• Picby Pete Bodo* Going into their fourth-round meeting today at Roland Garros, Janko Tipsarevic (seeded No. 8) and Nicolas Almagro (No. 12), both on the far side of age 25, had yet to meet in an official ATP match. Tipsarevic could not have known too much about Almagro, and

MASON, OHIO — Monday kicked off the women’s first round at the Western & Southern Open. (Tuesday brings with it 41 matches, including six second-round matches.) The tournament also held the WTA All Access Hour, where all of the top eight seeds but Petra Kvitova, who was busy preparing for

PARIS (AP)—Serena Williams knew, of course, that 11 years had passed since her only French Open championship. She also knew, of course, what happened a year ago in Paris: the only first-round Grand Slam loss of her career, to a woman ranked outside the top 100, no less. Eager to

PARIS—In two prior matches versus Kei Nishikori, Dominic Thiem had failed to win a set. Fifty-six minutes into their fourth-round match early this Sunday afternoon, he’d won two by the rather staggering score of 6-2, 6-0. The aesthetic appeal of Thiem’s game is his backhand, a one-handed shot executed with

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—After some Centre Court dramatics against Marcos Baghdatis, Novak Djokovic’s bid for a first Wimbledon title is still alive. Already annoyed at dropping his serve in the second set, the second-seeded Serb lost an 11-shot rally in the next game. As Baghdatis smiled and lapped up the ovation,

WATCH: Paul visited the TC Live Desk following his upset over Hurkacz at the BNP Paribas Open.

PARIS—So…that was only the quarterfinals? Tennis doesn’t lack for classics these days, and you can add Djokovic-Tsonga to the long list from this era. What I keep seeing when I think about the match is the two players, at a crucial stage, carefully slicing the ball back and forth. It’s

LONDON (AP)—An ailing Rafael Nadal toiled for nearly three hours before beating Mardy Fish 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (3) at the ATP World Tour Finals on Sunday, while Roger Federer also needed three sets to win his opening match. Defending champion Federer began his quest for a record sixth title at

MADRID (AP)—Top-ranked Serena Williams was knocked out of the Madrid Masters on Wednesday, falling 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 to Nadia Petrova of Russia in the third round. Petrova, who has won 19 doubles titles, had 10 aces and frustrated Williams into making 41 errors. Williams had looked out of form in

An inspired Roger Federer defeated an impaired Novak Djokovic, 7-5, 6-2, to reach his fourth Monte Carlo Masters final. Squaring off five weeks after they collaborated in a thrilling Indian Wells title match—and eight years after their initial meeting in Monte Carlo—the rivals stayed in step for 10 games before

PARIS (AP) -- This is what Maria Sharapova does. She digs herself a big hole in a match, then figures a way out, no matter what it takes. She hits shots left-handed. Takes her time between points. Pumps her fists and screams ''Come on!'' after her opponent's mistakes. And wins.

On Christmas Eve in Dubai, the World Tennis League’s debut season came to an end. The mixed duo of Dominic Thiem and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of the Hawks clinched their team’s 32-25 victory with a 7-6 (4), 6-3 win over Sania Mirza and Holger Rune, representing the Kites. How best to

MADRID (AP) — Before any matches were played, Elias Ymer didn't hesitate to say Sweden could succeed at the Davis Cup Finals despite being one of the lowest-ranked nations in the competition. He backed up his words with a great opening win on Thursday, then cheered on his brother Mikael

One of the greatest rivalries in tennis history will resume on Centre Court on Friday, as Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will meet in the Wimbledon semifinals. Federer was the first of the two to book his spot into the final four, dropping serve in the first game of the

MONACO (AP) — Rafael Nadal remains on course to retain his Monte Carlo Masters title and won't have Novak Djokovic standing in his way. The top-ranked Nadal beat big-hitting Russian Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-2 on Friday to reach the quarterfinals, clinching victory with a clinical smash at the net. The

MATCH POINT: Nadal survives Alcaraz

Roger Federer survived a big upset bid in his opening match at the Miami Open on Saturday, rallying from a set down—and nearly a break down in the second set—to edge Radu Albot, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. Albot, who captured the first ATP title of his career just a few weeks

NEW YORK—On Monday at the U.S. Open, Taylor Townsend faced Caroline Wozniacki in the first-ever match on the shiny new Grandstand stadium. The first intense battle of the fortnight had a fitting arena, teeming with fans, as Wozniacki slipped away with the 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win after more than two

MONACO (AP) — Defending champion Rafael Nadal and top-ranked Novak Djokovic eased into the Monte Carlo Masters quarterfinals on Thursday, remaining on course to meet in the final of the clay-court tournament they've long dominated. The two rivals, who share 32 Grand Slam titles, could meet for a 54th time.

The fans watching through their Zoom apps at home were roaring for Andy Murray in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday. But the former No. 1 hardly seemed to notice as their faces flashed on the big screens next to him at courtside. Murray was too busy doing what he usually