After what played out at the Mutua Madrid Open, it was natural for a reporter in Rome to ask Alexander Zverev if he was happy to see the upcoming French Open stick with traditional lines-people over electronic line calling (ELC). “They still going to have that? Well, it screwed me

MELBOURNE — The Day 1 schedule at the Australian Open featured 15 Americans hitting the bright blue courts of Melbourne Park. Only three remained in the draw by the time day turned into night. No. 13-seeded Sloane Stephens kicked things off for the red, white and blue inside Margaret Court

It was a doubly historic day for Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros on Monday, as he battled past Francisco Cerundolo in the fourth round of the clay-court Grand Slam, 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3. First of all, it was his 370th career win at a Grand Slam, which breaks the

MELBOURNE—For nearly a fortnight, Stefanos Tsitsipas had thrilled Melbourne. He had thrown himself into his matches, whipped winners in all directions, slain Roger Federer and not so much marched as danced his way into the semifinals. Not only was it unprecedented to see someone from Greece do so well, it

by Pete Bodo PARIS—Defending French Open champion Francesca Schiavone showed up at Stade Roland Garros today to play a quarterfinal match against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in a pure white top and a skirt with a puffy, almost frilly bottom. But for those conspicuous white compression shorts Schiavone wore under the skirt,

TOKYO(AP) Japanese veteran Ai Sugiyama says she is likely to retire at the end of this tennis season. The 34-year-old Sugiyama has indicated the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo this month likely will be her last in a 17-year career in which her singles ranking rose to a high of

Lleyton Hewitt has revealed he underwent right hip surgery on Thursday and will be out until the spring. Hewitt, who said the problem was a torn labrum as well as some ligament damage, had surgery on his left hip for similar reasons in 2008. "It's been causing a few problems

After being told that she was out of shape, U.S. teenager CoCo Vandeweghe now has a full-time trainer, Chuck Williams, traveling with her. Williams has worked with NBA players before and was recommended to her by her uncle Kiki, a former NBA All-Star. Vandeweghe said she’s dropped 10 pounds. "A

Andy Murray says he’s committed to working with Darren Cahill through the grass-court season. Murray has been working with the ESPN analyst for the past two months through the Adidas Player Development program. He also works with Adidas coach Sven Groenefeld. "I've improved a lot since Indian Wells and Miami,"

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—Christina McHale of the United States reached the third round at a fourth consecutive Grand Slam tournament. Now comes the hard part: Trying to make it to the fourth round, something she's never done. The 28th-seeded McHale, a 20-year-old from Englewood Cliffs, N.J., struggled a bit to close

WATCH: Nishioka pairs ATP stars with Pokemon characters

In an interview with Tennis News Brazil, doubles standout Bruno Soares responds to John McEnroe’s comments that the tour should abolish doubles because there is little interest in it, and because top singles players rarely play it anymore. McEnroe, who won 78 career doubles titles, considers the level of doubles

World No. 18 Sloane Stephens, who lost her opening-round matches in Doha and Dubai, addresses the significant amount of media attention she receives. The American objected to it last year after reaching the Australian Open semifinals and later issuing some controversial public comments about Serena Williams. For the most part,

MASON, Ohio (AP) Belinda Bencic withdrew from the Western & Southern Open because of a right forearm injury after losing the first set 6-2 Thursday against sixth-ranked Lucie Safarova. Bencic upset top-ranked Serena Williams last weekend en route to winning the Rogers Cup in Toronto. The 12th-ranked Bencic said it's

WATCH—Match point from Djokovic's win over Isner at ATP Finals:

**Pic MIAMI—A tennis match is a strange cross between a stark and often bitter confrontation between individuals, and the kind of dance that gave rise to the expression, “It takes two to tango.” You can't have a great match unless both players are in sync and playing off—as well as

WATCH: Townsend guest-starred in an episode of No Limit during the 2022 US Open.

WATCH: Gauff struggled in the slow conditions against Garcia, losing a second match to the French star in two months.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Roger Federer, for one, figures questions about whether Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic — or both? — will surpass his men's record for most Grand Slam singles titles are moot. That's because he's sure it's going to happen. And he's OK with that. Ending

Has the men’s game, after a long, slow climb out of the muck and mire of the McEnroe-Connors era, reached a new summit of sportsmanship? The clay season, with its typically civilized discussions of ball marks, always highlights this for me. There will continue to be jerks, tools, tricksters, tension