Each day during the Australian Open, we'll select three of the most intriguing matches on the schedule and offer our predictions. Janko Tipsarevic [9] vs. Richard Gasquet [17] (Margaret Court Arena, third match) Head-to-Head: Gasquet leads 1-0 Tipsarevic revealed he rarely watches television, but he will be a small-screen star

INDIAN WELLS, CALIF.—“Obviously he’s been on the road for a long time,” Sloane Stephens toldwtatennis.com this week, when she was asked about her new mentor, Paul Annacone. “He’s also coached Pete Sampras and Tim Henman. Way to make a guy feel young, Sloane. It’s true, though, Annacone’s work with Pistol

CHARLESTON, S.C.—The book on Sloane Stephens was that she only got up for big events. A semifinalist at the 2013 Australian Open at 19, Stephens went on to reach the fourth round at each of her next five majors, including a quarterfinal showing at Wimbledon. Yet it took her until

INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—Naomi Osaka is winning matches like an experienced veteran at the ripe old age of 20. The latest example of her early maturity came on Wednesday night, at the BNP Paribas Open, when she ousted former No. 1 Maria Sharapova, 6-4, 6-4. "I didn't think it was a

I've been thinking about Kim Clijsters a fair amount these past few days; I think she's going to have a big -- a very big -- 2010. So she's my choice as the most likely player of the year on the women's side; later this week, I'll also choose a

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — For Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, it was a happy anniversary. For Stan Wawrinka, it was not a happy birthday. Federer and Nadal — playing back-to-back on stadium court on the 13th anniversary of their very first match — both advanced Tuesday to the quarterfinals

PARIS(AP) The latest player to absorb a lopsided loss against Rafael Nadal on clay offered a novel idea for how to thwart the four-time French Open champion. Asked how many men are capable of beating Nadal the way he's playing at the moment, Argentina's Horacio Zeballos replied: `Maybe two or

After a tournament as big as Indian Wells—a Masters 1000 on the men’s side, a WTA 1000 on the women’s side—there are bound to be major shake-ups on the rankings. And this time, it's no different. Two of the most noteworthy post-Indian Wells shake-ups today come on the WTA rankings,

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — LOOKAHEAD TO FRIDAY It's men's semifinal day and of course Novak Djokovic is in the mix. He plays unseeded American Tommy Paul, while the other men's semifinal is No. 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas against No. 18 Karen Khachanov. Djokovic is on a 26-match winning streak at Melbourne

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WATCH: Venus Williams was beaten by Elina Svitolina in the first round at Wimbledon.

Tennis Channel will re-air this match on December 7 at 7 P.M. ET.

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Second-seeded Jessica Pegula secured a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 win over fellow American Bernarda Pera on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Adelaide International. Pera earned a spot in the main draw as a so-called lucky loser from qualifying and then upset former No. 2-ranked

Jannik Sinner had his work cut out for him for nearly two hours Sunday at the Miami Open, before taking control of his latest win. The reigning Australian Open champion dug in to defeat Tallon Griekspoor, 5-7, 7-5, 6-1, in leading a trio of Italians through to another day of

Having taken the tennis world by storm with an historic run to the fourth round of Wimbedon, 15-year-old Cori “Coco” Gauff made a winning return to the court at the Citi Open in Washington DC on Saturday, beating college standout Maegan Manasse in the first round of qualifying, 6-4, 6-2.

The 2020 season was a rollercoaster of uncertainty, but there were a handful of names that managed to make the most of it. On Tuesday, the WTA revealed the 2020 player and coach awards. They are voted on by members of the International media using Qualtrics. Below are the 2020

Iga Swiatek booked her spot in a second straight Mutua Madrid Open final on Thursday, the world No. 1 knocking out Madison Keys, 6-1, 6-3 in the semifinals. Swiatek led Keys 2-1 in their head-to-head but lost their most recent match at the 2022 Cincinnati Open; playing on a decidedly

From late Saturday into Sunday morning, Novak Djokovic earned a 7-5, 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 victory over Lorenzo Musetti. The two were on the court until 3:07 am local time, the latest a match has ever ended at Roland Garros. With that in mind, I have some doubts about

MELBOURNE—Unless there are bigger duds on the horizon, the fourth-rounder between Victoria Azarenka and Sloane Stephens will go down as the Match That Wasn’t at the 2014 Australian Open. As the two women walked down the tunnel into Rod Laver Arena, both of them safely lost in the music on

As Novak Djokovic awoke from a slumber that helped Ernests Gulbis steal a set in their semifinal at Roland Garros, reality began to reemerge. The Big Four’s third-most senior member closed out the Latvian interloper in four sets, then headed off the court and waited for his final opponent of