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,

Entering the Western & Southern Open this week, there were questions about Madison Keys and her game after she endured first-round exits in Washington, D.C. and Toronto. The 24-year-old has shaken off those concerns with a stellar run to the Cincinnati final, defeating the in-form Sofia Kenin, 7-5, 6-4, in

You Should Know: Jenson Brooksby is for real

‘Heaven save us,’ sighed the Australian commentator, presumably speaking for his nation, after Samantha Stosur murdered a volley long to give up a 54-minute first set to China’s Zheng Jie. He sounded resigned to another early exit for Stosur at her home Slam, and that was indeed what transpired, but

ISTANBUL, Turkey—Last year, after contracting her umpteenth virus of the season, defending champion Petra Kvitova was forced to pull out of the WTA Championships after only one match—her first career defeat to Agnieszka Radwanska. This year, the tall Czech lefty enters the event with only a cold and in much

Maria Sharapova was the star of recurring nightmares for Ana Ivanovic, riding a seven-match winning streak against the statuesque Serbian. The run of dominance spanned seven years, with Sharapova snatching 13 of the last 15 sets the pair had played. Sharapova dispensed the most painful loss of the streak nearly

YESTERDAY (July 15) Philadelphia Freedoms d. San Diego Aviators 19-18 The Philadelphia Freedoms capped off their home opener with a bang as they defeated the San Diego Aviators in dramatic fashion. Down 10-4, the Freedoms reeled off three straight sets to pull off the comeback. Victoria Azarenka was a key

LONDON (AP) The last Wimbledon singles contest of 2002 champion Lleyton Hewitt's career was a back-and-forth, 4-hour tussle in which he saved three match points before finally succumbing 11-9 in the fifth set. He might have lost. He did not go gently. Felt fitting. Even to Hewitt himself. ''Pretty much

WATCH: Novak Djokovic at the Cincinnati Masters

INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—On Thursday, Milos Raonic handled Miomir Kecmanovic, 6-3, 6-4, to advance to the BNP Paribas Open semifinals. Kecmanovic learned the hard way that you simply can't afford to make any mistakes against players that can serve like Raonic. Two of the Serbian's failures to hold quickly turned into

Jack Draper secured the biggest title of his career with a stellar performance at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna, after toppling Almaty champion Karen Khachanov 6-4, 7-5 on Sunday. The 22-year-old was already assured of a new career-high ranking, having halted Tomas Machac and No. 6 seed Lorenzo Musetti

Will an unseeded player walk away with the trophy in Guadalajara? It’s a strong possibility at the WTA 1000 event, with five advancing to the quarterfinals and one guaranteed to play for the title in the top half of the draw. That result was assured when Martina Trevisan rallied Wednesday

TOKYO (AP) — Naomi Osaka has the hopes of the entire host nation resting on her. Novak Djokovic is attempting to accomplish something that no man has done before in tennis. Both players are after something special at the Tokyo Olympics and both produced convincing victories Monday to reach the

LONDON (AP) -- Eugenie Bouchard is making another deep run at a Grand Slam after reaching the Wimbledon quarterfinals by beating the player who upset Serena Williams. The 13th-seeded Canadian was down 5-3 in the second set but won the last four games to defeat France's Eugenie Bouchard 7-6 (5),

NEW YORK (AP) The latest on the U.S. Open (all times local): 11:40 p.m. The U.S. Open is the only Grand Slam tournament where Petra Kvitova has never reached the semifinals. She has never even been to the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows. Says she's not a big fan of all

Last Week's Tournaments Rogers Cup (ATP - Hard - Montreal, Canada) - Singles Final: Novak Djokovic def. Roger Federer 7-6, 2-6, 7-6. - Singles Semifinal: Roger Federer def. Radek Stepanek 7-6, 6-2. - Singles Semifinal: Novak Djokovic def. Rafael Nadal 7-5, 6-3. - Singles Bracket - Doubles Final: Mahesh Bhupathi/Pavel

Talking Tennis with Tracy: Tips for the terre battue

It was, on the whole, a quiet round of 16 in Shanghai today. The top five seeds advanced to the quarterfinals, and neither of the two upsets—Radek Stepanek over John Isner, Tommy Haas over Janko Tipsarevic—were of the shocking variety. More unexpected to me was Sam Querrey taking a set

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—A dominating win by Roger Federer in his 1,000th career match and a more difficult workout for Rafael Nadal set up a rare Grand Slam marquee semifinal between the former top-ranked players. Four-time Australian Open champion Federer advanced to his ninth straight semifinal at Melbourne Park with a