MELBOURNE, Australia — Lorenzo Musetti’s man bun is a thing of the past: The Italian tennis player showed up at the Australian Open with his famously lengthy locks sheared, and he wound up winning his first-round match by, um, a hair. The 16th-seeded Musetti, a Wimbledon semifinalist last July and

The future is Joao! Eighteen-year-old Brazilian Joao Fonseca completed a perfect week at the Next Gen ATP Finals with a 2-4, 4-3(8), 4-0, 4-2 victory over American Learner Tien on Sunday, becoming the second-youngest champion in the seven-year history of the competition. With Rafael Nadal watching on from the stands,

From advanced nutritional supplements to constricting threads, these five products will help you and your gear endure the rigors of competition. ASO Ankle Stabilizer MSRP: $39.95 Website: http://www.asoankle.com/ The choice for Andy Roddick throughout his career, the ASO Ankle Stabilizer is designed for prophylaxis against future ligament sprains. With its

Here, a quartet of newsy amuse-bouches for what's taking place away from the pro courts, as we're all counting down the days until the Australian hard-court swing commences. CANDY HYPE Maybe we don't realize just how absurd a word like Sugarpova can be until we are faced with the likes

Kei Nishikori is making up for his layoff. The 31-year-old plans to play a packed schedule at the beginning of this season and asserts that if healthy, he will begin to climb up the rankings again. A finalist at the 2014 US Open, Nishikori has been frequently injured during his

Before each day of play at the Australian Open, we'll preview and predict three must-see matches. For full coverage of the season's first Slam, go to our tournament page. The 35-year-old American and the 24-year-old Brit may not seem to have much in common, but they’re in similar boats at

While Ash Barty and Bianca Andreescu—ABBA, as one writer put it—were facing off on the court in the Miami Open final, G.E.M.S. dropped some big off-court news on social media. In case you're unaware, that's Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina, stars on both Instagram (where the handle was born) and

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WATCH: Iga Swiatek defeats Jil Teichmann in the second round of the 2023 Bad Homburg Open.

With a berth in the final on the line, the penultimate stage of the Fed Cup can be a pressure-packed affair. Here’s a look at five of the more-dramatic semifinal encounters over the years. 1 2016—France def. Netherlands 3-2 Kiki Bertens was able to defeat both of France’s singles players,

PARIS—One of the oldest tropes in travel writing is that finding the hidden treasures or secret wonders in any culture is the ultimate calling of the savvy tourist. We all know that’s true, but I was sharply reminded of it last week here in one of the great capitals, where

It has been a quiet, yet quickly blossoming romance for Thai No. 1 Paradorn Srichaphan and former Miss Universe Natalie Glebova. The couple has been an item since meeting last year at the Thailand Open in Bangkok. Glebova was seen giving Srichaphan a congratulatory kiss after he defeated Tim Henman,

SINGAPORE—Before they began their match, Maria Sharapova and Caroline Wozniacki likely figured that this wouldn’t be a quick day at the office. About seven weeks ago, Wozniacki outlasted Sharapova in the fourth round of the U.S. Open, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, in two hours and 37 minutes. By the end, Wozniacki

Love means zero when you're keeping score in tennis, but that doesn't mean it's not a major, and valuable, part of life on tour. Is there anything more romantic than traveling the world together while chasing your dreams? Tennis couples have been forming for as long as the game has

Each day during the US Open, we'll preview and predict three—in this case, four—must-see matches. Karolina Pliskova [1] vs. Coco Vandeweghe [20] “I would not really put me and her together, like not even personally,” Pliskova said of her American opponent on Monday. “Even if she just miss like five

It’s unclear whether Andrey Rublev’s opening-match dud on Sunday against Rafael Nadal was a simple case of first-time ATP Finals jitters, or just a bad matchup against the Spaniard’s sharp, crosscourt lefty forehand. Nadal can find Rublev’s backhand more easily than most players, and Rublev’s discomfort on court was apparent

Roger Federer eyed his third Grand Slam title in a row, while Juan Martin del Potro was playing in his first major final. Roger Federer entered the 2009 US Open looking unbeatable—not only in New York, but everywhere. The Swiss captured his first French Open title earlier in the summer,

Life moves fast. Take Andy Roddick, who today joins the 40 club. In honor of his special birthday, here’s a fun look at the International Tennis Hall of Famer by the numbers: 1 – is his highest ranking on the ATP Tour 2 – US Open title match appearances (winning

Lleyton Hewitt entered today's third-round encounter with Novak Djokovic as the 159th-ranked player in the game. Djokovic, of course, is No. 2. But what seemed like a more important fact until very late in the second set was that Hewitt has captured seven grass-court titles in his storied career, including