World No. 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga tells the Daily Telegraph that he's not positive if he can crack the game's upper echelon. "I don’t know, but maybe somewhere in my head I think about it," he said. "In my head I am sure I can do that, and I try to

LONDON—Angelique Kerber is back in the Grand Slam winner's circle, and this time, she wants to use her experience to help stay there. Kerber won two Grand Slams and reached No. 1 ranking in 2016 but fell sharply in the rankings in 2017, not winning any titles. Now, having just

Roger Federer says he is still fresh and energized for the indoor events, and does not see it becoming common for players to take off the second half of the season. The 19-time Grand Slam champion is playing this week at his local event in Basel, having won the title

STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Top-seeded Ashleigh Barty withdrew from the Internationaux de Strasbourg clay-court tournament on Tuesday because of a right arm injury. Barty was replaced in the main draw by lucky loser Diana Marcinkevica. The eighth-ranked Australian said she would not take any risk ahead of the French Open,

I just celebrated my 91st birthday. Blessed with relatively good health, I continue to practice pediatrics full-time, and I play tennis regularly. Looking at the big picture, I’m playing with house money and really have no reason to complain about anything. But until a few years ago, I was doing

Losing in the final of a Grand Slam is always heartbreaking, even more so when the crowd is seemingly against you. For Daniil Medvedev, the Melbourne audience was a frustrating thorn in his side throughout his Australian Open campaign. The Russian fell in the final of the major after Rafael

LONDON—Alluding to some physical problems in his four-set, third-round defeat to Sam Querrey, Novak Djokovic says he will not play in the Davis Cup quarterfinals next week, and indicated that he does not know if he will be at Toronto for the Rogers Cup later this month. Asked if he

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Simona Halep was trying on her new shoes when she got the news direct from the draw about her tough section containing both Serena and Venus Williams at the Australian Open. Even before she contemplates possible back-to-back matches in the third and fourth round against Venus

Ana Ivanovic, after going out 6-7(6), 7-5, 6-4 to Gisela Dulko, on losing so many close matches: "What happens is that I start well and I play good, and then because I have no expectation, I just go out there to enjoy. Then I think I can play like this

Tennis Channel Unstrung: Remembering the late Nick Bollettieri

Once a player reaches the professional level very little separates the major champions from the qualifiers scraping to get a chance to compete in a Grand Slam. Frances Tiafoe opened up about how anyone can beat anyone at this level after taking a 6-4, 2-6, 6-7 (6), 4-6 loss to

ACAPULCO, Mexico -- Top-seeded David Ferrer withdrew from his Mexican Open quarterfinal against South Africa' Kevin Anderson in the second set on Thursday due to a left thigh strain. Ferrer's exit leaves Andy Murray as the big favorite to win the Mexican Open 500. The Scot overcame a poor start

Up-and-coming Australian John Millman, who took Andy Murray to three sets in Brisbane, says he was rooting for the Scot last year. “I think I was playing every point with Andy at the U.S. Open,” Millman said. “I wanted him to win it as much. I think a lot of

If Andrey Rublev’s latest win against No. 29 seed Marton Fucsovics on Monday at the Miami Open wasn’t a strong enough indicator for how comfortable the 23-year-old is feeling right now, his visit to the Tennis Channel Desk made that obvious. Following straight-set wins over Fucsovics in Rotterdam and Dubai,