NEW YORK (AP) American qualifier Taylor Townsend nearly inaugurated the new Grandstand Stadium with an upset. The 20-year-old Townsend split the first two sets with two-time U.S. Open finalist Caroline Wozniacki in front of a near-capacity crowd of 8,000 in the new digs at the USTA Billie Jean King National

Before each day’s play at the U.S. Open, Steve Tignor will preview and predict three must-see matches. Angelique Kerber vs. Roberta Vinci Head to head: Tied 2-2 Kerber sounded a little wary when she was asked about her quarterfinal opponent on Sunday, and she should be. The German and the

MELBOURNE—The joke about the weather in Melbourne is that it’s possible to face four seasons in a day. But no one was laughing yesterday. It had become blistering hot in Melbourne. During a second-round match between Novak Djokovic and Gael Monfils Thursday afternoon, the temperature on the court exceeded 69

Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have won 51 combined Grand Slam singles titles, and last 10 straight but a group of younger players is aiming to break their hold on the big events. But veteran Gilles Simon says it could still take this group a while to go

Kyle Edmund and Daniel Evans should be full of confidence heading into this weekend after going undefeated in round-robin play at the Battle of the Brits. Edmund perhaps, will have an extra dosage of adrenaline in drawing inspiration from Liverpool FC. Despite staying up until 2 a.m., after reveling in

Novak Djokovic reached the 110th ATP final of his career—and first in Tokyo—with a 6-3, 6-4 win over David Goffin in the semifinals of the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships on Saturday. Djokovic, who’s playing the 500-level event for the first time, has a 75-34 career record in ATP finals

INDIAN WELLS, CALIF.—We know that matches can turn on one point or one shot, but Roger Federer’s 6-3, 6-2 quarterfinal win over Juan Martin del Potro here was, for all intents and purposes, over after one call in the first game. At deuce—one of many deuces in that game—a Federer

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This week, for the Masters Series event in Toronto, I'm joined from the tournament site by Canadian tennis journalist Kamakshi Tandon. Hi Kamakshi, Toronto is even less buzzed about the Masters than Montreal? That’s disappointing, and somewhat hard to believe. Are Canadians as generally blasé as us Yanks think you

Court Report: Roger Federer gives a master class at the year's final major

INDIAN WELLS, CALIF.—The consensus was that Andy Murray had played it smart by forgoing the easy money in Dubai this year and taking a little extra time off to get his latest Australian Open final-round defeat out of his system. He certainly couldn’t do any worse than he had the

Each day during the Australian Open, Steve Tignor will look ahead to three of the most compelling matches in each draw.* * The question may be: Did Serena already survive her obligatory first-week wobble, when she came back from 3-5 down in the first set to beat Vera Zvonareva two

When it comes to returning serve, the consensus is that the farther back you stand, the worse off you are. And that’s how it looked in the first set today for Juan Martin del Potro, as he put himself up against the back wall at the Citi Open in a

Tennis has been transformed over the last five decades by TV, money, technology, equipment, fashion and politics. But through all of that, the players have remained at the heart of the game. As part of our golden anniversary celebration of the Open era, Tennis.com presents its list of 50 best

Li Na's 6-4, 6-2 win over Petra Kvitova in Istanbul on Saturday may have been surprisingly routine, but it was a milestone for her in more than one way. With it, Li accomplished a number of her goals, both for the day and for the 2013 season. First and perhaps

Every morning of the French Open, we'll take a look back at a memorable match that occurred on that calendar day at Roland Garros. June 5, 2010: Francesca Schiavone d. Samantha Stosur, 6-4, 7-6 (2)

It wasn't as if Daniil Medvedev faded away against Stan Wawrinka. Medvedev served well: after winning the second and third sets without much drama, the fourth seed traded six holds with the stout Swiss, offering just one break point along the way. He would lose the set in a tiebreaker.

Brackets are on the minds of many this month in the United States, and while world No. 1 Andy Murray’s 6-4, 7-6 (5) opening-round loss to Vasek Pospisil at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells doesn’t compare to the never-before-seen 16-seed over 1-seed in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament,

Every morning of the French Open, we'll take a look back at a memorable match that occurred on that calendar day at Roland Garros. June 9, 2001: Jennifer Capriati d. Kim Clijsters, 1-6, 6-4, 12-10

CHARLESTON, S.C.—It would be tempting to discount Sloane Stephens’ 6-1, 3-0 (ret.) win over world No. 2 Angelique Kerber in the semifinals of the Volvo Car Open as unworthy evidence of her progression. Kerber was the victim of a viral illness and didn’t remotely resemble the player we saw yesterday.