DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP)—Roger Federer won a record sixth Dubai Championships — and 78th career title — by beating Tomas Berdych 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the final on Saturday. Federer, who maintains a home in Dubai, delighted a packed stadium of fans who seemed biased for the Swiss in

A churning stomach left a nauseous John Isner looking depleted before a shot was struck. By the time Isner bruised successive aces off the back wall late in the match, Nicolas Almagro was wearing the queasy expression of a man who had been force-fed misery. Playing with urgency on key

SEVILLE, Spain—Juan Martin del Potro and David Ferrer are opposites in every way: Tall/short, youngster/veteran, long backswing/short backswing, aggressive/defensive, hasn't played much in the last two years/when hasn't he played in the last two years. Speaking to the diversity of tennis, both men have shown that their approach works at

When you watched Marta Kostyuk last week at the Australian Open, you saw great potential. The 15-year-old from Ukraine won two main-draw matches before falling to her much more experienced compatriot, Elina Svitolina. You also saw validation. Because while Kostyuk has a long way to go before her pro career

Novak Djokovic won’t compete in Rome, the Internazionali BNL d’Italia announced on Tuesday. A six-time champion in the Italian capital, Djokovic would have been searching for his first clay-court victory of the season—and to snap a rare three-match losing streak dating back to March. The former world No. 1 was

INTERVIEW: Amanda Anisimova, after her third-round win over two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka

MATCH POINT: Sabalenka sinks Swiatek

Victoria Azarenka lost a 15-minute game to fall behind 1-3 in the first set against everyone’s favorite sleeper at the Australian Open. Later, in the 11th game, the top seed was two points from losing the set to Svetlana Kuznetsova—twice. Yet she hung on in each case, apparently blotting out

“Just win, baby,” was the exceedingly simple and practical advice that Al Davis gave his NFL team, the Oakland Raiders, each Sunday. Throw out the style points, throw out the margin of victory, and in the Raiders case, sometimes you might throw out the rules, too. To Davis, the final

WATCH: Sinner won his first ATP 500 title in three grueling sets over McDonald at the Citi Open on Sunday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Juan Martin del Potro ended Rafael Nadal's bid for an unprecedented second Olympic singles gold medal in a thrill-a-minute semifinal, then celebrated as if the title were already his, kneeling to kiss the court before leaping into the stands. Del Potro, who earned a bronze

WIMBLEDON, England—The court-assignment gods did U.S. broadcasters and tennis fans a favor today when they scheduled Sloane Stephens and Madison Keys back-to-back on Court 3. Here we had, for our comparing and contrasting pleasure, two of the three promising young U.S. women’s players currently making their way up the rankings

Frances Tiafoe steps into the court and takes his racquet back to hit a forehand. He has what’s known as a busy swing. Very busy. It’s long enough, and his wrist is loose enough, that he can flick the frame back and forth a few times as he brings it

Tennis fans are in for a treat with the Day 5 Australian Open slate. Not only will the stars be out in Melbourne, but many of them will have talented opponents on the other side of the net. You simply can't ask for much more than that, and we're here

If there was any argument as to who the hottest player on the ATP Tour currently is, Daniil Medvedev squashed it on Friday. The Russian, who has won titles in back-to-back weeks, earned a 6-4, 6-4 win over world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis

Interview at Indian Wells: Ben Shelton, after his first-round victory

Jessica Pegula has beaten Iga Swiatek in the semifinals of Montreal, 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-4, to not only record her second career win over a reigning No. 1—she also beat Swiatek at United Cup earlier this year—but to move through to the final in Canada for the first time. “Oh

Cancun and white parties go hand in hand, but it seems like Iga Swiatek didn’t get the memo. Or rather, she did get the memo—but the 22-year-old still found a way to inadvertently stand out from the pack at the WTA Finals Cancun. The world No. 2 turned heads on

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A pro-Palestinian protester threw papers onto an Australian Open court and briefly disrupted a match between Alexander Zverev and Cameron Norrie on Monday before being stopped by other spectators. Olympic champion Zverev said he didn't feel unsafe but questioned why it took several minutes for security

It was Ticked-Off-Fed time. Roger Federer, down 0-3 in the third set to Gael Monfils, had bashed a ball into the upper deck of Manuel Santana stadium in a fit of frustration. He had complained to the chair umpire that the lights in the arena were getting in his eyes.