MELBOURNE — The temperature on Rod Laver Arena was more than 100 degrees. Even more sizzling were the shots coming off 21-year-old Croatian Jana Fett’s racquet. As she piled up point after point in the third set of her second-round match versus Caroline Wozniacki, it seemed to mean little that

Karolina Pliskova has long had one of the most effective serves in tennis. She was also playing in the finals of the Internazionali BNL for the third straight year, today versus reigning Roland-Garros champion Iga Swiatek. But upon winning the pre-match coin flip, Pliskova opted to receive, a curiously passive

Davis Cup strikes again. The tie that I was able to see today, between the U.S. and Switzerland, has already put us through a roller-coaster ride of nerves and courage in one match, and given us the stunner of the year thus far in the second. If you’re looking for

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—Venus Williams had just finished a practice session Thursday at Wimbledon when she looked around to survey an odd scene in the familiar setting. Behind each backstop, along each sideline and even from the Centre Court ivy, the old club was festooned with festive purple. The Olympics are

CHARLESTON, S.C.—It was 2-2, 22 minutes in—the same amount of time it took Serena Williams to win the first set against her sister in Saturday’s much-hyped semifinal. About 22 minutes later, after Jelena Jankovic had won four of the next five games, it was clear that the weekend’s best throwback

Katrina Scott held a racquet accidentally when she was seven. Following one of her weekly ice skating lessons, Scott's mom wasn't able to pick her up and she would end up going home with a friend who had a tennis lesson to get to. Scott would end up joining in

Hi Tribe, I'm now in NYC, studying the subway map diligently and avoiding the heat even more diligently. Hope your summers are all going well! On that note, where are you all going on vacation? And those of you who are going to tournaments-let us know! So far I have

We don't need to beat the theme to death, but I have a few more thoughts on the heels of yesterday's intriguing discussion about one-handed vs. two-handed backhands. I went back and checked the rankings and found that in the first year that the ATP computer issued "official" rankings (1978),

Here, a list of fun and thoughtful amuse-bouches from a few days spent covering the Cincinnati ATP and WTA combined event. As I empty my notebook, this is what I heard, what I saw: On Thursday: Li Na's husband, Jiang Shan, ordering takeaway food at Mason, Ohio's Waffle House restaurant.

NEW YORK—Fans cramming the very top of Louis Armstrong Stadium clung to the rails as Sloane Stephens dangled on the edge of danger on the court below. Facing a 2-4 third-set deficit against 110th-ranked Mandy Minella, a skittish Stephens dug in, drew strength from the supportive crowd, and showed survival

MONACO (AP) — As the first men's tennis player in the Open era to win the same title 10 times, Rafael Nadal showed Sunday he's likely the best ever on clay after easily beating Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1, 6-3 in an all-Spanish final at the Monte Carlo Masters. It was Nadal's

With players like Stan Wawrinka and Kevin Anderson making Grand Slam breakthroughs in the later stages of their careers, a number of their peers on the ATP World Tour have adopted the “why not me?” mind-set as they enter a major. Sam Querrey can definitely be counted among them, as

WATCH—Daily Mix discusses Kyrgios' controversial talk with chair umpire at US Open:

ABOVE: Rafael Nadal is interviewed after his season-opening win in Melbourne. BELOW: As we approach the start of the new tennis season, we'll answer 10 thought-provoking questions that may define the game in 2022.

It was a meeting of tennis royalty in Mason, Ohio last week, when Roger Federer took to the court with a teenage player from King’s High School in nearby Kings Mill. The teenager was 18-year-old Matt Allare, who last Monday was named high school Player of the Year by the

PARIS (AP) This time, it felt less like ``au revoir'' and more like farewell for Roger Federer. What may have been the great man's last best chance to beat Rafael Nadal at the French Open has come and gone. And so, some will say, and perhaps not outlandishly, have his

MATCH: Thursday's late match saw Daria Kasatkina oust No. 2 seed Paula Badosa

WATCH: Venus Williams defeats Veronika Kudermetova in the 2023 Western and Southern Open first round

After losing in the first round at Wimbledon last month, Coco Gauff holed up at her London hotel to be alone and think. About what happened at the All England Club. About how she felt. About what she wanted to do to avoid that sort of result at the next