World No. 3 Roger Federer moved into the third round of the French Open on Wednesday, defeating inspired lucky loser Oscar Otte, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. The 2009 champion improved to 69-1 in the second round of major events, extending his Roland Garros mark to 15-0. "I had my fair share

After losing in the first round at Wimbledon last month, Coco Gauff holed up at her London hotel to be alone and think. About what happened at the All England Club. About how she felt. About what she wanted to do to avoid that sort of result at the next

FLASHBACK: Highlights from Sinner's Toronto final triumph

NEW YORK—“I need something, mate,” Andy Murray shouted at his coaching team. “Anything is better than nothing.” Murray was in the middle of a dismal defeat to Grigor Dimitrov. By the third set, his banter with his player box had turned morose. “I don’t have any energy,” he moaned, “and

So far it's been calm sailing on the men’s clay-court seas—Nadal a winner, Federer shanking away but seemingly happy to get in a few matches, Djokovic wisely gearing up for the next phase. Only Andy Murray has given us any kind of a roller-coaster ride so far. First he declined

The first week of a major is all about upsets. With that in mind, we're counting down the five most stunning Wimbledon results, starting on Wednesday, June 27 and ending on Sunday, July 1. No. 1: Peter Doohan (No. 70) d. Boris Becker (two-time defending champ) Second round, 1987; 7-6

KEY BISCAYNE, Florida (AP)—With her dubious No. 1 ranking secure for at least three more weeks, Caroline Wozniacki’s taking a break. Her enforced vacation began Monday when she lost in the fourth round at the Sony Ericsson Open to Andrea Petkovic of Germany, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3. “I’m just going to

Picby Pete Bodo While I've been focusing on pearls of wisdom dropped from the lips of the winners, I'm happy to make an exception when it's warranted. You saw that defending champion Li Na bit the dust the other day. She was in no mood to analyze her utter collapse

HALLE, Germany (AP)—Roger Federer cruised past Mischa Zverev 6-0, 6-0 to reach the Gerry Weber Open semifinals on Friday, recording his second career double bagel and teaching a painful lesson to a player trying to serve and volley on grass. Richard Gasquet also made the last four, defeating Florian Mayer

NOTE: "Dark Horse" selections must be seeded No. 17 or lower; "Bust" selections must be seeded No. 16 or higher. ED MCGROGAN, SENIOR EDITOR: Novak Djokovic Unlike No. 2 seed Andy Murray, the world No. 1 was saddled with a difficult quarter—he could face Ivo Karlovic, and then Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Serena Williams heads to Wimbledon halfway to a Grand Slam. If it were up to her, no one would notice. Williams prefers to downplay her chances of becoming the first tennis player in more than a quarter-century to win all four major tournaments - Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, U.S.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — As befitting his status as a 17-time Grand Slam champion and as an astute judge of the sport, Roger Federer's reply to a simple question about his next opponent was handled with the same aplomb as one of his stylish groundstrokes. The player in question was

Two weeks after tennis concluded at the Olympics, that momentous quadrennial event still seems to be disrupting the normal workings of the tours and their players. You might have thought that everything would be back to normal by now, but the Cincinnati Open has been an unpredictable, and carnage-heavy, tournament

PARIS (AP) Here comes the French Open final everyone expected and, except for other players, wanted: No. 1 Novak Djokovic, one victory from becoming the first man in 43 years to win four consecutive major championships, against No. 2 Rafael Nadal, one victory from becoming the only man to win

WATCH: Zverev's Acapulco tirade

MELBOURNE—The final Grounds Pass of this year’s Aussie Open is being written on what feels like, through the early hours at least, the hottest day of the last two weeks. There’s a chance of rain tonight as well, which could mean our first roof-closing. I had a preview of where

Were any pros from the 1990s, or earlier, watching Daniil Medvedev play in Marseille on Sunday? If so they may have been smiling to themselves and thinking, “Welcome to our world. Not so fun, is it?” In his final against Pierre-Hugues Herbert, Medvedev had to deal with two aspects of

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—Serena Williams wins with so much more than serving, of course. Her groundstrokes are as intimidating as they come. Superb speed and anticipation fuel her court-covering defense. Her returns are more than solid, too. When that serve is on-target, though, it sure is something special, quite possibly the

It was a pure, extended Davis Cup moment, the kind that a fan of the competition would point to as an embodiment of all that is unique, and unrivaled, about the world’s second most popular international team competition. Roger Fed—er, make that Switzerland, represented by Roger Federer, was a set

*90310648 By Andrew Friedman, TW Contributing Writer Did you know that Juan Carlos Ferrero owns a hotel? It represents the kind of commitment that most professional athletes are reluctant to take on until they retire. But a few years ago, Ferrero's coach told him, "Tennis is short." And Ferrero paid