102749417 by Pete Bodo Afternoon, everyone. Two of the Davis Cup World Group quarterfinal ties are over as I write this, and as is often the case in Davis Cup, what looked like a crippled weekend has opened with some results that might cause you to spill coffee all over

It turns out that the promoters of the Hamburg tournament, the de facto “German Open” (it’s a pity that title sponsorship fees are such a significant portion of the revenue stream), may have the last laugh after all. You’ll remember that a few years ago, Hamburg was demoted from a

[Another of the TennisWorld Literary All-Stars has stepped up to write a guest post. Man, this is becoming TW's very own version of a Prose Slam! Here are some thoughts on time travel and Robby Ginepri from world renowned host and author Andrew Friedman] Though I hadn’t seen him play

Men’s Champion: Roger Federer It is not a nostalgia-driven pick: Federer has moved fluidly in reaching five finals this year, he's healthy, and should be confident coming off his 14th career grass-court title in Halle. Rafa may be an insurmountable obstacle, but the seven-time champion matches up with anyone else

MELBOURNE, Australia—There is no bigger favorite than Serena Williams when she steps on court, and it has been often said that no one can truly beat her except herself. At the beginning of her 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 loss to Angelique Kerber in Saturday’s Australian Open final, Williams was destroying herself.

MELBOURNE—Hyeon Chung continued his incredible run through the Australian Open, at 21 years old becoming the first Korean to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament, courtesy of a 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-3 win over another Australian Open Cinderella, Tennys Sandgren. This major tournament bills itself as the Grand

NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Nadal felt the pain sear into his right knee early in his U.S. Open semifinal, on what he called "a bad movement." It was a familiar pain, one that he's dealt with off-and-on for years. The defending champion looked up at his guest box and

The National Football League’s Buffalo Bills are famous for having fielded several terrific teams that have come excruciatingly close, but never managed to win, the Super Bowl. Jessica Pegula is well aware of this—not only because she’s a sports fan whose family owns the Bills, but because she knows how

PARIS (AP) — As he sat in front of a TV to watch last year's French Open final, sidelined by an injured left wrist, Rafael Nadal had no way to know for sure, of course, that he would return to the height of his powers. For the second time in

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — It wasn't Maria Sharapova's choice to miss the last Australian Open. That decision was taken out of her hands because of a doping ban following a failed test on her previous visit to Melbourne Park. The five-time major champion said it was her choice to return,

TenniStory: Martina Navratilova, who believes the best-of-five-set format is the reason for the ATP Next Gen's struggles at the Slams

ATP players are questioning a potential move to oust the tour's CEO Chris Kermode following revelations that his contract might not be renewed by their representatives on the board. According to the London Telegraph, the ATP board will vote in the next few weeks on whether to renew, with Kermode

NEW YORK—Some things seem almost too good to be true. Airline flights that depart on time. An unexpected tax refund check from the IRS. Clear instructions for assembling that mail-order etagere. And then there’s Ben Shelton. The 21-year old, curly-headed Georgian is a generational talent, a purpose-built tennis prodigy, both

Frances Tiafoe’s frustration boiled over. After splitting sets with compatriot Ben Shelton, and then breaking Shelton at 3-5 to remain in the third set, Tiafoe suddenly found himself trailing a tiebreaker 6-0. He couldn’t help but take his frustration out on the courtside box that holds the players’ towels. It

NEW YORK—Emma Navarro, the promising newcomer to the upper echelon of tennis, is a 23-year-old of uncommon poise and intelligence. But neither those virtues, nor her scampering and scrapping athleticism, were quite enough to see her through her semifinal clash with Aryna Sabalenka in the US Open Thursday night on

On March 5, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) reduced Simona Halep’s doping ban from four years to nine months. Two weeks later, the two-time Grand Slam champion returned to action on the WTA Tour, losing in the first round of the Miami Open to Paula Badosa in three

Tommy Paul is just like the rest of us. Every now and then, he needs to get some air. Deep sea fishing has developed into a reliable avenue for Paul to stay centered away from the workload that goes into maintaining his place among the ATP Tour’s elite crop of

The No. 1 Read is TENNIS.com's lead story for the day—look for more of them throughout Roland Garros. Be honest: Do you do everything you possibly can, and sacrifice every other part of your life, to try to be the best in the world at your job? Or would you

As the men make their last October visit to Madrid and the women tune up for their season-ending tournament with a swing through Zurich, here’s what’s right—and wrong—in the world of tennis. Up: Jelena Jankovic I’ve called Jankovic an undeserving No. 1, simply because she hasn’t won a major title.

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) Justine Henin's new, philosophical outlook on life and tennis comes with a few fringe benefits. She's dining out more, for one thing. The relentless intensity that characterized the diminutive Belgian as she won seven Grand Slam singles titles before retiring 20 months ago has given way to a