Novak Djokovic penned an open letter detailing his journey to his fourth Wimbledon title and 13th overall Grand Slam title. In the post, Djokovic sheds light on the cause of two years of struggle that ensued after winning the 2016 French Open and the keys to overcoming it.

LONDON (AP) Now it's Maria Sharapova's turn at Wimbledon to try to put an end to Serena Williams' bid for the third leg of a calendar-year Grand Slam - and a fourth consecutive major title. The No. 1-seeded Williams takes a 26-match Grand Slam winning streak, which began at last

ROME (AP) Camila Giorgi risks being left off Italy's Olympic tennis squad for this year's Rio de Janeiro Games after severing ties with her national federation, and she plans to skip next month's Italian Open due to the dispute. ''The ITF (International Tennis Federation) rules say that players must be

Rafael Nadal has reached the semifinal in Miami, but says he does not want more hard-court events played during the year. Some of the South American clay-court events are talking about switching to hard courts to attract a better field, as the Acapulco event has done. But Nadal said having

Sloane Stephens is famously passionate about philanthropy and giving back—and now, her foundation’s work is getting a national spotlight at The Espys. The American player was listed among the finalists of this year’s Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award, which recognizes athletes “whose continuous, demonstrated leadership has created a measured positive

For the first time in the competition's 60-year history, Canada are Billie Jean King Cup champions. The Canadians' Cinderella run finished Sunday with a 2-0 triumph against Italy, as Marina Stakusic and Leylah Fernandez beat Martina Trevisan and Jasmine Paolini, respectively, to win the title. Stakusic, 18, was a revelation

Rafael Nadal’s extraordinary career came to an end at this year’s Davis Cup Finals on an indoor hard court in Malaga, Spain—roughly 127 miles from where he exploded into our consciousness on red clay in Seville almost exactly two decades ago. There, Nadal commanded the attention of the sporting world

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Li Na's best year on the WTA Tour was like a roller coaster. She lost the Australian Open final to Kim Clijsters, then won the French Open to become the first Asian player to win a Grand Slam title. She had a big dip in the second

A player needs 75 percent of the votes to be elected. The 38-year-old is a single father who still lives in Russia. After he finished his career, Kafelnikov competed as a professional poker player, did some work as a TV analyst, and also helped coach the Russian Davis Cup team.

NEW YORK -- Serena Williams will have to settle for playing in only one U.S. Open final this year. Williams and sister Venus fell 6-4, 6-2 to the Czech team of Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka in the women's doubles semifinals Friday night -- a match played shortly after Serena

NEW YORK (AP) -- The ATP board of directors is going to take a closer look at men's professional tennis with no service lets. The board has approved the elimination of lets on the Challenger Tour for the first three months of next year. ATP Executive Chairman Brad Drewett says

ROME (AP) -- Tennis officials are considering adding third-set tiebreakers at the 2016 Rio Olympics after marathon matches in London this year. Also, bronze-medal matches could be eliminated to lighten the loads of players entered in multiple events. ITF president Francesco Ricci Bitti tells The Associated Press at the European

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) Former Wimbledon finalist David Nalbandian has withdrawn from the Australian Open due to an abdominal injury. The 28-year-old Argentine player withdrew from the Auckland tuneup tournament this week and informed Australian Open organizers Wednesday that he was unable to contest the opening Grand Slam event of the season.

Men's wildcards for Miami have gone to James Blake, Milos Raonic, Ryan Harrison, Jack Sock and Bernard Tomic. Blake is the only veteran in the group, his ranking falling after injuries caused him to miss most of the second half of last year. Women's wildcards were awarded to Dinara Safina,

Former Wimbledon and U.S. Open finalist Mark Philippoussis says he has no desire to return to the ATP Tour. The 34-year-old Australian played for the World TeamTennis' St. Louis Aces in their 24-11 win against the Boston Lobsters. Philippoussis is living in San Diego and is enjoying surfing. "I don’t

Australian Davis Cup captain Pat Rafter tries to temper expectations of 18-year-old Bernard Tomic. "I definitely see him as a Top 10 player, but where he goes from there I have no idea," Rafter told the Daily Telegraph. "It's a really hard one to say that he can be better

PERTH, Australia (AP) French Open champion Li Na and Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova will contest the mixed-teams Hopman Cup tennis event in January as part of the lead up to the Australian Open. Li will partner with 19-year-old Wu Di for China, while Kvitova will join ninth-ranked Tomas Berdych for

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Open total purse this year is more than $57 million, the richest in tennis history. The men's and women's singles champion will each receive $3.85 million, and the men's and women's doubles champion teams will get $740,000. Those are both the highest payouts in

We're answering the 10 biggest questions on the WTA and ATP tours in 2020. The entire list will be rolled out here. The 23-year-old seems to have it all: the smooth serve, the putaway forehand, the biting slice backhand and a nose for the net. She also has a French

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Charleston's WTA event will have a renovated stadium and a new sponsor for 2022. Tournament organizers said Wednesday that Credit One Bank has committed to be a multi-year title sponsor of the event that had been called the Volvo Car Open from 2016 through this past