WATCH—Stories of the Open Era - Billie Jean King:

MONACO (AP) — On the clay courts where he once practiced as a youth with big dreams, Fabio Fognini won the biggest title of his erratic career by beating Dusan Lajovic 6-3, 6-4 Sunday in the Monte Carlo Masters final. The local lad from nearby San Remo, a 40-minute drive

SHANGHAI (AP)—Defending champion Andy Murray defeated David Ferrer 7-5, 6-4 to win the Shanghai Masters on Sunday, ensuring he’ll vault past Roger Federer to No. 3 in the ATP rankings. The Scot, currently ranked fourth, has made finishing the season at No. 3 one of his main goals for the

by Pete Bodo Caroline Wozniacki is sorely in need of a Stefan Edberg moment. Edberg was a player of an entirely different class than Wozniacki has been, but he also struggled early in his career before finding what his lifelong coach and mentor Tony Pikard described as, "that fire in

TORONTO (AP) — Caroline Wozniacki made some changes this week to try to change her fortune in a city that has not been kind on the tennis front. Personal driver? Not needed this time around. Same hotel as before? Switch that booking. Wozniacki is not only winning in Toronto for

Tennis is crawling back, but Peter Smith is staying busy. The famed University of Southern California coach, now guiding former Trojan great Steve Johnson, says practicing during this pandemic poses new challenges for players. “We're practicing on a private court. He just started hitting," Smith says. "It's been very hard

With TEN--US Open-Murray, TEN--US Open-VWilliams, TEN--US Open Notebook AP Photo USO188, NYMG101, USO190, USO194, USO216, USO222, USO151, USO108, USO131, USO124, USO114, USO159, USO132, USO119, USO239, USO234 By HOWARD FENDRICH= AP Tennis Writer= NEW YORK (AP) Sam Querrey wants to put the ``U.S.'' back in the U.S. Open. It's been seven

Caroline Wozniacki freely admitted that she had done “everything you’re not supposed to do before a marathon,” a range of transgressions that began with having run no more than 13 miles in any of her training sessions to staying out until 4 a.m. at a Halloween party three nights before

In my last conversation with Ion Tiriac, the man behind the blue clay at last year’s Madrid Open, he characteristically cut right to the chase while we were talking about the future of his tournament and said, “Where is it written that there can be only four Grand Slam tournaments?”

Each day this week, Peter Bodo will review action from Cincinnati and preview upcoming matches. These "Good Morning Cincinnati" posts will be published around 10 am EST, and we encourage you to discuss the day's play—along with Pete's thoughts—in the comment section below. Yesterday: Last week seemed remarkable to me,

Grass is the only surface that lives during play, but it was a burial ground for streaks and milestones today. Wild card Dustin Brown dismissed Rafael Nadal in Halle, 6-4, 6-1, denying the nine-time French Open champion his 700th career victory. Wily Radek Stepanek saved eight set points to stun

Howdy. I'm feeling a little sideways today. The unrelenting interruptions, combined with the backlog of matches and a host of other chores (you can check out my entry, on Novak Djokovic, at my ESPN blog tomorrow), has got me feeling like today was like a box of different size nuts

WATCH: Garcia spoke to the media after winning her third title of the 2022 season at the Western & Southern Open.

Today, Thomas Muster showed us just how far the men’s tour has evolved in the years since he departed it. It’s so true: The fist-pump really has come a long way. A decade after the Austrian hard-head announced that he was going on a “holiday” and never returned, we’ve seen

MADRID (AP)—Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal on clay for the first time in 10 tries, beating the top-ranked Spaniard 7-5, 6-4 to win the Madrid Open on Sunday and extend his unbeaten start to the season to 32 matches. The second-ranked Djokovic squandered a 4-0 lead in the first set,

It’s a match of short points and first strikes. Govortsova hits big, but up close, Kleybanova’s tennis is simply huge. She hits flat and hard, the ball popping cleanly off the strings each time to clear the net by inches. She is clinical and effective at net and willing to

by Pete Bodo From a purely self-interested point of view, Rafael Nadal's withdrawal from the Tennis Masters Cup is a real boon on a day when I was wondering how I could frame the historic importance - or lack thereof - of the annual year-end playoffs. First, let's look at

Okay, I'm back. Our vacation was terrific, but this isn't really the time and place to talk about that. Instead, let's talk Olympics. I just filed a post for ESPN taking a look at the men's final. I'm not giving away the store when I say that Fernando Gonzalez is

by Pete Bodo The New Year just got a little happier, now that the official ATP and WTA seasons are underway. Just think, no more dawdling at YouTube, pulling up old clips of Roger vs. Rafa or stills of Serena Williams back in the day. Remember that Road Warrior get

Delving into just what makes a good tennis television commentator might seem a complicated subject, but for me it’s pretty easy. It’s the same thing that distinguishes a good writer from a mediocre one. The litmus test is simple: “Is he or she interesting?” Granted, there’s a subjective element involved