Dedicated Ana Ivanovic fans are by necessity an anxious lot, because their heroine personifies the essentially meek and amenable young lady trapped in the body of a competitive athlete. The contrast is especially sharp when the pleasant girl from Serbia is thrown into the ring with someone as stone-cold aggressive

I’m putting it all down to Olivia Newton-John. She came sashaying out of the tunnel leading to the court in Rod Laver Arena to sing her '70s hit, "Magic," and–shazaam–nothing ever seemed quite right from there on. Who would have guessed that Newton-John would be the warm-up act for the

Captc2f7e325997d414fbb39b126a47e3addhungarytennismti102 By TW Contributing Editor, Ed McGrogan Last Week's Tournaments Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships (ATP - Grass - Newport, United States) Singles Bracket - Rajeev Ram def. Sam Querrey Doubles Bracket - Jordan Kerr/Rajeev Ram def. Michael Kohlmann/Rogier Wassen Davis Cup (ITF - Various) Czech Republic vs. Argentina

by Pete Bodo Nothing serves the game better at this time of year than a battle for the prestigious year end no. 1 ranking, which is why the upcoming Tennis.com Zurich Open is going to be a closely watched and perhaps crucial tournament. World no. 1 Jelena Jankovic heads the

SHANGHAI -- Novak Djokovic overcame a scare when he landed awkwardly on his right foot and recovered to beat Spain's Marcel Granollers 6-2, 6-0 in the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal had fewer problems in their second-round matches. Federer rebounded from an early break to defeat

Everyone stay calm, it’s happening: The most ambitious crossover event in sports and music history is officially underway. After getting a shoutout from former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko during a Tennis Channel interview, rapper Lil Wayne has accepted her invitation to watch a tennis match from her player box

Nick Kyrgios completed a dream week at the Citi Open in Washington DC on Sunday, edging Daniil Medvedev, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4), to capture the equal-biggest title of his career at the 500-level event. Less than 24 hours after a dramatic semifinal win against No. 6-ranked Stefanos Tsitsipas, Kyrgios was

After the ladies' and gentlemens' Wimbledon singles draws were made, we polled our writers and editors on four questions:

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP)—Novak Djokovic defeated fellow Serb Janko Tipsarevic 6-1, 7-6 (6) Thursday to set up a Dubai Championships semifinal with Andy Murray, who he beat in a marathon five-setter at the Australian Open last month. Roger Federer will face Juan Martin del Potro in the other semifinal

HALLE, Germany (AP) —Top-seeded Roger Federer looked rusty but beat German wild card Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 6-3, 6-3 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Gerry Weber Open. His first singles match on grass as he prepares to defend the Wimbledon title wasn't all smooth sailing but Federer was never really

NEW YORK -- Rejuvenated at age 32, Lleyton Hewitt was two points away from reaching the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time since 2006. A champion at Flushing Meadows a dozen years ago, Hewitt could not close out Tuesday's five-setter against 21st-seeded Mikhail Youzhny in the fourth round. "It's

NEW YORK (AP) When the U.S. Open decided to give 2009 champion Juan Martin del Potro a wild-card invitation this year, it rankled American player Steve Johnson. What if, Johnson wondered aloud, del Potro was to wind up beating someone from the United States in the first round of the

PARIS (AP) When Shelby Rogers finished last season at No. 146, she set a rather modest goal for 2016: boosting her ranking enough to gain direct entry into Grand Slam tournaments so she wouldn't need to go through qualifying rounds. She managed to accomplish that for the French Open -

NEW YORK (AP) Lucas Pouille is 22 years old and just reached his second Grand Slam quarterfinal. His countryman, Gael Monfils, recently turned 30 and is in his eighth. This season has been a breakthrough of sorts for both the youngster and the veteran, who meet Tuesday at the U.S.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Tommy Haas picked up his first win since 2015 this week, though it wasn’t exactly how he might have imagined it. The former world No. 2, back from yet another long injury hiatus, won his first-round doubles match with 2014 Wimbledon doubles champion Vasek Pospisil. Teaming

In a matter of days, female athletes around the globe scored a trio of wins in their fight for equality after decades of work. The U.S. women's national soccer team struck a new collective bargaining agreement with their federation, ending more than a year of at times contentious negotiations, with

NEW YORK (AP) — Gigi Fernandez's prediction of taking the New York Empire to the World TeamTennis finals in her coaching debut nearly came true. The Empire lost a super tiebreaker in their last match of the season, just missing a spot in the WTT finals. The Orange County Breakers

NEW YORK (AP) — Madison Keys completed the clean sweep for American women, giving the host country all four U.S. Open semifinal spots for the first time in 36 years. The 15th-seeded Keys served impeccably, controlled groundstroke exchanges from the baseline and was never in trouble during a 6-3, 6-3

LONDON—Mostly, tennis players occupy a bubble. But there come those moments when the big ball known as Earth—or in this case, a soccer ball—butts its way into the yellow-balled tennis world. Shortly after 5:00 p.m. this Saturday evening, Kyle Edmund and Novak Djokovic walked on to Centre Court to play

NEW YORK (AP) — Dickie V found a totally awesome PTP'er in the U.S Open's women's bracket. His pick is on point — Madison Keys knows how to make a Final Four. "Madison's backhand is lethal !" Vitale tweeted Saturday from the Open . "Her physical skills r #awesomebaby." Keys