Five-time Grand Slam champion Martina Hingis, who was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday along with Ion Tiriac, Charlie Pasarell, and Cliff Drysdale, says she was only overtaken by nerves once in a major final, at the 1997 U.S. Open against Venus Williams. Hingis won the

Kristina Mladenovic and coach Sascha Bajin have split, with the Frenchwoman saying it was Bajin's decision. "I enjoyed our work, we had some big wins and I truly felt my game was on the rise again. I think that there was a lot more to achieve together but I can't

Andy Murray doesn't expect to be overwhelmed having to defend a Grand Slam title for the first time at the upcoming U.S. Open. The Briton won his second major title this summer at Wimbledon. “I think there is less pressure,” Murray told reporters. “I think before the first match --

After falling quickly to Serena Williams at Wimbledon, 42-year-old Kimiko Date-Krumm says she was wowed by the American’s serve, as well as her return. “When I tried to return, it’s very difficult to where she hit, T or wide,” she said. “Normally I have good return, but her serve, it’s

When I first began coaching, I did not know too much about the game of tennis (I played on my college team at Spring Hill in Mobile, Alabama). This means that I had to learn quickly and digest it all as quickly as possible. In the end, I learned as

Roger Federer almost withdrew from Cincinnati before going on to win the event for his first Masters title in two years. "I was considering not playing for just a day or so on Monday," said Federer, who had reached the final of Toronto the previous week. "I need to be

Stanislas Wawrinka, who has reached the ATP World Tour Finals for the first time, tells ESPN.com that one of the reasons he has been so successful this year is because he has been playing the big points better. “When I get into those points, I am not so nervous,” he

World No. 7 Tomas Berdych tells reporters that he has a chance to win the ATP World Tour Finals. Berdych will meet No. 1 Novak Djokovic in his opening match on Monday. "I'm not thinking, 'Do I need to be doing something different or not,'" said Berdych, who is 1-7

Stanislas Wawrinka may compete against other players on tour, but he's also happy to help his friends when needed. The two-time Grand Slam champion said he has recently given advice to both Benoit Paire and Gael Monfils about their careers. "Friends—if I can help them, I try. I don't think

Serena Williams, who lost her first match since early May to Belinda Bencic in Toronto, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4, said she experienced an injury in the quarterfinals and played terribly against the teenager. “I actually played a couple of matches like this this year, but I was able to get through

France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga discusses the subdued reception he received from the Parisian crowd during his loss to David Ferrer in the 2013 Roland Garros semifinals. “It affected me because I saw that the people weren’t supporting me a lot because when I came on the court the stadium was half

Bernard Tomic is again questioning his own desire for the game, saying he got a "little bit bored" during a straight-sets defeat to Mischa Zverev at Wimbledon. “Just couldn't find any rhythm and, you know, wasn't mentally and physically there with my mental state to perform,” Tomic said. “I don't

Former Top-15 player Ivo Karlovic of Croatia discusses his spring battle with viral meningitis. Karlovic was rushed to a Miami hospital in April after experiencing numbness in his arm. Originally it was thought that he suffered a stroke. “It is unbelievable. I didn’t really know that I would be back,”

I have a few leftover notebook items from Indian Wells to share with you before we turn our attention to Miami, and I'll give them to you in two parts (Part II will be your CC post tomorrow, because it will contain more game and player related elements than this

John Isner, who had a 6-6 record going into Miami and lost in his first match at Indian Wells, says that from a mental standpoint, he needed to pull off a three-set win over Ivan Dodig in his opener. “I needed it for sure,” No. 23 Isner told reporters. “I

Sam Querrey admits that he lost some motivation in 2013, partly because he and his fiancée, Emily McPherson, broke up during the summer. "Mentally I don't think I was all there,” he told USA Today about his second-round loss to Adrian Mannarino at the U.S. Open. "I'm no longer engaged.

Hey, Tribe. It's Saturday, and I too will be hunkering down to watch the final clashes of the last weekend of WTA tennis for this year. You can talk about the semifinals and finals here; Steggy will probably post a similar message, in addition to her material on The Stanford