PARIS (AP) Mikhail Youzhny was having such a bad day in the third round of the French Open that he felt the need to apologize, right on court during the match. The 27th-seeded Russian scraped ``SORRI'' into the clay with his right foot in the middle of his 6-0, 6-2,

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Top-seeded Jessica Pegula beat Anna Blinkova 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the San Diego Open. Pegula, ranked No. 5 in the world, will face sixth-seeded Marta Kostyuk, who eliminated fourth-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in a rain-delayed quarterfinal. "Anna's

MELBOURNE — Tennys Sandgren has found himself in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open after having never won a main-draw match before. Little is known about the 26-year-old but this fortnight he has scored victories over Stan Wawrinka and Dominic Thiem.

WATCH: Jennifer Brady visits the Tennis Channel desk discusses her first-round win over Anastasija Sevastova.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Two-time champion Venus Williams is back in the third round of the U.S. Open for the first time since 2010, a year before she announced she had been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. The 19th-seeded Williams, at 34 the oldest woman left in the draw, did

MADRID (AP) Andy Murray returns to the Madrid Masters with different expectations after his breakthrough win at the tournament a year ago. Murray won in Madrid last season for his first ever Masters title on clay, a surface he struggled on for most of his career. He has turned things

Novak Djokovic wants Carlos Alcaraz to keep smiling. The Serb delivered a heartfelt message to the Spaniard on Monday after an emotional end to their gold medal match at the Paris Olympics. The two-tiebreak affair, won by Djokovic 7-6(3), 7-6(2) to give him a long-sought career Golden Slam, lasted nearly

WATCH— Court Report - November 8th:

DOHA, Qatar (AP)—Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are eyeing a confidence-boosting victory at the season-opening Qatar Open—but much of the talk Monday was swirling around Novak Djokovic who is not here but is already showing signs of the dominance that made him such a force in 2011. The No. 1-ranked

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Yanking off a sneaker with pink accents and purple laces, Serena Williams revealed the scar that starts atop her right foot and meanders up her leg. It's a jagged, several-inch remnant - and always-there reminder - of two operations to repair the damage Williams did when cut

WATCH: Rybakina won six of the final seven games to score her first win over a reigning world No. 1.

PARIS (AP)—Well, that's settled: 19-year-old Sloane Stephens is bumping herself up to first class for the flight home from the French Open, whenever that might be. That extra-comfy trip back to Coral Springs, Fla., is among the benefits the American is looking forward to after reaching the fourth round at

Irina Falconi of the Boston Lobsters is a top young American rising up the WTA rankings. The 22-year-old, who will be blogging about her World TeamTennis adventures, is focused on several goals this July: (1) lead the Lobsters to the WTT Finals; (2) get more Twitter followers than Lady Gaga

There are the best hot shots of the season, and then there are also the backhanded compliments, verbal barbs, potshots and more – gasp, even the compliments – that capture the competitive, oft-fiery passion of tennis. Whether they made you stand up and applaud while watching your TV or led

MASON, Ohio (AP) -- Novak Djokovic had a ragged start in the one tournament that has always eluded him. The top-ranked player beat Gilles Simon 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in his opening match at the Western & Southern Open on Tuesday night. It's the only Masters series event he has never

MILAN (AP) The Williams sisters want to defend their Olympic doubles title in London next summer. Serena Williams said Friday that she and sister Venus are eager to go for their third Olympic gold together after victories at the 2000 Sydney and 2008 Beijing Games. First up, the sisters will

The Break: Who is Tim Van Rijthoven?

And Bruno Soares couldn't help himself:

On Tuesday in Melbourne, CoCo Vandeweghe stormed into her first major semifinal with a 6-4, 6-0 demolition of 2016 Roland Garros champion Garbine Mugurza. The 25-year-old American hasn't let her unseeded status stop her from supplanting anyone in her path (she also stunned world No. 1 Angelique Kerber in the

This week brings Maria Sakkari as she discusses her unique path to the Top 20 and how her tennis-rich family history has influenced her.