MADRID (AP) — Defending champion Novak Djokovic recovered from a 3-0 deficit in the third set to defeat Nicolas Almagro 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 and reach the third round at the Madrid Open on Wednesday. Djokovic rallied in the final set by breaking Almagro to go up 6-5 and served out

In 2015, Donald Young finished the year with 22 match wins, the most he’s ever had in a season. 2017 has proven to be a different story, as he already recorded victory No. 20 in the first round of the Citi Open in Washington, D.C. And he came extremely close

Each week, Tennis Channel and TENNIS.com will feature a Tough Call around a thought-provoking topic, and our panel of experts will weigh in both on-air and online. Be sure to join the discussion by voting in our polls and by commenting on Facebook and Twitter using #TennisToughCall. In this week's

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Open finalists Rafael Nadal and Kevin Anderson are both professional tennis players who were born in 1986. Not much else in common. Heading into Sunday's match — well, mismatch, apparently — Nadal owns 15 Grand Slam titles, including two at Flushing Meadows in 2010 and

At the 2011 French Open, Andy Murray made a bold prediction. As a 17-year-old hit big against Maria Sharapova, Murray tweeted that the future was clear: this teenager—barely known by anyone outside of France—would be No. 1 in the world one day. “U heard it here first,” Murray wrote. Perhaps

Additional reporting from Kamakshi Tandon. Rafael Nadal served up a storm to beat Denis Shapovalov in straight sets at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome on Thursday, avenging a loss to the rising star in their only previous meeting in Canada last summer. In that previous meeting, in the round

Iga Swiatek was inconsolable after her stunning upset at the hands of Zheng Qinwen, as the heavy favorite to win the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games went out in straight sets on Thursday. The world No. 1 had returned to Paris as the reigning champion at Roland

CINCINNATI—The Kings Island amusement park serves as an ironic backdrop to Paula Badosa’s Cincinnati Open campaign: after an 18-month struggle with a career-threatening back injury, the former world No. 2 finally feels like she’s off the rollercoaster. “There are some days I feel a little bit more stiff and I

Coco Gauff vs. Emma Navarro This is a 2024 rubber match between the two young Americans. Gauff won 6-3, 6-1 when they met on hard courts in Auckland in January; Navarro turned that around completely when they played again at Wimbledon, 6-4, 6-3. For Gauff, their third meeting will function

Holger Rune is showing signs of the form that took him to the Rolex Paris Masters title in 2022, the No. 13 seed easing past Alexander Bublik, 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday. “I always enjoy playing in Paris,” Rune told Prakash Amritraj following his first-round win at the Tennis Channel Live

Aryna Sabalenka continued to dominate Down Under on Saturday, defeating Mirra Andreeva in the semifinals of Brisbane, 6-3, 6-2, to move through to the final of the WTA 500-level tournament. Though the scoreline looked lopsided, there were tricky moments for the world No. 1, as she faced a total of

The 2025 Australian Open women’s singles draw is out and all eyes are on the projected semifinal clash between two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka and No. 3 seed Coco Gauff—a rematch of their popcorn final four face-off from 2024. Gauff will kick off her campaign in an all-American first round

Coco Gauff v. Belinda Bencic

> Watch live on TennisChannel.com HERE (Start Time 2:00 p.m. ET) This match features the third-ranked player in the world vs. the 58th-ranked player in the world, who just recently returned to the tour after having a daughter. Yet it kind of feels like a

MUNICH—April 21, 2024, will forever be etched in Jan-Lennard Struff’s mind. On a freezing cold day in Munich, four days before his 34th birthday and after 15 years as a professional tennis player, he finally won his first ATP Tour title. “For such a long career, it’s a bit absurd

ROME, Italy—Marcos Giron is out to defy the stereotype about American tennis players on clay, returning to the third round of the Internazionali BNL d’italia with a second career Top 5 win over Taylor Fritz. “I honestly have probably the most fun playing on clay,” Giron said after beating fellow

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In many ways, Wimbledon was synonymous with Virginia Wade for a very long time. The evocative Englishwoman played at the All England Club for 24 consecutive years, from 1962-85. All through her playing days, loyal crowds followed her every move, emoted with a fervor they exhibited unabashedly, and gave her

Stefanos Tsitsipas is looking to bounce back from a surprise first-round exit at Wimbledon (Getty Images) San Jose, CA Premier; $876,183 Hard court Draw is here The title sponsor may be from the UAE, but the women will begin their month-long run-up to the US Open with a Premier even

For most tennis players, beating the top seed at a Grand Slam tournament is a pretty big deal. Pulling off a major upset usually brings out a mix of shock, relief, elation, joy, thankfulness—and a little more shock. By the time a player has fallen over, stood up, put her

“You need to love the game.” That's what an exhausted, exhilarated Rafael Nadal said on June 7, when he was asked what it took to win a match like the one he had just played. On that hot summer day in Paris, it had taken every bit of love, and