When it comes to line calls, no surface is more complicated than clay. From marks to bounces, challenges to overrules, things take place on the dirt that never happen on other surfaces. All of this can make things very confusing for everyone, from the players to the officials to the

Richard Gasquet will work with Sebastien Grosjean for a few weeks a year, reports the French press. Eric Deblicker will continue to be Gasquet's full-time coach.

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Kim Clijsters is back at Wimbledon, for only the second time in the last six years - and definitely the last time. The four-time major champion says she'll retire after the U.S. Open in September. And she insists she means it. She already walked away from tennis

20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal continued his domination of Karen Khachanov at the Australian Open on Friday night, improving to 8-0 against the Russian—and 19-2 in sets—with a 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 third-round victory. Nadal is now through to the second week of the Australian Open for the 15th

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has been recharging his batteries over the last six weeks and he’ll spring back into action at one of his best tournaments—the Rolex Paris Masters—this coming week. Djokovic has won the Masters 1000 event six times, in 2009 (beating Gael Monfils in the final), 2013

The history is clear: If you’re a player outside the Top 10, and you want to be able to tell your grandkids that you beat Novak Djokovic, your best shot of doing it will come at the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters. Just ask Dan Evans, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, and Lorenzo

When it comes to his parting with Paul Annacone a few days ago, Roger Federer said the decision to split was made jointly with his coach of more than three years, and that “this was the best time and path for both of us.” You know how it is nowadays,

“Time violation warning, Rafael Nadal.” And with that, the Spaniard’s comeback is officially on at the Brisbane International this week, after Nadal received a familiar penalty at the Brisbane International on Thursday. As Nadal raced past Australia’s Jason Kubler in a 6-1, 6-2 round of 16 rout, he found himself

The tennis off-season, all one and a half months’ worth, is nearly half over. Here’s a look at how some of the pros have been spending their time away from the courts: Rafael Nadal The four-time Roland Garros champion loves red dirt, but he’s also partial to blue waters. Joined

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep was provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency after failing a drug test during the U.S. Open in August. The ITIA announced the punishment Friday for Halep, a former No. 1 player who is currently No. 9 in the WTA rankings. She won

WASHINGTON (AP)—Serena Williams is hoping to recover from a right foot injury in time to play at the U.S. Open, the agent for the 13-time Grand Slam singles champion said Tuesday. “Right now, we’re taking it a day at a time. She’s resting and recovering,” agent Jill Smoller said in

Andy Murray has been spending time off the court and at home, following the birth of this third child. Murray has two daughters with his wife, Kim, and now also a son, Teddy, born a couple of weeks ago. "It's been good," he told British press at an event for

Patrick Mouratoglou has reignited the GOAT debate in women’s tennis after declaring that Margaret Court’s 24 major titles, the all-time women’s singles record, came from “a time when tennis was not even a professional sport.” It’s the latest iteration of a long-held debate among tennis fans and media—and a topic

After undergoing multiple hip surgeries in 2018 and 2019, Andy Murray had beaten top players here and there, but not in the same week—until now, that is. With wins over No. 23-ranked Nikoloz Basilashvili and No. 25-ranked Reilly Opelka in Sydney this week, this is the first time Murray has

Venus Williams says she gave herself more time to recover from the hip injury she sustained at the 2011 Australian Open than she did a knee injury last fall because of her negative experience in Melbourne, where she had to retire at a Grand Slam for the first time. Her

Roger Federer tells Reuters that learning to deal with the pressure of being a sporting icon takes time. “Everybody handles it differently,” he said. “My success came gradually, which was helpful, even though I was always considered a great talent, someone who could become world number one. So it wasn’t