As he tries to work his way back up the rankings, Andy Murray took a significant step in his recovery by playing his first singles match since January at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Cincinnati. Though he lost to Richard Gasquet in straight sets, Murray knows it’s all part

It’s a must-win scenario for Rafael Nadal at the Nitto ATP Finals on Friday afternoon: the Spaniard needs to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas, who has already qualified for the semifinals, just to have a chance at joining the Greek in the final four of the season-ending tournament. If he loses, he’s

Head-to-Head: Tied 2-2 Two of tennis' top winners with a shared history square off, one victory from a major milestone. Angelique Kerber and Agnieszka Radwanska share a common heritage—Radwanska is Polish and so are Kerber's parents—and they are two of the WTA leaders in victories. Each is also playing for

Five things you can learn from Rafael Nadal’s victory in the Roland Garros final. 1. ADOPT A WARRIOR’S MENTALITY As any past champion at Roland Garros will attest, you can’t win on clay without suffering. Just look at Rafael Nadal, who played every point against Mariano Puerta as if it

Roger Federer’s 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 victory over Rafael Nadal in the final of the ATP World Tour Finals on Sunday didn't live up to the pre-match hype, mainly because the two rarely play well at the same time. There was little of the fever-pitch excitement of the riveting Nadal-Andy Murray

STANFORD, Calif. (AP)—Serena Williams finally realized what happened days later, when she was allowed to get out of bed. Williams said she was barely aware of how sick she was as she tried to play through a viral infection that caused her to lose equilibrium during a women's doubles match

It’s been a month since Rafael Nadal played his last match, but good news is around the corner—the 16-time Grand Slam champion is scheduled to make his return to competition next week in Acapulco. The Australian swing didn’t go as planned for Nadal. He withdrew from Brisbane due to a

Longtime tennis followers are deeply saddened by the cancelation of Wimbledon this year, equating it in some ways with a death in the family. The last time the world’s preeminent tournament was not held occurred from 1940-45 during World War II. We are missing it sorely right now. But purists

PARIS (AP) The Latest from the French Open: 10:26 p.m. Forget flowers, try saying it with shorts. Seems to have worked for Victoria Azarenka. She gave Serena Williams a pair of her shorts after their fiery French Open third-round match - despite a testy exchange of gestures and words between

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local): ___ 5:55 p.m. Jessica Pegula's run of quarterfinal appearances at Grand Slam tournaments this year is over after a loss to Petra Martic of Croatia in the third round at Wimbledon. Martic defeated the eighth-seeded American 6-2, 7-6 (5)

STUTTGART, Germany(AP) Jelena Jankovic believes her solid game is returning in time for the French Open, the second Grand Slam tournament of the year. Jankovic finished 2008 as No. 1 but has dropped to No. 4 heading into her title defense at the Porsche Grand Prix. ``I've now played a

NEW YORK (AP) Tomas Berdych has plenty of memories, both good and bad, at Flushing Meadows. Put Monday's easy win into the ``good'' category. The ninth-seeded Czech set aside memories of two first-round losses in the last three years at the U.S. Open, cruising through his opening round this time

On Thursday, we’ll be treated to a meeting between world No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas and world No. 62 Laslo Djere in the round of 16 at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. The 23-year-old is a massive favorite to advance to the quarterfinals of this event, but that might be a bit

WATCH: Tiafoe scored an impressive win over Matteo Berrettini in Cincinnati ahead of his return to the US Open.

No matter where you look, history is on the horizon at this year's French Open. But what accomplishment on the terre battue would be the most impressive of them all? Look over these four legendary objectives, and let us know your answer in the poll below. 1. Ten years after

Novak Djokovic moved through to the milestone 75th Masters 1000 semifinal of his career on Friday night with a 6-0, 6-4 victory over American Taylor Fritz in the quarterfinals in Cincinnati. He already holds the record for most Masters 1000 titles (38) and finals (56), and he’s now closing in

On Friday, March 15, Marta Kostyuk will take on world No. 1 Iga Swiatek in the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Kostyuk has been one of the more intriguing players since the start of 2024. The Ukrainian has always had a lot of talent, but she

It’s always a treat when two players with completely different game styles face off. A player's game is often an expression of their personality, and it’s harder to think of a bigger clash of styles than Aryna Sabalenka and Hsieh Su-Wei. Sabalenka, one of the more one-dimensional players on tour,

UPDATE: Jennifer Brady has beaten former US Open champion Angelique Kerber, 6-1, 6-4, becoming the first former college player to reach the women's quarterfinals since 1994 (Gigi Fernandez, who went to Clemson).She'll play the winner of No. 8 seed Petra Martic and No. 23 seed Yulia Putintseva. Brady played two

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal say the new Dunlop balls being used at the Australian Open are a little heavier than the Wilson balls previously being used at the tournament. Federer told press the balls now "definitely play a touch different," especially in slower conditions at night. But he added