"When I wasn't playing with Barbie dolls," says Sofia Kenin, "I was always playing with different kinds of balls, and my dad said, let's try tennis. "As I started developing, as I started playing more tournaments and getting higher in the rankings, I saw I had massive potential." For those

ISTANBUL, Turkey—Serena Williams says that had it not been for her serious foot injury in the summer of 2010 and her pulmonary embolism in early 2011, she might not have achieved the same level of success since she returned to play in June 2011. Since then, the American has won

Rafael Nadal, who returned to tennis in February after a seven-month absence due to a knee injury, has reached the final of every tournament he’s played this season. After winning his fifth title of the year in Madrid, Nadal tells reporters he is playing better now than he was when

Bianca Andreescu is feeling optimistic after a "dream" return to competition at Roland Garros. In her first Grand Slam action since Wimbledon last summer, the 2019 US Open champion defeated Sara Sorrbes Tormo and No. 23 seed Anna Kalinskaya, the latter from a set down, before losing in three sets

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WATCH: Remember the life and legacy of Nick Bollettieri, one of the sport's greatest coaches and pioneer of tennis academies, after opening Bollettieri Tennis Academy in 1978.

MONACO—Six-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic faces an anxious wait to see how long his right-wrist injury will keep him away from tennis. Djokovic lost his Monte Carlo Masters title on Saturday after being beaten by Roger Federer in the semifinal, where the Serb played with heavy strapping on his

INDIAN WELLS, Calif.(AP) Roger Federer doesn't think becoming a father will effect on his tennis. ``I think in a way I always had the dream that once I became No. 1 in the world if I have a child I hope I have it early enough so he can see

It’s been nearly three months since basketball legend Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash, along with his daughter Gianna and seven other passengers. On Sunday, Nick Kyrgios—a huge basketball fan—took to Instagram to show off new ink on his arm dedicated to his late idol.

I would have written this sooner, but I didn’t have an ending. Now I have one: Maher is carrying on, teaching at his own facility. That little fact caps a true and wonderful story that I haven’t told in almost 30 years. In 2004 I went to Jordan to visit

I don't know. Again, when we play next time it's going to be a different story. I'm not even sure there is anything much to analyze. Daniil Medvedev, after losing to Novak Djokovic in the US Open final—a brutal, three-hour and 15-minute baseline battle that featured a second set lasting

NEW YORK—“I came in really focused, felt like I was just locked in every point, ready to go,” Taylor Fritz said after his 6-3, 7-6 (1), 6-1 win over Matteo Berrettini on Wednesday night in Louis Armstrong Stadium. Those words were, if anything, something of an understatement. This had to

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Pete Sampras doesn't understand how Roger Federer does it. When he reached the age of 31, he was burned out from the grind of the tour, the constant travel. It was difficult to stay motivated. That's why Sampras decided to walk away on top -- after winning

WATCH: Kontaveit dispatched Olympic champion Belinda Bencic en route to her third career title in Ostrava.

Robin Soderling, after defeating Roger Federer in the French Open quarterfinals: "Of course it's nice to beat the world No. 1 two years in a row on the center court. I think both times I play really good tennis. "As I said, I think even though I lost so many

Stan Wawrinka is back on the practice court and looking forward to playing tournaments again, but the three-time Grand Slam champion acknowledged that he's enjoyed his break from tour. Interviewed by L'Illustre magazine, Wawrinka described some of the benefits of being home during lockdown. "I loved this period," he said.