If Serena Williams had any concern about getting in some extra match play to help her cause at Wimbledon, she definitely addressed that on Tuesday. After a three-set battle in the women’s singles quarterfinals earlier on Center Court, the seven-time champion still had work to do on the hallowed turf

ISTANBUL—Maria Sharapova and Agnieszka Radwanska did not hit their first ball until 11 PM on Wednesday night, as they followed two hard-hitting and long matches. Most of the fans had gotten up to take a break after viewing an emotionally exhausting contest between Victoria Azarenka and Angelique Kerber, a titanic,

[Ed. Note: Pete is on vacation in Montana until the 26th. In his absence, we are proud to present programming by various members of the TW Tribe.] Could it be that tennis coverage has gotten so bad that I now long for the days of Suzy Kolber? This was several

View the entire women's bracket at our US Open tournament page. MATT FITZGERALD: Serena Williams She won the decade’s first Slam in Melbourne. A New York bookend for Serena, after three major final disappointments, is a fitting storyline in her journey to elusive number 24. STEVE FLINK: Ashleigh Barty She

At the turn of the last decade, a Romanian player named Andrew Ilie briefly made inroads on the ATP tour. He was squat and stocky, a fire hydrant on wheels. He was also an excitable sort, so much so that I remember it being said that you could only explain

When Serena Williams powered back to beat Petra Kvitova 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the quarterfinals in Doha in February, she became the oldest woman, at 31 years and four months, to claim the No. 1 ranking. Serena’s return to the top was inevitable; she had been utterly dominant for the

My guess is that you like tennis. That's good, because you need to this week. With two channels firing away 12 hours a day, I’m starting to feel surrounded by it myself, like the sport is watching me. I get up in the morning and see Andy Murray struggle in

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP)—After one long point, Pete Sampras sat in a chair to catch his breath, while Gael Monfils dropped to the ground to do a push-up, followed by a sprint and then a sit-up. That was just one piece of evidence of the 15-year age difference between the

LONDON (AP)—Andy Murray had all of Britain on edge for five sets. Juan Martin del Potro only took five points to get the fans buzzing at Wimbledon. Two victories in two very different matches Wednesday sent Murray and del Potro onto the semifinals at the All England Club. Murray completed

LONDON (AP) — The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local): 8:15 p.m. Nicole Melichar and Alexander Peya became Grand Slam champions for the first time by winning the Wimbledon mixed doubles title. The 11th-seeded pair defeated defending champion Jamie Murray and his new partner Victoria Azarenka 7-6 (1), 6-3. Melichar,

To borrow a phrase: What did we just witness in Indian Wells? Was it a one-off? A revolution? An expansion of tennis’s recent youth movement? Some combination of all those things? Only time will tell, of course, but for now the convincing title runs that Mirra Andreeva and Jack Draper

MASON, Ohio (AP) — Andy Murray ran down every shot in the afternoon heat, his troublesome left knee holding up fine. Murray, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer won their opening matches in straight sets Wednesday at the Western & Southern Open, getting accustomed to the heat after spending the last

Tweeting Tennis Players These days, it seems that everyone and her grandmother is chronicling life’s every moment, no matter how banal, via the social networking site Twitter, and the tennis world is apparently just as taken with the trend. The Tennis Channel has its own Twitter page, as does Sports

NEW YORK (AP) It's funny what questions some people will and won't answer. Take the world's top-ranked tennis player, Caroline Wozniacki. Her boyfriend? Sure, she's been seeing Rory McIlory of late. Her new coach? Well, that, Wozniacki insists, must remain a mystery. Wozniacki opened her latest quest for her first

SEVILLE, Spain (AP)—Argentina decided to hold back David Nalbandian, choosing Juan Monaco against Rafael Nadal in the opening singles of the Davis Cup final. The second-ranked Nadal will return to the Olympic Stadium, where he helped Spain win the title in 2004, to face the 26th-ranked Monaco in the opener

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PARIS (AP) — Maybe all of those losses in Grand Slam finals helped Simona Halep actually win one. She'd gone 0-3 in matches with a major trophy on the line before facing Sloane Stephens for the French Open title Saturday, so there was plenty to remember: what it felt like

When Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer to win his fourth straight ATP World Tour Finals title, he capped one of tennis’ all-time great seasons in appropriately fine style. But his win was appropriate for a second reason: It capped an all-time season of dual-gender dominance. Djokovic and his fellow No.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rafael Nadal took five sets and almost five hours to fend off "Baby Fed" and revive a classic Grand Slam final against the one-and-only Roger Federer. Nadal's 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-4 win over Grigor Dimitrov in a grueling, 4-hour, 56-minute semifinal match sets

🖥️ 📱 Stream this match live on TennisChannel.com here (Sunday, TBC ET) “I’m 100 percent not concerned about my leg,” Sinner said after his three-set win over Tommy Paul on Friday. Should the rest of us be so sanguine? Sinner was clearly (a) grabbing at his right hamstring at the