Defending champion Juan Martin del Potro withdrew from the U.S. Open on Saturday, saying he ``cannot compete at the top level yet'' after having an operation on his right wrist in May. He becomes only the third U.S. Open men's champion in the 42-year Open era who didn't defend the

The window of preparation time for players leading up to the year’s first Grand Slam tournament, the Australian Open, is oh-so short. Getting their legs under them and becoming acclimated to the summerlike conditions after an even-oh-so-shorter offseason is a tough task—prompting some of them to “double up” at the

LONDON (AP) — When she looks back at her career, Johanna Konta hopes that this year's Wimbledon tournament won't be the highlight. Konta, who was trying to become the first British woman to win the Wimbledon title since Virginia Wade in 1977, lost to five-time champion Venus Williams 6-4, 6-2

MELBOURNE—It’s not easy being the favorite, particularly if you’re not feeling 100 percent. Elina Svitolina’s Australian Open campaign was in danger against Katerina Siniakova on Wednesday—but, luckily for her, only for a set. The No. 4 seed started out too passively at Rod Laver Arena, letting the hard-hitting 21-year-old find

ROME (AP) Before Claudio Ranieri coached Leicester to the top of English football, Roberta Vinci was Italy's upset queen. Seven months after ending Serena Williams' bid for a calendar-year Grand Slam in the semifinals of the U.S. Open, Vinci will be the local favorite at the Italian Open this week.

PARIS -- Serena and Venus Williams are teaming up at the French Open for the first time in three years. The sisters received a doubles wild card from the tournament on Saturday, allowing them to play in that event after skipping it in 2011 and 2012. It's only the fourth

Chris Evert and Greg Norman officially tied the knot last weekend at a private island resort after more than a year of courtship, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. The wedding came as no surprise as the couple, who became engaged in December 2007, was due to marry in June, but

The USTA has filed a claim against Olympus, which sponsors the U.S. Open Series, claiming the company has backed out of its sponsorship agreement a year early due to category conflicts with Panasonic, reports Courthousenews.com. The USTA is claiming Olympus is trying to back out of sponsoring the 2011 U.S.

Roger Federer, who lost in the Dubai final to Novak Djokovic, on the upper crust of the men's tour: "At the moment it looks like [Djokovic is dominating], but [Robin] Soderling hasn’t been playing bad himself if you look at his win/loss record this year; [Andy] Murray was in the

Even though he has won just one tournament and is 0-5 against No. 1 Rafael Nadal and No. 2 Novak Djokovic this year, No. 3 Roger Federer says he can still reclaim the No. 1 ranking. "It's still important for me to get back to being No. 1," Federer said

If you’re a fan of American tennis, then you must have felt as if the draw gods were conspiring against you at the US Open on the men’s side this year. Two seeded players, Jack Sock and John Isner, were drawn to play against teenagers Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe,

Before Bianca Andreescu burst onto the scene at Indian Wells last year, the Canadian teenage was just a kid chasing her dreams. One of her many fan clubs posted a throwback video of the world No. 6 practicing her serve at the age of 11.

It feels like a long time since Roger Federer has graced the clay courts of Roland Garros with his presence, and that's because, in tennis terms, four years is forever. Since winning the tournament in 2009, many fans have felt like the former world No. 1 has moved on, but

After months of surviving on just a few photos, the world finally has an official Battle of the Sexes trailer. The tennis flick stars Oscar winner Emma Stone as a 29-year-old Billie Jean King and Steve Carell as Bobby Riggs. Directed by Little Miss Sunshine duo Jonathan Dayton and Valerie

The shortfall of professional tennis play this year has been stark, since the COVID-19 pandemic took over both the global conversation and the global health care response. Amidst all the personal perspective-building this time has allowed for many, the Ultimate Tennis Showdown has emerged as a carefully orchestrated way to

Let's hear it for the doubles stars. File that under statements that should be heard more often in the pro tennis realm. In any case, those volleying masters won't soon be outdone by the likes of Nick Kyrgios as far as brilliant net hands go. Even so, the 20-year-old Aussie

1 Is there a way to entice top players to enter the doubles draw at every tournament? Steve Tignor explores the topic. The Olympic games have been host to all three of tennis’ events, and an Olympic year sees a lot more top pros playing doubles. Serena and Venus Williams

Bernard Tomic's trial coaching arrangement with Xavier Malisse got off to a good start, as the 21-year-old Australian reached the semifinals at Stockholm in his first week working with the Belgian. The two have a three-week agreement that could lead to Malisse becoming Tomic's coach, though John Tomic, Bernard's father,

Agnieszka Radwanska, who has played 21 tournaments this year, says that the WTA season is too long. The season began on January 1 and will end on November 1. "I think nine months season will be good. I think a lot of people agree with me," Radwanska said. "Everybody wants

It's never too late for a player to reach their full potential. At 31 years old Roberto Bautista Agut will play in his first Grand Slam quarterfinal after defeating Maric Cilic in an epic five-set match at the Australian Open. Coincidentally, the only other time Agut has managed to beat