Pickleball and tennis are naturally associated with one another, with Connor Garnett perhaps the best example. Like 47 percent of professional pickleball players today, Garnett began in college tennis, specifically at Division I Santa Clara University. Following graduation, Garnett worked in investment banking, but he was still tied to the

After losing to Marin Cilic in the third round of Miami, John Isner says he’s looking forward to the U.S. Davis Cup team’s tie next week at home in Boise, Idaho, against the Novak Djokovic-led Serbia team. “I'm not physically tired; I'm not mentally tired,” Isner told reporters. “I'm healthy.

Serena Williams wrote a stirring tribute to fellow four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles for the 2021 Time 100. The annual list celebrates the most influential people of the year, and the combination of Biles’ athletic excellence and refreshing candor on mental health made her an obvious candidate. “What she

MIAMI, Fla.—Jessica Pegula has the home-court advantage at the Miami Open, and she very much played like it in her 6-1, 7-6 (0) third-round victory over Danielle Collins on Saturday afternoon. The daughter of Kim and Terry Pegula—owners of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills—the world No. 3 has fond memories of

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A loss didn't bother Naomi Osaka at the Brisbane International as much as the missed opportunity for more matches ahead of the Australian Open. The four-time major winner's first tournament since becoming a mother ended in a 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 second-round loss Wednesday to three-time

Poland’s Jerzy Janowicz explains why he badly lost his temper in the first set of his four-hour, five-set win over Somdev Devvarman in the second round of the Australian Open. The Pole was up 9-8 in the first set tie-breaker when Devvarman hit a forehand close to the line that

You often hear the pros bemoan how long their season is and how they need a longer break. But how do they spend their precious time off in late November and early December, before they have to prepare for the Australian Open? For Maria Sharapova, the “off-season” was spent relaxing

WATCH: Jannik Sinner edged Alexander Shevchenko on Sunday night under the lights to reach the fourth round in Rome

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jenson Brooksby tugged at the right shoulder of his red T-shirt and fiddled with some strands of his dirty blond hair as he spoke to The Associated Press about what he'd like the world — the tennis world, yes, but also everyone else — to know

Thanasi Kokkinakis has revealed that his withdrawal from the 2020 Australian Open was due to severe mononucleosis. The 24-year-old Australian did not play the tournament for "personal reasons," and was subsequently sidelined from tour. But he recently told a newspaper that he had had to go to hospital twice with

In an interview with Larry King, Maria Sharapova says that her goal is to compete in the year-end WTA Championships in Istanbul. The world No. 3 is suffering from bursitis in her surgically-repaired right shoulder and has been told that she needs to take two to three months off for

Novak Djokovic's chase for No. 1 has run into an extra hurdle—he is under the weather at the Paris Masters for the second year in a row. The No.2 won his opener in straight sets before confirming that he is fighting a virus, similar to 2018 when he still reached

Rafael Nadal says he suffered a back injury during his warm-up for the Australian Open final that gradually grew worse throughout his four-set loss to Stanislas Wawrinka. Nadal took a medical time-out at the start of the second set. He returned to play, but could not move quickly and his

MOSCOW (AP) Last year's runner-up Irina-Camelia Begu was among the winners on the first day of main draw play at the Kremlin Cup on Monday, while Angelique Kerber withdrew from the tournament. Romania's Begu, seeded seventh, was made to work hard in a 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 win over Bulgaria's