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1 Roger Federer started his US Open with a private tour of the Met in a suit alongside Anna Wintour.

With shots like that, Novak Djokovic passed his first real test of the clay-court season by taking out Borna Coric, 7-6 (2), 7-5 on Wednesday. The Serbian needed 10 match points to oust the fast-rising 21-year-old, but he eventually got it done, advancing to a third-round showdown with Dominic Thiem.

​Coric sprints to his right to retrieve a shot from the Australian.

MELBOURNE—Victoria Azarenka, who crushed Alison Van Uytvanck, 6-0, 6-0, in the first round of the Australian Open, said she wasn’t quite ready to beat the best players when she was very young. “Maybe Miami against [Svetlana] Kuznetsova, I think that might have been the third set,” the 26-year-old said in

Agnieszka Radwanska, who could face Serena Williams in the Wimbledon semifinals, says that Williams is still on top of the women's game. Williams hasn’t won a major since Wimbledon last year, but she did win Rome in May. The 34-year-old lost in the final of the French Open three weeks

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) Andy and Jamie Murray kept Britain alive in its Davis Cup semifinal against Argentina, winning the doubles match in four sets to reduce the titleholder's deficit to 2-1 on Saturday. The Murray brothers beat Juan Martin del Potro and Leonardo Mayer 6-1, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in front

TOKYO (AP) -- Christina McHale of the United States rallied to beat Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday to win the Japan Open and claim her first WTA singles title. Seventh-seeded McHale broke her opponent seven times including in the final game to secure the

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Nick Kyrgios leveled Australia's World Group first-round match against Germany on Friday with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 win over Jan-Lennard Struff. Two aces and a winner gave Kyrgios, Australia's No. 1 player, the win over Struff in 1 hour, 37 minutes. Earlier, Alexander Zverev clinched the

In tennis, it’s incredible how quickly the hunters become the hunted. A few good results—or an Australian Open title if you’re Sofia Kenin—and suddenly, every match feels more difficult than past ones. Since her life changing result in Melbourne, Kenin has gone just 2-3, with losses to Jelena Ostapenko, Dayana

You, the tennis fan tuning in without a care in the world, may think of this as the clay-court season. It may even be your favorite time of year. But for those of us who are paid to analyze the sport, the ides of April can bring with them a

How how about we keep the handicapping going in the previous post? I'm going to set up a men's semifinal handicapping space as well, after this post goes live. Well, folks, I personally think we got the dream final for the women; Svetlana Kuznetsova vs. Justine Henin-Hardenne. Of course, for

Part two of this week's rankings Rally continues, and concludes, with Kamakshi Tandon's dissection of the current system and the weird results it can produce. (You can read part one here.) I won't attempt a response; there's nothing I could possibly add. Hope you enjoy this, and learn as much

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local): ___ 10:55 p.m. Serena Williams is a winner in the first scheduled night session in French Open history. She overcome two set points to beat Irina-Camelia Begu 7-6 (6), 6-2 under the lights in the first round. Matches

By TW Contributing Editor, Ed McGrogan Last Week's & This Week's Tournament Sony Ericsson Open (ATP & WTA - Outdoor Hard - Miami, United States) - Men's Singles Bracket - Men's Doubles Bracket - Women's Singles & Doubles Bracket - Television Schedule - Website By the Letter T...our awards were

By TW Contributing Editor, Ed McGrogan Last Week's Tournaments Davis Cup World Group Semifinals (ITF - Various) - Argentina 3, Russia 2 - Tie Details - Spain 3, United States 1 (4-1)* - Tie Details Davis Cup World Group Playoffs (ITF - Various)

- Chile 3, Australia 1 (3-2)*

STANFORD, Calif.(AP) Venus Williams was upset by France's Marion Bartoli 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 in the championship match of the Bank of the West Classic on Sunday. Williams, making her first appearance at the event since 2005, reached her seventh final in eight appearances at Stanford. She's won two titles but

STUTTGART, Germany (AP)—France secured a spot in the Davis Cup semifinals when Michael Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga swept Saturday’s doubles in straight sets to give their team an unassailable 3-0 lead over Germany. Llodra and Tsonga beat Christopher Kas and Philipp Petzschner 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-4. The French pair dropped

After falling to Serena Williams 6-1 6-3 in the Stanford quarterfinals, Maria Sharapova says that despite she and her foes accomplishments and high-profile names, that a real rivalry does not exist between the two. "I think I’ll need to win a couple of more matches before it becomes a true

An investigation into the robbery of former world No. 5 Anna Chakvetadze’s family home in Moscow in December of 2007 by the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta reveals that her father Djamal was beaten up so badly that he had to go through two shoulder surgeries, and that Anna still has