The women continued their fine run in Paris—Maria Sharapova and Eugenie Bouchard by putting on a competitive, if less than perfectly played, semifinal; and Simona Halep by showing us again how easy the sport should be, but so rarely is.

It would be hard to find a more well-matched pair of Hall of Fame inductees than Andy Roddick and Kim Clijsters. The American and the Belgian are both 34, and their careers were almost exactly concurrent. They joined the tour at the turn of the century and retired within days

MELBOURNE—At around 7:15 P.M. Friday, a few minutes before Roger Federer followed Andy Murray down from the locker room and onto the court, it looked like Rod Laver Arena had been been given an upgrade. Compared to earlier evenings here, the light was more atmospheric, the temperature was more comfortable,

Nick Kyrgios is one of the most exciting young players to break out of the ATP pack in a long time. Nick Kyrgios is also the first exciting new player to call a timeout and withdraw from tour play just when his momentum has him poised to break through to

• Picby Pete Bodo* Roger Federer has his work cut out tomorrow, no doubt about it. Both he and his semifinal opponent Novak Djokovic dodged large-caliber bullets in the quarterfinals, and neither of them has played with overpowering confidence and focus during this second week of the French Open. And

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Things are somewhat out of control at the Australian Open this year, and that’s got only a little to do with the results on the courts. Yes, there were some upsets, including Madison Keys eliminating No. 2 Iga Swiatek in the women’s semifinals Thursday night. It

The description "tennis mom" usually refers to parents, not players, but that could be changing as more female pros return to tour with children in tow. Mothers factored prominently on the WTA this season, with Serena Williams returning from the birth of her first child, Victoria Azarenka resuming a full

NEW YORK (AP) Once again, Roger Federer is through the first week of a Grand Slam. Next comes the interesting part. The five-time U.S. Open champion defeated 27th-seeded Marin Cilic 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 at blustery Flushing Meadows on Saturday, marking the 30th straight time he has made it to

Purchase tickets to tennis tournaments throughout the summer HERE with TicketSmarter “I don’t know how I’m feeling at the moment,” Pablo Carreño Busta said with a smile after his 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Hubert Hurkacz in Montreal on Sunday. The same could be said for the rest of the

WATCH: Carlos Alcaraz defeats Facundo Bagnis in the 2023 Miami Open second round.

Anna Kalinskaya snapped Iga Swiatek’s seven-match winning streak in shocking style at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, scoring the biggest win of her career, 6-4, 6-4 to reach her first WTA 1000 final. "She's a great player. I knew if I didn't stay calm and I didn't stay aggressive,

For the second straight match, Alexander Zverev validated a major premise of this year’s competition at Roland Garros: Be it veteran or youth, in the second week of a major for the 22nd time or the first, when you arrive to play Zverev, you better be fresh. Sunday evening, Zverev

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

MELBOURNE—Tennis aficionados had been waiting for this battle of the ball carvers, and for once a highly anticipated match went beyond its billing. Bernard Tomic and Alexandr Dolgopolov carved the ball every which way, and often the same way, for dozens of shots at a time. Much of the match

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Rafael Nadal continued his dominant streak over Roger Federer to reach the Australian Open final for the third time, beating the 17-time major winner 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-3 Friday night to set up a championship decider against No. 8-seeded Stan Wawrinka. Nadal has won 23 of his

NEW YORK—Victoria Azarenka swooped forward to greet the ball in mid-air and smacked a forehand swing volley winner to reach match point. On a day when holding serve was a struggle, Azarenka used her whiplash strokes to maintain her grip on the match. The second seed broke serve seven times

by Pete Bodo Roger Federer is approaching 31 years of age, by which time the reflexes and explosiveness of the typical pro are, along with some other qualities, in decline. It ought to be especially true on fast hard courts, but it's a testament to the all-time Grand Slam champion

I found it both odd and fitting that just days after our discussion about how the ATP has been handling the betting controversy, we experienced exactly the kind of public relations disaster that I had warned about.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Jack Sock needed a little time to get up to speed Friday in his first Davis Cup match. Once Sock got his serve straightened out, the U.S. raced to a 2-0 lead over Croatia in the best-of-five quarterfinal tie. Sock overcame a two-set deficit to beat Marin

Fifty years ago there were handshakes, slaps on the back and this wonderful feeling of a wrong being put right as the likes of Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall, Pancho Gonzalez, Rod Laver and Tony Trabert were welcomed back from exile—the exile from all amateur tennis that had been the fate