Nadalwin1 By TW Contributing Editors Ed McGrogan and Andrew Burton Andrew: Well, Ed, the sixth Masters Series tournament of 2008 is in the books, and this is the third won by Rafael Nadal. With two Majors, Barcelona and Queens also under his belt, this is shaping up as a career

by Pete Bodo Even the compound words, like "mind-boggling" or "odds-defying" are inadequate to describe a Wimbledon draw which has given us, as first-round opponents, John Isner and Nicolas Mahut—the two men who sent shock waves way, way beyond the shores of tennis and even sports at-large last year, when

90285227 by By Pete Bodo* *[[Sorry, folks, I goofed on the auto-post; this was meant to go up much earlier today. I''ll have a Crisis Center by 11:30 am, so if you choose to comment here, keep it on topic pls.]] If William Armstrong Custer could speak to you from

Donald Young has mastered the juniors, but he’s struggled to take the next step. Will he fulfill his promise or go the way of other junior phenoms like Al Parker? Donald Young is the best junior in the U.S., and he finished last season No. 1 on the ITF junior

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest from the Australian Open on Friday (all times local): 11:30 p.m. French Open champion Garbine Muguruza has advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Anastasia Sevastova. The pair had played twice before — both on hardcourts

Only a month ago, I was not convinced the USTA would be able to pull off their immensely ambitious plan of holding the Western & Southern Open and the US Open back to back over a three week span in New York. Their goal to get it done was always

MELBOURNE—If anything best demonstrates tennis’ international growth, it’s the trio of players who comprise the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s just-announced 2019 inductees. Li Na was a product of the Chinese player development system, in time both rebel and catalyst, as she became the first Asian to earn a Grand

It’s Wednesday, August 28, 2030, day five of this year’s US Open. As is the case at every major, tennis’ Grand Slam tournaments take place over the course of three weekends. Each commences on a Saturday at high noon, with a grand kickoff ceremony honoring past champions and community notables

It's a storyteller's dream: Whatever type of character you like, the first week of a Grand Slam offers it to you. Wide-eyed up-and-comer, star in free fall, underachieving sure-shot—all three were out on the grounds on a hot Tuesday at Wimbledon. Here's a look at how each of them struggled,

Ana Ivanovic is an awfully nice girl, but I think she deserves to be written about anyway. So I made a point of getting out to the Pacific Life Open early today, because Ivanovic was first on, playing Vera Zvonareva. The stadium looked like a bowl of hard candies that

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) Men to watch at the Australian Open, which begins Monday (seedings in parentheses): ROGER FEDERER (1) Age: 28 Country: Switzerland 2009 Match Record: 61-12 2009 Singles Titles: 4 Career Singles Titles: 61 Major Titles: 15 - U.S. Open ('04, '05, '06, '07, '08), Australian Open ('04, '06, '07),

WIMBLEDON, England(AP) When The Match That Would Not End finally did, at 70-68 in the fifth set, after a record 11 hours, 5 minutes spread over three days, the customary handshake between opponents simply would not suffice. So when John Isner of the United States won the longest match in

Third seed Naomi Osaka defeated No. 22 seed Jennifer Brady, 6-4, 6-3, in Saturday's Australian Open championship match to become just the third player in the Open Era to win their first four major finals. Osaka is now a two-time champion at both the US Open and Australian Open, adding

Those who have observed Rafael Nadal across the heart of his career are fully aware that he is a singularly humble individual living among the community of champions. He never takes anything for granted, always conducts himself honorably, and faces his many challenges forthrightly. The inimitable Spaniard has dealt with

What can we take away from our time in Toronto and Cincinnati? From my perspective, the last two weeks subtly but perceptibly deepened, entrenched, normalized, the changing of the ATP guard that began with Rafael Nadal’s win over Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final. The sport has always taken its

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): ___ 11:30 p.m. Reilly Opelka, the 24-year-old American who is seeded 22nd at the U.S. Open, is already guaranteed his biggest payday at Flushing Meadows by reaching the fourth round at a Grand Slam tournament

NEW YORK—Only minutes after Rafael Nadal had finally vanquished Daniil Medvedev in five pulsating sets to secure his fourth US Open title and seal his 19th major in the process, he stood in front of the fans at the presentation ceremony and thanked them for their extraordinary enthusiasm and their

The Break: Sam Stosur retires—from tennis—and an Australian Open fourth-round preview

The Break: Breaking down the Italian Open draws

In the wake of the news that this week will mark the first in ATP history that no players in the Top 10 possess a one-handed backhand, Tennis.com offers a look back at a 2023 series counting down the 20 most impressive one-handers, and how their combination of beauty and