MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The WTA is going to test out allowing coaching from the stands at non-Grand Slam tournaments for the rest of this season. The tour said Monday that the change amounts to letting coaches offer the sort of hand signals and simple instructions that happen currently even

It can’t be an accident that people come to the desert to do their consciousness-altering. A few hours in this strange, dry, diffuse, all-encompassing, deceptive heat is enough to make you start seeing things. I sat and watched a terrific first set between Jose Acasuso and Mikhail Youzhny without being

For the first week of Roland Garros I'll be exchanging emails with TENNIS Magazine senior editor Jon Levey, who's in Paris to cover the tournament. Steve, Looks like my lament about a watered-down Sunday schedule raised the ire of the tennis gods. I’ve been punished with a waterlogged Tuesday. Unfortunately

She would have been forgiven if they had, of course, given that her older sister Venus withdrew from the tournament 24 hours earlier and revealed a recently diagnosed immune system disease. Focused as ever, Serena absolutely overwhelmed Michaella Krajicek of the Netherlands 6-0, 6-1 to reach the third round, showing

by Pete Bodo One thing about that galoot Juan Martin del Potro; he's been about as methodical as he is big. As predictable (and I mean that in a good way) as the sunrise. As stable as the concrete piling holding up a major bridge. Which is why his actions

Flat shots, sharp defiance and a pretty good fade continue to serve Lleyton Hewitt well on grass. The third-seeded Aussie dissected Croatian qualifier Ante Pavic, 6-2, 6-2, to reach his third straight Newport quarterfinal on Wednesday. Hewitt saved all seven break points he faced in the first set and surrendered

PARIS—Rafael Nadal’s loyal legion of fans from every corner of the globe had serious concerns after watching their man drift into precarious territory on Wednesday against Diego Schwartzman, the “Little Big Man” of tennis. Nadal’s 37-set winning streak at Roland Garros came to an end against the diminutive Argentine. The

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When partners collide in singles, something has to give. Coming into Thursday, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula had swiftly moved through to the doubles semifinals at the Rothesay International in Eastbourne. But just one would have the chance to achieve the same feat individually. Gauff ultimately emerged as the winner,

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After three consecutive losses to Johanna Konta, it appeared as if Sloane Stephens was finally going to stop the bleeding, at the Brit's home event—not to mention the biggest tennis tournament of them all. But yet again, Konta got the better of Stephens, rallying from a set down to prevail,

It was Vogue last year and now it's Elle. That's right, Iga Świątek is the latest covergirl for Elle Poland's January issue. The fashion and lifestyle magazine just released photos on Instagram and spilled what fans can expect from their exclusive interview with the 20-year-old. "She is twenty years old

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If you approach to your opponent’s forehand, he may carve you up. There’s no more frustrating feeling than hitting a shot that puts you in charge of a point only to have your opponent’s feeble return turn the tables. Here’s a common scenario: You hit a big serve or forcing

Borna Coric has had quite the 2018 season so far. The 21-year-old has piled up a 14-6 record with three quarterfinals (Doha, Dubai and Miami) and one semifinal (Indian Wells). "I think the momentum is up, definitely," Coric said in Indian Wells after pushing Roger Federer to three sets. "Hopefully

Spectators at professional tennis matches know this to be true: Ball kids have it rather tough, at majors such as Roland Garros and all other tournaments. All that scampering for tennis balls, the constant exchanges of fuzzy yellow spheres among their peers ... and the back-and-forth action with sweaty towels,

The winner of Stuttgart this week will drive off with a brand-new Porsche (thanks to the title sponsor), and a few players got a chance to test drive the luxury vehicle. Former champions Angelique Kerber, Maria Sharapova and Laura Siegemund had the edge in the parking challenge, since they are

The Kiki Bertens vs. Sara Errani second round at Roland Garros had it all, and then some. Errani had a match point and had three chances to serve out the marathon match in the third set, but the No. 5 seed held on to win, 7-6 (5), 3-6, 9-7. Errani,