NEW YORK—This past weekend I wrote a post about how the women own the first weeks at Grand Slams these days, while the men save their drama for the second week. The WTA gives us competitive matches and startling upsets to start the event; the ATP brings marquee value to

NEW YORK—“I think there’s something in my game that he doesn’t like.” So said Tomas Berdych Wednesday after upsetting Roger Federer, 7-6(1), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open. There was a lot for Federer not to like on this evening. Berdych hit 14 aces and 30

Steve, Guess I was a little premature in my Roddick-Murray announcement. Murray lost his focus yesterday and still has some loose ends to tie up with Benneteau. My predictions have been just south of horrible, but I think the night to simmer down will help Murray, and he should polish

Now that Serena Williams’ latest win streak is over, should the rest of the WTA feel just a little more hopeful this week in Mason, Ohio? Probably not—Serena is still 43-2 on the year. But even if she remains the clear favorite to win the Western & Southern Open, draws

Just before heading to the French Open, Coco Gauff won the singles and doubles titles at a clay-court event in Parma, Italy, pushing her ranking to a career-best No. 25. Still just 17, Gauff is the youngest American woman in the WTA's Top 25 since none other than Serena Williams

WASHINGTON (AP)—Third-seeded Fernando Verdasco fended off two match points and narrowly avoided a second-round upset at the Legg Mason Classic on Tuesday, while Mardy Fish extended the longest winning streak of his career to 11 matches. Second-seeded Andy Roddick had little trouble in his opening match, beating Serbian qualifier Grega

Who knew that Lorde was such a tennis fan? Her 2013 hit “Tennis Court” was one of the few songs to mention the sport beyond an offhand lyric, but I’m not just talking (up like yeah) about that tune. The 18-year-old’s two other smash singles, “Royals” and “Team,” also pay

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Kei Nishikori keeps accumulating the tennis milestones for Japanese men, always remaining conscious of but not concerned about the expectations being heaped upon him. Nishikori notched another mark Monday when he became the first Japanese man to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open since the Open Era

I picked Petra Kvitova to win the Australian Open on this website, and in the 2015 preview issue of TENNIS Magazine, I said the Czech would be the WTA player of the year. All I had to worry about, I thought, was a certain big-serving American getting in the way.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Andy Murray moved another step closer to consecutive Australian Open finals, routing Guillermo Garcia Lopez 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 on Saturday in the third round of the year’s first major. Fifth-seeded Murray, who lost the 2010 final to Roger Federer, has lost just 17 games through three rounds. Another

MONACO (AP)—Six-time defending champion Rafael Nadal of Spain and Swiss star Roger Federer coasted into the quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo Masters with straight-set victories Thursday. Nadal, the five-time French Open champion, was rarely troubled and beat Richard Gasquet of France 6-2, 6-4 to chalk up his 34th straight win

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—Rafael Nadal swept Tomas Berdych in straight sets Sunday to win his second Wimbledon title and eighth Grand Slam championship. The top-ranked Spaniard beat the 12th-seeded Czech 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 in 2 hours, 13 minutes to reinforce his current status as the No. 1 player in the game

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Two-time champion Sam Querrey won his 12th straight match in the Farmers Classic on Saturday night, beating fellow American Rajeev Ram 6-3, 7-6 (4). The second-seeded Querrey, the 2009 and 2010 winner who missed the event missed last year because of a right shoulder injury, will

For years we've heard doomsday prophecies about American tennis. Not enough kids are playing. Our player development system needs an overhaul. All the good athletes play baseball, basketball, football and soccer. Tennis is too expensive and takes too much time to learn. All those things remain true, or at least

ROME (AP)—Roger Federer’s French Open preparation took a hit with a 4-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4) loss to 16th-seeded Richard Gasquet in the third round of the Italian Open on Thursday. Federer had won his last eight meetings against Gasquet but made a series of uncharacteristic errors from the baseline

Every Friday, after the weekend's matches have been determined, we'll predict the winner of each tournament. Doha, WTA (Semifinals): Victoria Azarenka vs. Agnieszka Radwanska; Samantha Stosur vs. Marion Bartoli Playing her first tournament as world No. 1, an enthusiastic Azarenka says she feels “like a kid again.” Azarenka’s semifinal won’t

Becoming a Grand Slam champion can present new and anxiety-inducing challenges and pressures, as Sam Stosur learned after she won the U.S. Open last September. But it also yields many benefits beyond the two most obvious ones, fame and fortune. In Stosur's case, the dividend she cashed today in her

Sydney suits these two. Li Na won her first Premier title here last year, and Victoria Azarenka reached at least the quarterfinals in two earlier appearances. They weren’t even supposed to be in this final, not after being breadsticked in the first set of their semifinal matches, but here they

It tastes so good, so can sugar really be that bad? We asked the experts. Sugar is to our food supply what piercing screams are to Maria Sharapova matches: ubiquitous. The average American consumes a whopping 152 pounds of “added” sugar—caloric sweeteners not found naturally in foods—a year. That’s way

Another major tournament, another round of sartorial outrage. Adidas' zebra effect at Roland Garros bred ballyhoo over Nike's so-called "negligee" at Wimbledon. Even so, the all-white dress code that the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club enforces on all competitors makes for rather constraining creative options—unless, say, your name