Editor's Note: On Wednesday morning, Danilovic withdrew from the US Open due to "a medical reason," per the tournament. Danilovic later revealed she was suffering from a non-COVID related viral illness. NEW YORK—Most players will tell you that the key to winning tennis is enjoying the points playing out on

by Bobby Chintapalli CHARLESTON — Three women made the cover of yesterday’s local newspaper, The Post and Courier. The picture of South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley was just a little bigger than that of Venus Williams and Serena Williams. But the sisters’ pictures also occupied two-thirds of the Sports section

In a recent post, I suggested that while both Roger Federer and Serena Williams earn the nod from numerous pundits and former players as, respectively the greatest male and female players of all time, they’re rarely spoken of in the same breath or linked in any way outside of their

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) Serena Williams punctuated points Saturday with theatrics worthy of a Grand Slam final. There were squeals, knee kicks, pirouettes and fist pumps, sometimes all at once. In other words, Williams appeared to be 100 percent. Showing no lingering effects from a recent knee injury, the seven-time

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — As Roger Federer cried while accepting his 20th Grand Slam title, Rod "Rocket" Laver took a chance to snap a picture for posterity. Federer has won more major singles titles than any man, including a record-equaling six on the court that bears the great Rod Laver's

CINCINNATI (AP) Roger Federer isn't in such a rush anymore. He's doing things his way and taking time to savor each moment. After losing to Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final, he took a month off from tournament play to be with his family and visit Africa as part of

MELBOURNE—Call it an epic Western: a three-hour and 15-minute back-and-forth stroll, all pointed towards a 23-minute shootout. Such was a two-day epic between Reilly Opelka and Fabio Fognini, won on Tuesday afternoon by the Italian, 3-6, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (5). “Fabio stepped up today, which I was expecting,”

CINCINNATI—Frances Tiafoe stands out in a crowded field of American talents and “Big Foe” brought his box office energy to the Cincinnati in style on Tuesday, pulling off a thrilling tiebreaker to defeat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, 6-3, 7-6 (6). “I think playing here in Cincy, it’s one of the best

HIGHLIGHTS: Medvedev tops Tiafoe in straight sets—but not without drama—for 19th straight win

First things first: the following plays are called long shots for a reason. On the men's side, 56 of the past 67 Grand Slam tournaments—dating back to 2004—have been won by either Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer. The Swiss' injury notwithstanding, it's hard to pick against one of

After defeating Viktor Troicki in his first match of the day in just 37 minutes, 4-1, 4-1, world No. 1 Novak Djokovic was stunned in his second round-robin match at his Adria Tour exhibition event in Belgrade on Saturday night, falling to No. 32-ranked countryman Filip Krajinovic, 2-4, 4-2, 4-1.

Running my eyes down the Basel brackets yesterday, I began to wonder: Is the fall legit? Is it no longer a haven for all that is bloated and disreputable about pro tennis? First we watched as every member of the Top 20 flew to Shanghai for an October Masters event.

Easter is a day of renewal, and you could feel that spirit in the younger, scruffier quadrants of Brooklyn’s Ft. Greene Park last Sunday. Back was the longhaired girl in Chuck Taylors carrying a skateboard, walking quickly, smiling to herself. Back was the young man laying flat on his back

Click here to read Steve's entire countdown of the Best Matches of 2018. HIGHLIGHTS: Rafael Nadal d. Juan Martin del Potro, Wimbledon quarterfinals, 7-5, 6-7 (7), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4

PARIS (AP)—After years and years of failing to reach the latter stages of a Grand Slam tournament, Austria’s Jurgen Melzer was not about to go quietly in the French Open quarterfinals. Even if he was playing No. 3-seeded Novak Djokovic, the 2008 Australian Open champion. Even if he dropped the

Every Friday, after the weekend's matches have been determined, we'll predict the winner of each tournament. Indian Wells, ATP (Semifinals): Novak Djokovic vs. John Isner If Isner is landing his titanic first serve, this could be a combustible showdown pitting one of tennis' top servers (Isner is second to Milos

PARIS (AP) A French Open champion at long last, and the first man in nearly a half-century to win four consecutive major championships, Novak Djokovic grabbed a racket and etched a heart in the very red clay that had given him such heartache in the past. Then, when he finally

PARIS (AP) — Leave it to others to decide whether Rafael Nadal is playing the best tennis of his career as he comes off a 10th French Open championship, his 15th Grand Slam title in all, and now turns his attention to Wimbledon. Those sorts of comparisons do not interest

Patrick McEnroe made headlines last month when he announced on Twitter he had tested positive for the coronavirus. His symptoms were mild, but he wasn’t taking any chances. A few days before his announcement, he drove himself to the local testing facility and immediately isolated himself in the basement of

MELBOURNE, Australia—There’s a lot happening in Andy Murray’s life off the court. As for what he can control—his life on the court—he’s handling that very well. The world No. 2 outplayed 16th-seeded Bernard Tomic on Monday night, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (4), for a spot in his seventh consecutive Australian Open