At the start of the Hall of Fame Open in Newport, RI, it was tough to gauge where John Isner’s game stood. He had played just one event since returning from a stress fracture in his left foot that flared up in the Miami Open final, falling in the second

ATLANTA (AP)—Winning tournaments never gets old for Andy Roddick. Roddick beat Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 to win the Atlanta Open and earn his 32nd ATP World Tour title on Sunday. ''I've always appreciated it,'' he said. ''I've never thought it was easy.'' After the match ended,

MASON, Ohio (AP) -- Tommy Robredo knows a memorable match when he wins one. He did it again Thursday, beating top-ranked Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic 7-6 (6), 7-5 in the round of 16 at the Western & Southern Open. The 16th-seeded Spaniard beat a top-ranked player for the second time

by Pete Bodo MIAMI—Implacable and unyielding are just two of the adjectives that come to mind these days when the subject is Maria Sharapova. Today, she showed why in a borderline-cruel punishment of Li Na in the Sony Ericsson Open quarterfinals. Li was riding a four match-winning streak over the

Tennis Channel Live: Final thoughts on the Australian Open

LONDON (AP) — Roger Federer is a father of four — two girls who are 13, two boys who are 8 — and so perhaps that is why, as he wraps up his playing career, he thinks about the “GOAT” debate that has engulfed the tennis world the way parents

Given the year Rafael Nadal has had, his great rival and friend Roger Federer did him an enormous favor in the second half of 2015. Toting a gleaming new SABR as the centerpiece of his re-tooled offense, Federer stole all the headlines. This was a great gift from the 17-time

Back in the spring of 1968, when the first French Open was held at Roland Garros, the city of Paris was in utter turmoil. Taxis and all public transportation were on strike. There was no gasoline. Garbage piled up in the streets. Electricity was nonexistent for a few hours every

He concluded 2017 stationed at No. 100 in the world, establishing himself as the first Chilean to reside among the year-end top 100 since Fernando Gonzalez in 2010, rising no less than 300 spots from his status at the end of 2016. He made it to the finals of five

Speaking recently about his old friend and longtime professional colleague Butch Buchholz, fellow Hall of Famer Cliff Drysdale got to the essence of as multi-faceted a man as tennis has ever known. Drysdale said, “Butch has always been there for the game. He has done so many things in tennis.

Third seed Naomi Osaka defeated No. 22 seed Jennifer Brady, 6-4, 6-3, in Saturday's Australian Open championship match to become just the third player in the Open Era to win their first four major finals. Osaka is now a two-time champion at both the US Open and Australian Open, adding

WATCH: Kyrgios reached the quarterfinals in Tokyo, defeating Kamil Majchrzak in three sets in the second round.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Top-seeded Coco Gauff advanced to the final of the ASB Classic by beating Danka Kovinic of Montenegro 6-0, 6-2 on Saturday. The American hasn't yet dropped a set at the Auckland hardcourt tournament and needed a little more than an hour to defeat seventh-seeded Kovinic

Starting his ATP Finals campaign with an easy win, Novak Djokovic says he still has enough gas in the tank for the final weeks of the season. Djokovic dismissed Matteo Berrettini in his opening round-robin match, but next up for the Serb are Dominic Thiem and Roger Federer, the other

Boris Becker, who was just appointed as Novak Djokovic’s head coach, says that Serbian wasn’t totally satisfied with his season and that he aims to gain ground on rivals Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray. “He had a couple of bad losses this year, in finals and semifinals,” Becker told the

Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka has agreed with Novak Djokovic's observation that it is also mentally difficult to come back from injuries. Both returned at the beginning of the season from long layoffs, Wawrinka from knee surgery in 2017 and Djokovic from elbow problems that required surgery a few

DUBAI—Are we getting closer to an Aryna Sabalenka signature line? The logo is already in place. The world No. 1 opened up about the latest tiger to join her ambush of jungle cats ahead of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, helping to design the logo that popped up on

NEW YORK (AP) Janko Tipsarevic is still eating gluten. Some other ingredients - on the plate and on the court - have been cut out of his life as he's ascended to his highest ranking. The 20th-seeded Serb matched his best Grand Slam result by reaching the fourth round of

LONDON—A Grand Slam finalist, Top 10 regular and thriving on social media, Stefanos Tsitsipas might have more of the fans behind him at Wimbledon on Saturday than his opponent, Laslo Djere. Yes, even though he just beat mammoth home favorite Andy Murray in another five-setter for the Greek this fortnight.

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—The King of Clay passed up a chance to meet the Queen of England. Rafael Nadal had another priority—winning at Wimbledon. Queen Elizabeth II visited the All England Club for the first time since 1977 and met a small group of current and former players, including Roger Federer