Caroline Wozniacki, who made her pro debut eight days after her 15th birthday, doesn’t believe she will continue to play for as long as many tour veterans have, including the Williams sisters. The 24-year-old is very friendly with Serena Williams, who is 33 years old; Venus Williams, ranked No. 11,

PARIS—Lucie Safarova, who is in the semifinals at Roland Garros, believes she has finally hit her stride. The 28-year-old upset defending champion Maria Sharapova in the fourth round and then beat rising 21-year-old Garbine Muguruza in the quarterfinals. The Czech also reached the Wimbledon semifinals last year and will enter

MONTE CARLO—Andrey Rublev always had the idea in his head to work with the champion he idolized. At the start of this month, that notion came to fruition when Marat Safin signed on to join the world No. 9’s team alongside long-time coach Fernando Vicente—debuting last Friday at the UTS

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.— With a single tweet, American pro Jared Hiltzik became the online face of the resistance against the new ITF World Tennis Tour. "It’s tough," Hiltzik wrote on February 26. "Playing some of the best tennis of my life right now and at [No.] 350 I can’t get

ACAPULCO, Mexico -- Rafael Nadal may pull out of next week's tournament at Indian Wells, Calif., to spare his fragile knees from the hard courts. Nadal said he loves the tournament he won in 2007 and 2009 but has to think about protecting his knees and staying healthy for the

HIGHLIGHTS: Swiatek defeats eventual WTA Finals champion Garcia in Fort Worth

“My life was at a standstill as my MS worsened exponentially by the day. I barely left the house. I had to stop all sports; I couldn’t stand up without a walker. I had turned 50 and I was considering throwing in the towel. I confided in my family that

Andy Murray, who lost to Rafael Nadal at the ATP World Tour Finals on Wednesday, 6-4, 6-1, says he is always motivated to win, even in round-robin competition. Murray is now 1-1 in his group, having previously beaten David Ferrer (0-2). He will play Stan Wawrinka (1-1) on Friday, with

Often controversial but rarely dull, Bernard Tomic is gearing up for yet another attempt to reestablish his career. The 29-year-old isn't currently ranked in the Top 250, but reached a career-high ranking of No. 17 in 2016 and while still in his teens, he got to the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.

It was the last thing on Earth that Ons Jabeur wanted to do: sit on the edge of a bed, watching every agonizing minute of her devastating loss to heavy underdog Marketa Vondrousova in last year’s Wimbledon final. “I really wanted to kill Matt [Critchley, producer of the recent documentary

Venus Williams, who plays Kirsten Flipkens today at the Rogers Cup in her first match since losing to Urszula Radwanska in first round of the French Open, says the back injury that has been bothering her for the past year is healing. Venus, who partnered sister Serena in a doubles

As a kid, I would hit against a wall in a nearby park and pretend that I was on Centre Court. It was always the fifth set of the Wimbledon final, and while I don’t remember who I was playing, I do remember that the score was remarkably similar every

Nearly a decade ago, Novak Djokovic had thoughts of walking away from tennis after struggling to manage the weight of expectations that come with being a Grand Slam champion. Instead, allowing himself time to process an emotional loss at Roland Garros, Djokovic found liberation, beginning his journey to becoming his

Caroline Wozniacki, who endured a 1-5 stretch on European clay, is now playing with a blacked-out racket. She has been sponsored by Yonex since 2011, but played with Babolat before that. It’s unclear what frame the former No. 1 is using, but she told reporters in Eastbourne that she's experimenting

As I sat on a plane in Florida yesterday, waiting for it to take off, I could dimly hear Christmas music being piped through the cabin. I tuned it out as long as I could, until I finally couldn't ignore what I was being told: “It’s the most wonderful time

A glum John Isner rues his play in Europe after losing a record-setting 76-game match at Roland Garros to Paul-Henri Mathieu, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 18-16 in the second round. At five hours and 41 minutes, it was also the second longest match played at the French Open, behind

Entering the ATP Finals, there were questions surrounding Rafael Nadal’s status after he withdrew from the Rolex Paris Masters with an abdominal injury. On Monday, he was overpowered by Alexander Zverev, 6-2, 6-4, to lose his first match since Wimbledon, as well as first encounter in six meetings with the