Early in his match with Roger Federer on Wednesday, Rendy Lu hit a slice backhand passing shot for a winner. You rarely see it successfully done these days, as Tennis Channel commentator Doug Adler noted. He said it reminded him of a Ken Rosewall backhand. I never saw Rosewall play

Carlos Moya, who announced his retirement from tennis this week at age 34, was a lot of different things as a player. He was a physical force, with a low-to-the-ground solidity, a talent for backpedaling, and a live right arm; the Spaniard was an early adopter of the sleeveless look.

This week I’ll be discussing "The Agassi Story," the 2004 autobiography of Mike Agassi, Andre’s father, with TENNIS.com editor Kamakshi Tandon. Hi Kamakshi, By the time I finished this book, I found myself thinking, “Wow, Mike Agassi really doesn’t know much about his youngest son, does he?” There’s very little

Wondering what the Tournament of Champions is, and how we got here? Read more about our 50th Anniversary Celebration and get caught up on all the matches so far. Our women’s final pits the two most accomplished Grand Slam champions of the Open era against each other. Graf’s 22 majors,

As a tennis fan, you might feel like something of a slacker today. While you’re trying to adjust to a world where an 18-year-old can upset Serena Williams, and Andy Murray can knock off Novak Djokovic again, the players have already taken up residence at the Marriott in Mason, Ohio,

Stan Wawrinka vs. Roger Federer may be the closest thing the ATP has to the match-up between Serena and Venus Williams. The two friends and Swiss teammates practiced together and ate lunch together in Monte Carlo on Sunday, then went out and fought each other in the final. It was

The energy level was low inside Rod Laver Arena when Stan Wawrinka and Gael Monfils walked on court at 7:00 P.M. Friday night. The men aren’t used to this kind of thing. Tonight they did what the women usually have to do: Open the evening festivities before a quiet house

TOKYO (AP) — There he is doing the splits with

TOKYO (AP) — Novak Djokovic unleashed a scream as if he had just won one of his 20 Grand Slam singles titles. This being the slightly less prestigious mixed doubles competition at the Tokyo Olympics, Serbian partner Nina Stojanovic broke out into a fit of laughter at

TURIN, Italy (AP) — For the second time this year, Alexander Zverev has denied Novak Djokovic the chance to play for a big trophy. Following up his win over the top-ranked player in the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympics, Zverev beat Djokovic 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3 at the same stage

Ever since its inception in 2000, the stretch of early-season clay-court ATP tournaments through Latin America colloquially known as the “Golden Swing” has had at least one current or former member of the world’s Top 10 emerge triumphant at an event. That’s far from the case in 2019. Wild cards,

One of the most exciting rivalries in tennis will resume at the Australian Open on Monday after Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios both got past former Top 10 players to set up a fourth-round blockbuster. Nadal cruised past Pablo Carreno Busta on Rod Laver Arena, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, while Kyrgios

The 2018 season saw the Big Three—Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic—continue their domination of the tour. This has seen experienced title contenders pushed to the wayside, with many fans missing their favorite players. Here are five veterans who are poised to make a comeback in 2019: 1 Stan

As we saw Tuesday, the first week of the French Open is all about upsets. With that in mind, we're counting down the five most stunning Roland Garros results from Monday, May 28 through Friday, June 1. Some occured early in the tournament, some late, but all were surprises. No.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP)—U.S. Open top seed Caroline Wozniacki got a little help from the entire Yale football team Wednesday as she cruised to a 6-4, 6-1 win over Dominika Cibulkova at the Pilot Pen tournament. Wozniacki, who won in Montreal on Monday and is this tournament’s two-time defending champion,

We have learned so much about Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal over the course of their compelling, decade-long rivalry. Through the all-time classics, colossal letdowns, and every type of match in between, we’ve learned their strengths and weaknesses, seen what makes them jump for joy or shed a tear, and

Each day during the French Open, we'll preview—and predict the winner of—three of the most compelling women's matches. (1) Victoria Azarenka vs. (15) Dominika Cibulkova —Head to Head: Wozniacki leads 7-1 The world No. 1 rallied from a 0-4 second-set hole, winning 12 of the final 14 games in a

Each day during the 2011 U.S. Open, coach Nick Bollettieri will discuss three of the most intriguing matches on the schedule and offer his predictions. Maria Sharapova [3] vs. Flavia Pennetta [26] (Arthur Ashe Stadium, second match) After a very tough first-round win over Heather Watson, Sharapova powered her way

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP)—U.S. Open top seed Caroline Wozniacki rallied from a break down in the third set to beat Elena Dementieva 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) on Friday night, earning her third consecutive trip to the finals of the Pilot Pen tennis tournament. The tournament’s two-time defending champion is 12-0

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Rafael Nadal advanced to the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday without much trouble from his opponent or his injured right knee. Rival Roger Federer got through without picking up a racket. Nadal beat German veteran Tommy Haas 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 in a 2 1/2-hour match,