The season's best WTA fashion showcase rolled out in London's Kensington borough on Thursday, with the tour's stars showing up despite the rain to glisten and shimmer in an array of stylish looks. In light of their impending destiny with one to 13 days of wearing solely white in the

LONDON (AP) It was raining, ever so slightly, and her Wimbledon fourth-round match was slipping away, ever so slightly, when Serena Williams stumbled as she ran to the net, winding up seated on the slick Centre Court grass. Her opponent, two-time major champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, sent a shot flying past

On Wednesday, in an emotional essay on VanityFair.com and Vogue.com, Maria Sharapova announced that she is retiring from tennis after an illustrious career that saw her win five Grand Slam titles. “How do you leave behind the only life you’ve ever known?,” wrote Sharapova. “How do you walk away from

Hubert Hurkacz’s run to the Miami Open championship will go down as one of those rough and unforgettable paths to victory. The man from Poland’s last five wins were particularly notable; none easy versus formidable opponents Denis Shapovalov, Milos Raonic, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev and, in the finals, Jannik Sinner.

This week, for the duration of the Madrid Masters tournament, I'll be joined by a very special guest, Juan José Vallejo (you may know him as J.J. from Pete's Tennis World). He's watching the event with the aid of some outstanding coverage on ESPN in Argentina, and will give us

The dugout at the south end of Arthur Ashe Stadium was overflowing, but a tense silence reigned inside. A swarm of photographers had squeezed themselves, and the prodigiously long, 12-pound cameras they were hauling, into this small, dark, low-ceilinged room. There they jostled for a view of the court, where

WIMBLEDON, England—Throughout Novak Djokovic’s 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (8), 6-3 semifinal win over Juan Martin del Potro, comparisons were made to the match everyone cites when referencing the Argentine’s credentials, the 2009 U.S. Open final. And no wonder: If you didn’t blink, you saw del Potro hit more atomic,

Another major tournament shaped by the pandemic is now in the books, with Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka emerging as the Australian Open singles champions. Here are our takeaways from the first major of 2021.

If Andy Roddick doesn’t win another match, he’ll still have a spot in the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Roddick’s Davis Cup performances this year, and especially last weekend, when the United States defeated Russia 4-1 for its first Cup in 12 years, were that significant. But did anyone else

WATCH: Tauson won her second WTA title of 2021 in Luxembourg, foreshadowing her major breakthrough in Melbourne.

WATCH: Ruud lost nine straight sets to Rublev before rallying in emphatic style on Friday, clinching victory in a final-set tiebreak.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—John McEnroe hit a tweener, beat Jimmy Connors in their first match-up in 15 years and defeated Pat Cash in the title match to win the Champions Challenge Wednesday at the Bridgestone Arena. McEnroe’s 6-3 win over Cash in the championship match gave him his third title on the

In the course of just 72 hours at the ATP World Tour Finals, Tomas Berdych took a ramble deep into the valley of despair and then hiked up to the pinnacle of exhilaration. In the course of that journey, he acted as an instrument revealing to us the difference between

MONACO (AP) — Defending champion Rafael Nadal beat David Goffin 6-3, 6-1 to move within one more win of a 10th Monte Carlo Masters title and first of the season on Saturday. Nadal will play 15th-seeded Albert Ramos-Vinolas in an all-Spanish final after the latter beat Lucas Pouille of France

As a highly intriguing and already unprecedented tennis year gets underway, our editorial team gathered—virtually, of course—to discuss and compile thoughts on a variety of topics. Here, we bring you the first edition of “The TENNIS.com Round Robin.” David Kane: The circadian rhythm of the tennis schedule is something on

(Ed. Note - The fifteen of every month is now designated as TW's official* Lurker Amnesty Day. *Steggy and I invite one and all - especially you lurkers - to post tributes to, or general comments on, to Lindsay Davenport, the subject of this post. Lindsay basically retired from the

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are aiming for the same record from opposite sides of the draw, leaving open the prospect of them playing in the final for a seventh Australian Open title. Top-ranked Djokovic and defending champion Federer enter the season-opening major equal with Roy

The 2024 tennis season was filled with noteworthy stories, breakthrough moments, and countless trophy lifts. But what were the best matches of the year that was? We rolled the tape, and this week, TENNIS.com counted down some of the best WTA matches of the past year (after counting down our

BARCELONA, Spain (AP)—Rafael Nadal’s French Open preparations are being guided by his delicate knees. Nadal is skipping this week’s Barcelona Open, where he is a five-time champion, after injuries to both knees last year hampered his goal of a fifth straight title at Roland Garros and forced him out of

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Two-time Wimbledon winner Rafael Nadal finally got his chance to walk out on Centre Court as the defending champion at the All England Club - and made the most of it. The top-ranked Spaniard won the Wimbledon title in 2008, but he missed the following year's tournament