In discussing Serena Williams, Chris Evert addressed some of the 19-time Grand Slam champion’s competitors, including Caroline Wozniacki. Evert, an 18-time Grand Slam champion who was just named the official ambassador of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals in Singapore, recalled Wozniacki’s 7-6 in the third loss to Williams last year

Andy Murray, who will play the Davis Cup final against Belgium this weekend, wasn't thrilled with former Great Britain Davis Cup captain David Lloyd's recent comments. Last weekend, Lloyd told the Daily Mail that Murray isn’t promoting the game enough, particularly for British tennis. The former ATP player was part

PARIS (AP) As the first 17-year-old American man in the French Open since Michael Chang won the 1989 title, Frances Tiafoe learned a valuable lesson from a straight-set loss in his Grand Slam debut. ''I need,'' Tiafoe said with a chuckle, ''to get a lot better.'' Tiafoe, from College Park,

By Heidi Kim, TW Contributing Writer

Well, it looks like Lleyton Hewitt's wife, Bec Cartwright, has touched us all, and deeply, with her verse. Just the other day, a reference to E.E. CUMMINGS (just want to make the old boy roll over in his grave) in the comments barely elicited a sleepy "oh him" response, yet

Mornin', folks. Just wanted to give you a little watercooler fodder by posting the contents of the press release issued recently by the Lords of Tennis, regarding their new Clean Team. The only parts I am editing out are the usual, tedious "drop-in-here" quote from a relevant official or functionary.

92554023 Mornin', everyone. This flu has really KO'd me and I'm in the fourth day and still struggling. I wasn't able to do the latest podcast, and I'm behind on some stuff I need to do for the magazine on deadline, including a story I'm doing with Andre Agassi on

When Rafael Nadal wins a tennis match in just over an hour (literally—60 minutes, four seconds) you know it was less of a contest and more of a drubbing. That was certainly the case today in an untroubled, 6-1, 6-1 victory over Mikhail Kukushkin to reach the quarterfinals of Monte

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Rafael Nadal is aiming for a strong second half of the season, seeing it as part of a longer campaign to get back to the top of the men's game. The 29-year-old was sidelined by a series of injuries and illness in 2014, and had mixed results in the tournaments

PARIS (AP) — A combination of luck and perfect tennis helped Kei Nishikori reach the quarterfinals of the French Open. The eighth-seeded Nishikori recovered from a nightmare opening set to beat Fernando Verdasco 0-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-0 on Monday and progress to his seventh Grand Slam quarterfinal, a record for

LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) Belinda Bencic and Australian Open doubles champion Martina Hingis sent Switzerland to the Fed Cup semifinals with a 3-2 win over Germany on Sunday. The 18-year-old Bencic and Hingis, who won with Sania Mirza in Melbourne, converted four of their five break points to defeat Andrea Petkovic

MONTPELLIER, France (AP) Defending champion Richard Gasquet of France defeated Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 6-4, 6-4 to reach the Open Sud de France semifinals on Friday. The top-seeded Gasquet, who is ranked 10th, took control of the first set - where he did not face a break point and secured

TORONTO (AP) Novak Djokovic paused after accepting the Rogers Cup trophy for the fourth time, scanned the stands Sunday at York University's Aviva Centre and asked everyone in the crowd to hug the person beside them. A small chuckle circulated the capacity crowd and then Djokovic said he would lead

Stanislas Wawrinka may compete against other players on tour, but he's also happy to help his friends when needed. The two-time Grand Slam champion said he has recently given advice to both Benoit Paire and Gael Monfils about their careers. "Friends—if I can help them, I try. I don't think

STRASBOURG, France (AP) — France's Kristina Mladenovic will open play against world No. 6 Karolina Pliskova in the Fed Cup final, as the hosts look to break the Czech Republic's stranglehold on the event this weekend. The Czechs are bidding for a fifth title in six years on an indoor

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Henri Kontinen and John Peers captured the men's doubles title at the Australian Open on Saturday, thwarting Bob and Mike Bryan's attempt to win a record-equaling 17th Grand Slam title. The Bryans said afterward that it may have been their last match at Melbourne Park as

Currently sitting at No. 146 in the world, Vasek Pospisil is poised to skyrocket up the ATP rankings in 2020. Ranked No. 25 in 2014, Pospisil struggled mightily with a back injury the better part of the last three years. He tried to play through it, avoiding surgery, but to

As a former co-coach of Bob and Mike Bryan, Dave Marshall brings a lot of experience to the show this week. He worked with the record-setting doubles duo for the last few years of their career, including the 2018 season Mike Bryan was paired with Jack Sock.

Nick Kyrgios, who won Brisbane with victories over Grigor Dimitrov and Ryan Harrison, says that he's taking a lot of confidence from his first title in Australia. The 22-year-old has now risen to No. 17, and says he could be in the Top 10 or higher playing like this consistently.