PARIS (AP) — The Latest from the French Open (all times local): 8 p.m. Andy Murray has some thoughts about the way reporters keep track of everything he does during a tennis match — including between points. The three-time major champion and current No. 1 player is known for muttering

I finally had a chance to catch an extended amount of tennis from Beijing today, and just in time. After a largely fanless week, the men’s semis gave us spectators in the stands, passion on the court, and two moments that will live in tennis infamy. Let’s start with the

NEW YORK—James Blake moved on from his life as a professional tennis player a little past midnight this morning, going out in a five-set loss to big-serving Ivo Karlovic on Louis Armstrong Stadium in the first-round of the 2013 US Open. (The retirement comes with an asterisk: He remains entered

BELGRADE, Serbia—All the world's a stage, and the leading men made sure the opening act of this Davis Cup final stayed on script. Novak Djokovic denied seven of eight break points he faced in dispatching Radek Stepanek, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4, to post his 23rd consecutive victory and stake Serbia to

Picby Pete Bodo **WIMBLEDON, England—At the start of today's first-round match between wild card David Goffin and No. 20 seed—and defending quarterfinalist—Bernard Tomic, Goffin looked even smaller than his reported 5'11", while Tomic looked much larger than his official 6'5". But as the match progressed, Goffin grew larger and larger,

PARIS (AP) - The Latest on the French Open (all times local): 9:45 p.m. A couple of top pairings exited women's doubles at the French Open on Sunday, when the Williams sisters lost their second match of the day and Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza's bid for a fourth consecutive

Aryna Sabalenka is learning to multitask. “I can talk and sign,” she smiles, pausing to uncap her pen. In front of the former and future world No. 1 is a table full of merch from the Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open, a tournament she’s never lost but hasn’t attended since 2019,

Before autumn's arrival on Saturday, we'll relive one of tennis' most memorable summers. The 1977 season was one of the most colorful and enduringly significant in the game's history. Over three days this week, we’ll celebrate the 40th anniversary of that most memorable of sporting summers. Part 1: The Eternal

When players win a big title like the BNP Paribas Open, it’s customary for them to thank a litany of supporters. It usually starts with their coaches and family, and moves on to trainers, agents, fans, sponsors, ball kids, and perhaps even a higher power. Yet someone who was much

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest on Wednesday from the Australian Open (all times local): 10:50 p.m. Top-seeded Andy Murray tumbled to the ground and hurt his right ankle early in the third set of his second-round win over Andrey Rublev at the Australian Open on Wednesday night. He spoke

The two Arthurs sat in a broadcast booth high above Longwood Cricket Club and talked. One of them, Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr., was a bespectacled, 25-year-old African-American who had just won the National Amateur championship. The other, Arthur Worth “Bud” Collins, Jr., was a 39-year-old reporter who had just made

This week, we're highlighting our top five WTA players of the year. On Monday, December 7, we'll turn our focus to the ATP. Click here to read each selection. Titles:* Australian Open, Lyon Finals:* Roland Garros Win-loss record:* 24-9 Key wins:* Ashleigh Barty, Petra Kvitova, Garbine Muguruza In 2019, Sofia

Monfils_2 For the first week of Roland Garros I'll be exchanging emails with TENNIS Magazine senior editor Jon Levey, who's in Paris to cover the tournament. Steve, *With so much rain early in the tournament I didn’t think I’d be thankful to see clouds. But after the piercing sun on

“He’s a big guy, I try to move him around.” NEW YORK—This was all Philipp Kohlschreiber could come up with when he was asked how he had just beaten John Isner for the third straight year at the U.S. Open. It must be hard for Kohlschreiber to know exactly why

WIMBLEDON, ENGLAND—How do you know Wimbledon has begun? It’s not when the defending champion walks onto Centre Court. It’s not when the first ace skids off the lush grass. It’s not even when a chair umpire politely instructs the ladies and gentlemen to “Play.” For me, it’s when an audience

INDIAN WELLS, CALIF.—“They bring out the best in each other.” It’s a statement that’s often made about great athletes, but it’s more of a hope than it is a fact. Just as often in tennis, one great player brings out the worst in another by rolling right over him. That’s

By Pete Bodo Call me a contrarian, but unlike most of my countrymen, my preferred form of entertainment is the surreality show. So my eyebrows jerked upward when I saw that the quarterfinal between Elena Dementieva Patty Schnyder was first match on today. That meant I could wander over there,

** Welcome to Florida Week! As the tours head southeast for the Miami Open, TENNIS.com and Baseline will feature all things Sunshine State. You’ll learn about the personalities, stories, teams and venues that have made Florida one of the tennis capitals of the world. We’ll also be reporting from the

Something's been bothering me about Roger Federer and the French Open since the final on Sunday, and the other day I finally put my finger on it. I think Roger needs a coach - not because I think he would have taken out Rafael Nadal, 2-2-3 if he had one,

A historic achievement was in the offing last week, when Ons Jabeur met Anett Kontaveit in the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Indian Wells. With a win, Jabeur would become the first Arab of either gender to earn a ranking tennis’ elite Top 10. With Kontaveit serving at