WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—Defending champion Rafael Nadal beat Gilles Muller in straight sets Saturday to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon, committing only three unforced errors in a masterful display that keeps the Spaniard on course for a third title at the All England Club. In a match that had been

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—Novak Djokovic is tough to beat at Wimbledon, indoors or out. Playing the day's first Centre Court match Friday under the retractable roof, defending champion Djokovic rallied past Radek Stepanek 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2. When a drizzle delayed the start of the third round, tournament officials decided Djokovic's

NEW YORK—Stan Wawrinka wanted a coffee. Not after the countless forehands he traded with Juan Martin del Potro in a match that ended at 1:22 a.m., but before it all began, in a barren cafeteria inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. Simona Halep had just won a 12-minute service game to take

STUTTGART, Germany (AP)—The United States, a record 17-time Fed Cup champion, was relegated from the top-tier World Group on Sunday, failing to win a single point in a 5-0 loss to Germany, Germany’s decisive win came when Andrea Petkovic beat Melanie Oudin 6-2, 6-3 in the first of the reverse

Tuesday's Play (First round, Second round)(1) Djokovic d. Gimeno-Traver, 6-2, 2-6 6-3 —Dan Markowitz's Racquet Reaction *(6) Berdych d. Anderson, 6-4, 6-3 (9) Simon d. Fognini, 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-3 (10) Del Potro d. Mayer, 6-4, 6-2 —Peter Bodo's Racquet Reaction (12) Monfils d. Kohlschreiber, 7-5, 6-7 (2), 6-3

ATLANTA (AP)—Top seed John Isner won a hard-fought tiebreaker in the first set and held off teenager Jack Sock on Friday night to advance to the Atlanta Open semifinals. Isner led 4-1 in the first set before losing his momentum after a rain delay of 1 hour, 4 minutes and

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—The age gap only two years, the difference in experience is vast between Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka. Sharapova will play her sixth Grand Slam final at the Australian Open on Saturday against Azarenka, who is making her debut. And it isn’t just a major title on the

WASHINGTON (AP)—Mardy Fish passed on the London Olympics. Tommy Haas wanted in. The top-seeded American required big and timely serves to reach the second round. The fourth-seeded Haas advanced with relative ease. Fish rallied from an opening-set loss and beat Bjorn Phau 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday night in the

NEW YORK—In researching Jack Sock for a profile about the American this summer, most coaches and commentators spoke to the 23-year-old’s steady progress and immense potential. Sock’s forehand, with its nearly unrivaled combination of spin and speed, is commonly cited as one of the game’s best, and he’s used it

It wasn’t Andy Roddick botching a volley against Roger Federer in the 2009 Wimbledon final with a two-set lead within his grasp, and it wasn’t Rafael Nadal missing a short backhand in the fifth set of what would be a six-hour 2012 Australian Open final against Novak Djokovic No, this

WASHINGTON (AP)—James Blake’s reward for upsetting defending champion David Nalbandian 6-2, 6-4 on Tuesday at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic will be a third-round matchup against his big-serving doubles partner John Isner. Isner beat Germany’s Tobias Kamke 6-1, 6-3, while in other second-round results at the U.S. Open-tuneup event, Kevin

As digital currency goes, it’s podcasts, rather than Bitcoin, whose value has continuously risen. It should come as no surprise. As internet users desired shorter, more digestible content—spurred by the proliferation and ubiquitous use of mobile phones—word counts have decreased accordingly. Longform used to mean a 3,000-word magazine profile. Now

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Roger Federer overcame a two-set deficit Friday at Wimbledon to avoid his earliest Grand Slam exit since 2004. The six-time champion found himself two points from defeat on six occasions but survived a tense fourth-set tiebreaker and beat Julien Benneteau in the third round, 4-6, 6-7 (3),

PARIS (AP)—Four-time champion Rafael Nadal began his quest to wrest back the French Open title by dismissing Gianni Mina of France 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 Tuesday, despite struggling at times on his serve before extending his record to 32-1 at Roland Garros. Nadal, who was upset by Robin Soderling in the

NEW YORK—It needs to be said: One of the best matches of the fortnight was the women's doubles final. The match was buried between the controversial women's single's final and the men's singles final, which started while the doubles champs were literally still wiping off their sweat. The Sunday afternoon

A new friend came to play for the San Diego Aviators on Saturday night, and former Top 10 player Ernests Gulbis stopped by to help the home team win its second straight match by defeating the visiting Washington Kastles, 21-15.

Driving past the Claremont Club is a somber sight these days. A once thriving club now sits unoccupied with no members being welcomed in. Instead, signs cover the gates read "Save the Claremont Club." The facility closed its doors on August 1 due to substantial financial losses from COVID-19. Staring

As of April 1993, Monica Seles was tearing up the tennis record book. Of the last eleven Grand Slam events she’d entered, the 19-year-old Seles had won eight. Included in this run to the top were three wins in Slam finals versus the great Stefanie Graf—twice at Roland Garros (1990,

Sania Mirza may be just what this game—and maybe this world—needs: An attractive Muslim woman from India who paints her toes, wears belly sweats, and a diamond-studded nose ring. And this is coming from someone who’s pretty respectful of conservative religion (at least when its adherents don't advocate blowing up

The life of a professional tennis player can be quite fickle at times: One moment, you’re accomplishing your life’s goals by emerging triumphant at one of the four Grand Slam tournaments and then the next, you’re on a 2-8 skid that lasts for months. That’s the situation doubles specialists Kevin