Twelve months ago, Paula Badosa thought she might never play top-level tennis again. But now, back in the Top 10 and reinvigorated after overcoming injuries, her love for the game has never been stronger. “I really enjoy the competition,” the WTA's 2024 Comeback Player of the Year says on the

MADRID (AP) — Roger Federer looked as comfortable as ever on his return to clay. Showing no signs of rust after skipping clay-court tournaments the last two seasons, Federer cruised to a 6-2, 6-3 win over Richard Gasquet at the Madrid Open on Tuesday. The fourth-seeded Federer needed less than

NEW YORK—Normally, after a match in Arthur Ashe Stadium, we only hear from the winner. But when Carlos Alcaraz finally subdued Frances Tiafoe, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-3 in their semifinal on Friday night, ESPN broke protocol and talked to the man who lost the match as well.

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Rookie Coco Vandeweghe on her loss to Francesca Schiavone: “I am disappointed in myself. I'm disappointed that I let the team down a little bit. Of course, I'd like to start out with a win in the first tie. That I didn't do that, of course I was upset. I

World No. 1 Rafael Nadal says he has no plans to add to his coaching team, even though some of his rivals have made major coaching moves by hiring Hall of Fame players as coaches. Roger Federer just announced he has hired Stefan Edberg for 10 weeks in 2014; Novak

Two years ago, a chilling sound jarred Wimbledon’s hallowed grounds: a players’s voice crying for help. The sound came from Court 17, where fans were engrossed in a women’s second-round match. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, who had received a wild card into the event, and Sorana Cirstea had just begun playing a

Saturday marked a special anniversary in the life and career of Coco Gauff, and the US Open champion served up a sweet message to her younger self on social media to commemorate it. Gauff, then just 15, won her first career WTA singles title in Linz, Austria as a lucky

Andrea Petkovic, who is playing doubles with Ana Ivanovic in Miami, says that the two have side bets going on during their matches. "I won 20 bucks," Petkovic said. "Ana, I think she shed one tear, because I hit aces. Today I hit on set and match point. I was

BRISBANE—Former world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka says 2014 was a very difficult year for her and perhaps she should have skipped the tennis season altogether. The 25-year-old was injured most of the year and stopping dating Stefan Gordy, better known as RedFoo. Currently ranked No. 42, Azarenka lost her first

Roger Federer has rediscovered his “sneak attack”, hitting the half-volley return during a straight-set win against Jan-Lennard Struff in the third round at Wimbledon. Federer first pulled off the crowd-pleasing shot at Cincinnati in 2015 and went for it regularly for a little while, but the world No. 2 has

Dominic Thiem says he hasn't decided whether to reduce his tournament schedule next season, having played more than anticipated during his Top 10 rise this year. Thiem competed in 27 tournaments this season, adding events even while citing tiredness and injury, and also played some exhibitions. The next-highest amount for

Looking back across the last bunch of seasons, no one in American tennis among the men has made more inroads than Tommy Paul. At the end of 2018, he stood at No. 201 in the ATP Rankings. A year later, he advanced to No. 90. He concluded a disrupted 2020

World No. 2 Alexander Zverev came into the Mutua Madrid Open with a confidence-boosting triumph in Munich. But on Tuesday, the top seed dropped to 4-4 in ATP Masters 1000 events this year. Francisco Cerundolo added a second season win over the German (Buenos Aires), improving to 3-0 in the

Jamie Hampton, who reached the fourth round of Roland Garros two weeks ago, continues her fine play, upsetting No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska, 7-6 (2), 6-2, in the first round and then beating Su-Wei Hsieh, 6-4, 7-6 (2), today to reach the Eastbourne quarterfinals. Hampton, who qualified for Eastbourne, will play

“You don’t want to ask that question. You know I get very mad, very upset, very angry.” Enter the trolling side of Roger Federer. When presented a question about retirement, the 20-time major champion poked some fun during a live chat for On, the footwear company he began a partnership

"As I mentioned in Melbourne after my match and at the airport as I landed in Spain, I know this is not the same injury I suffered last year," said Nadal in a statement. "I feel good and I am only thinking now of recovering well. My main goal right

After leading Great Britain back to the Davis Cup World Group for the first time since 2008 with a 4-1 victory over host Croatia, Andy Murray says he is committed to playing the competition in 2014. Murray has won 16 consecutive singles rubbers for Britain, but has only played five

PARIS—Rafael Nadal, who will face world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals of Roland Garros, says he's shed some nerves that he experienced during his first few events of the season. Nadal has won Roland Garros nine times, and has beaten Djokovic there six times, including in last year's