NEW YORK— “I mean, look, I know about Next Gen tournament, because all I hear these few days is Next Gen, Next Gen...” Those were the (slightly irritated) words of Novak Djokovic in Rome this spring after he was asked one too many times about the inaugural Next Gen Finals,

As big a deal, as significant an accomplishment, as it was for Novak Djokovic to eliminate Rafael Nadal in the French Open semifinals, there is still another match to play in Paris. And that https://apnews.com/article/europe-french-open-tennis-sports-b6769b3b99a8e5fa74b605382cb057b1 really won't mean much to Djokovic in the scheme of things if he can't finish

MADRID (AP) — Before any matches were played, Elias Ymer didn't hesitate to say Sweden could succeed at the Davis Cup Finals despite being one of the lowest-ranked nations in the competition. He backed up his words with a great opening win on Thursday, then cheered on his brother Mikael

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The Latest on Wimbledon (all times local): 3:25 p.m. Karolina Pliskova won the second set of the women's Wimbledon final against Ash Barty. Pliskova came from a break down twice to win 7-6 (4) and level the match. Barty won the first set 6-3 after racing

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): ___ 8:35 p.m. Sloane Stephens has used her big forehand to take eight of the last 10 games and eliminate 17-year-old Coco Gauff in an all-American matchup at the U.S. Open. Stephens needed just 66

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): ___ 9:45 p.m. Novak Djokovic has moved into the lead in his fourth-round match against American Jenson Brooksby. The top-ranked Djokovic leads 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 as he tries to keep alive his hopes of winning

PARIS (AP) — Her superior serve back at its unreturnable best, Serena Williams was in full control of her French Open match — until, suddenly, that stroke wasn't as dominant and neither was she. And then, pushed to a third set by an opponent offering up all sorts of spins

On Wednesday in Barcelona, it looked as if a seemingly impossible feat would rock the tennis world. Leonardo Mayer won the first set, 7-6 (7), against Rafael Nadal, meaning the Spaniard was one set away from losing consecutive clay matches for the first time in his career. It didn't happen.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP)—Petra Kvitova lost in the first round of the Dubai Championships on Tuesday, falling to Ayumi Morita 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3) only two days after beating Kim Clijsters to win a tournament in France. The Czech player, who has won three titles in her career, lost

Head-to-Head: Williams lead 7-1 Centre Court is not the squared circle, but Victoria Azarenka's last trip inside the lines with Serena Williams at a major left her feeling like she'd spent a few rounds on the ropes. "It's painful. To have somebody just going at you like that, it's a

WASHINGTON (AP)—Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych lost 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 to unseeded Xavier Malisse of Belgium in the Legg Mason Tennis Classic quarterfinals on Friday, adding to the string of upsets at the hard-court tournament. Czech Berdych complained that organizers made him play in the day’s first match and said he

He looked his age in a rusty opener. He beat a player for the 19th time in 21 matches in the second round—ho-hum. Today, the Centre Court crowd wasn’t unequivocally on his side, as it usually is, and opposing him stood a player who had won almost as many matches

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—One day after winning the longest tennis match in history, John Isner lost the shortest men’s match so far at this year’s Wimbledon. The marathon man looked weary from the outset Friday, required treatment for a neck injury and was beaten by unseeded Thiemo de Bakker of the

ATLANTA (AP)—Mardy Fish knows he would have had no chance one year ago against John Isner and the worst heat he has endured on the court. Fish has lost 30 pounds since having knee surgery last year, and he credits his newly gained fitness for his winning streak which continued

Each day during the French Open, we'll preview—and predict the winner of—three of the most compelling women's matches. (9) Caroline Wozniacki vs. (23) Kaia Kanepi —Head to Head: Wozniacki leads 3-1 You can make a very good case for Kanepi winning this match. The Estonian possesses more power and beat

WATCH: Roger Federer's full interview (9:13) with Tennis Channel's Jim Courier and Steve Weissman on June 3 at Roland Garros.

FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE Both tours convened at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow last week, and the final outcomes could have scarcely been more different. The women’s WTA 500-level event saw the second seeds, Jelena Ostapenko and Katerina Siniakova come away with the indoor title. Playing together for the first

Doubles Take previews the last Grand Slam of 2020, the French Open. It’s cold. It’s wet. Fans are few and far between. The balls are different. Plus, clay-court tennis has rarely been played this late in the year. The teams vying for Grand Slam glory at the French Open will

The world has seen near-constant coverage of Maria Sharapova since her return to the sport last month in Stuttgart. The players who have shared their opinions on the five-time Grand Slam champion have all gotten their moments in the spotlight, too. Kristina Mladenovic has joined the fray—once again—by spilling her

Mornin' folks. Are you ready for the semis? Some of you might appreciate this video featuring Jet Boy's long-lost twin brother, whom Uncle Toni has been keeping in reserve, should our current model get into a slump, or decide the become a surfer dude instead of a tennis player. But