Tennis was played in outer space for the first time ever on Tuesday. Equipped with USTA Net Generation foam balls and small racquets, four astronauts in the International Space Station got to play a competitive match while orbiting the earth. "Our match in space was pretty challenging due to the

Bencic out of French Open; Austin talks five-setters for women; Berdych fires coach. (AP Photo) 1 World No. 8 Belinda Bencic has pulled out of the French Open with a back injury that has been ailing her since March. The teenager hasn’t won a match since beating Lauren Davis in

If you didn’t know better, you might have assumed that Novak Djokovic’s win over Roger Federer at Indian Wells represented a continuation of the status quo that has reigned in men’s tennis for the better part of a decade. That is, the Big Four keeping its stranglehold on the Grand

New BB&T Atlanta Open tournament director Eddie Gonzalez says that the United States must not lose any more pro tournaments. Three California tournaments — Los Angeles, Carlsbad and San Jose — recently went abroad. The USTA just sold the rights to the New Haven WTA tournament to the State of

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"Good on ya, fair dinkum, knackers!" Novak Djokovic exclaims to the camera in behind-the-scenes of his "Made By"–themed footage for Jacob's Creek, Australia's largest wine brand. (Translation: "That's legitimate, my friend!") His alignment with the brand, unveiled in full by way of a short film shown at a Tuesday-night premiere,

Eugenie Bouchard, who began the year ranked No. 7 but is now No. 26, believes some journalists have been too critical of her. The 21-year-old reached the semifinals of the Australian and French Opens in 2014, and finished runner-up at Wimbledon. This year, she reached the quarterfinals at the Australian

Each weekday, we'll preview one must-see match that you'll find on Tennis Channel or Tennis Channel Plus, the digital network for the devoted tennis fan. To subscribe to Tennis Channel Plus, go to BuyTCPlus.com On Friday, world No. 8 Dominic Thiem will take on Chilean Nicolas Jarry in the quarterfinals

Each weekday, we'll preview one must-see match that you'll find on Tennis Channel or Tennis Channel Plus, the digital network for the devoted tennis fan. To subscribe to Tennis Channel Plus, go to BuyTCPlus.com On Friday, Nicolas Jarry upset world No. 8 Dominic Thiem 7-6 (5), 7-6 (7) to advance

Looking back, looking forward. With the 2024 ATP season in the books, Joel Drucker has nine notable storylines to consider over the next few weeks—before the next year of men's tennis begins. (On mobile devices, scroll down to read more ATP takeways; on desktop, you'll see additional entires on the

On Tuesday in Munich, Dominic Thiem was back at the BMW Open. It was a different look for the 2020 US Open champion, as he enjoyed his post-ATP life in a zebra-inspired shirt and jeans. Having attended the “players’ night” reception the evening prior, Thiem stepped out to toss the

by Pete Bodo We haven't had much chance to cruise the news lately, what with back-to-back Masters/Premier events in recent weeks, but before we get to that I have to confess that I was a little harsh on Richard Gasquet in yesterday's Thumbs Up/Down post. While Reeshard didn't earn a

NEW YORK (AP) Patrick McEnroe resigned as U.S. Davis Cup captain after 10 years on Monday and will leave after the Americans' playoff against Colombia this month. McEnroe led the United States to a Davis Cup title in 2007. But for the first time since 2005, the Americans must win

LONDON (AP) — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has undergone nose surgery to improve her breathing and will not play again until next year.

FLASHBACK: Kasatkina faced Sabalenka prior to the US Open last month in Cincinnati.

Tennis might be done for Chris Eubanks in 2023, but that doesn't mean that he's taking days off from top-level sport. Atlanta's favorite son has kept busy in recent weeks by attending Atlanta United soccer and Georgia Tech basketball games. On Tuesday, Eubanks was given the honor of hitting the

Each day this week, we'll preview and predict three must-see matches at the Madrid Open. Simona Halep vs. Roberta Vinci The second match in Court Manolo Santana could be intriguing. Halep leads Vinci 3-2 in their head to head, and has won both of their meetings on clay. But these

Taylor Fritz has played as well as can be expected for a 21-year-old who had never won a main-draw match at the Australian Open coming into this year's tournament. He began with a straight-sets win over Cameron Norrie—his doubles partner Down Under—and followed that with a tense four-set win over

FLASHBACK: Sharapova's short hit in the park

Donna Vekic’s business empire is growing at an exponential rate. In the week following the Wimbledon Championships, the world No. 45 partnered with Ikador Hotel to host a dinner promoting her DNNA indoor fragrance line and waded into the world of NFTs with the help of Blockchayn Labs. Vekic revealed