Ashleigh Barty is the one of the nicest people in tennis, but she set a diabolical trap for Maria Sharapova on Wednesday at the Western & Southern Open. It began with her slice backhand, a shot that she hits as smoothly and effectively as anyone in tennis. But against the

Between Caroline Wozniacki's canoodling with star golfer Rory McIlroy in public and her father's new attempted exploit, it appears that the Haus of Woz is on an intense fact-finding mission of late. Perhaps it's called Operation "So How the Hell Does One Win a Major?" Word on the street is

Belinda Bencic's first-round win at Wimbledon on Tuesday was her second early Grand Slam scalp of 2018. The world No. 56 ousted sixth-seeded Caroline Garcia, 7-6 (2), 6-3 in a match that appeared to be business as usual, with a few nerves at the very end. "Very relieved. Of course,

After Serena Williams moved past Lucie Safarova, a reporter's seemingly innocent comment right of the gates was met with sharp words from the 35-year-old. Williams had just wrapped up a 6-3, 6-4 win that secured her spot in the third round. "Congrats on the win, but it looked a little

2. "You better not eat the bagel" Doubles expert Hsieh Su-wei found herself having the time of her life Down Under this season. Parterning with Barbora Strycova, the top seeds fell in the major's second round, but the Taiwanese player wasn't quite ready to pack her bags. In 2008 and

By Rosangel Valenti, TW Contributing Editor Good morning. This is the Tribe's daily space for talking tennis - specifically, the matches taking place during the last Masters series event of the year, in Paris. It looks likely that I'll be heading there myself tomorrow, in order to watch as many

Belinda Bencic and Simona Halep met at the first big US Open warm-up event in 2015 in Canada. Skyrocketing up the WTA rankings from outside the top 180 to a place among the best 35 players in the world, Belinda Bencic was recognized as the Newcomer of the Year for

This 17-point roundup is about the men and women who put it all on or inside the lines at the rowdiest major event of the season. The hits started early, and they certainly kept coming. Check out No. 6 here. Madison Keys. Kevin Anderson. If, in your brackets, you had

DOHA—Miomir Kecmanovic needed to be both lucky and efficient to get his quarterfinal finished on a rainy Thursday at the Qatar Open. The 20-year-old dispatched Marcos Fucsovics in 55 minutes, 6-2, 6-0, just seconds before rain began.

LONDON -- Former finalist Juan Martin del Potro battled his way past Richard Gasquet 6-7 (4), 6-3, 7-5 to win his opening round-robin match at the ATP Finals on Monday. Del Potro extended his record against Gasquet to 6-1 and secured a crucial win in a tough Group B that

PARIS (AP) For more than a decade, whatever the state of her health or her game, no matter the opponent or arena, Serena Williams always won first-round matches at Grand Slam tournaments. Always. Until Tuesday at the French Open. Until Williams came within two points of victory nine times, yet

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.(AP) Bob and Mike Bryan deftly handled the pressure, then placed it squarely on teammate Andy Roddick. The powerhouse doubles team came through for the United States again with a four-set victory over Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka and Yves Allegro on Saturday to give the U.S. a 2-1 lead in

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WATCH: Sabalenka battled through a tense first-set tiebreaker to ultimately secure a 10th straight-set victory of 2023.

Kim Clijsters showed flashes of brilliance—particularly at the end—but Garbine Muguruza was too solid when it mattered most, edging the Belgian legend in her first match back on tour, 6-2, 7-6 (6). “She’s back, and she’s an incredible player,” Muguruza said in her on-court interview. Playing her first match in

HIGHLIGHTS: Svitolina d. Wozniacki, 5-7, 7-5, 6-3,​ at the WTA Finals

You probably knew that Novak Djokovic was 16-0 to start 2020, having posted an unbeaten mark at the ATP Cup, having won the Australian Open and having bludgeoned his way into the Dubai semifinals. In his first three matches at the 500-level event, Djokovic didn't lose more than three games

INDIAN WELLS, Calf.—The road to the final four at the BNP Paribas Open has led us here: To a day session featuring two men’s quarterfinals, and a night session featuring two women’s semis. Here’s a quick look ahead at all four matches.

MONACO (AP)—Rafael Nadal finally managed to beat Novak Djokovic in a final, thrashing the top-ranked Serb 6-3, 6-1 on Sunday to win the Monte Carlo Masters for the eighth consecutive year and end a run of seven straight defeats to his rival in title matches. Nadal was hardly troubled by