It took Novak Djokovic just 70 minutes to dismantle 21-year-old Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, 6-2, 6-1, in Rome on Thursday. “It was a great performance today, I thought,” Djokovic told Prakash Amritraj at the Tennis Channel Desk following his quick work of Davidovich Fokina. Today’s match was a big contrast to

WUHAN, China—When Aryna Sabalenka and Yulia Putintseva first faced off in 2019, Putintseva declared she owed her friendly rival “two dinners” after winning their US Open encounter. “I offered to take her to dinner yesterday, but she said to wait until after the match, and we made a deal that

All matches will be aired on T2—go to tennis.com/T2 to see where you can stream it—as well as TennisChannel.com and the Tennis Channel app. Download the app on Apple here and on Android here. Saturday, Oct. 19 - Third-Place Match—Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal: 12:30 p.m. ET - 12-minute break

Where to Watch 🖥️📱 Click here for live coverage on TennisChannel.com (United States only; estimated start time 5:00 am ET) The winner of this match will face either Elena Rybakina or Sofia Kenin in the semifinals. 👉 Click here for the complete Dubai bracket.

Where to Watch 🖥️📱 Click here for live coverage on TennisChannel.com (United States only; start time approximately 12:10 p.m. ET) The winner of this match will play either No. 30 seed Linda Noskova or McCartney Kessler. Raducanu is looking to secure her first career Top 10 victory on hard courts

By TW Contributing Editor, Ed McGrogan Last Week's Tournaments Olympic Tennis Event (ATP & WTA - Hard - Beijing, China) - Men's Singles Gold Medal Match: Rafael Nadal def. Fernando Gonzalez 6-3, 7-6, 6-3. - Men's Singles Semifinal: Fernando Gonzalez def. James Blake 4-6, 7-5, 11-9. - Men's Singles Semifinal:

By TW Contributing Editor, Ed McGrogan Last Week's Tournaments AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships (ATP - Outdoor Hard - Tokyo, Japan) - Singles Final: Tomas Berdych def. Juan Martin del Potro 6-1, 6-4. - Singles Semifinal: Juan Martin del Potro def. Richard Gasquet 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. - Singles Semifinal: Tomas

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local): 10 p.m. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's first round match at the French Open had been suspended because of darkness with the 12th-seeded Frenchman seemingly on the brink of an early exit. Tsonga was losing 7-5, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 5-4 to

WATCH: Will Taylor Fritz get first win over Novak Djokovic or does Serb move to 8-0 H2H?

What’s the simplest way to beat a counterpuncher? Turn him into a puncher. What’s the simplest way to beat a tall opponent? Force him to get low and run. On Sunday in Barcelona, Dominic Thiem had to make both of those tactics work for him at once. That’s because Thiem

What did Aryna Sabalenka learn in 2020? “I have to be focused from the first point and my emotions have to all be in one place so I don't lose my mind,” the Belarusian said, with her customarily blithe honesty, after her 6-2, 6-2 win over Victoria Azarenka in the

Wimbledon—Although Angelique Kerber has bubbled up into the Top 10 and has become the highest ranked German woman (at No. 8) since Steffi Graf, she's still relatively unknown. That's a little unusual, because this left-hander has a pretty big game that's hard to miss. She also has more wins than

by Bobby Chintapalli, Contributing Writer It’s Day 4 in Istanbul, where the stands are full, the temps are pleasant, two qualifiers are out of the event (Caroline Wozniacki was eliminated, Maria Sharapova withdrew) and two others are in the semifinals (Petra Kvitova and Victoria Azarenka). Today’s action will determine the

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 19, 2024 – Tennis Channel will again have exclusive coverage of the annual Laver Cup team competition with stars from Europe taking on stars from the rest of the world, live September 20-22. Among the many headliners taking part in the event are three Americans who recently

WIMBLEDON, England(AP) James Blake is finding it tough to pinpoint why he keeps losing matches he thinks he should win. Once ranked in the top 10, once a fairly regular participant in the second week of major championships, Blake is now on a three-match losing streak at Grand Slam tournaments.

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local): 8:05 p.m. The two remaining men's quarterfinals suspended by rain will resume on Thursday at 12 p.m. local time. The first women's semifinal between top-ranked Simona Halep and third-seeded Garbine Muguruza will start at 3 p.m. as planned.

The ATP Challenger Tour made a sparkling debut on the Balearic Island of Menorca last week, and it didn’t disappoint. For the first time, the professional tennis caravan set up camp on the second-largest island of the Spanish archipelago, and the inaugural edition of the Open Menorca had everything: drama,

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The Latest at Wimbledon (all times local): 9:30 p.m. Andy Murray won his opening match at this year's Wimbledon tournament, in men's doubles. The two-time singles champion at the All England Club teamed with Pierre-Hugues Herbert to beat Marius Copil and Ugo Humbert 4-6, 6-1, 6-4,

WATCH: Highlights from Novak Djokovic's victory over Maxime Cressy in Paris.

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) For Roger Federer, it's Wimbledon final No. 8. For Andy Murray, it's No. 1 - and the first for a British man since 1938. Federer, a 16-time Grand Slam champion, beat defending champion Novak Djokovic 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 Friday under the closed roof at Centre Court