week, no problem,” Federer told the Sydney Morning Herald before the tournament. “But

Ukraine's Elina Svitolina has complained about receiving online abuse while playing last week’s Kremlin Cup in Moscow, according to local reports.

Despite her loss to Bethanie Mattek-Sands in her opening match at Sydney, world No. 5 Agnieszka Radwanska still believes she can win the Australian Open.

PARIS -- Venus Williams, who suffered only her second first-round loss at Roland Garros when she fell to Urszula Radwanska in more than three hours, said she is unable to crank up her serve because her back injury won’t allow her to. The seven-time Grand Slam champion averaged 95 M.P.H.

MATCH POINT: Osaka completes opening-round win over Stephens