NEW YORK—“The first two sets were two of the best sets I’ve played all season long,” Alexander Zverev said after his 6-7 (2), 7-6 (8), 6-1, 6-1 win over Grigor Dimitrov on Saturday in Louis Armstrong Stadium. They were two of the best, and best received, sets of any match,

INDIAN WELLS, CALIF.—“I just need to be there. I just need to be thinking fast.” That was Maria Kirilenko yesterday, describing what she needed to do to beat Petra Kvitova in the quarterfinals here. The Russian had just finished winning her third three-set match of the week and upsetting Agnieszka

Novak Djokovic’s rise to No. 1 was accentuated with his return of serve, a shot universally considered to be one of the best in the game. He used that shot, along with his versatile two-handed backhand, to torment Rafael Nadal in 2011, the obstacle he needed to clear to climb

The rain subsided and clouds parted, but Serena Williams still arrived dressed for a storm. Relegated to Court 2 for the second consecutive year, Williams removed her white mini-trench coat, then went to work in creating a successful start to the tournament where she's realized several happy endings. In her

The yellow ball plopped on the purple court like a splotch of paint on canvas. Streaking forward with the urgency of a man racing after a runaway rental car with his racquets trapped in the trunk, Juan Monaco ran down Mardy Fish's drop shot and knifed a controlled reply up

Though she didn't play last week, Serena Williams moved back into the Top 10 for the first time since becoming a mom in the latest WTA rankings, released Monday morning. When Caroline Wozniacki, No. 10 in last week's rankings, pulled out of the Qatar Total Open in Doha due to

Tennis fans in uncongenial time zones missed a treat today as Andy Murray battled, bested and finally dominated Rafael Nadal for a 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 victory and the Tokyo title, recovering from the loss of the first set to turn in one of the most impressive performances any player has

Defending champion Maria Sharapova will face Li Na in the Rome final after overpowering Angelique Kerber, 6-3 6-4. Sharapova has yet to drop a set at the Foro Italico while Kerber has battled through three-set matches against Rodionova and Kvitova, her semi-final appearance here ensuring that she will enter the

The signs were there at the Australian Open that Belinda Bencic wasn’t taking her time trying to work her way back to the upper echelon of women’s tennis—in just her third tour-level event back from maternity leave, she made it all the way to the fourth round in Melbourne. Well,

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NEW YORK (AP) The U.S. Open men's final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic was postponed because of rain Sunday, marking the third consecutive year that the season's last Grand Slam tournament won't finish on schedule. Nadal and Djokovic were supposed to begin playing at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, but showers

As a sports nutritionist who works with professional and competitive athletes, including tennis players, I’m always on the lookout for tips and tricks that give my clients an edge. An in my 10-plus years of practice, not a week goes by that we don’t learn more about how particular foods

WATCH: A DMV native, Tiafoe thrilled his home crowd at the Citi Open earlier this summer by reaching the quarterfinals.

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Iga Swiatek has posted some remarkable numbers over the last 12 months, during which she's become the undisputed queen of women's tennis. But this stat might take the cake: on Friday, she reached the final of a WTA 500 tournament with the loss of just two games all week. A

NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz loves the morning-to-midnight action of Grand Slam tennis, saying he spends all day checking the scores. Then he already knows his side of the U.S. Open draw has grown significantly tougher than Novak Djokovic's. The defending champion beat Lloyd Harris 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (4)

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Katie Volynets of Walnut Creek rallied to beat 17-year-old qualifier Clerive Ngounoue 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the Cymbiotika San Diego Open on Monday night at the Barnes Tennis Center. Ngounoue had won two qualifying matches during the weekend and was hoping to

The stars are out in full force during the Aussie swing! A day after the likes of Aryna Sabalenka and Jordan Thompson were left starstruck by actor Jude Law in Brisbane, cameras in Sydney spotted another famous tennis fan taking in the action. Actress Rebel Wilson enjoyed a courtside view

Today is a historic day, as there are no one-handed backhands in the Top 10 for the first time in ATP rankings history. Stefanos Tsitsipas, who was the only man left in the Top 10 with a one-handed backhand last week, has left the elite this week, dipping from No.

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova produced her most encouraging result since returning from a knife attack to advance to the quarterfinals of the Aegon Classic, a Wimbledon warmup tournament. The left-handed Czech hit 25 winners with 11 unforced errors as she easily beat fellow wild card