Here we have a pleasant surprise: These two talented and likable players have reached the semifinals. It’s a rare occasion for both. Safarova, in a career filled with major-tournament mediocrity, has done it just once in 39 previous tries, at Wimbledon last year. Ivanovic hasn’t gone this deep at a

Talk about a roller-coaster year. A loss in Caroline Wozniacki’s personal life—her fiancé, Rory McIlroy, broke off their engagement in May—coincided with a big gain in her professional life. In danger of falling out of the Top 20 before the break-up, she rebounded to reach the US Open final, finish

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—Serena Williams will be playing for two Wimbledon titles on Saturday after she teamed with sister Venus to reach the doubles final. The Williams sisters struggled with their serves in the first set Friday but recovered to beat American duo of Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond, 2-6, 6-1,

The five-time Wimbledon champion shows off her signature shot. 1. Grip When hitting a swinging forehand volley, you can’t do better than the semi-Western grip (for more on grips, go to TENNIS.com/grips). This grip is perfect for high balls because it puts the palm of your hand behind the handle

The 2009 season was flush with spectacular matches. In a series of posts that originally ran on his Concrete Elbow blog, Steve Tignor offers his Top 10 list. No. 10: Totally American. For Sure Melanie Oudin continues her dream U.S. Open run with a fourth-round upset of Maria Sharapova. No.

OSAKA, Japan (AP)—Tamarine Tanasugarn beat Kimiko Date Krumm 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1 in the Japan Women’s Open final Sunday, spoiling the 40-year-old Japanese player’s bid to become the oldest WTA Tour singles winner. The 33-year-old Thai broke the sixth-seeded Date Krumm twice in the third set to take control in

It didn’t take long—five minutes to be exact—to see that Andreas Seppi wasn’t the same player he’d been the last couple of days in Rome, and neither was the level of his opposition. In those five minutes, his opponent, Roger Federer, began their quarterfinal with a quick hold, a quick

While the ATP Tour begins the clay-court season, NBA basketball tips off two months of playoff basketball. The biggest superstars in both sports will be on center stage even while red-hot Roger Federer rests until the French Open. Contrasts abound between tennis and basketball, but the following is a tribute

Before last week, neither Felix Auger-Aliassime or Laslo Djere had ever gone beyond the third round of an ATP 500. But everything changed for them at the Rio Open. The 18-year-old Canadian knocked out No. 2 seed Fabio Fognini and then sailed through the draw before defeating Pablo Cuevas in

Not many knew what to expect from Venus Williams in 2000. She had been a staple in the Top 5 for a few years already, but she missed the first four months of the year with tendinitis in both wrists, and her father, Richard, was even floating retirement rumors. But

Every day this week, Baseline will preview the US Open by taking a deep dive into an American hopeful's social media story.

Dominic Thiem, in addition to being one of the few serious challengers to Rafael Nadal on clay, is sneakily one of the flashiest players on tour. He's shown this both in his play at the French Open this week and in his "Frame Game" challenge for the ATP. The objective

Over the years, Rafael Nadal’s experienced his fair share of success in the weeks following the US Open, with his most recent title coming at last week's China Open. Here’s a look at five of his best performances in Asia: 1 2008 Olympics, Beijing (champion) A four-time Davis Cup champion,

Sam Groth and Nicole Gibbs are giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the world of professional tennis all year long in My Tennis Life. To read more updates from Sam and Nicole, go to tennischannel.com.

After the US Open, the players on the ATP and WTA tours turn their attention to Asia for some of the game's most prestigious events outside of the Grand Slams. And from Tokyo to Wuhan to Shanghai, some of those players have made their presence felt more than others at

While New York saw the second-coldest New Years Eve ever, top tennis players were warm and hitting the beach in Perth during the Hopman Cup. Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber tried their hand at surfing just before the beginning of the tournament. "We are from a country that doesn't get

One of the best parts of traveling the world is exploring the local areas. Polona Hercog and Christina McCale, who are in New Zealand for the Auckland Open, did just that as they took a guided tour of Mount Eden, a landmark of the continent. Their hike came long before

Alexander Zverev was named the ATP Star of Tomorrow in 2015, and made good on the expectations by rising more than 50 spots this year to No. 24 after winning his first-ever ATP title in St. Petersburg. Here are 19 facts about the 19-year-old star on the rise. 1 Zverev

CASABLANCA, Morocco -- Top-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland cruised past Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 6-1, 6-2 on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Grand Prix Hassan II. The 2010 champion will next play Tommy Robredo of Spain, who beat Benoit Paire of France 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-0. Robredo played

After splitting with her coach of two years, Nigel Sears, former No. 1 Ana Ivanovic says she won’t hire a full-time coach for the rest of this summer. She is currently traveling with her hitting partner, Nemanja Konitc , her fitness coach Zlatko Novovic, and her physio, Branko Penic. She