The year 2017 in on-court tennis style may not have been one for the history books, per se, but it harbored more than a few times when brand plus player got it right, so right. With all the further ado they deserve, and in no precise order, here are the

Near the end of 2018, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, an eight-time Grand Slam champion and Olympic gold medalist, added a new achievement to her long list: sports clothing designer. The American announced she was partnering with the brand Lucky In Love to create a series of a limited-edition collections. The first set

Just when you thought Serena Williams and her daughter Alexis Olympia couldn't get any cuter, they find a way. The mother-daughter duo recently took the court, and the world was not ready for it. The 23-time Grand Slam champion and 2-year-old wore matching purple catsuits and shared the same side

A day after her Kinlo launch announcement, Naomi Osaka has taken to social media to yet again reveal a new business venture. The four-time Grand Slam champion has joined forces with Frankies Bikinis to design an exclusive collection.

Across the last two weeks of December, Baseline will dish out awards for the greatest acts of 2018. Over the course of the past two years, Ashleigh Barty has made up for lost time—and then some—when she left tennis to play professional cricket. And if 2017 was a breakout year,

As expected, the Wimbledon women's final on Saturday will be a royal affair. But this time, it'll be even more special as Serena Williams will take the court against Angelique Kerber in front of her longtime friend, Megan Markle. Markle happens to be the newest member of the royal family.

"Kelly, can you handle this? Ciara, can you handle this?" Snapchat maven and celebrity friend Serena Williams has had a busy year already. Sure, she trots the globe to play a sharp—if recently vulnerable—brand of tennis, reaching each of the Grand Slam finals to date. But she also makes time

OSAKA, Japan—Samantha Stosur won the Japan Women's Open for a third time Sunday with a straight-sets triumph against Zarina Diyas in Osaka. The defending champion Stosur was broken in the first game by the 20-year-old from Kazakhstan, which set the tone for a tight opening set, but the No.1 seed

Roger Federer will be adjusting his tournament schedule in October as he goes along, having decided to play Shanghai this week. The 17-time Grand Slam champion is also scheduled to play his hometown event in Basel, the Paris Masters, the ATP World Tour Finals and the Davis Cup Final. But,

Victoria Azarenka has yet to win Wimbledon, but she’s well-acquainted with Wimbledon winners: She has lost to the eventual champion in three of her last four appearances at the All England Club. What will it take for the two-time Wimbledon semifinalist to break through and reach her first final at

The world No. 6 has been one of the most consistent players on the annual North American summer hard-court circuit—until the carnival has come to Queens. A quarterfinalist in 2009, Li is just 2-3 since, despite a Top-10 seeding each time. Last year, after reaching the Montreal final and winning

The lovely thing about Andy Murray's humor (beyond the fact that he'd spell it "humour") is that he maintains a sharp, sarcastic bent without ever being nasty. His penchant for being funny is predicated entirely on a truly droll wit, comic timing, a deadpan demeanor, an understated and oft-monotone voice,

90624388 Just as our core selves are revealed (sometimes unattractively) at moments of stress, the core player tends to reemerge at those times as well. When Andy Roddick found himself up a set and holding second-set points against Federer in the Wimbledon men’s final this year, it was the culmination

PESARO, Italy (AP) Juan Martin del Potro and Guido Pella won their doubles to put Argentina on the cusp of an 11th Davis Cup semifinal in 14 years on Saturday. Del Potro and Pella, doubling up for the first time, outlasted Fabio Fognini and Paolo Lorenzi 6-1, 7-6 (4), 3-6,

David Goffin is crediting his appearance in the Davis Cup final with helping him get off to a positive start this season. The Belgian reached the semifinals of a Masters event for the first time at Indian Wells, and also got to the fourth round of the Australian Open. He

Andy Murray plans to play his scheduled charity exhibition against Roger Federer in the offseason, his mother, Judy, confirmed while participating at a kids coaching session. "He's going to be fine by then," she told BBC Scotland, but also said the three-time Grand Slam champion had not yet set a

Stanislas Wawrinka is aiming to return to competition at Madrid, having not played since experiencing more knee issues during his comeback. The three-time Grand Slam champion underwent double knee surgery in 2017, returning at the Australian Open and playing two other events before retiring with knee pain at Marseille. TC

Taylor Fritz and Lorenzo Sonego are shaping up to have quite the rivalry. Meeting for the fifth time in their young careers (including the 2018 Queen’s Club qualifying), the Italian will hope to avenge his recent 7-6 (5), 6-4 loss to Fritz in the Qatar ExxonMobil Open first round a

LINZ, Austria (AP) Dominika Cibulkova won her third title of the season and seventh overall by beating Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland 6-3, 7-5 in the Generali Ladies final on Sunday. The triumph earned the 10th-ranked Slovak a berth at the season-ending WTA Finals for the first time. Cibulkova also won

BEIJING (AP) — Juan Martin del Potro qualified for the ATP Finals for the fifth time by beating Karen Khachanov 6-4, 7-6 (4) Wednesday at the China Open. Del Potro, who reached the U.S. Open final this year, last qualified for the season-ending tournament for the top eight players in