Serena Williams has never believed in the value of keeping expectations low. But if there was ever a time when she was going to accept something less than her best, it might have been in 2018 and 2019. In 2017, just before turning 36, she gave birth to her first

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest on Thursday at the Australian Open (all times local): 11:30 p.m. Defending champion Roger Federer is through to the Australian Open's third round after beating Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (4) in a night match at Rod Laver Arena. Federer maintained his record of

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Jelena Jankovic of Serbia defeated U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur 6-4, 6-2 Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships. The eighth-seeded Jankovic was in control throughout the match as the fourth-seeded Stosur struggled with her game. The Australian seemed to rush her

WATCH: Jessica Pegula beat Iga Swiatek for the second time this year in the semifinals in Montreal.

WATCH: Tauson won her second WTA title of 2021 in Luxembourg, foreshadowing her major breakthrough in Melbourne.

Andrey Rublev vs. Dominic Thiem Normally, we would think of Rublev and Thiem as two of the contenders for the Australian Open title. Rublev has become a fixture in the Top 10, and Thiem was one set from winning it all in Melbourne three years ago. Right now, though, the

MASON, Ohio (AP) Novak Djokovic had to rally against a lowly qualifier to get another shot at a title he's never won. Next in his way: Roger Federer, who has more Cincinnati trophies than anyone else. Djokovic got a little help in the tiebreaker and pulled away to a 4-6,

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) American twins Bob and Mike Bryan won their fifth Australian Open doubles title and 10th Grand Slam championship, beating India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday. The Bryans have held the No. 1 ranking in doubles for the past eight years. They have also

WASHINGTON (AP)—Mardy Fish passed on the London Olympics. Tommy Haas wanted in. The top-seeded American required big and timely serves to reach the second round. The fourth-seeded Haas advanced with relative ease. Fish rallied from an opening-set loss and beat Bjorn Phau 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday night in the

Each day of the tournament, we'll preview and predict three must-see matches at Wimbledon. RAFAEL NADAL [4] VS. JOHN MILLMAN Nadal’s last match came in the French Open final; Millman’s came in the second round at the Ilkley Challenger. That should be enough to set the tone for the second

On a day that saw a number of ATP Finals hopefuls, including current No. 8 position holder Matteo Berrettini, fall by the wayside at the Rolex Paris Masters, Gael Monfils kept his Race To London bid alive by prevailing in an all-French contest over Benoit Paire. His countryman may have

“I grew up a lot since that moment in the French Open,” Carlos Alcaraz told ESPN a few minutes after his 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 win over Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon men’s final on Sunday. “That moment in the French Open” happened on June 9—i.e., five weeks

LONDON (AP) Andy Murray leveled Britain's Davis Cup quarterfinal against France at 1-1 Friday by beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets at Queen's Club. Britain's top-ranked player beat Tsonga 7-5, 7-6 (10), 6-2 after compatriot James Ward was outplayed by Gilles Simon earlier in the day. The 11th-ranked Simon eased

The last ten years have brought us a cavalcade of pulsating battles in every corner of the globe, meetings that have left a lasting impression, duels lingering in our minds for a wide range of reasons. It was indeed a stirring decade for the sport. The way I saw it,

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki both advanced to the singles semifinals at the ASB Classic on Friday, then extended their first-time partnership to reach the doubles final. Williams beat Laura Siegemund 6-4, 6-3 and Wozniacki defeated two-time defending champion Julia Goerges 6-1, 6-4 in the

Starting at around this time last year, Maria Sharapova went back to the only school she's ever really known, the tennis court, for what you might call an advanced degree. Her specialty: Clay-court tennis. In the course of doing her research and homework, she made a discovery that a number

What do we do now that the 2015 season is over and tennis is in its all-too-brief December recess? Go back and watch the best matches of the year, of course. Over the next two weeks, I’ll count down my 10 favorite contests, accompanied by video highlights, of this season.

METZ, France (AP)—Gilles Muller of Luxembourg upset second-seeded Richard Gasquet of France 6-3, 6-4 Friday to move into the semifinals of the Moselle Open. Muller will next face 2005 champion Ivan Ljubicic, who beat Dutch qualifier Igor Sijsling 6-4, 6-3. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga also advanced to the last four by rallying

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. They’ve played two instant classics, one at the WTA Tour Championships in Istanbul in 2012 and another at last year’s U.S.

MASON, Ohio -- Serena Williams came to net for an easy put-away shot. She missed the line -- and everything else, too. Williams overcame what she described as one of her worst sets before beating qualifier Eugenie Bouchard of Canada 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday in her opening match at