Rafael Nadal saw his prolific tennis career come to an end Tuesday in Malaga when Spain was eliminated by the Netherlands in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup Finals. On the opposite side, Wesley Koolhof put off his own retirement another few days after he Botic van de Zandschulp clinched

NEW YORK—“I love watching Monfils, but he’s a knucklehead”: these words were stated, in disgusted admiration, by a reporter sitting in the row behind me in the U.S. Open press room today. 81: Number of winners hit by Gael Monfils in his five-set, 4 hour, 48 minute loss to Juan

(1) Serena Williams vs. (5) Li Na Head-to-head: Williams leads 8-1

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

Martina Hingis is playing World TeamTennis, but don’t call it a comeback. This week marks the beginning of the 35th season of World TeamTennis, but the anniversary may be overshadowed by the return of Martina Hingis. The former world No. 1 is making WTT her return to professional competition since

Rafael Nadal enjoyed a triumphant return at the Mutua Madrid Open, overcoming Darwin Blanch, 6-1, 6-0 for his second match win since January. The 22-time Grand Slam champion has heavily implied that 2024 will be his final season on tour, but a muscle tear picked up at the Brisbane International

NEW YORK—Andy Murray had Rafael Nadal right where he wanted him—well off the court and lunging for the ball, like a harried commuter trying to leap onto the 7 train before the subway doors slammed shut. Stabbing a one-handed stretch backhand from outside the doubles alley, Nadal spun, sprinted to

NEW YORK (AP) -- Folks waited for hours Thursday to catch a glimpse of the latest tennis sensation, 15-year-old CiCi Bellis, the youngest player to win a match at the U.S. Open since 1996. Once Bellis' second-round match began under the lights at Court 17, the overflow crowd cheered raucously

Minutes after his quarterfinal exit at the French Open, Roger Federer was asked whether it was too early to look ahead to Wimbledon. ''No,'' Federer replied, ''it's never too early.'' ''I'm already thinking what I'm going to do the next few days, because Wimbledon is going to be a big

Lleyton Hewitt wants to get the wayward Australian Davis Cup team back on track as new Davis Cup captain. Both Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic have been left off the team this season for various behavioral issues, though Australia still managed to reach the semifinals of the team competition. Hewitt,

Aryna Sabalenka surged into her second straight clay-court semifinal at the Mutua Madrid Open on Wednesday, navigating windy—and later rainy—conditions to defeat Marta Kostyuk in two tight sets, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7). "That was a battle and the conditions were incredibly tough," Sabalenka said on court after the match. "It

PARIS, France—Armed with a legion of passionate, yellow-and-green clad fans, Joao Fonseca made an electrifying main draw debut at Roland Garros on Tuesday evening. The 18-year-old from Brazil has been taking the tennis world by storm since he announced his arrival with an Australian Open stunner against No. 9 seed

LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic's first-round match at Wimbledon lasted all of 40 minutes Tuesday. Roger Federer's, which was next in the All England Club's main stadium, went 43. When two of tennis' biggest stars crossed paths after both advanced when opponents stopped playing because of pre-existing injuries, they kidded

Throughout his career, Nick Kyrgios has had a sometimes-fraught relationship with the world's media—experiences that have shaped the way that he's approached his foray into tennis commentary and media work while sidelined with injury over the last year. But in Episode 2 of his video-podcast series, Good Trouble with Nick

INSIDE SAN QUENTIN STATE PRISON, Calif. (AP) — Stefan Schneider needed a nickname, or a handle as they call it in prison. So the inmates quickly began brainstorming for the college tennis player making his first visit to San Quentin. "Finesse," offered 22-year-old Braydon Tennison. "Twinkle Toes," suggested another inmate

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) Israeli player Shahar Peer has grown accustomed to the worlds of politics and tennis colliding on her court. Going into her first-round match at the Australian Open on Wednesday she wasn't aware of media reports about protests planned against her. But she figured that's why all the TV

WATCH: A powerful player off the ground, Hurkacz is more than capable of thrilling a crowd with some fine shotmaking.

Will an unseeded player walk away with the trophy in Guadalajara? It’s a strong possibility at the WTA 1000 event, with five advancing to the quarterfinals and one guaranteed to play for the title in the top half of the draw. That result was assured when Martina Trevisan rallied Wednesday

After months of stories about injuries, exhaustion, overscheduling and various other reasons for tennis players not playing tennis, we’ve finally got the top men in one place this week in Indian Wells. While the women still don’t have it together—only five of the Top 15 made the trip—it’s heartening to

With 2017 nearing its close, it's time to decide what was the year's best match. Steve Tignor will relive his top 10 contests over the next two weeks—but which was your favorite? We want to know, so vote for your favorite match in our poll. Tennis Channel will air the