If Wimbledon is the truest test in men’s tennis—and based on the last few finals at the All England Club, it’s hard to argue otherwise—then this year’s Championships may reaffirm the stature of the ATP tour’s “Big Four.” "May" is the operative word, because Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) With the help of an audacious between-the-legs trick shot, Andy Murray once again heads into the second week of Wimbledon carrying the hopes of a nation for a first homegrown men's champion in 75 years. The fourth-seeded Murray advanced to the fourth round by defeating Ivan Ljubicic

The dissolution of the Naomi Osaka-Sascha Bajin partnership has caught observers of the game completely off-guard: After all, since Bajin joined the Osaka camp in late 2017, the 20-year-old won two Grand Slam titles and reached No. 1 in the WTA rankings. At this point, only those two and the

Are there still tennis fools, I mean fans, who subscribe to conspiracy theories about Grand Slam draws? You know, like Rafael Nadal being given a free ride to the Wimbledon final last year. If there are, they’ll be hard-pressed to explain why Justine Henin and Serena Williams, perhaps the two

• Picby Pete Bodo* Caroline Wozniacki is a personable, outgoing 21-year old who clearly enjoys her celebrity and has slipped nicely into the "nice girl" niche that nobody in the WTA other than fading Kim Clijsters seems to have wanted. The role comes naturally to Wozniacki, but she also has

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French Open, the year's second Grand Slam tennis tournament (all times local): 9:35 p.m. Two matches have been left unfinished at the French Open as play was suspended Sunday night due to darkness. Qualifier Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania and American Christina McHale were

If you’re hoping to see Juan Martin del Potro cracking those blistering forehand and stinging backhands before the year is out, I’d suggest you book a plane ticket right now for Kuala Lumpur, or Tokyo. Both of those tournaments are featuring Delpo in their promotional materials, but that implied promise

NEW YORK(AP) The U.S. Open tennis tournament has set an attendance record with 721,059 spectators. That's slightly above the previous mark of 720,227 set last year. The tournament also set a Week 1 attendance record of 423,427, including a single-day high of 61,554 for the combined day and night sessions

PARIS (AP) The French tennis federation says Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has parted ways with coach Eric Winogradsky. Tsonga won five ATP titles while coached by Winogradsky and reached the 2008 Australian Open final, rising to No. 6 in the ATP rankings that year. The federation said Monday that Tsonga has decided

PARIS (AP) Two-time French Open finalist Robin Soderling advanced to the quarterfinals by beating Gilles Simon of France 6-2, 6-3, 7-6 (5) on Monday. Soderling ended Rafael Nadal's perfect record at Roland Garros in the fourth round in 2009, then lost to Roger Federer in the final. Last year, the

GSTAAD, Switzerland (AP) Marcel Granollers won the Swiss Open for his first title in three years, beating Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 on clay Sunday in an all-Spanish final. The only other time the eighth-seeded Granollers won on the tour was in 2008 in Houston. Granollers is ranked 45th and

Next week's Malaysian Open has been hit with a series of withdrawals. Tomas Berdych and defending champion Mikhail Youzhny announced their pull outs, joining Robin Soderling on the sidelines. "It is true that the withdrawals have taken some luster off our tournament this year. We were lucky there were no

PARIS (AP)—The French tennis federation says Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has parted ways with coach Eric Winogradsky. Tsonga won five ATP titles while coached by Winogradsky and reached the 2008 Australian Open final, rising to No. 6 in the ATP rankings that year. The federation said Monday that Tsonga has decided to

It seems players are incorporating trick-shot practice into their daily routine. The 2019 season was perhaps the greatest year for tweeners in history. From Dominic Thiem’s full-sprint between the legs tweener at the French Open, to Joe Salisbury’s cross-court angle tweener, to Nick Kyrgios’ cheeky short-angle passing shot tweener. The

LONDON (AP) — Feliciano Lopez will stay on as tournament director for the Davis Cup Final 8 for the next three years, the International Tennis Federation announced Tuesday. Lopez, a four-time Davis Cup champion for Spain as a player, oversaw the event in 2023 and 2024 in Malaga, Spain. The

WATCH: Sabalenka kicked off the 2023 season by winning her 11th WTA title in Adelaide.

This story was featured in the September/October 2020 issue of TENNIS Magazine. On June 4, Coco Gauff stood front and center like she had done so many times over the past 12 months. Though on this occasion, her platform was not a show court, and instead of frenzied tennis fans

He’s no longer a young prospect, but Grigor Dimitrov is finding his groove as a 26-year-old. His latest big win was a hard-fought comeback over Juan Martin del Potro to advance to the quarterfinals in the China Open.

Sam Groth and Nicole Gibbs are giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the world of professional tennis all year long in My Tennis Life. To read more updates from Sam and Nicole, go to tennischannel.com.

Sam Groth and Nicole Gibbs are giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the world of professional tennis all year long in My Tennis Life. To read more updates from Sam and Nicole, go to tennischannel.com.