Jessica Pegula has been climbing rapidly up the ranks this season, and says that's partly because she's found the right combination of offense and defense. The 27-year-old began the season ranked 62nd and has reached the Australian Open quarterfinals, where she fell to friend and eventual finalist Jennifer Brady, and

Garbiñe Muguruza is on a roll. After somewhat no-showing last week’s Doha final, losing 6-2, 6-1 to Petra Kvitova, the 2021 WTA wins leader has bounced right back—earning wins over Amanda Anisimova, Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka. The Spaniard will face rock-solid Elise Mertens as she attempts to reach her

Everywhere you turned, it seemed the unexpected was happening in both Doha and Dubai. One American upset another top seed, while a major champion saw his comeback-return campaign end in the quarterfinal round. These are the Top 5 Photos from Thursday. (All photos Getty) 1 Taylor Fritz The American kept

It was on March 11, 1991, exactly 30 years ago to this day, when Monica Seles, one of the most accomplished players in tennis history, rose to No. 1 for the first time on the WTA rankings. And it came fast—she was just 17 and hadn’t even played three full

Coco Gauff found herself contesting a seventh-consecutive three-set match. It took the American over two hours to secure a 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 victory against Marketa Vondrousova in the tension-filled Dubai second round. Gauff became frustrated with the Czech when she caught her service toss with her racquet instead of her

Roughly six months ago, Roger Federer’s rehab from two knee surgeries began at the bottom, his fitness coach Pierre Paganini having him perform exercises that a 70-year-old could perform easily. Today, 405 days after he’d last played a competitive match, in Doha at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, 39-year-old Federer labored

In a battle between two of the tour’s most in-form players, former world No. 1 Garbiñe Muguruza triumphed in a major way over Adelaide International champion Iga Swiatek, sweeping aside the reigning Roland Garros champion, 6-0, 6-4, to reach the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships quarterfinals. "I think I played

As 1991 began, Jim Courier was a mere 20 years old—but already standing at a challenging crossroads. Over the course of his teens, he’d advanced considerably. Ranked No. 348 in the world at the start of 1988, Courier was ranked No. 22 by the beginning of 1990. Along the way,

Welcome back, Roger Federer. After two knee surgeries and 14 months away from tennis, Federer picked up where he left off with a thrilling 7-6 (8), 3-6, 7-5, victory over Dan Evans. Aside from a brief lapse early in the second set, Wednesday’s performance was as good as Federer fans

Osaka has retired from tennis. No, don't worry, it's not Naomi. Her older sister, Mari, announced on Instagram that after a short-lived career the 24-year-old is retiring from tennis. However, the match was, apparently, not made in heaven, as the Mari called the journey one that she "didn't enjoy ultimately."

The action continued to unfold at the ATP 250 event in Doha and the WTA 1000-level tournament in Dubai. Many top names were forced to dig deep to advance past red-hot players, and one major champion scored his first victory after 14 long months away from the action. These are

Following her straight-set loss to Anastasia Potapova on Tuesday in Dubai, Madison Keys has now broken even in her first two events of the season, and says she has some catching up to do. The 26-year-old reached the second round of both Doha and Dubai, her first events since the

It was a day full of upsets in both Doha and Dubai, with experienced players proving they can still beat the best and rising stars defeating childhood idols. These are the Top 5 Photos from Tuesday. (All photos Getty) 1 Roger Federer The 20-time Grand Slam champion was spotted taking

Three-time Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships finalist Svetlana Kuznetsova scored the first big upset of the tournament on Tuesday when she rallied from a set down to reel off seven straight games en route to a 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 stunner over top seed Elina Svitolina. "I haven't been playing too

While Aslan Karatsev’s run to the Australian Open semifinal wasn't completely out of the blue, the circumstances were certainly surprising. Ranked inside the UTR’s Top 40 prior to the event, the Russian dismantled Egor Gerasimov and Diego Schwartzman in the first week without dropping more than three games in a

Move over Anne Hathaway and Tom Holland. Elina Svitolina is coming for you. Never shy in expressing herself, Svitolina delivered a standout performance on Lip Sync Battle Ukraine. The world No. 5, whose TikTok content can border the style of music videos at times, went down the route of Zendaya

Roger Federer will have his first experience of pandemic tennis this week as he returns in Doha, saying that so far he's just been following the game like anyone else. The 20-time Grand Slam champion has been off for more than a year and, just months away from turning 40,

There’s no shame in picking favorites when the price is right. Just ask Novak Djokovic or Naomi Osaka backers at the Australian Open. The Serb didn’t offer much value at +120 to win the tournament outright, but he came through in a big way to win his ninth title in