LONDON (AP) In some ways, making it to a Grand Slam semifinal is rather been-there, done-that for Venus Williams. She is, after all, already the owner of seven major titles, including five at Wimbledon. This one, though, is different. She's 36 now, a half-dozen years removed from her last such

Zheng Qinwen earned the biggest victory of her young career at the Summer Olympic Games, booking her spot in the Gold Medal Match with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Iga Swiatek in Paris. "I feel in this match I had more patience than her, and I waited for my chances,"

NEW YORK—Iga Swiatek’s second round opponent at the 2024 US Open, Ena Shibhara, is no stranger to top tier tennis. A former No. 4, the California-born Japanese star has won multiple WTA 1000 titles and reached a Grand Slam final only last year—but all in doubles. The decision to specialize

“It was a very difficult day today, because anything can happen,” Jannik Sinner said after beating Tallon Griekspoor to clinch Italy’s 2-0 victory in the Davis Cup Final on Sunday. Normally, on another day and with another player, Sinner would have a point. We all know from long and sometimes-painful

Naomi Osaka vs. Karolina Muchova Osaka was fortunate enough to get a wild card into the Open, but she hasn’t been handed the easiest draw. First up was 2017 Roland Garros champ Jelena Ostapenko, who Osaka knocked down with surprising ease. Her reward is a date with Muchova, the 2023

As we make our way toward the 2025 season—which begins Friday, December 27 with the United Cup—our writers and editors tackle the most important questions of the new year. Third question: Will 2025 be Novak Djokovic’s final season on tour? Scroll down past this article to read more Burning Questions

Coco Gauff vs. Belinda Bencic Bencic has only played Gauff twice, but she saw a fair amount of her over the past year, while she was away having a baby. “I was able to watch her a little bit when I was just lying on the couch for the last

The Italian and the American know each other well. They’ve faced off five times over the past 15 months. Like just about everyone else who has run up against Sinner during that time, Shelton has come out on the losing end more times than not. He won their first meeting,

Matteo Berrettini vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

> Watch live HERE, 4 p.m. ET “2022 called, and it wants its big match back” is one way to look at this contest between aging Next Genners. Tsitsipas is 26 and ranked ninth; Berrettini is 28 and ranked 29th. After reaching three Slam finals

Where to Watch 🖥️📱 Click here for live coverage on TennisChannel.com (United States only; start time not before 9:00 p.m. ET) The winner of this match will face Iga Swiatek or Mirra Andreeva in the final. 👉 Click here for the complete Indian Wells bracket.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Mardy Fish was hoping for a better start to the season. Coming off a banner year in which he finally reached tennis' upper tier, the No. 8-ranked Fish looked uncomfortable and increasingly frustrated Wednesday in a 7-6 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (6) loss to Colombia's Alejandro Falla in

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Roger Federer's 1,000th match was similar to most in his career - no-nonsense, dominating from the start, some incredible shots, and yes, victory. Four-time champion Federer advanced to his ninth straight Australian Open semifinal with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 win Tuesday over Juan Martin del Potro, the

ROQUEBRUNE, France (AP)—John Isner’s big serve and solid forehand proved too strong for Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, defeating the Frenchman 6-3, 7-6 (4) 5-7, 6-3 Sunday to put the United States into the Davis Cup semifinals. Tsonga had chances, but could only break his serve once as the Americans took an unassailable

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Music fans will soon get to hear the symphonic-like shrieking that Victoria Azarenka brings to her tennis. The No. 1-ranked player and reigning Australian Open champion is known as one of the more vocal players on the women's tour, accompanying almost every whack of the ball with

ROME (AP) Rafael Nadal showed he's still the man to beat on clay, defeating Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-3 Monday in a rain-delayed final to win his record sixth Italian Open and regain the No. 2 ranking. After losing to Djokovic in seven straight finals - including Rome last year -

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Steve Johnson is ready for a break from tennis. His body could sure use the rest. It was killing me to serve, and I've had this shin issue for six weeks that no one's really known about,'' the Southern California star said.I was trying to pull

NEW YORK (AP) -- This U.S. Open finally got its first shocker. After three days of the top players not only winning but winning decisively, fifth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was upset by Martin Klizan of Slovakia in the second round. The 52nd-ranked Klizan won 6-4, 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 on Thursday. Before

NEW YORK (AP) -- Andy Murray's superb returning muted Milos Raonic's big serving. And Murray served rather well himself, too. Still seeking his first Grand Slam title, Olympic champion Murray reached the quarterfinals at an eighth consecutive major tournament by beating 15th-seeded Raonic 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 on Monday night. The

SURPRISE, Ariz.(AP) A fiesty teenager and a transplanted South African led the way in a comeback victory for the United States over Argentina on Sunday in the first round of the Fed Cup. Melanie Oudin, a 17-year-old from Marietta, Ga., kept the United States alive by rallying to beat Betina

PARIS(AP) Defending champion Ana Ivanovic struggled on the important points in her opening match at the French Open before beating Sara Errani of Italy 7-6 (3), 6-3 Sunday to reach the second round. The eighth-seeded Serb converted only five of the 20 break points she earned against her opponent. Errani