NEW YORK (AP) Because of a sprained left kneecap, Venus Williams took a lot more time off before the U.S. Open than originally planned. Those two months away from competition sure haven't presented any problems so far. Her play sparkling as much as her sequined dress, Williams easily eliminated 185th-ranked

FLASHBACK: Tennis Channel Live debates whether Iga Swiatek or the rest of the field will win the Australian Open.

NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic did not encounter any of the sort of trouble he did in his previous match, eliminating qualifier Borna Gojo 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 on Sunday night to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals. Djokovic — who has won three of his men's record 23 Grand Slam

STANFORD, California (AP)—Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic beat Alisa Kleybanova 6-3, 6-2 Monday in the first round of the Bank of the West Classic, ending a two-match losing streak to the 26th-ranked Russian. Former top-ranked Dinara Safina of Russia, plagued by a lower back injury much of the year, lost to Japan’s

It was a grueling and sometimes ugly affair, but top seed Agnieszka Radwanska is into the quarterfinals at the Western & Southern Open, defeating Sloane Stephens 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in just under two hours today. It was a disastrous start from Stephens, who at 19 is the youngest woman in

A roar erupted from the fans inside Court Philippe Chatrier when the scoreboard confirmed Gael Monfils’ win on Court Suzanne Lenglen, but streak silencer Robin Soderling soon pressed the mute button on Gilles Simon and the French faithful. The two-time French Open finalist stormed through the first two sets, then

MELBOURNE, Australia -- The injuries are mounting at the Australian Open, though for the most part, players are coping with the oppressive heat. No. 13-seeded John Isner and No. 21 Philipp Kohlschreiber were among five players who dropped out of the tournament on Tuesday, joining No. 12 seed Tommy Haas

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Roger Federer kept waving in apology, twice after he dribbled winners off the net cord and once when he slammed a volley that nearly knocked his opponent down. Afterward Federer praised 19-year-old American qualifier Frances Tiafoe, who acquitted himself well before a near-capacity stadium crowd

HIGHLIGHTS: Alexander Zverev d. Novak Djokovic, 6-4, 6-3

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local): 8:45 p.m. The German pair of Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies has become only the second team in the Open era to win the men's doubles title at the French Open on its Roland Garros debut. Krawietz and

The tennis calendar is long, but it isn’t monotonous. These days, especially on the women’s side, every month can feel like a new season, with an entirely different dynamic. In February and March, Mirra Andreeva appeared unstoppable. The Russian teenager was winning 1000-level tournaments, beating the top-ranked players and looking

PRESS CONFERENCE: Swiatek reacts to first defeat since February

WATCH: Swiatek and Jabeur faced off for a rematch of their Internazionali BNL d'Italia final on Saturday in Flushing Meadows.

WATCH: Monica Puig and Jimmy Arias pick the Australian Open women's champion

WATCH: Highlights from the men's final round of the Miami Open 2023

HIGHLIGHTS: Carlos Alcaraz topples Novak Djokovic in five-set Wimbledon final

“Back in the game!” That’s what one amped-up member of Stefanos Tsitsipas’ team yelled as he hugged the Greek after his 6-1, 6-4 win over Casper Ruud on Sunday. It would be hard to find a better four-word summation of Tsitsipas’s rejuvenating week in Monte Carlo. Winning this event has

NEW YORK (AP) Serena Williams' serve was broken for the first time at this year's U.S. Open. Twice, in fact. She dropped a set for the first time in the tournament, too, pushed to the brink by Simona Halep in the quarterfinals. In a match filled with fantastic shotmaking and

“Who can stop Aryna Sabalenka?” This is the question that the Mutua Madrid Open’s on-court interviewer has posed to Sabelenka after each of her last two victories this week. It’s not one that players are asked very often; was Sabalenka really expected to name someone who might beat her? But

Before each day's play at the Australian Open, we'll preview three must-see matches. It has been feast or famine for Stephens in Melbourne. In 2013, she beat Serena Williams on her way to the semifinals, but she hasn’t won a match Down Under since 2014. Her last three trips there