MASON, OHIO—Riffing off of the token phrase, it was sage before beauty on Center Court in Cincinnati. Roger Federer’s wisdom outshone Bernard Tomic’s seemingly regressing, though crafty, quiver of tricks. One was 31, and the other 19, but they walked out sporting similar no-collar shirts (immaculate white, naturally) dark-hued shorts,

Two things have become synonymous with the Washington Kastles of Mylan World TeamTennis: winning (lots of it) and Murphy Jensen. Perhaps they're directly related. Jensen and his larger-than-life personality will patrol the Kastles' sidelines for the sixth straight season in 2014, as the Kastles look to claim their fifth league

Doubles Take is here with a look at the latest action on the ATP and WTA tours. ANOTHER TOURNAMENT, ANOTHER TITLE Going into last week’s Monte Carlo Open, Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic had most definitely proved that their decision to team up for 2021 was a good one, with

Sometimes, when you watch Andrey Rublev play, you might wonder why he’s losing his mind. “OK, you missed a forehand, or you went down a break, or you blew an easy shot, but is that a good reason to pound yourself with your racquet until you draw blood?” On Sunday

Before the ATP and WTA join forces for the final, frantic homestretch through Madrid, Rome and Paris, the clay season takes a one-week breather. That means no Novak Djokovic, no Rafael Nadal, no Roger Federer, and no Serena Williams or Naomi Osaka until next Monday at the earliest. But that

Sofia Kenin kept her breakthrough run going at the Australian Open on Tuesday, defeating Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, to reach the first Grand Slam semifinal of her career. “I’m super excited—it was a tough match,” the 21-year-old American said afterwards. “She was playing well, but I

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP)—Top-seeded John Isner beat fellow American Donald Young 7-6 (3), 6-4 on Thursday to move to the quarterfinals of Regions Morgan Keegan Championships. Isner, ranked 14th in the world, used his trademark big serve—with 22 aces — to dispatch Young in 1 hour, 43 minutes. They were on

by Bobby Chintapalli MEMPHIS—You could feel Brad Gilbert’s presence around The Racquet Club of Memphis the past few days. He was physically here, but it was more than that. As a two-time winner (he won the title in 1986 and 1989), Gilbert has a reserved parking spot just outside the

By TW Contributing Editor, Ed McGrogan Last Week's Tournament** Roland Garros (ATP & WTA - Clay - Paris, France) - Final: Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer 6-1, 6-3, 6-0. - Semifinal: Roger Federer def. Gael Monfils 6-2, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5. - Semifinal: Rafael Nadal def. Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-2, 7-6.

MELBOURNE—A Fortune 500 CFO once said that numbers are way to explain a series of relationships. This evening’s Australian Open semifinal between defending champion Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer featured enough quantitative data to conduct a massive group therapy session. Between them, these two had won 13 of the last

MELBOURNE—Old media isn’t quite as dead as the dead wood it’s printed on, at least not yet. But there was a distinctly 20th century sensation to waking up this morning, looking at the front page of The Age, the city’s biggest daily, and seeing this as the main tennis headline:

This one’s brutal. You have to feel for Pat Mac, Darren Cahill, and Chris Fowler—how much yammering were they prepared to do when they got over there? The whole ESPN crew has started to look like they don’t care how they appear or what they say. They’ve tapped Brad Gilbert

This is it for me, I’m going back to New York City tomorrow (but, contrary to Dylan, I don't believe I've had enough). By Thursday I may wish I was back in this debilitating desert heat. Here’s a last run through the scribblings in my Reporter’s Notebook (yes, that’s what

If the men’s draw is a two-player race, the women’s draw at the U.S. Open is all about the No. 1 seed, Serena Williams. As long as she’s in the event, the story of the tournament will be her quest to win the first calendar-year Grand Slam in 25 years.

Tomorrow, after a few weeks of throat-clearing in places like Monterrey, Katowice, and Casablanca (sounds like a law firm, doesn’t it?), the clay-court season begins in earnest at Monte Carlo. This week has been a little like the calm before the storm — but don’t suggest that to the warriors

NEW YORK(AP) They are both ahead of schedule. Maria Sharapova is progressing quickly on one track that might make her a champion again, while Melanie Oudin is speeding on another that gets her mentioned in the same sentence with Sharapova. Oudin, the 17-year-old American, pieced together the biggest upset of

Rog by Pete Bodo It's funny, but the day after we at Tennis magazine committed to covering the upcoming USA vs. Switzerland Davis Cup tie in Birmingham, Ala., I wandered into Steve Tignor's office and said, "You know, this is going to be great - if Roger doesn't pull out."

In this week's edition of The Rally, Joel Drucker and Steve Tignor debate the value of greatest-ever debates. Hi Joel, Call it the GOAT debate that wasn’t: I was all set for the tennis media-sphere to explode on Sunday, after Rafael Nadal finally matched Roger Federer’s men’s-record 20 Grand Slam

Indian Wells champ and world No. 2 Ana Ivanovic took your questions from the Sony Ericsson Open at Miami. Get more news and information about Ivanovic at her official website, www.anaivanovic.com. Q. Hi Ana, what's your favorite surface and which Slam would you most like to win? -- Kathleen I

WATCH: Alcaraz continues to redefine the word "hype" with his textbook-defying tennis in 2022.