MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Francesca Schiavone's record of playing in 61 consecutive Grand Slam events over 15 years has ended after a loss in the in the qualifying tournament for the Australian Open. Schiavone, whose 2010 French Open title has been her only career major, lost Friday to Virginie Razzano 6-1,

PARIS (AP) — Simona Halep looked to be on the verge of claiming her first Grand Slam title as well as the No. 1 spot in the rankings. Then it all fell apart. Facing the unseeded Latvian Jelena Ostapenko in the French Open final, Halep took the first set and

Two-time Grand Slam finalist Karolina Pliskova is reuniting with coach Sascha Bajin ahead of the 2023 tennis season. Pliskova posted on her website and her

To commemorate Serena Williams’ 40th birthday on September 26, we're looking back at four matches that define the power, precision and unshakeable persistence that took her to an Open Era record of 23 Grand Slam titles and 319 weeks atop the WTA rankings. Last up: a signature face-off with chief

Daniil Medvedev came into Wimbledon having never won a main-draw match at a Grand Slam. The 21-year-old got that monkey off his back on Monday, and in the process pulled off a stunning upset. The Russian knocked off three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, on Centre

PARIS (AP) The nearly 15,000 tennis fans holding a ticket for Court Philippe Chatrier on Monday should consider themselves particularly fortunate. There's quite a lineup, with Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova - owners of a combined 49 Grand Slam singles titles - all scheduled to play

PARIS (AP) — A quick look at the French Open: LOOKAHEAD TO SUNDAY Serena Williams is playing in the fourth round at a Grand Slam tournament for the 64th time. Elena Rybakina is making her debut at that stage of a major. They'll meet Sunday for a berth in the

Caroline Wozniacki is finding life at No. 1 a lot better with a major in tow. The 27-year-old first reached the top ranking back in 2010. Despite a lengthy stay at the top, she had not won a Grand Slam until capturing the Australian Open a few weeks ago. The

PARIS (AP) The nearly 15,000 tennis fans holding a ticket for Court Philippe Chatrier on Monday should consider themselves particularly fortunate. There's quite a lineup, with Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova - owners of a combined 49 Grand Slam singles titles - all scheduled to play

NEW YORK (AP) - Bjorn Fratangelo will make his Grand Slam debut at the U.S. Open after winning the USTA Pro Circuit's Wild Card Challenge over the weekend. The U.S. Tennis Association said Monday that the 22-year-old from Pittsburgh finished the challenge with 83 points. He reached the final of

Eight years ago to this day—on August 4, 2012—one of the all-time greats became even greater when Serena Williams captured the gold medal at the London Olympics to complete her Golden Slam. It had been nearly a decade since Serena had completed a Career Slam—she did that by winning the

NEW YORK (AP) Bjorn Fratangelo will make his Grand Slam debut at the U.S. Open after winning the USTA Pro Circuit's Wild Card Challenge over the weekend. The U.S. Tennis Association said Monday that the 22-year-old from Pittsburgh finished the challenge with 83 points. He reached the final of the

PARIS (AP) — Kei Nishikori is healthy and ready to return to Grand Slam action at the French Open with what amounts to a rather modest goal, given his rate of success in recent years. "I hope," he said, "I can go to the second week." By now, that's nearly

The president of the Asian Tennis Federation is calling for the ITF to hold its own Grand Slam-type event to finance player development in its member countries. This would spread the game internationally, Anil Khanna, ATF president, was reported as saying by the Gulf News. "The ITF is not a

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — A LOOK AT SUNDAY Novak Djokovic won his third Grand Slam title of the year and 20th of his career. That ties him with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for the most by a man in tennis history. Djokovic has won Wimbledon six times, including three

Grigor Dimitrov has defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the fourth round of Roland Garros, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (3), to reach the quarterfinals of the clay court Grand Slam for the first time in his career. And with that, he now completes his career set of Grand Slam quarterfinals, having already

WATCH: Novak Djokovic's quest for the calendar-year Grand Slam

NEW YORK (AP) — Men's No. 1 Novak Djokovic continues his pursuit of the calendar Grand Slam when he faces Kei Nishikori. Djokovic has won all 23 matches he's played at the four most important tournaments in tennis in 2021. That means he is five victories away from a perfect

ZADAR, Croatia (AP) — Chair umpire Carlos Ramos issued a code violation to Croatia after Marin Cilic slammed his racket to the clay and mangled the frame during a Davis Cup loss to Sam Querrey of the United States. Since it was the first violation of the match, it was