HOT SHOT: Alcaraz draws Djokovic's praise with incredible winner

INTERVIEW: Auger-Aliassime reacts to the experience of facing his idol Federer.

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The developments at Wimbledon on Wednesday included Novak Djokovic joining Roger Federer and Serena Williams as the only players in tennis history to win 350 Grand Slam matches; a runner-up two years ago, Karolina Pliskova, exiting in the first round against a qualifier; a player seeded

WATCH: Carlos Alcaraz topples Novak Djokovic in 5-set Wimbledon final | HIGHLIGHTS

SAN DIEGO—Past 6:00 p.m. on a blustery Saturday night, Barbora Krejcikova stared into three things she could not control—unseasonably brisk conditions, an incoming wind, and a zealous opponent, eager to win her first singles title in over three years. Up against fellow wild card Sofia Kenin in the final of

The top seed remaining faces a round, and an opponent, that have haunted her Aryna Sabalenka vs. Coco Gauff Is Sabalenka feeling any trepidation about playing the woman who beat her in the US Open final last summer? It doesn’t sound like it. “I love it, I love it,” the

In the days after Novak Djokovic lost to Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open semifinals, three or four superfans of the Serb asked me whether they thought it was the beginning of the end for him. The idea seemed a bit premature to me, but I guess when a player

“Back in the game!” That’s what one amped-up member of Stefanos Tsitsipas’ team yelled as he hugged the Greek after his 6-1, 6-4 win over Casper Ruud on Sunday. It would be hard to find a better four-word summation of Tsitsipas’s rejuvenating week in Monte Carlo. Winning this event has

Garbiñe Muguruza continued her pre-Wimbledon momentum with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Elena Rybakina at the inaugural Bett1 Open. “It’s a very beautiful day, but for tennis it’s tough, and for the crowd it can be tough as well, so thank you all for coming and staying the whole day

We're counting down the Top 10 matches of 2020 from Nov. 30 through Dec. 11. Click here to read each selection. The ninth-best match of 2020 was a battle of the almosts: Muguruza and Azarenka, former No. 1s and two-time Grand Slam champions, each came a long way this season,

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On Friday at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, WTA and ATP players stepped on court with the hope of advancing to the quarterfinals. We highlight a few storylines from the busy day of action in Rome. With four wins under her belt this week, including two in qualifying, Daria Kasatkina looked

PARIS (AP) — Right from the start of the French Open final, Jelena Ostapenko made quite clear to anyone unfamiliar with her name, or her game, what she is all about. Yes, she was just two days past her 20th birthday. Yes, she was ranked only 47th. Yes, she was

ROME (AP) — The latest installment in the rivalry between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic met expectations for one tight set. Then Nadal pulled away for a 7-6 (4), 6-3 win to reach the Italian Open final on Saturday. In their 51st meeting but first in more than a year,

ROME (AP) — Novak Djokovic learned “a big lesson” after being disqualified from the US Open for unintentionally hitting a line judge in the throat with a ball. The incident eight days ago marked a stunning end to Djokovic’s 29-match winning streak and his bid for an 18th Grand Slam

This week, Peter Bodo and Steve Tignor will offer their thoughts on some themes for the 2013 season, which begins next week.

“It’s a toxic mix for Rafa at the moment,” the commentator who was calling the first-round match between Rafael Nadal and Lucas Pouille in Beijing said. “The combination of rust and Pouille playing out of his skin.” These words were spoken at the start of the second-set tiebreaker. The Frenchman

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — In the 12 months since her previous trip to the Brisbane International, Angelique Kerber won her first two Grand Slam titles and supplanted Serena Williams as No. 1 in women's tennis. For two sets on Wednesday night, Kerber dominated as the top-seeded player should. Between those

There are tough crowds, and then there are going-up-against-Venus-Williams-at-the-U.S.-Open crowds. In her youth, Venus wasn’t always the favorite in the Big Apple. But as the future Hall of Famer has entered her mid-30s, and taken on full-fledged legend status, New York tennis fans have made up for their earlier oversight

“So, let me tell you…” Colombian teenager Maria Camila Osorio Serrano took an iconic victory lap after winning the Copa Colsanitas, enthusiastically fielding a 50-minute press conference for a throng of largely Spanish-speaking journalists to celebrate her first career WTA title. “I remember the tournament 11 years ago, in 2010,