NEWPORT, R.I. -- Nicolas Mahut certainly knows a little something about being on court for a long time. Judging by his smile, it was a lot better feeling this time. The 31-year old Frenchman captured the title at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships on Sunday, beating Lleyton Hewitt of

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- Defending champions Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova were upset in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Monday. First, Sharapova went down to qualifier Camila Giorgi, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, giving the young Italian her first victory over a top-five player. Then, Nadal followed on

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Venus Williams couldn't dig herself out of a hole this time and lost to Eugenie Bouchard 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-4 at the Family Circle Cup on Thursday. The 33-year-old Williams had fought back in each of her first two matches to advance. She seemed to follow the

Mornin', Tribe. This will be your Off-Topic/The Locker Room post for the next few days; I'll be posting later, of course, but then radio silence will prevail until I return to New York and post again, probably on Tuesday. I don't know how many of you noticed, but Ana Ivanovic

NEW YORK (AP) -- David Ferrer needed a mid-match pedicure of sorts. He seemed bothered when his opponent got a mid-game medical timeout. He was down a break in the fifth set. In the end, though, the indefatigable Spaniard was barely better, as he usually is when matches go the

So far in the Iga Swiatek era, Wimbledon has become the Slam of surprises. The WTA’s No. 1 player is dominant on clay, very good on hard courts, and…still a work in progress on grass. That’s good news for the Cinderellas of the WTA. Two years ago, 17th-ranked Elena Rybakina

The stars of our sport shared stories about their heroes, both in life and on the court, and how these idols shaped who they are today. For more "My Hero" submissions, click here.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Juan Martin del Potro ended Rafael Nadal's bid for an unprecedented second Olympic singles gold medal in a thrill-a-minute semifinal, then celebrated as if the title were already his, kneeling to kiss the court before leaping into the stands. Del Potro, who earned a bronze

One day you will miss her. She will take her final stroll as an active sportswoman and she will exit that stadium tunnel for the last time. In all the hoopla of the Australian Open, of the domination of an unparalleled Novak Djokovic and a resurrected Martina Hingis, of the

MASON, Ohio (AP) Right from the start, Rafael Nadal was running on empty. Nadal showed the effects of his long layoff from a wrist injury Thursday, losing to Croatia's Borna Coric 6-1, 6-3 at the Western & Southern Open. The 30-year-old Spaniard has a lot of work to do before

PARIS (AP) — A year after stunning the tennis world by winning the French Open for her initial tour-level title, Jelena Ostapenko is again in rare company: a first-round loser as the defending champion at a Grand Slam tournament. Something even more unusual happened at Roland Garros, too: Venus Williams

In a week that saw five seeded players exit by the time Palermo's second round was complete, order has been restored—at least in in the top half of the draw. On Friday, top seed Petra Martic and No. 4 seed Anett Kontaveit came through their respective quarters after overcoming a

After Ashleigh Barty captured the crown at Roland Garros so convincingly in the late-afternoon sunshine on Court Philippe Chatrier, she was greeted at the presentation ceremony by none other than Chrissie Evert. Before collecting her women’s record of seven singles titles at the French Open, Evert made her Paris debut

Djokovic, of course, examined the competitive landscape differently. “It was probably the most mentally demanding match I was ever a part of. I had the most physically demanding match against Nadal in the finals of Australia that went almost six hours. But mentally this was a different level because of

The end of the season is a time to appreciate what we love about tennis. That was what yesterday’s post, my personal favorite moments from 2012, was about. But it’s also a time to admit that not everything that happens in the sport is so excellent. That’s what today’s post,

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

LONDON—When he isn’t playing tennis, Stefanos Tsitsipas’ biggest hobby is photography. Over the last two days, his second-round match versus Jared Donaldson generated enough vivid, passionate images to fill a coffee table book that will be eternally cherished by his loving family. But those memories will also be a testimony

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP)—Milos Raonic captured a second straight SAP Open championship Sunday, rolling past Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 7-6 (3), 6-2 behind a powerful serve nobody in San Jose could solve. Raonic (pronounced Rau-nitch) ripped only seven aces in the final but took control of points from the start,

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Novak Djokovic closed out his latest Wimbledon win with an ace, then threw a fist and let loose a primal scream. Bring on Roger Federer. They'll meet at Wimbledon for the first time Friday. Federer earned a record 32nd Grand Slam semifinal berth and moved closer to

WIMBLEDON, England(AP) Wimbledon picked the perfect day for showcasing its new retractable roof on Centre Court. The sliding, canvassed roof barely had time to shut Sunday for the All England Club's grand opening - or closing - of the new structure before the rain starting pouring down over south London.