Each day during the Australian Open, Richard Pagliaro will preview must-see matches—and offer his predictions.

“Night and day,” we like to say when we want to emphasize the vast difference between two events. For Venus Williams on Tuesday, the phrase appeared to be a little too on the nose as she began her fourth-round match in Indian Wells. The previous evening, Venus had been at

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Top-ranked Ash Barty advanced to the third round of a Wimbledon women's draw depleted of other top contenders

Signs of turbulence swirled all around Taylor Townsend today. The American teenager's 4-1 second-set lead had dissolved and her 4-1 third-set lead was fading fast, as exuberant fans erupted in the wave while chanting support for hard-charging Alize Cornet. The French No. 1 had fought off four match points and

Karolina Pliskova had earned her fourth set point, and her first one on her own serve. Surely this time the No. 4 seed would cash it in and push her opponent, unseeded Sorana Cirstea, into a third set. Pliskova and Cirstea rallied briefly, until Cirstea sent a hard shot to

The second edition of the ATP Cup will begin on Tuesday, February 2. The tournament, condensed from 24 to 12 teams due to the ongoing pandemic, will immediately provide 2021 with some fireworks after a quiet start to the season. The players may be rusty, but tennis fans dare not

Great players tend to love Grand Slam semifinals. Roger Federer is 11-1 in semis at Wimbledon, and Rafael Nadal is 11-0 in them at Roland Garros. On Centre Court, Serena Williams has been just as dominant in the final four. Coming into her match with Julia Goerges today, she hadn’t

World No. 2 Rafael Nadal became the first player in tennis history to win a single Grand Slam event 12 times on Sunday, defeating Dominic Thiem, 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1, in a rematch of the 2018 French Open final. With his 18th major title, Nadal—who improved his staggering record at

We’ve had a Grand Slam and a round of Davis Cup, but neither could match the anticipatory buzz that’s currently surrounding the ATP’s normally obscure 250-level event in the resort town of Viña del Mar in Chile. That’s where, as you are no doubt aware, Rafael Nadal will make his

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Rafael Nadal has joined Roger Federer on the sidelines at the Australian Open, taking their combined 31 Grand Slam singles titles with them. On the women's side, second-seeded Maria Sharapova, who beat Eugenie Bouchard on Tuesday, and Ekaterina Makarova are still around and will play an

Daniela Hantuchova vs. (18) Jelena Jankovic Head-to-head: Jankovic leads 5-3 These two veterans know their way around red clay. Hantuchova is a former French Open mixed doubles champion, doubles finalist, and has reached the fourth round in her last two appearances in Paris. Jankovic is a three-time semifinalist who has

Men to watch at the French Open, where play begins Sunday: NOVAK DJOKOVIC Ranked: 1 Age: 28 (Turns 29 on Sunday) Country: Serbia 2016 Match Record: 37-3 2016 Singles Titles: 5 Career Singles Titles: 64 Major Titles: 11 - Australian Open ('08, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16), Wimbledon ('11, 14,

PARIS (AP) — Not all that long ago, Coco Gauff was always the kid on the court, the unknown underdog, younger and less experienced than every opponent she faced on a big stage. Now, still just 19, Gauff is well-versed in the professional tennis tour, already a Grand Slam runner-up

NEW YORK— “Breathe. Swing. Move your feet.” Is there a T-shirt with those words on it yet? That was the extremely simple, extremely effective advice that Sloane Stephens’ coach, Kamau Murray, gave to her before she walked onto the court for her first Grand Slam final on Sunday. Those three

It has been a tale of two halves so far in Monte Carlo. The top of the draw has been filled with surprises. No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic lost his first completed match of the year, to 55th-ranked Jiri Vesely. As if that wasn't stunning enough, the player who ultimately

95904554 by Pete Bodo Mornin' everyone. Time to shake out the cobwebs and get ready for another day of tennis. So let's take a look at some of today's marquee match-ups on both sides of the draw. Andy Roddick (7) vs. Feliciano Lopez (Roddick leads the H2H, 5-0): I don't

INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—It was a hot, dry day typical of Indian Wells, but Vasek Pospisil could afford to have a little spring in his step. The Canadian had just won the first set, 6-1, against Gilles Simon, and seemed to be in command of the match. Instead, it was his

PARIS (AP) Mikhail Youzhny was having such a bad day in the third round of the French Open that he felt the need to apologize, right on court during the match. The 27th-seeded Russian scraped ``SORRI'' into the clay with his right foot in the middle of his 6-0, 6-2,

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For the first time since she first got to No. 1 last April, Iga Swiatek’s top ranking was in jeopardy at Roland Garros this year, as Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka had a shot at passing her. But with Sabalenka falling to Karolina Muchova in the semifinals on Thursday—and Swiatek