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Tennis fans are used to seeing millionaires play each other. But the third-round match between Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro in Miami on Monday may have been the first to take it three zeroes farther. Both women are the daughters of sports-loving billionaires: Pegula’s father, Terry, owns the Buffalo Bills;

Ashleigh Barty is making a strong case to retain her No. 1 ranking at the Miami Open, weathering a relentless barrage from Aryna Sabalenka to subdue the No. 7 seed, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3. The defending champion must make the final to assure herself of a continued reign atop the

Each Thursday, Joel Drucker will look back at a moment in tennis that warrants remembrance. Some will be significant, others humorous, and many in between. It's Throwback Thursday, tennis-style. Nearly a decade later they would join forces, one coaching the other. But on this day in Key Biscayne, defending Miami

The Sunshine Swing comes to an electric conclusion at the Hard Rock Stadium, featuring a women’s final emblematic of the kind of power tennis fans have watched throughout the two weeks at the 2024 Miami Open. Elena Rybakina was a win away from the Sunshine Double in 2023 after capturing

As midnight struck in Madrid, the capacity crowd jammed into Manuel Santana Stadium stood as one. Together the fans gave Rafael Nadal, the greatest sportsman in their country’s history, one of the loudest ovations of his ovation-filled 20-year career. They wanted to experience one more emotion-drenched miracle win with him

Australian Open qualifier Bianca Andreescu starts of 2019 with a win over Venus Williams:

Chaos theory has been critical to the discourse surrounding women’s tennis in the last decade. But in a section of the Australian Open draw where the favorites have held impressively to form, so too has Naomi Osaka been free from the negative consequences of the Butterfly Effect—even as one such

MASON, Ohio (AP) — For Roger Federer, it was one big blur. The seven-time champion was ousted from one of his favorite tournaments in barely over an hour, falling in straight sets to a 21-year-old qualifier he'd never faced. Andre Rublev — with only one career win over a top-five

“Sweet and weird.” That’s how Petra Kvitova described what it felt like to win the Premier Mandatory event in Madrid on Saturday. Most fans and fellow players would agree with the first word she used: Every victory by the friendly and down-to-earth Czech is a popular one inside and outside

We know tons about the loser of a women’s match that took place in New York City on November 19, 1988. Less has been told about the winner. Meet Pam Shriver. Back in 1978, the 16-year-old Baltimore native had loudly announced herself as a significant contender. In her US Open

“They all took their own pathways,” Tennis Canada CEO Michael Downey said earlier this year when I asked him about the diverse crop of up-and-coming players that his country has produced in recent years. “I think it’s a reflection of the mosaic nature of Canada,” Downey said. “Immigrants hold onto

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Kiki Bertens felt fortunate to escape a tough semifinal match with a victory Sunday morning. She wasn't going to let things get so tight later on in the biggest match of her career. Bertens of the Netherlands overpowered Germany's Julia Goerges to cap a long, chilly

Simona Halep surged through her opening round encounter at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, easing past 2019 French Open finalist Marketa Vondrousova, 6-1, 6-3. "This match gives me confidence that my level is high," Halep said in her post-match press conference. "If I keep doing the same thing, I'll be

World No. 22 Maria Sakkari pulled off the biggest win of her career in Abu Dhabi on Monday, stunning No. 4-ranked Sofia Kenin, 2-6, 6-2, 6-0, to reach the semifinals of the WTA 500 event. Having lost the pair’s only two previous meetings, Sakkari seemed headed for another defeat as

On Friday at the Paris Masters, third seed Daniil Medvedev understandably was pleased when he took a seat for his virtual press conference. The 2019 US Open finalist produced a “level I want to be at all the time” in a performance that completely nullified Diego Schwartzman’s strengths as a

It’s not easy to hit more winners than your opponent, face no break points, and still lose a tennis match in straight sets. But that’s what John Isner did on Sunday in Cincinnati. Don’t be too hard on the man, though; there was an extenuating circumstance. He was playing Rafael

Novak Djokovic might not have been at his best the whole way in Miami, but you can’t say he wasn’t consistent. After beating David Ferrer in the quarterfinals 6-2, 7-6 (1) and Juan Monaco in the semis 6-0, 7-6 (5), the top seed completed his topsy-turvy trifecta today with a

PARIS—On Tuesday, after her masterfully varied quarterfinal win over Daria Kasatkina, I compared to Sloane Stephens to a boxer who understood exactly when to throw a cross, exactly when to jab, exactly when to back up against the ropes and roll with the punches. On Thursday, during her 6-4, 6-4

Well that’s that. Eleven months after it started, the 2016 tennis season is officially in the books. So now that it’s over, it’s time to reflect. We’ve taken stock of the season and, after much debate, have come up with the 10 most significant moments of the year. Any problems