Howdy. I'm back in the office today and trying to catch up with things here before my ESPN chat at 1 PM (drop by, if you're not doing anything special). Thanks for the avalanche of questions in the Comments section of the post below; I'll be answering them in this

Naomi Osaka hasn't taken a break since winning her third major title at this year's US Open. The 23 year old has been busy advocating for social justices, spreading light on racism and launching her first-ever signature apparel line with Nike, just to name a few. Most recently, Osaka announced

World No. 3 Petra Kvitova has been training in Turkey for the past two weeks after battling illnesses for nearly two months. The 2011 Wimbledon champion caught a virus in February, then a mild case of stomach flu at Indian Wells, then suffered from a minor bout of asthma in

SINGAPORE—Maria Sharapova, who will play Simona Halep Tuesday at the WTA Finals, says that over the past two years she has begun to mix up her shots and come forward to the net with greater frequency. The 28-year-old baseliner rarely charged toward the net and used drop shots in the

Rafael Nadal is sure he'll be returning to competition after missing nearly all of 2023 with a hip injury that required surgery. And now he says he'll be revealing his comeback plans soon. Nadal wrote Thursday on social media: "I confirmed yesterday I'll be back" and punctuated that message with

At Eastbourne, three-time Wimbledon finalist Andy Roddick has reached his first final since last year in Memphis. Roddick, who took a wild card into the tournament after losing six straight matches, beat Fabio Fognini in the quarters on Friday before winning his 600th career match in the semis, when Steve

After winning her 24th consecutive match by defeating Victoria Azarenka in the Rome final, Serena Williams says she isn’t concerned that she’ll freeze up at Roland Garros, where she lost in the first round last year. Williams has won the just French Open once, in 2002. She did tell reporters

In an interview with the New York Times, Venus Williams says she is planning to continue her career and could be back as early as this fall. Williams pulled out of the U.S. Open on Wednesday, announcing that she has Sjogren's syndrome—an autoimmune disease that has affected her energy levels.

Maria Sharapova says that she wasn’t surprised Serena Williams was able to come up with big serves in the clutch during Williams' 6-4, 6-4 victory in the Roland Garros final. The 2012 champion said her inability to hold the early lead allowed Williams to serve with less pressure. "Well, 2-0,

Roger Federer has called Amelie Mauresmo a "great choice" of coach for Andy Murray. The defending Wimbledon champion became one of the few ATP players to work with a female coach when he named Mauresmo to the position a few days ago. Murray and Ivan Lendl ended their coaching relationship

Elina Svitolina has announced that former No. 8 Marcos Baghdatis is now a member of her coaching team, joining Andrew Bettles. “I’m very excited to announce this news and I’m confident his strong experience will add value to my game, said Svitolina. “With such a great coaching team, I have

Novak Djokovic says he has nothing to prove in the Wimbledon final after seizing the No. 1 ranking away from Rafael Nadal with his semifinal win over Andy Murray. The Serbian and the Spaniard will play for the first time in a Grand Slam final on Sunday. Nadal leads their

Novak Djokovic has decided to play doubles in Beijing with his friend Stanislas Wawrinka. The world No. 1 rarely plays doubles and has only played one doubles match this season, a loss in Dubai when he partnered his younger brother, Marko. Djokovic and Wawrinka will face the No. 2 seeds

After splitting with her coach of two years, Nigel Sears, former No. 1 Ana Ivanovic says she won’t hire a full-time coach for the rest of this summer. She is currently traveling with her hitting partner, Nemanja Konitc , her fitness coach Zlatko Novovic, and her physio, Branko Penic. She

Men's tennis is back to its established order, says Tomas Berdych. The 28-year-old Czech had previously pointed to Stanislas Wawrinka's victory at the Australian Open as an indication that the Big Four's grip on the game was loosening. But after Rafael Nadal's French Open victory and Novak Djokovic's win at

When I first spoke with Brandon Nakashima late last winter, he had come off a remarkable run as a wild card to reach the quarterfinals of the ATP 250 event in Delray Beach. He went from there to California for a Challenger tournament at Indian Wells, and made it to

PARIS—Victoria Azarenka used to create the impression on court she was contending with more than an opponent. There seemed to be demons at play as well. Consider her fourth-round meltdown against Nadia Petrova at Wimbledon in 2009. She began mimicking her own movements before sarcastically shaking a linesperson's hand and

WATCH: Holger Rune defeats Novak Djokovic at the 2023 Italian Open quarterfinals

Kim Clijsters tells the Courier-Mail that she is not looking ahead to the 2012 Olympics, which could be her last event as a professional. "I'm defending my [Australian Open] title in a couple of weeks and so that's a big deal for me as well. My next focus is Brisbane