From a former No. 1 against last year’s Indian Wells runner-up to up-and-coming Americans facing Top 16 seeds, there are a lot of tremendous first-round matches in the men’s draw at the Australian Open this year. Here are five of them: [WC] Andy Murray (GBR) vs [21] Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO)

From individuals to organizations, weekend warriors to professional players, minute observations to big-picture ideas, tennis has been top of mind across the board over the past two years. “I feel like this is the tennis boom part two,” says Trey Waltke, general manager of the Malibu Racquet Club in southern

MATCH POINT: Fritz tops countryman Tiafoe in Acapulco

From individuals to organizations, weekend warriors to professional players, minute observations to big-picture ideas, tennis has been top of mind across the board over the past two years. “I feel like this is the tennis boom part two,” says Trey Waltke, general manager of the Malibu Racquet Club in southern

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The University of Georgia police department is investigating the possible theft of prescription drugs within the school's tennis programs. Georgia has suspended men's and women's assistant coaches, Bo Hodge and Drake Bernstein, respectively. The investigation and suspensions of the top assistants come as Georgia prepares to

Nick Kyrgios Nick Kyrgios will often tell you that he is the main event at any tournament he plays, and never was that assertion more correct than in 2022. Irritated as I was to see Aryna Sabalenka excluded from our editorial Top 5, I don’t know how one even begins

Over the next two weeks, we're looking back at 10 years’ worth of memorable marathons and top-shelf tennis from the WTA’s boldest and bravest.​ See the entire women's and men's lists here, and relive each match with our video retrospectives. There were more celebrated WTA matches during this decade, but

WATCH: Federer's pre-Laver Cup press conference

Anderson is, quite simply, the most unexpected US Open men’s finalist of the Open era. Before last week, he had reached one quarterfinal in the 34 majors he had played in his 10-year career, and he was seeded just 28th here. When Andy Murray dropped out of an already thin

Sweden was unquestionably the superpower of men’s tennis in the ‘80s. Over the course of that decade, Swedish men won 13 Grand Slam singles titles. On three occasions, Sweden was the Davis Cup champion, more than any other nation during those ten years. Its players saturated the ranks, winning all

When it comes to the ATP Finals and its roster of past champions, it’s evident that some players have felt quite comfortable establishing themselves as the best of the best. The recently retired Roger Federer won the tournament six times in a nine-year span. Five-time champion Novak Djokovic claimed four

What will men’s tennis look like when Roger Federer retires? It’s a question asked regularly, with Federer having come to exemplify the sport over the last dozen years for not only the hardcore fan, but the casual, second-Sunday-at-the-Slams observer. For many who have enjoyed this great era of the game,

There’s no shortage of big names in the men’s quarterfinals at the Western & Southern Open, but for anyone wanting to catch a glimpse of what the future of men’s tennis might look like, look no further than this contest between the two youngest players remaining. For Stefanos Tsitsipas, playing

Two men who’ve each won two majors. Ascending Americans. Intriguing team events. And the shifting status of two tennis titans. Here’s more on five storylines in men’s tennis that could further shape the tale of 2024. Who’s No. 1? This being September, baseball’s pennant races are heating up. Though that’s

Abu Dhabi's Mubadala World Tennis event is nearing and some exciting news has been announced. Six men will compete for the title and two top names are already set to appear. Four-time Mubadala champion Rafael Nadal has confirmed he will be making his 10th showing at the hard-court event. The

The Davis Cup is marketed as "The World Cup of Tennis." That insinuates that the best of the best compete every year to win the title of best men’s tennis nation in the world. But is that really true? In short: no. To be fair, the winning Davis Cup countries

DUBAI—The 33rd edition of the ATP Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships is about to get underway: the 2025 men’s singles draw was revealed on Saturday, the 500-level event headlined by top seeds Daniil Medvedev and Alex de Minaur. “I was at the players gym talking to Gaël Monfils and telling

For a certain generation of tennis fans, the American men were revolutionary. The 1990s were dominated by the games and personalities of US players that collected accolades while garnering household recognition. Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and Jim Courier were generational talents that took the game to a special place. But

Right now, only one tennis player on the ATP World Tour has a singles and doubles ranking in the Top 20, and that’s Jack Sock. It’s a well-earned mark of distinction: Since last year’s Summer Olympics—where he won the bronze medal with Steve Johnson in men’s doubles and the gold

MIAMI HIGHLIGHTS: Fritz tops best friend Paul