MELBOURNE—In the big arenas at the Australian Open, the first thing that every winning player must do is an on-court interview. It’s usually an enjoyable affair. The players are happy, they’re trying to be personable for the public, and they’re often already friendly with Channel 7 interviewers like Rennae Stubbs,

LONDON—This is a strange tournament. For the first few days, you feel as if you’re stuck in some sort of tennis-specific Groundhog Day, watching the same players play each other over and over again for rewards or avoiding penalties that aren’t precisely clear. Then suddenly it’s Saturday, we’ve got rid

by Pete Bodo Howdy. Yesterday, we looked at the mid-season stats pertaining to service game leaders; today we'll take a survey of the return game leaders and numbers. We've seen how in almost any department that involves percentages, large numbers of players are bunched together within a few points of

This is a good week—sometimes it’s the only week—for U.S. players to put a clay-court title on their résumés. Charleston and Houston are the only places where professional dirt-ball comes to the States. When these tournaments are over, the long slog through European dirt begins. For U.S. players, that’s a

PARIS (AP) A look at Day 5 of the French Open on Thursday: Weather: Partly cloudy. High of 72 degrees (22 Celsius). Men's seeded winners: No. 1 Novak Djokovic, No. 4 Rafael Nadal, No. 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, No. 7 Tomas Berdych, No. 11 David Ferrer, No. 12 David Goffin, No.

OEIRAS, Portugal (AP) Richard Gasquet powered past Paolo Lorenzi of Italy 6-1, 6-1 at the Estoril Open on Wednesday to reach his fifth quarterfinal of the season. The second-seeded Frenchman broke twice in the opening set and three times in the second to close out a commanding performance on clay

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Dinara Safina said her back is in such pain that she won’t be able to pack her own bags to travel to see her doctor in Germany. The 23-year-old Russian limped off the court in the first set of her fourth-round match at the Australian Open on Sunday

Whether you consider it the last match of the 2021 season or the unofficial start of 2022, the winner is the same: Andrey Rublev is the champion at the Mubadala World Tennis Championships after defeating Andy Murray 6-4, 7-6(2). The World No. 5 was the top seed at the exhibition

Carlos Alcaraz showed no signs of slowing down in Miami on Friday night, taking out defending champion Hubert Hurkacz in the semis of the Masters 1000, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2). With the win, he becomes the fourth-youngest man to reach a final in Masters 1000 history (and he was just

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Tommy Paul had been on a giant-killing run in Paris, taking out three Top 20 players—including No. 2-ranked Rafael Nadal—en route to the quarterfinals of the Masters 1000 event. But that run came to an end on Friday, as No. 5-ranked Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated the American in straight sets, 6-2,

TORONTO (AP) — Novak Djokovic withdrew Sunday from the National Bank Open, opting for additional rest after his loss to Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final. Tennis Canada announced that Djokovic pulled out of the only Canadian stop on the ATP Tour schedule due to fatigue. The 36-year-old, 23-time Grand

Now that was a number-one performance. After her dominant 6-2, 6-1 semifinal win over defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska—which ran her record to 4-0 at the WTA Finals in Singapore—it looks like Angelique Kerber is once again back on track. After reaching the top of the rankings, Kerber had some iffy

If it wasn’t going through her head, it was certainly going through the fans’. A month earlier, Simona Halep, on the verge of her first career Grand Slam title, let a 6-4, 3-0 lead slip away against Jelena Ostapenko in the French Open final. Was she going to let another

It was a tough few hours for Alexander Zverev on Sunday night. After being up two sets to love in the US Open final against Dominic Thiem, the German was unable to capitalize on the lead and suffered a wild defeat, 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (6). After such an

February offered a full and varied month of tennis on three continents. Now, in March, it’s time for the ATP and WTA tribes to gather again, in Indian Wells and Miami. Before the players descend on the California desert, though, the tours take a breather. This is Davis Cup week,

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP)—Top-seeded Gilles Simon and third-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov made early exits in the first round of the St. Petersburg Open on Monday. Adrian Mannarino rallied to beat fellow Frenchman Simon 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, while Dolgopolov was upset by Israeli wild-card Dudi Sela 6-2, 6-2. Earlier, fifth-seeded Mikhail Youzhny

So, if fans didn't know already let's first talk about what the term "servebot" means. It's a player that has a ridiculous serve which translates to frequent aces and utter dominance when it comes to holding serve. Servebots rarely get broken and are able to consistently and seamlessly get through

Tennis' returned continued this weekend at the UTR Pro Match Seres tournament in West Palm Beach, Fla. Fans watching (not on site) got to see high-pressure moments, shots of brilliance and anger, and intense competitive spirit. The new normal also included temperature checks, masks, regular cleaning, racquet taps and drone

Former world No. 27 Sania Mirza recently watched Serena Williams' 2018 documentary Being Serena, and afterwards, was moved to write a letter commending the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion and fellow mom. Mirza opened up about being a mother, and how Serena has always been a source of inspiration to