In a week that's seen both staggered star times and stars on court around the globe, Joel Drucker offers a look ahead at what's set to take place on Sunday in Vancouver, as Team World closes in on its second straight Laver Cup; and a reflection on Maria Sakkari's run

ROME, Italy—Zheng Qinwen has put her dreams of a Roman holiday aside in favor of a disciplined approach to the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, where she made a winning return to action after a right leg injury forced her to retire last week in Madrid. “Physically, I would say that, right

We know that the number of break points a player saves in a given match can be a crucial statistic. But what about the number of game points he or she saves? The ability to break serve after your opponent has reached game point is a measure of a player’s

Head-to-Head: Williams lead 7-1 Centre Court is not the squared circle, but Victoria Azarenka's last trip inside the lines with Serena Williams at a major left her feeling like she'd spent a few rounds on the ropes. "It's painful. To have somebody just going at you like that, it's a

by Pete Bodo *[[Sorry, Folks, the server at Getty Images seems to be down; no pic for now]] Mornin', everyone. I just finished my first contribution to a new blog here at Tennis.com. It's called Racquet Reaction, and it was the brainchild of Easy Ed McGrogan. These Racquet Reaction posts,

LONDON—The old adage that a delay will help the player who’s losing resurfaced with a vengeance Friday afternoon. The prior evening, on Wimbledon’s No. 1 Court One, fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev had lost a third-set tiebreaker to fall behind 68th-ranked Taylor Fritz two sets to one. Today, in just over an

Iga Swiatek thought she was in the right place to find her equilibrium again. The WTA’s No. 1 player had spent the last three months traveling through the noisy cities of Europe, experiencing some of the highest of highs and lowest of lows in her career. After winning in Madrid,

Taylor Fritz vs. Matteo Berrettini This may be the most eye-popping second-round match in either draw. Fritz is the seed, but Berrettini is the guy who has made the semifinals or better at three of the four majors. Fritz understands what he, and everyone watching, are in for. “It’s going

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Bob Bryan has a reason for possibly missing the birth of his first child - he and twin brother Mike have a chance to set a record with their 12th Grand Slam doubles title. The Bryan brothers, the top seeds at the Australian Open, advanced to the

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Kei Nishikori played so well that Feliciano Lopez felt as if the 23-year-old Japanese player knew exactly what he wanted to do and where he was hitting to. Nishikori used his speed Sunday in winning his third career title and second since October, beating Lopez of Spain

PARIS(AP) Good as she was while winning four consecutive Grand Slam titles in 2002-03, Serena Williams believes her game is better these days. `The 'Serena Now' would definitely beat the 'Other Serena,' just in general. I'm older. I think I'm wiser. I think I'm just a more mature player,'' Williams

PARIS(AP) On his way to the locker room after his 20th consecutive victory on clay, Rafael Nadal was pressed in an on-court interview to declare himself the man to beat at this year's upset-filled French Open. Right now,'' Nadal insisted,there is no one favorite.'' Sure, Rafa. Heading into Friday's

It had been quite a Roland Garros for 17-year-old Mats Wilander. A year earlier, he’d won the 1981 junior title there, the clay-court equivalent of being valedictorian of a high school graduating class. Now, in 1982, Wilander was earning a doctorate at warp speed. On the eve of the tournament,

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka looked to be on her way out of the Mutua Madrid Open late Thursday evening. Her opponent, Elena Rybakina, was two points from closing out another comprehensive win when she framed a sitting forehand. "It was just a regular ball. I think that I choose the

MELBOURNE—Call it a public, compensated practice session. This was Serena Williams’ 6-0, 6-2 opening-round win over 74th-ranked Tatjana Maria. A tidbit of note is that the two are neighbors in Florida. Their daughters, Serena’s 14-month Alexis Olympia, and Maria’s five-year-old, Charlotte, play together. We assume the young girls do so

Fresh from winning both of her Fed Cup singles rubbers for her adopted country, Australia, Gajdosova is the second seed at a tournament where she has twice been a quarterfinalist. She has been to the fourth round at Roland Garros, so the surface transition should pose no problems, but the

Each day during the U.S. Open, Richard Pagliaro will preview three must-see matches—and offer his predictions. Louis Armstrong Stadium: Francesca Schiavone (22) vs. Sloane Stephens Head-to-head: Schiavone leads 1-0 During her run to the 2010 U.S. Open quarterfinals, Francesca Schiavone compared her style of play to pizza—she dishes out a

Picby Pete Bodo While I've been focusing on pearls of wisdom dropped from the lips of the winners, I'm happy to make an exception when it's warranted. You saw that defending champion Li Na bit the dust the other day. She was in no mood to analyze her utter collapse

Dressed in a pair of what appeared to be white, old-school gym shorts over black, knee-length running tights with an electric-blue shirt and fluorescent yellow headband, Victoria Azarenka looked like she might have mistakenly thought she was booked to practice, rather than play the Indian Wells final for $1 millon

It took two replacement players, including Davis Cup stalwart Lleyton Hewitt, to help restore some pride to Australian tennis. Facing a 2-0 deficit after dropping the opening singles matches on Friday, Australia came back to win its Davis Cup quarterfinal on grass in the tropical northern city of Darwin on