With the Sunshine Swing about to get underway —the 2024 BNP Paribas Open draw is set to be revealed on Monday, March 4—our writers and editors tackle the most important questions heading into Indian Wells and Miami. First up: Which player has the most to prove in March? STEVE TIGNOR:

INDIAN WELLS, California (AP)—American teenager Christina McHale stunned Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory in the night session of the BNP Paribas Open, which has seen several withdrawals because of illness. Gael Monfils of France, Jurgen Melzer of Austria and American Vania King each battled an

Mornin' everyone. Well, it's been a pretty long slog through the French Open for me, and now I'm about to head out this afternoon for a four-day mini-vacation. Cowboy Luke and I are jumping into Uncle Glyn's Jeep, with Stella the dog, and hightailing up to the farm in Andes.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Serena Williams started the defense of her Australian Open title with a dominating 6-2, 6-1 win Tuesday over Polish teenager Urszula Radwanska. Williams also only lost three games in her previous match at Melbourne Park: a 6-0, 6-3 win over now No. 2-ranked Dinara Safina in last year’s

For the men's Indian Wells preview, click here. Regarding the Indian Wells women's draw, I'd be tempted to say that with the cats away, the mice get to come out and play. And this would be a fair assessment of an event where the top three seeds are Svetlana Kuznetsova,

News, gossip and other items of interest from the world of tennis: Scud Was a DudAmanda finally speaks! What’s that? Amanda who? You know, Amanda Salinas, the woman who stole Mark Philippoussis’ heart on "Age of Love," the reality TV show that introduced “cougar” to our pop culture vernacular.

WASHINGTON (AP)—Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych lost 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 to unseeded Xavier Malisse of Belgium in the Legg Mason Tennis Classic quarterfinals on Friday, adding to the string of upsets at the hard-court tournament. Czech Berdych complained that organizers made him play in the day’s first match and said he

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—Andy Roddick put his hand to his mouth and blew a kiss to the crowd as he walked off Centre Court to generous applause after a third-round loss at Wimbledon on Saturday. If that gesture was meant to signify a farewell after losing 2-6, 7-6 (8), 6-4, 6-3

World No. 1 Rafael Nadal will meet soon-to-be No. 2 Novak Djokovic for the Indian Wells title. We asked senior editor Peter Bodo four questions about the final: 1. Nadal will win if...He keeps the pressure on, and makes Djokovic work for every point he gets. Nobody does that

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Justine Henin’s run at the Australian Open finished in the third round Friday, losing 6-4, 7-6 (8) to Svetlana Kuznetsova just a year after reaching the final in her comeback to Grand Slam tennis. It was Henin’s first loss in a major to Kuznetsova, the former French and

PARIS—Even in an Olympic year, mixed doubles tends to be overlooked at the majors. But this year's dual-gender tournament at Roland Garros has two things going for it. First, it will take place at the very venue in which the tennis event will be staged in a few months' time.

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Li, seeded sixth, lost 6-2, 7-5 on Tuesday. The second round at Flushing Meadows will be without all three of this year's major champions. Australian Open winner Kim Clijsters withdrew because of injury, while Wimbledon champ Petra Kvitova lost Monday. It's the first time that's happened since 1971. Since Roland

Martina Hingis was known for her fighting spirit on court and, sometimes, her fighting words off it. You can see her drive is still there today, but also that time has softened the attitude. The five-time Grand Slam winner—who’s the same age as Venus Williams (31) and owns the same

Last year, for the 50th anniversary of TENNIS Magazine, we focused on the past. Given the tome of stories we’d told, and the trove of players and matches we’d witnessed over the past half-century, it was only natural to look back. And it was comical to even consider doing something

Men's Draw | Men's Preview | Women's Draw | Women's Preview Scanning each of this year’s French Open draws from top to bottom, the same thought comes to mind first: The guard, despite being tugged and pulled in various directions over the years, refuses to change. The top two

• Picby Pete Bodo* Howdy, folks. I know all of you loyal, true-blue fans are busy analyzing and dissecting the draw, and I'm here to tell you not to fret or sweat. Novak Djokovic is going to kick buttski and take names, and there isn't a danged thing Uncle Toni,

BRISBANE, Australia (AP)—Kim Clijsters hung on to win a momentum-swinging all-Belgian final at the Brisbane International in a vintage finish Saturday to Justine Henin’s tour comeback. Clijsters, only five tournaments into her own comeback that has already netted the U.S. Open title, saved two match points and wasted three before

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—Three-time Wimbledon runner-up Andy Roddick was eliminated 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2), 6-4 Friday by Feliciano Lopez in the third round, the biggest upset of the men’s tournament so far. The 44th-ranked Lopez served 28 aces and piled up 57 winners to defeat Roddick on Centre Court, the American’s

LONDON—Planes, trains and automobiles are all part of life on the tennis tour. It’s not easy traversing the globe. So more than a few players have expressed delight at the year-end championships after heading to the site in East London, and returning to their hotel downtown, via speedboat on the