In doubles, if my teammate calls the ball out and I cannot tell if it was in or out, must I then call the ball in because I am not sure? I would normally not say anything, but if our opponents asked me what my call was, I would have

Recently asked which player he might like to coach, John McEnroe responded, “Nick Kyrgios.” Angered by McEnroe’s recent criticism of him, Kyrgios responded by saying McEnroe was “dreaming.” But the emotional personalities got a taste of a coaching partnership at the Laver Cup, where McEnroe sat alongside Kyrgios during matches

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Ilie Nastase said he would be considered the "bad boy" if he says anything more about Serena Williams, and then later said more in a separate interview. Nastase, the captain of Romania's Fed Cup team, last week speculated about the skin color of the baby the

NEW YORK—Rafael Nadal says he is still making progress despite his five-set defeat at the U.S. Open. Nadal, who had never previously lost a match from two sets up at a major, fell to Fabio Fognini after leading their third-rounder by two sets and break. It was his third defeat

Former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki says she did not realize she couldn’t ask her father and coach, Piotr, for coaching advice while he was sitting in the stands during her 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 win over Marion Bartoli in Dubai. Wozniacki, who is a member of the WTA Players Council (which

Petra Kvitova has qualified for the WTA Finals in Singapore following her title at Wuhan, becoming the fourth player to earn a spot in the eight-player event. Kvitova has moved up to No. 4 behind Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, and Simona Halep, having been No. 6 at the beginning of

Svetlana Kuznetsova says she has to start winning more big matches to get back up towards the top of the game. The two-time Grand Slam champion defeated Karolina Pliskova in two tight sets to reach the final at Indian Wells, but fell to Elena Vesnina, 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-4, in

Rafael Nadal tells reporters in Acapulco that he is not 100 percent healthy yet. Nadal returned to play three weeks ago in Vina del Mar after taking seven months off due to knee trouble. The fifth-ranked Spaniard is the second seed in Acapulco, and could face countryman and world No.

Serena Williams hasn't played since she fell to Naomi Osaka in the semifinals of this year's Australian Open, but the 23-time major champion is set to make her return on red clay in Rome. "At the same time, it's good to start fresh but it's also hard to start fresh..but

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Serena Williams cut short a practice on the eve of the Australian Open final against Maria Sharapova due to a cold she's been battling for the past week. The No. 1-ranked American was shown in footage on Australia's Channel 7 network coughing into a towel and

Usually at this point in the offseason, pro tennis player Melanie Oudin is putting in at least six hours a day of court time and fitness work. Right now, as the 2009 US Open quarterfinalist recovers from a muscle-damaging condition she says caused her arms to swell "like balloons," Oudin

Denis Kudla played the final match of his career on Saturday, teaming up with Desirae Krawczyk to complete a 3-0 sweep for the eventual champions United States over the Czech Republic in the United Cup semifinals. The following morning, the American reflected on his journey to this point with a

LONDON—Roger Federer's second-round match against world No. 772 Marcus Willis was fairly straightforward, but their walk onto court involved a lot more back and forth. Willis came on to Centre Court first, getting a standing ovation from much of the crowd. That was no coincidence, with Federer describing the scene

Australian teen Bernard Tomic jokes that the only way to prepare for his upcoming match against his idol Roger Federer is to pray or hope the Swiss gets “sick or something.” The two will face off in the fourth round of the Australian Open on Saturday. The two played each