While the women reach

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It’s the season for new series at Tennis.com, so here’s one more: Catching the Tape, a weekly dig through the many-layered goldmine of YouTube for a tennis clip. It might be topical, funny, historic, interesting, or just weird. I’ll start with something that's historic, semi-topical, and when, I first found

For a multitude of reasons, this year's French Open women's tournament is one of the most wide open in years. Throughout this week, the editors of TENNIS.com will each write about three possible contenders—un, deux, trois—for the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen. Caroline Wozniacki Wozniacki may not have a better opportunity to

This is your daily post for discussing today's matches at Wimbledon - the Order of Play is here. With a ladies' singles final to be played, the rest of us will be forced to choose between the men's semifinals - Federer versus Gasquet on Centre Court, or Nadal versus Djokovic

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Li Na had one simple request before answering questions in her on-court, post-match interview following a 2½-hour battle in the brutal heat at the Australian Open on Friday: "Can we stand in the shadow?" The Chinese star certainly earned the courtesy. She saved a match point before

NEW YORK—The U.S. Open field was free of other former Grand Slam champions when Roger Federer stepped on court for today's semifinal with Marin Cilic. The blue court offered opportunity, the roaring crowd provided plenty of support, but the 17-time Grand Slam champion ran into an imposing 6'6" roadblock. Delivering

Living as a family with autism we’ve had ups and downs, laughter and tears, heartbreak and excitement. But through it all, we’ve always been a family living with autism. This wasn’t just a diagnosis given to my son Cody, it’s shared by his brother, his father and me. Whether it’s

Chasing Novak Djokovic all evening, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga finally seemed to have the frontrunner right where he wanted him—off balance at net. But the elastic Serb answered by angling a stretch volley, bouncing back into position, then spinning a forehand pass up the line. Even when Tsonga tested the top seed,

Where does Novak Djokovic go from here? What’s next for him? And how do we explain his unthinkable fall from grace? The answers to those questions are blurrier now than they’ve ever been. The Serb sent shockwaves through the tennis world on Friday morning when he announced that he’s split

As we reveal this year's edition of The 21 & Under Club, we'd like to call your attention to Team Luke Hope for Minds, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports families with children who have suffered an acquired brain injury. Headed by former Texas Tech tennis coach Tim Siegel—whose son,

Alexander Zverev vs. Taylor Fritz This is a bit of a Groundhog Day situation for Fritz—he’s in a familiar round, and playing a familiar opponent. The American has been to the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam four times before, but has yet to advance farther. This will be his 10th

ALMATY, Kazakhstan—On Monday, Justin Engel became the first player born in 2007 to win an ATP match—and the youngest overall since a 16-year-old Carlos Alcaraz picked up his maiden victory in February 2020—when he defeated Coleman Wong at the Almaty Open. So it may come as a surprise that tennis

Perfection can be the enemy of progress, and in the world of professional athletics this is especially true. Each tennis tournament has one winner, but that does not mean the last man standing is the only success story. Alejandro Tabilo was raised by Chilean parents in Canada, and discovered he

The Open era began as a refuge from the chaos that swept Paris in May 1968. Fifty years later, we look back on those two tumultuous weeks. "We thought of Nero and his fiddle,” Rex Bellamy of the Times of London wrote in one of his first dispatches from Roland

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Our expert picks are in. Click around on TENNIS.com for our editors' and writers' thoughts on: - Who will reach the men's and women's semifinals, and then win it all? - Which No. 1 seed has the best chance to win - Which Top 8 men’s seed they're most concerned

“Don’t be too impressed by that,” a smiling Maria Sakkari told a reporter in her press conference at Indian Wells on Wednesday night. “There’s no reason to be impressed.” For most of us physical non-specimens, what the ultra-sculpted Sakkari was talking about did seem pretty impressive. Even a little crazy.

Elena Rybakina is a win away from winning her first Miami Open title: the 2023 finalist survived a stormy second set and a late surge from Victoria Azarenka to defeat the former world No. 1, 6-4, 0-6, 7-6 (2). "It was an unbelievable atmosphere," Rybakina said on court after the