Over the last few years several all-time greats have called time on their professional tennis careers, and we’ve given them a statistical send-off, counting down some of their most incredible records that may never be broken. We did it for Serena Williams, Roger Federer and most recently Andy Murray. And

NEW YORK (AP) — After a couple of new chances to win a Grand Slam title slipped away at the US Open, Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson couldn’t help thinking about what happened at Wimbledon. “Yeah, a fair bit,” Purcell said. They left the All England Club with their hearts

LONDON (AP) — Venus Williams' mother could not stop smiling and laughing. She had just watched her 37-year-old daughter reach the Wimbledon semifinals for the 10th time and, well, the whole thing was just a bit hard to believe. "She says, 'I love my job!' and she means it. I

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP)—Alisa Kleybanova won her first WTA title at the Malaysian Open on Sunday, beating top-seeded Elena Dementieva 6-3, 6-2 in an all-Russian final. The 21-year-old Kleybanova dominated the Olympic champion, using her raw power and booming first serve to earn most of her points. Once described as

MARSEILLE, France (AP)—Top-seeded Robin Soderling of Sweden lost to Michael Llodra of France on Friday, falling 7-6 (2), 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Open 13. Llodra, runner-up to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga last year in an all-French final, never lost his serve and had 15 aces. “I have great sensations,” Llodra

BELGRADE, Serbia(AP) Michael Llodra hopes his recent victory against Novak Djokovic could land him a singles start for France in the Davis Cup final against Serbia next weekend. The doubles specialist upset the No. 3-ranked Djokovic at the Paris Masters earlier this month and is the highest-ranked player on the

On Wednesday, world No. 41 Zhang Shuai will take on world No. 89 Claire Liu at the Credit One Charleston Open. Zhang earned a win over qualifier Francesca Di Lorenzo in the opening round of this event, 6-2, 6-4 in an hour and 24 minutes. Meanwhile, Liu defeated world No.

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Casper Ruud will play for a second Bastad title in three years after coming through the first semifinal at the Nordea Open on Saturday. Andrey Rublev later advanced to set up a final showdown between the top two seeds and pair of Top 10 players. Ruud defeated third-seeded Lorenzo Musetti,

At times during her nearly 13-year career, Timea Bacsinszky has been branded, and played like, a star. At other, more disillusioned periods, she’s found herself somewhat off the radar. Ten days into the second major of 2017, the Swiss is officially back in the spotlight. Battling heavy winds, discouraging fans

Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic met in the 2017 Italian Open final. Coming off a season that saw him beat Roger Federer on grass and capture his first title at the end of 2016 by defeating three-time major winner Stan Wawrinka in the final, expectations remained high for Alexander Zverev

Defending champions Great Britain faced Japan in the 2016 Davis Cup first round. After decades of futility, Great Britain finally won its 1oth Davis Cup championship in 2015. Over the course of their title-winning campaign, Andy Murray put on a display for the ages as he became the third player

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—The umpire who presided over the longest match in tennis history said Thursday that he was so enthralled by the epic struggle that he never felt tired. Mohamed Lahyani of Sweden spent 11 hours, 5 minutes over three days in the umpire’s chair before declaring victory for John

Having just turned 22, Borna Coric of Croatia has been a standout in Davis Cup all season as he’s helped his nation advance through the competition, culminating in a win over France in the final. Coric did his part to score his country's first win, a straight-set victory over Jeremy

The 2019 season has seen a ton of new faces emerge as rising stars and champions on the WTA tour. Making her move this week is 21-year-old Marie Bouzkova. The qualifier hasn't lost a set on her way to her first WTA Premier semifinals, and will face Serena Williams on

With his silky-smooth voice, the public address announcer milked the pre-match introduction of Roger Federer for all it was worth before the Swiss’ third-round match with Janko Tipsarevic today. He recited all of Federer’s Grand Slam victories, but instead of saying, for example, that he won five Wimbledons from 2003

As the third-round match between Novak Djokovic and Kevin Anderson began in sunny Indian Wells, Tennis Channel announcer Ashley Fisher reported that Djokovic's Achilles' heel is his second serve, a shot Anderson likes to attack. "The more you attack a second serve," said Fisher, "the more vulnerable it becomes." Fisher's

KAANAPALI, Hawaii (AP) — After an outdated stanza of the German national anthem that later became associated with the Nazi regime was sung during the opening ceremonies, the United States took a 1-0 lead and was ahead in the other opening match in its best-of-5 Fed Cup quarterfinal Saturday. Alison

Nadia Petrova and Agnieszka Radwanska played for the first big title after the US Open. The Setting It wasn’t until she hit the grass before Wimbledon that Nadia Petrova reached her first final of the year, capturing the title in s’Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. From there, the Russian posted some solid

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla.—If anyone knows how to dig themselves out of a hole in the third set, it's Simona Halep. At the Miami Open on Thursday, the world No. 1 had to rely on her improved mental and physical toughness far earlier than anyone imagined against Oceane Dodin. Despite what