Before she tore the major monkey off her back at the 2018 Australian Open, Caroline Wozniacki had constantly fended off her critics, who felt that her stints at the pinnacle of the women’s tennis were not justified because of her Slamless record. When she finally broke through after stumbling in

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

World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty is undefeated since getting back on court for the first time in a year, but she isn't second-guessing her decision to take the time off. Barty had not competed since the tour returned from its five-month shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, citing safety concerns

MADRID (AP) — Usually this time of the year Rafael Nadal is talking about how his game is peaking ahead of the French Open. The discussion is typically about how many title-winning streaks he has extended and which records he has broken as the clay season moves toward its climax

Just before his first tour appearance on hard courts in nearly a year, Rafael Nadal says he’s unsure whether he can bring the same level to the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells that he did in the final of Acapulco last weekend, when he beat world No. 4 David

Fatherhood must be giving Roger Federer the opportunity to master multi-tasking. Tonight, he showed an eye for openings, an ear for the audience, and a feel for the ball. In a 62-minute star turn, Federer displaced Gilles Simon with his drop shot, deconstructed him with his forehand, and dazzled the

CINCINNATI (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz has apologized for his behavior during Friday afternoon's loss to Gael Monfils at the Cincinnati Open. During the third set, Alcaraz destroyed his racquet by repeatedly smashing it on the court in a rare show of frustration for the four-time Grand Slam winner. The No.

Venus Williams says the amount of tennis she played during a two-day period affected her during a 6-0, 0-6, 7-6 (5) third-round defeat to Sara Errani at the U.S. Open. The Williams sisters played a doubles match on Thursday evening, with Venus returning to play the first singles match on

Spain's Paula Badosa is still unsure whether she'll get to play the Australian Open, saying she hasn't been told when she can stop isolating. The 23-year-old and her coach tested positive for coronavirus a week ago while in quarantine in a Melbourne hotel, and have been transferred to another facility.

Victoria Azarenka criticizes herself after losing her opening-round match in Beijing to Andrea Petkovic, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. The defending champion caught a virus last week in Tokyo, but completed her match against Venus Williams. “It was an awful match and a very bad performance from me, so there’s not much

WATCH: Medvedev stops by for his first Roland Garros TC Desk interview

Eugenie Bouchard will face Great Britain's Johanna Konta for the first time on Thursday in a highly anticipated Centre Court match. Bouchard was a Wimbledon finalist in 2014, while Konta, a semifinalist at this year's Australian Open, is now Britain's top ranked WTA player at No. 19. “I’m very excited,”

I want to add new goals now. I want to set new heights. . .You know what I mean? I need a few more wins. I need a few more big, difficult matches where I will have to endure those and win those.” Stefanos Tsitsipas, No. 6 seed in Rome

World No. 2 Rafael Nadal is unsure whether he will play again for the rest of this season now he's won another record-extending Roland Garros title. Having defeated Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win Grand Slam No. 20, he is yet to make a decision on whether he will

After falling to qualifier Mikhail Kukushkin in the quarterfinals of Sydney, Juan Martin del Potro will head to Melbourne for the Australian Open. The former U.S. Open champion, who just returned after a 10-month layoff due to surgery on his left wrist, says that he knows others will be following

PARIS (AP) — Naomi Osaka cracked jokes at Roland Garros on Friday — and, yes, laughed at those jokes. She smiled after some reporters' questions. She paused to contemplate, as is her wont, before offering answers. All of which seemed to confirm this assessment that she offered during an 18-minute

On Monday, Rafael Nadal held a press conference at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. The 12-time champion was drawn to face Italy’s Flavio Cobolli over the weekend. Having practiced at the Real Club de Tennis Barcelona 1899 on multiple occasions in the event's lead up, Nadal confirmed to reporters that