Having not won a match since January, Novak Djokovic came into the Monte Carlo Masters with lessened expectations. When he was drawn into the tournament's Group of Death—his quarter included two-time French Open semifinalist Dominic Thiem and 10-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal—those expectations were diminished further. But the Serb

BEIJING (AP)—Defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the final of the China Open on Saturday by beating John Isner of the United States 7-6 (1), 6-4. On the women’s side, new No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki beat Shahar Peer 7-5, 6-2 to reach the title match. The Dane will play Vera Zvonareva,

Making a first appearance at Wimbledon, the sport’s most prestigious event, is something every tennis player remembers—and it can also be a nerve-filled occasion, too. After all, it’s arguably the most prestigious event in the sport. Every now and then, though, a first appearance can stretch out a little longer

Serena vs. Pera; Gauff vs. Dolehide; Venus vs. Azarenka; Stephens vs. Fernandez—all first-round matches, all live on Tennis Channel starting at 11 a.m. ET. And visit TENNIS.com on Tuesday for our Lexington live blog. Last year, Venus Williams and Victoria Azarenka kicked off the 2019 season with a memorable first-round

One has to feel for Victoria Azarenka tonight. The world No. 4, playing some of the best tennis of her career, played about as well we've ever seen in the Rogers Cup semifinals in Toronto and still found herself ruthlessly demolished by Serena Williams, 6-3 6-3. The scoreline is both

Tennis is a game of match-ups, and the pieces never quite fit right for Philipp Kohlschreiber when Roger Federer is creating a puzzle of problems across the net. In a match of the oldest and lowest-ranked men still standing in the Paris Masters, the 32-year-old Federer showed spring in his

The rumbling of Ivo Karlovic's size 16 sneakers grew louder, but Roger Federer was too busy bending a sharp-angled forehand pass by the lunging big man to take much notice. Some players rush the net, Karlovic can suffocate it, but even Ivo paused to watch a replay of Federer's snazzy

At bay at 0-3 down in the first set of her Wimbledon semifinal against Sabine Lisicki, Maria Sharapova must have felt like she was facing a distorted ghost from her past. Lisicki, the Birmingham champion on a 10-match grass-court winning streak, was the younger underdog showing no fear. But as

LONDON (AP) — A set up against a man he'd never lost to, Roger Federer looked to be cruising toward a shot at a seventh ATP Finals title. David Goffin had other ideas. The Belgian rallied in the semifinals on Saturday to claim the biggest win of his career and

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.(AP) Melanie Oudin defeated Alla Kudryavtseva 6-3, 6-3 Saturday to give the U.S. a 1-0 lead in the Fed Cup semifinals against Russia. The 18-year-old Oudin rallied from two games down in each set to win the match at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Arena. She fell behind 1-3 and

They grow up so fast! Holger Rune held onto 18 just long enough to score the biggest win of his young career, posting a 6-3, 6-2 demolition of self-appointed “New” Big 3 star Alexander Zverev to guarantee he’ll spend his 19th birthday at the BMW Open in Munich. So overwhelmed

ATLANTA, Ga. — There were red, white and blue flags flying high after the Atlanta Open finals on Sunday, but it wasn’t to signal a home victory. Australian players swept the singles and doubles titles at the ATP 250 event, as Alex de Minaur defeated Jenson Brooksby to claim his

WATCH: Swiatek faces the media after her first round Australian Open win over Jule Niemeier.

Aryna Sabalenka took the Australian Open by storm this year, not dropping a set en route to the final and then winning a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 slugfest against Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina for the title. Here are 10 things the 24-year-old achieved in Melbourne: First and foremost, she won her

He may not have won, but Marin Cilic made a very welcome return to action on home soil in Umag, Croatia on Monday, falling to Flavio Cobolli in the first round of the clay-court event, 6-4, 6-3. It was Cilic’s first match since January 4th—201 days ago—when he beat Roberto

There’s a brand new name in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings this week, and it couldn’t have come at a more appropriate time. After an inspired United Cup performance that saw him defeat three Top 10 players in six days—Taylor Fritz on Monday, Novak Djokovic on Wednesday and

Casper Ruud has beaten world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of Monte Carlo, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4, for the biggest win of his career. Not only had he been 0-11 against Top 3 players in his career going into the match, but he was 0-25 in sets in those

A week ago Iga Swiatek rose to a new career-high of No. 6, and this week she goes two better, rising to No. 4 after a semifinal showing at the WTA 500 event in Ostrava. Not only is the 2020 Roland Garros champion the only woman to have reached the

Today marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day. On June 6, 1944, the world bore witness to the power of unity and selflessness when more than 150,000 Allied troops coalesced to stage the largest maritime invasion in history on the beaches of Normandy, France. This mission proved to be a chief

On Monday, November 3, 1975—exactly 45 years ago to this day—the WTA published its official weekly computerized rankings for the first time, where Chris Evert became the first WTA No. 1. Evert had already been the best player in the world for a while, winning four of the last seven