RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Juan Martin del Potro sobbed into Novak Djokovic's shoulder, the two opponents locked in a long embrace at the net. Djokovic would walk off the court weeping, too. For one man, a victory over the world's No. 1 tennis player that could resurrect a career

MASON, Ohio (AP) Roger Federer has spent the last few weeks in Switzerland, practicing and resting for the final push of the season. He's back on the ATP Tour at one of his favorite stops. The 34-year-old Swiss star is trying for an unprecedented seventh title in Cincinnati this week

PARIS (AP) The day before the French Open final, Serena Williams' coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, was discussing whether his player would need to lift her level to beat Garbine Muguruza and collect a record-equaling 22nd Grand Slam title. ''I don't know why everybody's so impressed with Garbine,'' Mouratoglou said. ''Did she

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Kimiko Date-Krumm is still winning in the Grand Slam arena at age 42, much to the dismay of her former peers. Asked what her 1990s-era rivals such as Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini say when they see her, Date-Krumm said: "Everybody say to me, You are crazy.'

MONACO (AP) — Stefanos Tsitsipas appeared happy to hear fans "yelling and chanting" again at the Monte Carlo Masters as he beat unseeded Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3, 7-6 (3) to retain his title on Sunday. "It's a great feeling because we had the crowd this year," the third-seeded Greek said

On Tuesday, world No. 67 Camila Osorio snapped a five-match losing streak with a win over 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin, who is now down to No. 416 in the rankings and has lost her last seven matches. That match in Washington, D.C. wasn’t all that different from the

On Tuesday, world No. 47 Filip Krajinovic and world No. 40 Daniel Evans will clash in the early rounds in Montreal. With so many notable names in action, this match might not be one that people will be flocking to, but it’s a meeting between two rock-solid players—and we see

CLEVELAND (AP) — Liudmila Samsonova of Russia won her second straight WTA Tour title, beating seventh-seeded Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus 6-1, 6-3 in the championship match at Tennis in The Land on Saturday. Samsonova, ranked No. 45 in the world, did not lose a set in five matches at the

WATCH: How has the 23-time major champion made an impact? Prakash Amritraj hit the streets of New York City to ask locals to weigh in.

My Tennis Life, Season 7 Episode 1: Taylor Fritz in Indian Wells

World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev has mostly said the right things about the 2022 French Open, as the Russian has done his best to paint the image that he has a renewed energy on clay. However, it’ll be interesting to see whether or not that attitude holds up when the

This was one interesting Uber Eats order. American Sloane Stephens has confessed the details behind the viral mid-match meal that grabbed headlines during her third-round defeat to Anna Kalinskaya at the Australian Open. With Stephens trailing 5-0 in the second set to the world No. 75 (Stephens had won the

Tunisia’s Minister of Happiness is smiling again—and Stuttgart seems to be the lucky charm. Over the weekend, No. 7 seed Ons Jabeur was all smiles as she took a break from her preparations for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix for a quick trip to check out the local football club.

WATCH: Casper Ruud speaks with Tennis Channel following his Roland Garros fourth round win.

Grigor Dimitrov has defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the fourth round of Roland Garros, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (3), to reach the quarterfinals of the clay court Grand Slam for the first time in his career. And with that, he now completes his career set of Grand Slam quarterfinals, having already

Exhibition scores rarely deserve more than a cursory glance, even when big names are involved. But Andy Murray's 6-2, 6-0 win over Rafael Nadal today in Abu Dhabi—an exhibition tournament that always lures in some of tennis' top talent—was worth a double-take, and then some. For Nadal, it was his

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP)—Former top-ranked Ana Ivanovic made a stomping start to her Wimbledon buildup with a victory in less than 45 minutes in the Aegon Classic on Wednesday. Ivanovic launched winner after winner with her groundstrokes, tearing apart Anna Tatashvili’s serve in a 6-1, 6-0 win over the young Georgian

STUTTGART, Germany (AP)—Andrea Petkovic will open Germany’s Fed Cup playoff series against the United States by facing Christina McHale. Petkovic is No. 19 in the world and is Germany’s top-ranked player, while 18-year-old McHale has just reached a career-high No. 82. They have not played each other before. Julia Goerges

It’s a busy time for the ATP Tour—even as the 2019 season nears its end. Here’s Doubles Take with a look at the action. THE FRENCH CONNECTION If not for a little thing, like winning the Australian Open, Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut would have struggled to qualify for this

Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras battled in the 2001 Indian Wells final. Back in 1990, 19-year-old Andre Agassi reached his first Masters hard-court final at the tournament in Indian Wells, Calif. He lost the championship match to Stefan Edberg, but would turn the tables on the Swede a couple of