The No. 3 Alexander Zverev says that players are getting taller and hitting harder, and he's been leading the way. The German, who just won Madrid to capture his third Masters title, is now into the final of Rome, where he will play No.2 Rafael Nadal. The top 10 players

MONTE CARLO—“Hopefully one of these weeks will be special, even for me. And hopefully I can be one of the names to look up.” That was the sentiment Lorenzo Musetti expressed to me last weekend during media day at the Monte Carlo Country Club heading into the launch of his

WATCH: Tennis Channel Live discusses Alexander Bublik's fun interview with Prakash Amritraj

WATCH: World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty leads a top tier of challengers into the Wimbledon semis.

I can only recollect it in my imagination now, but there it remains a favorite sign of spring to me. In the old main stadium at the Italian Open, the black-haired girls who worked as ushers—by American standards, I use that word extremely loosely—liked to dance together to the music

Last Monday I wrote that February is one long, slow drift back to the game for the top players, as they recover from their efforts during the Australian swing and prepare for the rigors of the U.S. Masters events in March. This week, the last of the month, that drift

PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal was locked in a tight, compelling and lengthy French Open semifinal Friday when his opponent, third-seeded Alexander Zverev, ran to to chase a shot and twisted his right ankle. Zverev crumpled to the ground, wailing in agony and clutching at his lower leg. His black

In a few days’ time, Iga Swiatek will embark on a daunting challenge that many Grand Slam champions have faced, but only great ones have mastered: back-to-back wins at the French Open and Wimbledon, aka a “Channel Slam.” With five Grand Slam titles under her belt, an active 19-match win

Each day during the Australian Open, Richard Pagliaro will preview three must-see men's and women's matches—and offer his predictions.

Many Americans heard the name “Paul, Weiss” for the first time in recent months. The New York law firm has been in the news—much more, surely, than it would like. First the company came under fire from Donald Trump; then it was buried in an avalanche of criticism for caving

The common trait that unites the best women's tennis players isn't the quality of their forehands or their ability to dart across the baseline. It's their presence. This is true for the men as well, but the stars of the WTA tend to arrive on tour with it fully formed.

MELBOURNE—Once again, Sofia Kenin crashed a party. Sunday, Kenin derailed precocious Coco Gauff. Tuesday, she ended the run of Ons Jabeur, the first Arab woman to reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament. But those two victories occurred in distant neighborhoods. What happened today was profoundly and painfully local.

TenniStory: Stan Wawrinka

LONDON—Doesn’t Wimbledon aim for moderation and understatement in all things? It does, except, it seems, when it comes to its second Monday. Then the tournament suddenly snaps, throws all of that pent-up caution and discretion to the wind, and schedules everyone all at once all over the grounds. That’s where

This week I'm discussing the 2006 season, and looking forward to 2007, with ex-pro and expert analyst Hank Moravec (also known as Dunlop Maxply here and at Tennis World). Hank, You’re right, it’s a little early to give Maxply Jr.’s 10-and-under scene the Caddyshack treatment (do they have a 10s

This year’s BNP Paribas Open has been a tournament full of surprises (including the weather), early exits and breakthroughs. But beyond the world-class tennis action, fans also love Indian Wells for being a great tennis style showcase. Tennis sportswear companies typically roll out their Spring collections during the year’s first

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Top-seeded Elina Svitolina retained her Dubai Championships title on Saturday with a 6-4, 6-0 win over unseeded Daria Kasatkina, who was finally unable to make a comeback. It was the 11th singles title for the 23-year-old Svitolina, who had won a tour-high five titles

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) It sounds like Dinara Safina might be a chip off the old family block after all. The 22-year-old sister of temperamental Russian star Marat Safin has often been compared with her older sibling because she tosses rackets, turns easy-looking wins into tight battles and generally looks like her

SHOT OF THE DAY: Casper Ruud, at the ATP Cup

Two weeks ago, we won on a play in which we took Camila Osorio to defeat Sofia Kenin simply because the American just hadn’t shown an ability to win matches recently. Well, we’re going right back to that strategy by targeting world No. 22 Denis Shapovalov, who has now lost