There’s traditional betting—which we’ve covered extensively here and here—and there’s also daily fantasy sports. Don’t think of DFS, as it’s often referred to, as an inferior way to wager, though. Rather, it’s a fun way to get some skin in the game—and potentially a big payday as well. Since tennis

Some players wear their heart on their sleeve. Venus Williams' heart was whizzing around the back of her neck like a runaway hoola hoop seven games into her match with Paula Ormaechea. The heart-shaped pendant Williams wears on a chain was swirling as she careened around the court, chasing shots

All the world's a stage, and Andy Murray's a major play actor. That's the tact Nikolay Davydenko took before today's first-round showdown, when he suggested the Scot's hobbled lurch around the court while clutching at his back at Roland Garros last month provoked laughter in the locker room from players

Roger Federer was simply magistral (masterful) in the first set of his 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (3) win over Gael Monfils in the French Open quarterfinals on Tuesday. He was all the more so because he started the set so poorly. Playing in cool, windy conditions that he had expressed concern

It had been 29 days since Novak Djokovic last took the court. If he was a bit rusty for the first set-and-a-half against Cedrik-Marcel Stebe, it was understandable. Stebe, the No. 72 player in the world, had taken a set off of Lleyton Hewitt at the Australian Open, but it

LILLE, France (AP) — Yannick Noah took a big gamble in the Davis Cup final and it paid off. When the France captain fielded an inexperienced pair for the doubles, many were perplexed. He was rewarded by a victory that put France one point away from a 10th Davis Cup

LONDON (AP) — A day after the ATP Finals lost Rafael Nadal to injury, Roger Federer lifted spirits at the O2 Arena by extending his stay to the weekend. The 19-time Grand Slam champion guaranteed his place in Saturday's semifinals by defeating Alexander Zverev 7-6 (6), 5-7, 6-1 on Tuesday.

WATCH—Daily Serve from Day 6 in Cincinnati:

On Tuesday, 2023 Australian Open finalist Elena Rybakina blasted past 16-year-old wild card Emerson Jones at Melbourne Park to win her first Grand Slam match with coach Goran Ivanisevic in her corner. Come Thursday, the No. 6 seed will meet another teen talent in 17-year-old wild card Iva Jovic of

WIMBLEDON, England(AP) Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters were evenly matched from the start of their professional rivalry, 12 years ago in a qualifying tournament near Tel Aviv. Henin closed out the victory by winning a second-set tiebreaker. She was ranked 294th, Clijsters 513th. With the series now 12-all, the Belgians

MONACO (AP) Doubting he had it in him to go this far, a grieving Novak Djokovic advanced to the Monte Carlo Masters final with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Tomas Berdych on a day when wind disrupted the serves of both players. Djokovic was playing two days after his

NEW YORK (AP) -- Laura Robson ran into a camera crew when she stepped outside her hotel before heading to the U.S. Open on Sunday. ''I got really excited because I thought they were waiting for someone who was actually famous,'' she said. Turns out, that someone was her. Though

LONDON(AP) The United States and Italy reached the Fed Cup final on Sunday, with the Americans saving a match point in the decisive match of the best-of-five series and the Italians eliminating defending champion Russia. The Americans, who have won a record 17 Fed Cup titles but none since 2000,

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP)—Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki was expecting a challenge at the Family Circle Cup—and she got it from a 48th-ranked player from the Czech Republic. The top-seeded Dane had to win two tiebreakers to defeat Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 7-6 (6), 7-6 (9) in a stadium court match that lasted more

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki was expecting a challenge at the Family Circle Cup - and she got it from a 48th-ranked player from the Czech Republic. The top-seeded Dane had to win two tiebreakers to defeat Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 7-6 (6), 7-6 (9) in a stadium court match

LONDON (AP) Roger Federer weathered a barrage of big hitting by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France to begin his title defense with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 win Sunday in the opening match of the ATP World Tour Finals. Federer came into the tournament on a 12-match winning streak following titles in

WATCH: World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty wins the final four games of her quarterfinal clash with Barbora Krejcikova.

A red-hot Nicolas Jarry pulled off the biggest win of his career on Saturday night, taking out No. 2-ranked Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals of the clay-court event in Buenos Aires, 7-6 (2), 6-3. The big-hitting Chilean’s previous-best win came against a No. 3-ranked Alexander Zverev in Barcelona five years

Court Report: Tennis Channel recaps the weekend that was:

Sebastian Korda finished his 2020 season on a high note, reaching the Roland Garros fourth round and earning the opportunity to play his lifelong idol, Rafael Nadal. Although the King of Clay dispatched him with ease, it was an important step in his development—there is nothing more daunting in tennis,