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

If there's one thing Davis Cup, the international men's team competition, is known for it's drama. Will and fortitude are key to emerging victorious, whether it's in the first round or a final. Here's a look at five of the best matches from the event's past: 1

Peter Bodo is on vacation until August 16th. In his absence, we are proud to present commentary by the TW Tribe.One might say that it was cheating to wait for the Toronto final results to write on the topic of "what do you think Roger's chances are for the

(1) Novak Djokovic vs. (26) Grigor Dimitrov Head-to-head: Djokovic leads 2-1 Dimitrov dazzled in defeating Djokovic last month in a wild, three-plus hour Madrid marathon. Can the ultra-talented Bulgarian deliver an upset encore? Dimitrov has all the shots and has expended minimal effort so far, playing just four sets to

Janko Tipsarevic watched Vasek Pospisil fight off four match points, but wasn’t about to let the finish line dissipate in a cloud of red dust. So when Pospisil pulled off a serve-and-dive drop volley that looked like it came straight out of a Cirque du Soleil routine, Tipsarevic took appropriate

It was standing room only in Viña del Mar, but that didn’t stop Rafael Nadal from trying to stake out a seat for Jeremy Chardy. Hooking a slice serve into the corner of the box that darted left with runaway sidespin, Nadal bounced into the court to pounce on a

PARIS (AP) -- Eight-time champion Rafael Nadal improved his French Open record to 61-1 after beating big-hitting Dominic Thiem of Austria 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday. The Spaniard's only defeat at Roland Garros was in the fourth round against Robin Soderling five years ago. He was never in danger of

Coco Gauff rallied from a set down to snap Madison Keys’ 11-match winning streak at major tournaments, overcoming the Australian Open champion, 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-1 to reach the semifinals at 2025 Roland Garros. Gauff lost her first set of the tournament but weathered the momentum swings of an all-American

MELBOURNE—One great word to describe Australians: playful, be it in their friendly demeanor, the joy they take in nicknames, and also, most meaningful of all amid this high stakes competition, their high regard for the authenticity of sports. Exhibit A: Ashleigh Barty. Her playful qualities surfaced today moments after her

The two girls smiled at each other. Then they looked backed at Court 10, at the player in the yellow shirt with the silky one-handed backhand and the very familiar service motion and the easy way with a forehand winner. Then the girls looked at each other again. They smiled

LONDON—Asked what he missed most about professional tennis, Pete Sampras once said that it was the feeling that would come over him an hour before the Wimbledon final. He would start to feel sick, because he knew the whole world was going to be watching. That’s how most players talk

Most years, it’s all well and good at the start of the final “regular-season” tournament on the ATP calendar, the Paris Masters. Two or three warriors in shorts are likely to be enmeshed in a life-or-death struggle to reach the ATP World Tour Finals. Others may be scheming to make

• Picby Pete Bodo* Going into their fourth-round meeting today at Roland Garros, Janko Tipsarevic (seeded No. 8) and Nicolas Almagro (No. 12), both on the far side of age 25, had yet to meet in an official ATP match. Tipsarevic could not have known too much about Almagro, and

NEW YORK (AP) — Frances Tiafoe's vision was blurry from the tears. He was thrilled — overwhelmed, even — when the last point was over and it hit him that, yes, he had ended Rafael Nadal's 22-match Grand Slam winning streak Monday and reached the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the

Or . . . maybe not. OK, history has eluded us, and, no matter how thrilling and nerve-wracking the match we just saw was—and it was easily the match of the tournament, if not the year—that takes a few minutes to get over. But look at it this way: What

The men’s semis are set in Key Biscayne, as you know: Murray-Del Potro, Federer-Djokovic. DP’s win over Rafael Nadal yesterday was a minor, messy epic, complete with an Argentine contingent roaring against Rafa—isn’t that some kind of tennis sacrilege? Nadal didn’t have it from the beginning; he couldn’t get much

*97673489 by Pete Bodo Howdy, everyone. I'm feeling a little bit like the third wheel here, especially after reading Andrew Burton's post (and knowing what he has planned), so I'll keep my comments fairly brief. I hope you all saw Andrew's Breakfast With TW video. Now that's a great show

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka rolled to easy victories in the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday, with the top-ranked Serb collecting his record fifth title and Azarenka winning for the second time to get back into the world's top 10. Djokovic beat Milos Raonic 6-2, 6-0

PARIS (AP) — As he sat in front of a TV to watch last year's French Open final, sidelined by an injured left wrist, Rafael Nadal had no way to know for sure, of course, that he would return to the height of his powers. For the second time in