PARIS—Caroline Garcia, hurt by recent criticism at home, decided to change her approach before the French Open, and is now in her first Grand Slam quarterfinal. The 23-year-old Garcia won both her matches for France in the 2016 Fed Cup final, but went back and forth about playing the team

Two weeks ago, Belinda Bencic trailed Kiki Bertens in the final week of the Porsche Race to Shenzhen. An early loss in Moscow by Bertens opened the door for the Swiss to move ahead, a scenario that eventually transpired when Bencic went on to win the title to earn her

The tennis world is preparing to shift its attention to Flushing Meadows, but there are still two tune-ups to keep an eye on before the Open begins next Monday. The draws at the ATP tournament in Winston-Salem and the WTA tournament in New Haven have already been heavily revised, and

The only thing predictable about Tuesday’s opening-round blockbuster at Roland Garros between Victoria Azarenka and Jelena Ostapenko was the unpredictability of the Latvian's presence on court. Azarenka survived 6-4, 7-6 (4) over the 2017 Roland Garros champion in a match that featured 13 breaks of serve—including eight in a row

It's not usual for Venus Williams to play a Wimbledon tune-up tournament, but this week she's entered in one for just the fourth time in her storied career. On Wednesday, she toppled Aliaksandra Sasnovich to advance to the second round of the Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham, 6-3, 6-4. "I

LONDON (AP) — Mandy Minella wanted Wimbledon, because of its prestige, to be her final event before giving birth to a daughter in December. That's despite the doctors she consulted saying she could still keep playing for months to come. "I was surprised," the 31-year-old Minella said. "I thought they

In episode four of her new podcast series "Think About It," two-time Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka and Dr. Rupy Aujla examine the importance of a holistic approach when it comes to health. After an atrial fibrillation scare when working at the hospital, Dr. Aujla realized something was wrong. But

Each day of Roland Garros, Baseline will sum up the action with a photo gallery of the top surprises. 1 Hoang Carrys On

Grigor Dimitrov says he's "lucky to be on court right now," with the Bulgarian still experiencing physical effects despite recovering from coronavirus. Dimitrov, who announced he had the virus following his appearance at the Adria Tour five weeks ago, just returned to play in the UTS in France. He said

Over the past two years, Serena Williams has played only 15 official tour events, with eight of them coming in 2019. When you reach two Grand Slam finals and post victories against players like Simona Halep, Naomi Osaka and Elina Svitolina, though, a No. 10 finish in the WTA rankings

The initial lift of coronavirus restrictions across parts of Europe has created confusion among players looking to return to the practice courts. Spain has allowed athletes to return to training but sports facilities are still shut, and video of Novak Djokovic hitting provoked controversy about whether the Serbian was violating

One of the best aspects of grass-court tennis from a betting perspective is the lack of sample size. It’s far more difficult for sportsbooks to accurately handicap a player if they only have a few grass-court matches under their belt. Sebastian Korda has only played three tour-level matches on turf,

MELBOURNE—It was clear from the start, and probably even before it began, that the first-rounder between Caroline Wozniacki vs. Sabine Lisicki was going to be a cut and dry affair. We knew that the bruisingly erratic Lisicki was going to hit big and, as Brad Gilbert would say, litter up

PARMA, Italy (AP) — American teenager Coco Gauff stormed to her second career singles title as she comfortably dispatched Wang Qiang 6-1, 6-3 at the Emilia-Romagna Open in her first clay-court final on Saturday. The 17-year-old Gauff also won the doubles title with Caty McNally later Saturday, becoming the youngest

Co-producers Judy Murray and Rosemary Reed join the show to discuss their new SkyTv docuseries called “Driving Force”. Together they tell the stories of ten female athletes who have succeeded in a challenging climate.

Melanie Oudin vs. Olga Savchuk (Arthur Ashe Stadium, first match) The USTA has long depended on Serena and Venus Williams to fill seats in Ashe, but it appeared to have another American leading lady in Oudin after last year’s Open. Yet after a 39-17 singles record in 2009, the

My parents were an inspiration. I was 6 and , so I didn’t have much choice in deciding which sport I was going to play. But I enjoyed tennis and loved it from the first point. I also have to thank my cousin, who was playing tennis in Germany and

CHENNAI, India (AP)—Marin Cilic’s preparations for this month’s Australian Open suffered a setback Monday when he lost to Kei Nishikori of Japan 4-6, 7-6 (0), 6-2 in the first round of the Chennai Open. The second-seeded Cilic broke his opponent in the fifth game to grab the opening set, but

Watch the fifth episode of The Ten—Upsets on Sunday, December 16 at 8 p.m. ET on Tennis Channel:

Each day during Roland Garros, we'll select three of the most intriguing matches on the schedule and offer our predictions. Victoria Azarenka [4] vs. Roberta Vinci [30] (Court Philippe Chatrier, First Match) So who's the women's favorite now? Lots of people will say Azarenka, which means it's just about time