Pic2 Grand Slam editions of this regular TennisWorld feature are maddening, simply because so much happens during the momentous two weeks of a major. As always, I'm not even going to try to cover all the bases, and hope I can come up with one or two surprises for you

The scores don't show it, but your eyes,if they're anything like mine, saw it. Venus Williams and Marion Bartoli played one of the most entertaining matches in recent memory at Wimbledon. Never mind that Bartoli never led, or failed to force Williams to dig deep into her reserves or repertoire.

“You find something new each time.” This is a phrase that’s used—not very often—to describe a favorite movie or book or record or painting or TV series. At first glance, the work in question seems simple and straightforward. It’s only later, when you think back on it or revisit it,

NEW YORK—How can a tennis player tell when expectations for him are low? Here’s one sign: A reporter in your post-match press conference praises you for breaking your opponent's serve once over the course of three sets. That’s what happened to Richard Gasquet at the U.S. Open today after his

WATCH: Dominic Thiem previews the men's quarterfinals

MONACO (AP) Andy Murray reached the quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo Masters after Julien Benneteau injured his ankle Thursday and retired near the end of a hard-fought first set with the score 6-5. Fourth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated No. 13 Fernando Verdasco 7-6 (7), 6-2, after twice coming off for rain

ESPN analysts Chris Evert and Patrick McEnroe tab Serena Williams as the favorite to win Roland Garros. Serena won her sole French Open title in 2002 and hasn't reached the final since. She's riding a 17-match winning streak on clay, although she pulled out of Rome last week before her

XRedResizedBy Bruce Levine and Richard Pagliaro Price: $249 Head Size: 99 square inches? Length: 27 inches? Weight: 10.9 oz. (unstrung), 11.5 oz. (strung) Balance: 5 points headlight?(strung) Ideal Swing: Long? String Pattern: 16 mains/19 crosses? Beam Width: 15 mm/18 mm/17 mm? NTRP: 4.5-7.0 How It Tested: Donnay USA revived the

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) Novak Djokovic won his 26th straight match to remain unbeaten in 2011, defeating Slovenia's Blaz Kavcic 6-3, 6-2 Friday in the Serbia Open quarterfinals. This is the best start to an ATP tour season since Ivan Lendl in 1986. This was a victory, however, that almost didn't

World No. 1 Karolina Pliskova fell to Caroline Wozniacki in an almost three-hour quarterfinal in Toronto, saying that Wozniacki used her pace against her. Wozniacki is now 5-2 against Pliskova, and they have split their four meetings this season: The Dane came out on top at Miami and Toronto, and

Each day of the tournament, we'll preview and predict three must-see matches at the French Open. Novak Djokovic [2] vs. Dominic Thiem [6] Thiem has said that he doesn’t like playing Djokovic, and it’s easy to see why from their results. In their five meetings, Djokovic has dropped one set.

While Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have landed safely and dryly in the third round, Isner and Baghdatis were unable to finish their first-rounder in the rain on Wednesday. The roof benefits all spectators and TV networks, but when it comes to the players, it really only helps the 1

LINZ, Austria (AP)—Qualifiers Sorana Cirstea of Romania, Evgeniya Rodina of Russia and Anastasia Rodionova of Australia reached the quarterfinals of the Generali Ladies on Wednesday. Wimbledon semifinalist Sabine Lisicki, the fifth seed, however, lost to Alberta Brianti 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. Cirstea rallied to upset fourth-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 4-6,

SHANGHAI (AP)—The ATP Tour may shorten its 11-month season by two or three weeks from 2012 to give players more rest and help them avoid injuries and burnout. “We are taking a good, hard look at our calendar to see if there is a meaningful way to lengthen the offseason

With a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 over Kei Nishikori, Novak Djokovic launched himself into the Wimbledon semifinals. It's his first Grand Slam final four appearance since 2016, and his eighth career semifinal at the All England Club. The match saw a lot of swings in momentum, but it was Djokovic

PRAGUE -- The Czech Republic won its second straight Fed Cup on Sunday when Lucie Safarova routed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 6-1, 6-1, prompting a burst of on-court dancing by the Czech players. Safarova won the second reverse singles for an unassailable 3-1 lead in the final of the best-of-five

CASABLANCA, Morocco—Top-seeded Kevin Anderson of South Africa lost to Victor Hanescu of Romania 6-4, 6-4 Wednesday in the second round of the Grand Prix Hassan II. The Moroccan tournament lost its two highest-seeded players on the same day as No. 2 Gael Monfils of France withdrew after straining his right

The Bard was right: All the world's a stage, and we're merely players. Before their dramatic three-setter in the semifinal round of the WTA Finals, Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki played nice and attended a Mariah Carey concert together across the way from their own venue in Singapore. What's more,

Carlos Berlocq will try for a major upset at the relatively minor tournament after his 7-6 (6), 6-2 semifinal win.

MASON, Ohio (AP)—Madison Keys accomplished something Serena Williams couldn't—beating Alize Cornet. Keys pulled off a 6-2, 6-4 win over Cornet in the first round of the Western & Southern Open on Monday. ''I don't have many complaints about today,'' the 19-year-old American said. ''I definitely played pretty well and stayed