Jessica Pegula continued her spring resurgence at the Credit One Charleston Open, defeating Victoria Azarenka, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7) to reach the semifinals. "That was an emotional rollercoaster," Pegula deadpanned during her on-court interview. "I don't know if you were on that wave with me but it was like that

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams and Barbora Strycova meet for the third time on Monday, and once again it's on one of the grandest stages in tennis. Williams, seeking her Open era-record 23rd major title, has beaten the Czech player both previous times. Both were in 2012 and in

“She’s just not able to win the big points,” said Roland Garros commentator Barry Cowan during Naomi Osaka’s match versus Katerina Siniakova on Saturday. If you hadn’t watched any of this third-round contest, or followed the scores, you would have assumed he was referring to Osaka. That’s what No. 1

ROME (AP) — Alexander Zverev signaled his anticipated arrival among the tennis elite by defeating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3 Sunday to win the Italian Open. The 20-year-old Zverev became the youngest player to win a Masters 1000 event since Djokovic won in Miami a decade ago at 19. "It's nice

PARIS (AP) — For all of the tumult in the French Open women's draw and the unfamiliar names filling the quarterfinal slots, the men's tournament has been much more about the usual suspects: Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka and, of course, Rafael Nadal. The No. 1-seeded Murray, a three-time

The odds seemed to be stacked against Alexander Zverev before his final-round match against Daniil Medvedev in Turin on Sunday. Zverev had lost five of his previous six meetings with the Russian, including one in the tournament’s round-robin stage earlier in the week. To make matters more difficult, he had

The ATP's decision to extend its changes to the ranking system during the coronavirus pandemic has received mixed reaction from players. Some have found it tough to move up the rankings, while others back the greater flexibility and protection offered during this period. World No. 7 Alexander Zverev says it

MATCH POINT: Ruud books Bastad final berth

Two days after asserting he “definitely” tore a muscle, Novak Djokovic returned to Rod Laver Arena Sunday night to collect a milestone 300th major match win by moving to 12-0 against Milos Raonic. Though there were occasional signs of discomfort from Djokovic, the world No. 1 defeated the 14th-seeded Canadian,

WATCH: Paul Annacone and Lindsay Davenport on Novak Djokovic, who came just short of making history.

Here comes Novak Djokovic. Again. Whatever peaks and valleys Djokovic may have traveled through over the course of a season—the peaks are always much more common than the valleys—you can count on him to make the race for No. 1 interesting at the end. Since 2011, he has finished either

There are greatest-ever matches, and then there are the rare matches when two of the greatest players of all time face each other. They’re rare because the only way to be remembered as a Goat—“greatest of all time”—is to build up a double-digit Slam résumé, which means there can be

This year marks the 50th anniversary of TENNIS Magazine's founding in 1965. To commemorate the occasion, we'll look back each Thursday at one of the 50 moments that have defined the last half-century in our sport. By 2014, TENNIS Magazine had been covering the sport for 50 years. That fall,

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Win or lose, Serena Williams sees another all-sister final at the Australian Open as cause for celebration. The 35-year-old Williams arrived in Australia bidding for a 23rd Grand Slam title, aiming to break the Open-era record she shares with Steffi Graf. By winning, she'd also regain

INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—In a situation where she’d had her share of meltdowns, world No. 1 Simona Halep gazed at the abyss and came home safely on Wednesday afternoon. Up a set and in a second-set tiebreak versus Petra Martic in a BNP Paribas Open quarterfinal, Halep had been unable to

In beating Coco Gauff in the first round of the US Open, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 31st-seeded Anastasija Sevastova vividly revealed how the mental aspect of tennis has two dimensions. Sevastova’s asset is her tactical acumen, an exceptional aptitude for varying pace, spin and direction. Never has the Sevastova arsenal been

From 1977 to 1985, the Australian Open concluded the tennis year. So it was that during this period, the tennis world commenced its Grand Slam season at Roland Garros. As the 1983 French Open got underway, Martina Navratilova was at the height of her powers. Twelve months earlier, showing off

Garbine Muguruza has some pointed words for her coach, and the cameraman, during a changeover (Caution: language):

MASON, Ohio (AP) — Simona Halep moved within a victory of the No. 1 ranking. The second-ranked Halep needed just 54 minutes to cruise past Sloane Stephens 6-2, 6-1 on Saturday in the Western & Southern Open semifinals, and can displace Karolina Pliskova as the top of the ranking with

“What’s wrong with U.S. tennis?” Among pundits and the American public, it’s a question that never goes out of style. I thought it might be different at this year’s Australian Open, a tournament in which 17 U.S. players reached the second round, four U.S. women made the second week, and