Angelique Kerber, perhaps the most surprising multiple-time Grand Slam singles champion in recent memory, has officially retired from tennis. A winner of three singles majors who held the world No. 1 ranking for 34 weeks, the 36-year-old played her final match representing Germany at the Paris Olympic Games. After defeating

MELBOURNE—While such stylists as Roger Federer, Nick Kyrgios and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga can reveal their visceral and layered qualities even when watched on smart phones, Marin Cilic can appear robotic and monochromatic. But viewed up close, this man from Croatia’s movement and ability to shape the ball reveals deceptive texture and

NEW YORK—“I was definitely not expecting that!” Coco Gauff exclaimed during one of her several New York City events in the hectic build-up to the US Open. The 2023 champion could have been speaking about any number of recent surreal events: Seeing her face on a Wheaties cereal box, landing

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Coco Gauff was the No. 4 seed at the China Open. She made the semifinals at the same tournament last year. She’s a Grand Slam champion and has one of the sport’s most recognizable faces. But when the 1000-level event in Beijing began two weeks ago, with seven of the

The eight players who have qualified for the 2024 ATP Finals have been split into two groups. The most eye-catching news may be who isn’t in either of them: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. For the first time since 2001, none of the Big Three are taking part

Coco Gauff vs. Marta Kostyuk Head-to-head: Gauff leads 3-1 Gauff and Kostyuk will meet for the fourth time in two years at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open, having faced off three times in 2024. Gauff won twice but two of their three matches went three sets. The American began the new

INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—No one beats Tallon Griekspoor six times in a row. Amid the stunning scenery of the Coachella Valley, the 43rd-ranked Dutchman stunned Alexander Zverev—the BNP Paribas Open’s No. 1 seed—4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4). Griekspoor had lost his previous five contests against Zverev, including four times just last

🖥️📱 Click here for live coverage on TennisChannel.com (United States only; start time not before 5 p.m. ET) A meeting between Holger Rune and Jack Draper in the BNP Paribas Open final isn’t what many expected to cap nearly two weeks in Indian Wells. While Jannik Sinner obviously couldn’t be

MIAMI, USA — “JOAO. FONSECA. JOAO. FONSECA.” For over two hours and 30 minutes at the Hard Rock Stadium, that’s all that Alex de Minaur could hear every time he walked to the Stadium Court baseline to face Brazil’s Joao Fonseca—and his passionate legion of yellow-and-green clad supporters. Their chanting

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP)—Novak Djokovic is finding a higher gear in South Florida after a sluggish start to 2025. Djokovic, gunning for his seventh Miami Open title, dispatched American Sebastian Korda 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) Thursday in one hour, 24 minutes in a quarterfinal match that was postponed from Wednesday night

ROME, Italy—“Who said that?” Iga Swiatek wanted to know the source of rumors claiming she planned to skip the upcoming Wimbledon Championships. “Shouldn't believe this stuff,” the former world No. 1 confimed during her Media Day press conference at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. “During past few days I saw million

LONDON (AP) - Even as Serena Williams piled up aces and groundstroke winners from all angles, even as she stormed through seven games in a row and 10 of the last 13 in yet another comeback, her Wimbledon quarterfinal against Victoria Azarenka never felt like a runaway. That's because Azarenka,

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Third-seeded Victoria Azarenka won 12 straight games to finish off Heather Watson 6-1, 6-0 in 67 minutes Monday in the opening match on center court at the Australian Open. Azarenka, one of six women who can finish atop the rankings depending on results at Melbourne Park, is

ROME (AP) Top-ranked Novak Djokovic edged Roger Federer on Saturday to set up another meeting with rival Rafael Nadal in the Italian Open final. The defending champion at the Foro Italico, Djokovic beat Federer 6-2, 7-6 (4). Five-time winner Nadal eliminated fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 7-6 (6), 6-0 in the

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) The Centre Court crowd, buzzing with casual conversation during a changeover, suddenly went silent when the chair umpire uttered words rarely heard at Wimbledon, or anywhere else. Ladies and gentlemen,'' he said,Mr. Federer is taking an off-the-court medical timeout.'' Roger Federer has seldom been slowed by

LAS VEGAS, Nevada—Kevin Anderson came into the Tennis Channel Open ranked a career-best No. 175 and left with a higher high of No. 121 after reaching the final as a qualifier. It’s one step closer to his ultimate goal of reaching the top 10 – already a lofty ambition for

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) Jelena Jankovic and Serena Williams think they're entitled to be considered the No. 1 female tennis player. They'll have the chance to prove it at the Australian Open. Jankovic has the bragging rights now, spending the last two months at the top of the rankings despite a series

PARIS(AP) Four three-set matches, four victories for Maria Sharapova at the French Open. The unseeded Russian with the injured right shoulder pulled out another close one at Roland Garros on Sunday, coming back to beat 25th-seeded Li Na of China 6-4, 0-6, 6-4 and reach the quarterfinals at the clay-court

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.(AP) Anna Kournikova is still the center of attention on center court. Or, at least, on a makeshift one in a mall parking lot. A tennis sensation from the time she was a teen, Kournikova spent more hours posing for photographs than she ever did raising tournament