LONDON—Wimbledon follows hard on the French Open, a little too hard for an American shuttling back and forth across the Atlantic and trying in vain to find the right time to go to sleep. It’s a head-spinning change to walk off the wide thoroughfares of Paris and onto the narrow

By Rosangel Valenti, TW Contributing Editor Good morning. To start off the middle weekend of the 2008 US Open, this is your regular space for discussing the tennis happenings in Flushing Meadows. Today's Order of Play can be found on this link. Given the number of visitors we're seeing each

METZ, France(AP) Former champion Ivan Ljubicic barely got past qualifier Sebastien de Chaunac 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (1) in the first round of the of the Open de Moselle on Tuesday. The eighth-seeded Ljubicic, who won the title in 2005, hit 21 aces to set up a match with Janko Tipsarevic.

LONDON (AP) — One break of serve, and a mini-break, was all Roger Federer needed to win his opening match at the season-ending ATP Finals on Sunday. The 19-time Grand Slam champion broke Jack Sock at the start of his 6-4, 7-6 (4) victory at the O2 Arena. Both then

MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal has found a worthy rival on clay. Dominic Thiem beat the top-ranked Nadal 7-5, 6-3 in the Madrid Open quarterfinals on Friday, breaking the defending champion's run of 21 straight wins on clay courts. Nadal hadn't lost a single set on clay since falling to

MARSEILLE, France (AP)—Unseeded Michael Llodra has won his fourth career title, beating eighth-seeded Julien Benneteau 6-3, 6-4 in an all-French final at the Open 13 tournament. The 29-year-old Llodra was playing in his eighth final on Sunday and earned his first victory since beating Robin Soderling at Rotterdam two years

WATCH: Ons Jabeur Cried "Together" With Kim Clijsters After Falling To 0-3 In Major Finals

LONDON—It had been six years since Venus Williams reached a Wimbledon quarterfinal. Yet her run this year surprised no one, as she took out Yaroslava Shvedova on Tuesday, 7-6 (5), 6-2, to advance to the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time since 2009. “When you can walk to the net

The Credit One Charleston Open field includes three Top 10 players this year, but it’s not a given that one of the favorites will win. There’s always a chance the abrupt move from hard courts to clay courts will trip up some of the top players in the world. On

Juan Martin del Potro shook his head after hitting a backhand into the net. He had been down this road a few too many times before in 2017. The tough draw, the hot opponent, his own sputtering game which he could never kick into high gear: It was all happening

On Wednesday, March 6, we’ll all be tuned in for the start of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. The first day is loaded with enticing matchups, but I’m mostly focused on a meeting between Thanasi Kokkinakis and Marcos Giron. The American has played some superb tennis since losing

SINGAPORE (AP) -- A new venue, an injury-hit preparation and insults from a top sports official - none of it could stop Serena Williams' winning streak at the WTA Finals. The three-time defending champion made it 16-straight wins at the season-ending championships by beating Ana Ivanovic 6-4, 6-4 in Monday's

by Pete Bodo Many of you probably saw the news about Lleyton Hewitt's latest physical breakdown, which occurred at the Hopman Cup event. As this story makes clear, the hearing problem is unlikely to diminish Hewitt's chances - dwindling though they may be - of breaking through at long last

LONDON (AP) Martina Hingis is a Wimbledon champion once again, 17 years - exactly half her life - after the last time. Already a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame on the merits of her ''first'' career in the sport, Hingis teamed with Sania Mirza to win the

The Italian and the American know each other well. They’ve faced off five times over the past 15 months. Like just about everyone else who has run up against Sinner during that time, Shelton has come out on the losing end more times than not. He won their first meeting,

WUHAN, China (AP) — Second-ranked Caroline Wozniacki and third-ranked Angelique Kerber both lost Wednesday in the third round of the Wuhan Open. Wozniacki lost to Olympic champion Monica Puig 7-6 (10), 7-5, while Wimbledon champion Kerber was upset by Ashleigh Barty 7-5, 6-1. "I feel like we both know each

TOKYO (AP)—Andy Murray of Britain rallied to beat Rafael Nadal 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 and win the Japan Open on Sunday. Murray overcame losing the first set to win his second straight ATP tour victory. Murray, who also won last week in Bangkok, broke his Spanish opponent in the fourth game

MARSEILLE, France (AP) Top-seeded Robin Soderling of Sweden beat defending champion Michael Llodra 6-1, 6-4 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Open 13. Marin Cilic of Croatia also advanced, upsetting second-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-4 to earn a matchup against Mikhail Youzhny. The Russian outlasted

LONDON (AP)—Roger Federer turned his high-profile, season-ending match against Rafael Nadal into little more than an exhbition. Federer gave his rival little chance to mount a challenge in the 22nd meeting between two of the greatest players of all time, winning his fifth season-ending title 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 at the

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) A strong showing at the Australian Open has France's men believing they ready to end years of frustration. The tournament opened with five Frenchmen in the top 30 - including last year's runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga - and one qualifier in the running. Three remain in the final 16